Filmjitsu!

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• ascrimm7
  February 28th, 2010 on 5:36 am

  Right out the gate I say something dumb! NO…Robin Williams was NOT in ‘All the Presidents Men’ (excellent film BTW). However, he was in ‘Man of the Year’ where he’s a comedian running for president (a terrible film BTW). Yheesh! -Mike

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• mindscapepix
  March 3rd, 2010 on 9:21 pm

  Nice first show, dudes. It was fun – like listening in to a telephone call between two good friends while they waxed on about cinematic foolishness. Voyeuristic yet goofy. Good times.

  I had bones to pick with both of you, but mostly it was subjective stuff like “Hey! I liked ‘We Are Marshall,’ ‘Invincible’ and ‘He’s Just Not That Into You”!’ And since I’m not a font of what anyone would label “good taste,” I’ll accept the dissing of said pictures despite the acclaim lavished by John on “Bruce Almighty.” While I didn’t dislike it nearly as much as Mike, it’s not a particularly memorable comedy.

  Here’s me being dick-ish: I was rankled by was the casual discussion of “Evil Dead” as slapstick-y comedy/horror along the lines of “Drag Me to Hell.” It’s foolish to care, but it’d be much more accurate to label “Evil Dead 2″ as the funny one. “Drag Me to Hell” is truly just another go round of the same type of visual anarchy and actor/actress punishment of the sequel, but the first “Evil Dead,” while definitely silly in spots, did try to be a more straight-up horror flick that succeeds thanks to inventiveness.

  As for a bottom five Sitcom Star Movies… I humbly submit the following which, unlike some of the movies you listed – “White Men Can’t Jump” and “The Grudge” come to mind – are, for me, unwatchable.

  1.) Celebrity – Woody Allen’s star-studded misfire is a completely unlikable and unfunny movie. Just terrible. Has Hank Azaria (The Simpsons), Debra Messing (Will & Grace), and Joe Mantegna (Soap)among countless big screen stars. AWFUL.

  2.) Outrageous Fortune – Shelly Long (Cheers) and Bette Midler are painfully grating in this goofy misadventure from 1987 Touchstone Pictures. Features Pete Coyote as their mutual lover who is also a CIA double-agent. Ridiculous, dated and obnoxious. Want to see a “buddy chick flick?” Watch “Thelma and Louise.”

  3.) Down Periscope – Ugh, the old “lovable gang of military misfits do right” gag a la “Stripes” with 1/4 the wit. More like Kelsey Grammer does McHale’s Navy. Dumb, not funny and features the usual sign of any terrible movie: Rob Schneider’s name in the credits.

  4.) The Shrink Is In – Courtney Cox and David Arquette vanity project with no vanity, charm or laughs. Vapid and hollow, you’ll crave the 90 minutes back that you waste on this like a man craves water after spending a week in the desert… with David Arquette.

  5.) Baby Geniuses – Oh Christopher Lloyd (Taxi). Why? Why does your career veer so wildly off course in teh late 90′s. WHY WHY WHY? This mess from Porky’s director Bob Clark has to be seen to be believed. And Kathleen Turner?!? My childhood crush tears my heart out for her compliance in this “so bad it’s terrible” movie.

  Overall, I want to thank you for getting me to think about movies in a fun way for a couple hours. I look forward to the next ep and can see you guys only getting better and more fun as you do more!

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• chalupa
  March 9th, 2010 on 1:38 am

  Nice work sirs. Looking forward to checking out Episode 2.

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