10 August 2005
DVD Reviews
Let me just start by saying that since I started the night shift, I've really been taking advantage of my Netflix account. Here's a review of the movies I've seen lately.
Anchorman--Very funny. This movie had some very catchy scenes but I thought the story line was lacking. The dialogue was hilarious and Christina Applegate fit her role perfectly. I didn't think it was Will Ferrell's best work, but I'm still kinda partial to Old School.
Ladder 49--This was a spectacular movie. Although it's hard to picture Joaquin Phoenix as a good guy (after Gladiator), he was great in the movie and brought a lot of emotion to his role. Of course, when Travolta plays a dramatic role, he's always good. Definitely a movie everyone should see.
Hitch--This movie wasn't all it cracked up to be. It had it's funny parts, but I would say that those were more of a result of Kevin James and not Will Smith. They did play off of each other and made the movie funny. I would still recommend seeing it, but I'm glad I didn't watch in the theater.
Coach Carter--This movie was good as well. It had a good story, but it was predictable. Samuel L. Jackson played a role similar to his Mace Windu character in Star Wars, but brought the effect needed to be a basketball coach in a tough school. Good movie, good actors, good story.
In Good Company--This movie was actually better than I expected. I admit, I originally wanted to see it just because of Scarlett Johannsen. But this movie flowed very nicely and you could see the transition in all of the characters. Dennis Quaid played a good role as the older guy (actually playing a character of his own age). Topher Grace was great also as a 27 year old who had risen too quickly up the career ladder and forgot about how to live otherwise. Definitely watch this one.
Man on Fire--Wow, this movie was great. It was more of a thriller than anything, but I think Denzel did wonderful as a dark hero sort of guy. Dakota Fanning was great as well as a mature little girl who pulled on the heart strings of Denzel's character. I'm not gonna say much more, but this is also a movie everyone should definitely see.
That's it for now. If anyone has any other movie recommendations, please let me know.
Anchorman--Very funny. This movie had some very catchy scenes but I thought the story line was lacking. The dialogue was hilarious and Christina Applegate fit her role perfectly. I didn't think it was Will Ferrell's best work, but I'm still kinda partial to Old School.
Ladder 49--This was a spectacular movie. Although it's hard to picture Joaquin Phoenix as a good guy (after Gladiator), he was great in the movie and brought a lot of emotion to his role. Of course, when Travolta plays a dramatic role, he's always good. Definitely a movie everyone should see.
Hitch--This movie wasn't all it cracked up to be. It had it's funny parts, but I would say that those were more of a result of Kevin James and not Will Smith. They did play off of each other and made the movie funny. I would still recommend seeing it, but I'm glad I didn't watch in the theater.
Coach Carter--This movie was good as well. It had a good story, but it was predictable. Samuel L. Jackson played a role similar to his Mace Windu character in Star Wars, but brought the effect needed to be a basketball coach in a tough school. Good movie, good actors, good story.
In Good Company--This movie was actually better than I expected. I admit, I originally wanted to see it just because of Scarlett Johannsen. But this movie flowed very nicely and you could see the transition in all of the characters. Dennis Quaid played a good role as the older guy (actually playing a character of his own age). Topher Grace was great also as a 27 year old who had risen too quickly up the career ladder and forgot about how to live otherwise. Definitely watch this one.
Man on Fire--Wow, this movie was great. It was more of a thriller than anything, but I think Denzel did wonderful as a dark hero sort of guy. Dakota Fanning was great as well as a mature little girl who pulled on the heart strings of Denzel's character. I'm not gonna say much more, but this is also a movie everyone should definitely see.
That's it for now. If anyone has any other movie recommendations, please let me know.
