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How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) – Despite the early promise of Antz, I never really felt that DreamWorks Animation existed on the same level as an animation studio like Pixar. Despite some strong showings like the first couple Shrek movies, Megamind, Monsters vs. Aliens, and the Madagascar flicks, DreamWorks Animation films always felt … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on December 2, 2011 · 1 Comment
Extract (2009) – I generally enjoy Mike Judge. I just had a debate with a friend of mine on the merits of King of the Hill. I loved Idiocracy. His 2009 film Extract has some tonal similarities with his film from ten years prior, Office Space. Extract, however, is no Office Space. It has things … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on October 16, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Saturday Night Live – “Anna Faris/Drake” So after a couple weeks of hosts taking front-and-center in the sketches (you know, hosting) this week Anna Faris pretty much faded into the background. I’m not really sure why. She’s an able comic performer even in movies that aren’t that good (i.e. The House Bunny, Scary Movie 3 … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on October 9, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Saturday Night Live – “Ben Stiller/Foster the People” It’s always nifty when past Saturday Night Live cast members come back to host. They know the score. They’ve gone through it week after week so they know how this shit works. Well, in addition to the five short weeks Ben Stiller spent as a featured player … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on October 2, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Saturday Night Live – “Melissa McCarthy/Lady Antebellum” There are people who insist that Saturday Night Live has not been funny in years. I disagree. I think what happens is they stop watching and every time one of their friends convinces them “no, really, it’s good now” they tune in and catch an episode like this … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 25, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Saturday Night Live – “Alec Baldwin/Radiohead” Oh Saturday Night Live… SNL is a show I will always defend. People say it’s not as funny as it used to be… and that’s true but it’s still funny enough often enough. I know that doesn’t sound like a ringing endorsement but I think they often have great … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 24, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Bridesmaids (2011) — So from the trailer I thought this looked like a very stupid movie, but then I kept hearing from a lot of varied people that it is actually quite funny. Turns out it’s somewhere in between. Bridesmaids does actually have a lot of funny moments and makes a good case for why … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 24, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Paul (2011) — So the first thing to get out of the way is you need to manage your expectations. Simon Pegg and Nick Frost were the stars (and in Pegg’s case co-writer) of two of the very best movies of the 2000s: Shaun of the Dead & Hot Fuzz. Expecting Paul to be on … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 19, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007) — There is a series of parody movies right now that have really obvious named like Date Movie or Disaster Movie or Epic Movie (though that have also produced Meet the Spartans and Vampires Suck). The thing is those movies are total dogshit. That’s the state of parody … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 13, 2011 · Leave a Comment
How to Train Your Dragon (2010) — As much as I bitch about Spongebob, Hannah Montana, and the sorry state of children’s entertainment nowadays, movies like this prove that there’s still a place for quality. If kids today are anything like I was, then they like movies that give them credit for a modicum of … Continue reading →
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Persistence of Vision 