tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post447228403636749224..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Holiday Movie Preview!!By Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-43114179263442024562009-11-19T15:57:52.659-08:002009-11-19T15:57:52.659-08:00Matt, being Australian I had the fortune of watchi...Matt, being Australian I had the fortune of watching THE BOAT THAT ROCKED without the supposed US only "cuts" and would have to say it's not a bad movie, and not really a movie either, just a series of comedic vignettes held together by Kenneth Branagh playing a governmental prick to perfection trying to shut down the boat.<br /><br />LOVE ACTUALLY was made in pretty much the same way, with the theme of Christmas holding the stories together, but nobody complained about that because in the end the movie was just no NICE.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-68266007158607766642009-11-19T11:26:07.632-08:002009-11-19T11:26:07.632-08:00PIRATE RADIO was originally THE BOAT THAT ROCKED. ...PIRATE RADIO was originally THE BOAT THAT ROCKED. Under that title, it became the target of considerable venom from film critics (maybe it's a bad film, maybe everyone was jealous that Richard Curtis knows Julia Roberts). Perhaps the suits at Universal thought that by re-titling it, they could sneak it by anyone in the U.S. who likes movies and has an internet connection.<br /><br />As for the DJ's on these "pirate" radio stations, they were pretty much hired <i>en masse</i> by the BBC in about 1968, where they went from being cultural heroes to major bores rather quickly. Except for Kenny Everett. Kenny Everett was many things, but he was never boring.Matt Pattonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-10962449393614461792009-11-19T06:35:55.831-08:002009-11-19T06:35:55.831-08:00Nope, I was wrong. Roger Ebert says it IS The Rock...Nope, I was wrong. Roger Ebert says it IS The Rock in "Planet 51." Oh gawd, I did it again, didn't I? Posted something about a wrassler in the open. Damn.Mike Bellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-2271752311846454882009-11-19T03:28:30.356-08:002009-11-19T03:28:30.356-08:00I hate the title 'Pirate Radio'... it soun...I hate the title 'Pirate Radio'... it sounds so fucking clinical, not to mention that people may go to this thinking it's a radio play version of the sub-awful Christopher Atkins cheese-piece 'Pirate Movie'... then why are these people going to a cinema to listen to the radio? Wait, I haven't thought this joke through...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-73215545719476815182009-11-18T20:58:22.906-08:002009-11-18T20:58:22.906-08:00I have nothing to add, but my verification word is...I have nothing to add, but my verification word is WINGS. I swear.Buttermilk Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07430011403223875192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-75279426666041579852009-11-18T10:33:37.309-08:002009-11-18T10:33:37.309-08:00Oh christ. I thought these were made up at first.
...Oh christ. I thought these were made up at first.<br /><br />WV: requispi = failed version of Pepsi that was supposed to be issued to the US Army.blogwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07362291687463326731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-32989646805452438892009-11-18T09:11:49.657-08:002009-11-18T09:11:49.657-08:00Please don't use my comments section as a way ...Please don't use my comments section as a way to promote your blog or website. I had to delete a couple of comments that did. Thank you.By Ken Levinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-24636472323059807472009-11-18T05:52:59.018-08:002009-11-18T05:52:59.018-08:00i see nothing that can pry me away from my Star Tr...i see nothing that can pry me away from my Star Trek blu-ray.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-29783125232552301952009-11-18T05:10:31.728-08:002009-11-18T05:10:31.728-08:00I thought it was Jon Cena in "Planet 51."...I thought it was Jon Cena in "Planet 51." Wait a minute. Am I actually posting this? <br /><br /><br />WV: Prousnel. The new breakfast spread for deep thinkers.Mike Bellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-79338452045951847982009-11-18T02:54:08.645-08:002009-11-18T02:54:08.645-08:00A porn star, a stripper and a therapist walk into ...A porn star, a stripper and a therapist walk into a bar... well, at least they do in <i>Women in Trouble</i>. This movie has a great cast and is hilarious. Can't recommend it enough.olucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12047701257768309071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-72606965921131024142009-11-18T02:41:35.193-08:002009-11-18T02:41:35.193-08:00Funny stuff as usual, though I did scratch my head...Funny stuff as usual, though I did scratch my head over the Almodovar/Cruz bit. Of his 30-odd directorial efforts, only 5 feature Cruz, and one of those is an 8-minute short.jbryantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-56130347671494428872009-11-18T00:02:13.246-08:002009-11-18T00:02:13.246-08:00Most people have heard of either Zac Efron or Orso...<i>Most people have heard of either Zac Efron or Orson Welles. I wonder how many people have heard of both?</i><br /><br />Right here.Rory L. Aronskyhttp://scrapsofliteracy.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-13846281381225994752009-11-17T22:31:17.747-08:002009-11-17T22:31:17.747-08:00Tried to put "Stanton Island" on my Netf...Tried to put "Stanton Island" on my Netflix queue and came up with "Staten Island." Is that what you meant?Michael Zandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-31580977871530085222009-11-17T20:34:54.218-08:002009-11-17T20:34:54.218-08:00Robin Williams AND John Travolta in the same movie...Robin Williams AND John Travolta in the same movie? Why bother? I would have skipped it with only one of them in it.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-17494892692417569582009-11-17T19:54:12.168-08:002009-11-17T19:54:12.168-08:00"THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG – Disney’s hand-dr..."THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG – Disney’s hand-drawn animated film. Should be enchanting, magical, and holiday fun for the whole family. And then a ride."<br /><br />Are you certain it wasn't a ride first?<br /><br />Disny has been loudly trumpeting that this is Disney's first Black animated heroine. They have to tell you, because you can't tell by looking at her. She looks just like all their other Princesses, only with a bit of spray-on tan, though less than Levi Johnston used during his Playgirl shoot, and she still appears to be a princess of a medeaval European court.<br /><br />And the Frog is their first green prince.D. McEwannoreply@blogger.com