We saw Jon Favreau's CHEF last weekend and really enjoyed it. Came out immensely hungry for a Cubano sandwich.
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And this is where I have to disagree. Luc Besson is a fairly prolific filmmaker, sometimes writing and directing, sometimes only writing (and he only wrote 3 Days To Kill, it was directed by McG)and most of his work is like this, a blend of hard action and lots of humor. This coupled with the odd "flavor" of his movies, which are usually a blend of American and European actors, locations, etc. can be a bit off putting to some people who may not be overly familiar with his work. But I thoroughly enjoy Besson's work and find it to be a dandy antidote for the silly yet overly self serious action movies that the regular Hollywood folks churn out. I very much enjoyed 3 Days To Kill and found it to be the most entertaining thing Kevin Costner has made in a long time. It may not be the best story Besson has ever done but it is a textbook example of his style of action, comedy (and the troubled father/daughter relationship element that seems to run through so much of his work). Some people may not gel with the unique vibe of Besson's work, but for those of us who do he rarely disappoints.
Thanks for the healthy disagreement! Besson is someone whose work I always think I ought to like more than I do - it often seems to have a solid core, but something in it which sets my teeth on edge (the screeching annoyance that was Rubi Rhod in Fifth Element, for instance). And anyone with the posing pretentiousness to call himself "McG" has got two strikes against him before he even starts inserting stylistic tics into his material (and yes, I am displaying the prejudices which 60-odd years on this earth have entitled me to!). 
PS Apologies for saying Besson directed in my original post. I wasn't concentrating.
PS Apologies for saying Besson directed in my original post. I wasn't concentrating.
Thanks for the healthy disagreement! Besson is someone whose work I always think I ought to like more than I do - it often seems to have a solid core, but something in it which sets my teeth on edge (the screeching annoyance that was Rubi Rhod in Fifth Element, for instance). And anyone with the posing pretentiousness to call himself "McG" has got two strikes against him before he even starts inserting stylistic tics into his material (and yes, I am displaying the prejudices which 60-odd years on this earth have entitled me to!).
PS Apologies for saying Besson directed in my original post. I wasn't concentrating.
For years I thought McG was a rapper. Turns out he was a pasty white Irish dude. It may be posing pretentiousness but I've liked the McG movies that I've seen. Sure the Charlies Angels movies were fluff, but mighty pretty fluff. I thought Terminator:Salvation was a better flick than most people gave it credit for, and I really liked We Are Marshall. I definitely think McG is better than hacks like Stephen Sommers, who Hollywood keeps giving money to make things like G.I. Joe.
And I agree about Ruby Rhod in The Fifth Element. Of course screeching annoyance sums up pretty much all of Chris Tucker's performances.
Game Change. Awesome. Julianne Moore totally deserved the Emmy she won for her performance.
This is quite possibly my favorite movie about bowling. I love the rant John Goodman goes on about the rules in particular.
M O O N that spells....
Evil Dead, the Bruce Campbell original What a horrible, horrible, funny movie. Tonight I plan on watching Elysium--it got a decent review from my son, so I'll give it a shot
What a horrible, horrible, funny movie. Tonight I plan on watching Elysium--it got a decent review from my son, so I'll give it a shotFavreau is quite the director--he's rapidly becoming one of my favorites. CHEF is one I'm really looking forward to seeing.
I watched Meet Monica Velour, with Kim Cattrall. Its about a geeky teenage boy who is somewhat obsessed with 70's and 80's porn. When he gets a chance to see in person his favorite porn star from that era, Monica Velour, he goes off to meet her and finds that the years haven't been kind to her. But he then becomes determined to help her and begins to fall in love. It's a quirky, funny, bittersweet movie. Very good performance by Cattrall as the aging porn star. Overall an enjoyable and entertaining movie.
Sounds like it almost could be a true-to-life story. Sorry, not much of a Kim Cattrall fan- she always seems to play to type.
She's not an absolute favorite of mine but she was really good in this. And super hot in a very skanky way.
Elysium was a decent summer popcorn movie. Lots of stuff that didn't make sense logically, but excellent exploding bodies--lol. Matt Damon was his normal good performance self, but what the heck was that accent Jodie Foster failed so spectacularly at doing?
The King's Speech. A repeat because Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush are that good.
Walking On Sunshine - sunny Mediterranean British romance with 80s pop songs which wants you to think it's Mamma Mia 2.
Jersey Boys - rather dour adaptation of the Four Seasons story stage show.
Mrs Brown's Boys D'Movie - a decent BBC sitcom adapted into a rather poor movie
Jersey Boys - rather dour adaptation of the Four Seasons story stage show.
Mrs Brown's Boys D'Movie - a decent BBC sitcom adapted into a rather poor movie
The Lego Movie. Grandma and I thought we must be on drugs much of the time, but we laughed our butts off.
Love this movie... hilarious.
Donovan's Brain showed up on Netflix last night. I remembered Mr. King wrote about it in Danse Macabre & I'd never seen it, so I gave it a try. Decent '50s horror!
I've been humming and singing "Everything is Awesome" for the last 18 hours and haven't minded it.