Opening April 3
Another month, another round of movies! Here we go...
SNL PEEPS, THAT CHICK FROM TWILIGHT & THE KID FROM THAT SQUID MOVIE ALL WALK INTO AN AMUSEMENT PARK...
Adventureland
STARS > Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Ryan Reynolds, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader
DIRECTOR > Greg "Superbad" Mottola
WHY SEE IT > Okay, so in case you are one of the two people reading this who aren't related to me or didn't go to school with me at some point, I grew up in rural Nebraska. Growing up, I wanna say at least three times but maybe as many as six or seven (Mom, can you clarify?) my family drove the five-ish hours to Des Moines, Iowa, to vacation at Adventureland. The fact that there's now a movie about a corny, rural amusement park called Adventureland justifies so much of my childhood (even if this one is supposed to take place in some exotic place like Pennsylvania or something). Back then, neither me or my brother were too fond of roller coasters (my dad didn't love them, either), so my mom would go on the roller coasters all by herself while we went on all the barf-inducing spin-y ones like the Silly Silo. (Only in the Midwest would you get in a ride shaped like a silo. F'reals.) I'm pretty sure she even rode the biggest one (the Tornado, pictured above) with a bunch of random high schoolers that felt bad that she was going on it alone. Oddly enough, my brother and I both now love roller coasters, and when he came to visit me in Cleveland last year, he made us wait in line for the front car on every single ride at Cedar Point (it was worth it).
If that personal anecdote doesn't convince you, then here's some scientific reasoning about seeing the film.
TESTOSTERONE SHOT
Fast & Furious
STARS > Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez
DIRECTOR > Justin Lin
WHY SEE IT > First off, this film is NOT to be convinced with THE Fast & THE Furious. Nor should it be confused with 2 Fast 2 Furious. The ridiculously clever title for the third (or wait, is it the fourth? I think there might've been a Tokyo Drift in there, too) film in this street racing empire once again pairs the meaty Vin Diesel with everyone's fave QB, Paul Walker. I mean, it's also probably got a lot of super tricked out rides (is that what the kids are saying these days?) and some super high-speed car races. If you're into that sort of thing...
WE'RE SUCKERS FOR ZOOEY AND THINK YOU SHOULD BE, TOO
Gigantic
STARS > Paul Dano, Zooey Deschanel, John Goodman
DIRECTOR > Matt Aselton
WHY SEE IT > Paul Dano and Zooey Deschanel are two of the most promising young talents in Hollywood. They've both got a whole bunch of projects in the works, and though this one is indier than thou, if you've got a hip theater, it's worth checking out for those two alone.
FIRE UP THE NETFLIX
New this week on DVD!
Ricky Gervais Out Of England: The Stand-Up Special
This guy needs no introduction. But just in case, here are a few quick facts: He's the creator of your fave TV show (if your fave TV show is The Office); he's got an insanely contagious laugh; he wants to spend 90 minutes with you, beamed into your living room via your DVD player...
Seven Pounds
We're still not sure what this film is about, but Will Smith has plenty of mass appeal, so yeah. Rent it and see.
Slumdog Millionaire
Uh, yeah. Best Picture of 2008.
[Photos of box art forthcoming... Currently experiencing some technical difficulties...]
SNL PEEPS, THAT CHICK FROM TWILIGHT & THE KID FROM THAT SQUID MOVIE ALL WALK INTO AN AMUSEMENT PARK...
Adventureland
STARS > Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Ryan Reynolds, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader
DIRECTOR > Greg "Superbad" Mottola
WHY SEE IT > Okay, so in case you are one of the two people reading this who aren't related to me or didn't go to school with me at some point, I grew up in rural Nebraska. Growing up, I wanna say at least three times but maybe as many as six or seven (Mom, can you clarify?) my family drove the five-ish hours to Des Moines, Iowa, to vacation at Adventureland. The fact that there's now a movie about a corny, rural amusement park called Adventureland justifies so much of my childhood (even if this one is supposed to take place in some exotic place like Pennsylvania or something). Back then, neither me or my brother were too fond of roller coasters (my dad didn't love them, either), so my mom would go on the roller coasters all by herself while we went on all the barf-inducing spin-y ones like the Silly Silo. (Only in the Midwest would you get in a ride shaped like a silo. F'reals.) I'm pretty sure she even rode the biggest one (the Tornado, pictured above) with a bunch of random high schoolers that felt bad that she was going on it alone. Oddly enough, my brother and I both now love roller coasters, and when he came to visit me in Cleveland last year, he made us wait in line for the front car on every single ride at Cedar Point (it was worth it).
If that personal anecdote doesn't convince you, then here's some scientific reasoning about seeing the film.
TESTOSTERONE SHOT
Fast & Furious
STARS > Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez
DIRECTOR > Justin Lin
WHY SEE IT > First off, this film is NOT to be convinced with THE Fast & THE Furious. Nor should it be confused with 2 Fast 2 Furious. The ridiculously clever title for the third (or wait, is it the fourth? I think there might've been a Tokyo Drift in there, too) film in this street racing empire once again pairs the meaty Vin Diesel with everyone's fave QB, Paul Walker. I mean, it's also probably got a lot of super tricked out rides (is that what the kids are saying these days?) and some super high-speed car races. If you're into that sort of thing...
WE'RE SUCKERS FOR ZOOEY AND THINK YOU SHOULD BE, TOO
Gigantic
STARS > Paul Dano, Zooey Deschanel, John Goodman
DIRECTOR > Matt Aselton
WHY SEE IT > Paul Dano and Zooey Deschanel are two of the most promising young talents in Hollywood. They've both got a whole bunch of projects in the works, and though this one is indier than thou, if you've got a hip theater, it's worth checking out for those two alone.
FIRE UP THE NETFLIX
New this week on DVD!
Ricky Gervais Out Of England: The Stand-Up Special
This guy needs no introduction. But just in case, here are a few quick facts: He's the creator of your fave TV show (if your fave TV show is The Office); he's got an insanely contagious laugh; he wants to spend 90 minutes with you, beamed into your living room via your DVD player...
Seven Pounds
We're still not sure what this film is about, but Will Smith has plenty of mass appeal, so yeah. Rent it and see.
Slumdog Millionaire
Uh, yeah. Best Picture of 2008.
[Photos of box art forthcoming... Currently experiencing some technical difficulties...]
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