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Raising Arizona

GroovyMovieGuy — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 13:53:02 +0000

Back in their salad days, The Coen brothers made a movie called “Raising Arizona” that became an instant classic. It also became the film to which I would compare every movie the brothers made from then on — and there were some excellent movies to follow — such as “Fargo,” “Oh Brother, Where Art Thou” and even “Burn After Reading.”
This is possibly Nicholas Cage’s best movie as he takes on the role of a golden-hearted petty criminal who wants to do right. Holly Hunter portrays his ex-cop wife who is willing to cross the line of right and wrong to complete the family. John Goodman is the career criminal who is willing to put his career before everything else.
Oddly enough, with a plot that includes kidnappers you care for, “the lone biker of the apocalypse” and a very noisy prison break, the willing suspension of disbelief comes naturally, unlike just about every movie Cage has starred in during the last few years. Watch it! (94 min.)

Rated PG-13 - 1987

Director:
Joel Coen

Starring:
Nicholas Cage
Holly Hunter
Trey Wilson
John Goodman
William Forsythe
Frances McDormand
Sam McMurray
Randall ‘Tex’ Cobb
T.J. Kuhn Jr.

Writers:
Ethan Coen
Joel Coen

Team America: World Police

movieMoll — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:14:18 +0000

Premise: Politically incorrect puppet super heroes destroy Paris and save the world.
Fans of South Park may be disappointed. Ditto for fans of Alec Baldwin and Matt Damon. The film seeks to offend everyone, as does South Park, but overall it’s not nearly as funny.
The first 30 minutes of “Team America: World Police” were slow. There were some payoffs for those with patience. Kim Jong Il, who oddly enough looked a lot like Edward G. Robinson to me, was the highlight of the movie. His Elmer Fudd-like voice and oversized glasses made this pint-sized, ruthless, egomaniacal dictator almost endearing.
The puppet sex scene that vexed the MPAA ratings board when the movie was released lived up to the hype. The movie definitely earns its R rating. I’m wondering now if Barbie and Ken really were doing it in her Malibu beach house, despite Ken’s anatomical shortcomings. The endless vomit scene could have been edited or omitted all together as far as I’m concerned. (Unrated version viewed) (98 min.)

Rated R - 2004

Director:
Trey Parker

Starring:
Trey Parker
Matt Stone
Kristen Miller
Masasa Moyo
Daran Norris
Phil Hendrie
Maurice LaMarche
Fred Tatasciore

Writers:
Trey Parker
Matt Stone

Team America: World Police

GroovyMovieGuy — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:01:39 +0000

Team America: World Police, Unrated, f* yeah!
Southpark creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, along with co-writer, Pam Brady, skewer everyone from the left to the right and take on international terrorists too. This puppet-powered full-length action/comedy feature blasts Americans who toe the party line and terrorists who wouldn’t know a party if their turban turned into a lampshade.
Always pushing the envelope, an extended scene featuring sick puppet sex – yes I said sick – goes where Pinocchio never went before.
Should you see it? If you’re not easily offended, I say, “F* yeah!” (Unrated version viewed) (98 min.)

Rated R - 2004

Director:
Trey Parker

Starring:
Trey Parker
Matt Stone
Kristen Miller
Masasa Moyo
Daran Norris
Phil Hendrie
Maurice LaMarche
Fred Tatasciore

Writers:
Trey Parker
Matt Stone

Tropic Thunder

GroovyMovieGuy — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 04:40:07 +0000

Blah, blah, blah. Hollywood making a statement about Hollywood. Who gives a rat’s ass. And they didn’t even go “full retard.” (Stop whining about that statement. Watch the movie and you’ll understand.) The best part of “Tropic Thunder” is Robert Downey Jr. who is the only actor who could pull off being a dude, playing a dude, playing a dude. I actually saw the movie by accident, thinking I was going to see “Pineapple Express.” Don’t miss it — “Pineapple Express” that is. (107 min.)

Rated R - 2008

Starring:
Ben Stiller
Jack Black
Robert Downey Jr.
Nick Nolte
Steve Coogan
Jay Baruchel
Danny R. McBride
Brandon T. Jackson
Bill Hader
Brandon Soo Hoo
Reggie Lee
Trieu Tran
Matthew McConaughey
Tom Cruise

Director:
Ben Stiller

Writers:
Ben Stiller (story and screenplay)
Justin Theroux (story and screenplay)
Etan Cohen (screenplay)