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Wait...Massawyrm not only likes, but l-o-v-e-s GHOSTS OF GIRLFRIENDS PAST??? Madness!!!
Hola all. Massawyrm here.
Mark Waters is officially my go to guy for romantic comedies and teen films now. That’s it, he just is. He’s up at the top of my wish list from here on out. I don’t know how he consistently does it, but he takes the crappiest, lamest, most done to death premises for films then spins total shit into remarkable gold. It’s like watching a guy trip only to fall into a somersault then vault into a back flip and finish with a stuck landing and a smile. And you’re left there dumbstruck wondering how the hell he just did that. He took a studio remake of FREAKY FRIDAY – a film that was ripped off no less than a dozen times between the two Disney versions – and made a very entertaining and surprising version in its own right. Then he followed it up with the incredible MEAN GIRLS which most of you reading this know as the answer to the question “Name me one really good fucking movie that Lindsey Lohan has ever made”, but an entire generation has moved into the status that many hold 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU, EMPIRE RECORDS and CAN’T HARDLY WAIT. He followed that up with the criminally underseen JUST LIKE HEAVEN which set the bar for perfect ROMCOM casting. Come on, has somebody really done better than Reese Witherspoon and Mark Ruffalo since? Personally I’m a little miffed that we haven’t seen them together again. And finally he came at us last year with the delightful fantasy that brought every girl with daddy issues (who saw it) to tears: THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES.
But this time he’s outdone himself.
This. Idea. Fucking. Sucked. Who honestly thought that cribbing A CHRISTMAS CAROL and changing the miserly old Scrooge into a womanizing letch forced to relive his past relationships over the course of a night was anything resembling a good idea? Really? Well they were right. It was a damn good idea. Once again, Waters takes something that should not for the love of God work at all and instead makes the single most charming and hilariously funny Romantic Comedy of the past year. The kicker is that Waters decided not to crib A CHRISTMAS CAROL. He cribbed directly from SCROOGED.
Going so far as to borrow a few set pieces (and a handful of jokes) from the classic Christmas spoof/retelling, what Waters does is use a framework that we are not only familiar with but know entirely by heart and uses that familiarity to his advantage every chance he gets. Then he plays Matthew McConaughey the same way the Weitz brothers played Hugh Grant in ABOUT A BOY – using his public persona to build upon the douche-iness of his character. But unlike his recent antics (or recent films) McConaughey gives us something we haven’t seen in several years: smart and slick Matthew McConaughey. This isn’t the bombed out of his skull beach bum that’s been gliding shirtless in and out of theatres as of late. He’s on top of his game again, and he’s ready to play with his image.
Backed up by a fantastic supporting cast this film comes out of the gate with something that the TERRIBLE GAWDAWFUL GOUGE YOUR FUCKING EYES OUT WITH A SPOON trailers completely fail to relate: that this is a razor sharp, witty as all hell comedy that will have you laughing not only consistently, but hard. Sure it’s schmaltzy and love drunk and is trying to invoke fuzzy warm feelings in your wee wittle tummy – but when it’s not doing that…it is absolutely, unabashedly brutal about laying out just how to be an honest to god womanizer. When McConaughey gets taken back in time (by a very geeked out Emma Stone) it isn’t just a tearful walk through heartbreak and his douchetastic voyage, but we also get to see how he grew up. As the Nephew turned ward of a Hugh Hefner like playboy played mercilessly by Michael Douglas. Douglas goes nuts, chewing up the scenery in one of the single funniest things he’s ever done on screen. The way he lays out the sexual education of a thirteen year old boy as a means of curing a broken heart is about one of the single most raw “funny because it’s true” lectures you’ll ever see in a movie aimed at making women swoon and fall in love. And he pulls it off in such a magnificent way that you’ll understand why his name is on the tips of everyone’s tongues all of a sudden with talk of WALL STREET 2 and such.
And the rest of the supporting cast all gets a chance to shine in their own way. Breckin Meyer actually plays it strait and nails the whole touching brother with a heart of gold thing, while opposite him the so hot it’s criminal Lacey Chabert plays the hanging by a thread nervous bride-to-be to the hilt. And together they sell the chemistry of an adorable couple who actually is the glue keeping the film together. Meanwhile man-god Robert Forster gets a few good scenes as the father-in-law who is clearly having fun playing R. Lee Ermey. And McConaughey would be nothing without Jennifer Garner anchoring him. Sadly she really isn’t given a lot to play with – the movie just isn’t about her, it’s about him - but what she does she nails in a big way. She’s given a few moments where all she’s allowed to do is sit in a car or lay in bed and give a look off camera. And she breaks your heart with it every time the movie lets her.
I cannot stress how much I loved this film. It is so not the low rent, paint by numbers romantic comedy they’re selling it as. Nor is it worthy of being the sacrificial lamb of counter programming that is often thrown up against the first big summer movie of the year. This isn’t MADE OF HONOR. This is something sooooo much better. I’m taking my wife to see it this weekend, partly for her, but also – to be 100% truthful – to see it again myself. If you can’t bring yourself to see it for Garner and McConaughey, seriously, see it for Michael Douglas. He’s gonna test your bladder with how hard he makes you laugh. Believe it or not GHOSTS OF GIRLFRIENDS PAST comes Highly Recommended. I eagerly look forward to seeing it again.
Until next time friends, smoke ‘em if ya got ‘em.
Massawyrm
Come along and ride on a douche-tastic voyage, slide slide slippity slide, hittin' switches on the block in a sixty five.
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http://io9.com/5233308/the-many-different-endings-of-wolverine-revealed
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I'm not proud of it, but I'm not ashamed either.
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Apr 30, 2009 9:33:22 AM CDT
Since you're making recommendations, what's your #1 douche?
by yackbacker
You must have a favorite brand, with that large, stinky vagina of yours.
Just kidding, bro. I loves me some rom-coms too. Hats off for being "man" enough to admit it publicly. Now, go see the Wachowski brother for "tips" on that procedure... (oh, I kill me). -
This shit is making your site un-navigable.
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...to earn valuable husband points while not being forced to sit through the cinematic equivalent of a two-hour rectal exam (Twilight...I'm looking at you). You'd better be right about this, Massawyrm, or I'm coming looking for you.
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...on the off chance that Mass as simply lost his mind...and this movie is sitting at a whopping 12% positive. So much for those husband points.
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seriously, underrated modern classics. I'd compare them to the 0's Hughes teen flicks.
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sorry i normally heed your reviews, but i can't do it on this one.
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DONE!
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Your check is in the mail.
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The fund will be to hire Dennis Hopper to yell at every reviewer on staff with AICN for selling out. Man.
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Psych I'll probably take my GF to see this.
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or Surfer Dude or whatever that barely released thing was.Massa sez its "smart and slick Matthew McConaughey". The only time smart and Matthew McConaughey have appeared in the same sentence. I'd prefer "mustacheod and sleazy Matthew McConaughey" ala Dazed And Confused, his still best role to date.
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i meand... really? as in... really? like... i should go see this over Wolverine? Really? or Trek? or coraline? (delayed UK release)... theres too many great films coming out this week, and if this really is good, its gonna get lost in the crowd.
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That's on a 100 scale...not a 40 scale, Mass. I will ignore every review from you from this point on.
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Really? After only 7 reviews and not having seen it yourself? Wow, gotta love a man who does his research. 0_o
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This and Wolverine open tomorrow, and AICN has a review for this posted first (an actual review, not workprint, leak or preview)?? Where AM I?????
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Apr 30, 2009 10:19:30 AM CDT
I'd rather Douglas did FALLING DOWN 2: RISE OF THE FALLING
by spandau belly
But I'll settle for Wall Street 2
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Dazed and Confused IS his best role ever. I quote that role on a near daily basis.
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there is no way this movie is good in any way possible. WHERE ARE YOUR WOLVERINE REVIEWS
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Taste in movies > Research
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Your powers of reason astounds. The studios need your untapped ability to determine the value of a film without even having seen it. What the fuck are you doing here. Go. Make millions discussing things you haven't seen. These gifts should not be wasted on internet forums.
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I went to see Duplicity expecting some kind of masterpiece after reading his review... and it was, you know, fine. And now this. What I'm getting at it if you shower such fulsome praise on films like this, you've got nowhere to go when a seriously great film comes along. Still whatever floats your boat I guess.
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More dudes would be apt to go see it, because the concept alone is pretty hilarious, but the actor makes all the difference.
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here's another article on the deadpool ending...
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Dude's don't dig chick flicks. It's against the rules of nature. And a total man law. I sentence you to 3 consecutive viewings of Boondock Saints, to clear the memory of this piece of shit movie you just reviewed, out of your fucking skull.
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And he wasn't being facetious?
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where the fuck are the wolverine reviews? oh that's right, probably being held until after opening weekend...we all know the truth anyway
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Where the girlfriend is visited by the ghost of her bf's dead ex?
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Some of the best enjoyment I've gotten from recent movies were schmaltzy rom-coms, like Music and Lyrics, and Definitely, Maybe. They're more re-watchable than Iron Man. Thanks for the review, Massa.
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Some contest to see who can be called a fag or homo the most. All these reviews of Rom Coms must have given him quite to lead in the contest. That said, I appreciate these reviews. If there are two such films out at once and Massa likes one, I try to steer my wife in that direction. Sure, it's not a film I'd seek out on my own, but if nothing else, I lessen the pain by avoiding the true train wrecks. It's quite the public service you're doing here Massa.
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Are you referring to "Over Her Dead Body", aka #2 on my worst of list for last year? No. This is actually NOTHING like that - althought there are similar themes (Ghosts, wedding, Rom/Com). VERY different films.
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Apr 30, 2009 11:03:17 AM CDT
Hmph, the wife wanted to see this . . .
by adiehardfanwithalethalweapon
. . . she may now get her wish.
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That's all I could think about when I saw the previews for this new one. Dead girlfriends haunting a member of a present-day couple.
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If you dug Music & Lyrics and Definitely Maybe, this will be up your alley. I put this very much up with those.
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I’m really not trying to be a dick here but this movie looks godawful. If it really is as good as you claim, which frankly I doubt, then fuck the studio for making a trailer that poor. Regardless, I’ll never watch this because there is nothing about it that looks even remotely funny or interesting. I’ve seen enough romantic comedies to realize that it’s a genre that I really don’t need to indulge in.
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...that being said, MAYBE I'll check it out with the girlfriend. But even she thinks it looks like a steaming sack of dog shit.
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I'm pretty sure it's a condition of every film contract he signs, that there be at least one shirtless scene. By the by, Massa, I watched "Rachel Getting Married" largely on your recommendation, and found it a quality film. Sure, it was praised by other critics, but a lot of critics tend to give fickle sappy dreck a pass, so a rec from the decidedly male-centric Aintitcool carries a little more weight with me. Even though I have no intention of seeing this film, at least someone on this site bothers to sit through this stuff so all the member that get dragged to it by their girlfriends/wives know what they're getting into.
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The concept sounds like shit, the trailer looks like shit, Breckin Meyer, the vanilla pudding of comedic actors, is featured...does that spike your review at all?
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...I fully expect this film to suck as badly as the rest of you know it will. Massa's review will pretty much be the only positive one.
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A remake of "Fantastic Voyage" but starring Ashton Kutcher.I like a good rom/com and always find Jennifer Garner adorable (yes, I saw Catch & Release and while it was less than good it would have been worse without Garner, at least IMO). Plus I'm boycotting Wolverine this weekend because that pop-up really pisses me off.
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fuck wolverine this weekend please guys...its time to separate the bitches from the men...not seeing wolverine ISNT enough...you need to see this so wolverine come in a miserable second..STAND UP AND BE HEARD OR MAY BALE HAVE MERCY ON YOU ALL!!!!!
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Has very eclectic tastes when it comes to movies. That is a good thing. One should review a movie on what it sets out to do, and how it makes you feel. I think all of his reviews are honest, but don't always agree when I see the movie myself. That is the way it should be. Personally, if my wife doesn't make me see it in the theatre, I will rent it later, as comedies work just as well on the small screen, and I don't have that "Ya better fucking make me laugh for my $11" attitude which has killed perfectly good comedies for me in the past.
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Come on, this is absurd. This review is so positive that it could be a Harry review if it mentioned pussy. I would say that this is a plant review, but it's clearly not. It reads like a root for the underdog darling review, but something doesn't smell right. Ah, yes, this film opens against Wolverine tomorrow. This is a conspiracy against Fox. Ok... I know that's not true... but I wanted to write it anyway because sometimes it's fun to light the internet movie nerd conspiracy theory fire just to watch it burn. But I know that I'm going to see this with my wife tomorrow... and it's my idea to go.
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That's pretty high praise, man. And speaking of praise ...
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You are wrong on every fucking film and I refuse to be duped again. But in many ways it's cool that I've found someone who has the exact opposite in taste that I have. Seriously, it's become a science. If you think it's bad, it inevitably rules, and if you enjoy it, I should stay a million fucking miles away from it. So thanks, but you suck.
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Maybe you have to be a dude to appreciate this?
I saw it last week and thought it was horribly contrived, with grating secondary characters (Lacey Chabert and her shreiking bridesmaids) and absolutely zero chemistry between Garner and McConaughey. I wanted Garner to end up with the other guy who was way more interesting and likable. Overall, I thought that the relationship we're meant to get behind wasn't believable at all and there is no reality in which Garner's character would have ever associated with any of the other characters in that movie. -
As cute as you might think that is, I bet you I could name 100 and we would agree on all of them. But I have a felling you're not counting the films that are "really shitty" or that "everyone loves". What kind of science did YOU study in high school? Creationism?
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Lover her!!!
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That's my standard for paying $10 to see a romantic comedy in the theatre.
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That's my standard for paying $10 to see a romantic comedy in the theatre.
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To be different and avant-garde, we'll splooge all over a movie currently running at 11% on Rotten Tomatoes. Seriously, Massa, do any of you guys even WANT street cred anymore? I couldn't bribe Harry enough donut holes to hate ANY movie right now, regardless of actual suckage factor. And now you climax over THIS garbage? We want to know what's COOL, thus the name of this frickin' site. This movie IS NOT COOL! That Mark Waters turned an awful idea into a passable film isn't enough. 11%, dude. Everyone hates it. And seriously, from watching the previews and reading the premise, it's pretty clear that anyone who knows jack shit about movies should hate it, so I don't understand you hating on the talkbackers about not wanting to see a crap McConaughey film. How much are they paying you to sell out your fans and give bogus reviews that we know are a crock of shit? This movie blows ass and I don't have to see it to know that. I'm begging any of you to post a frigging negative review on this site. What's it going to take to make that happen? When a shit movie came along, I would look forward to you picking it apart and making it your bitch. Guess that ship has sailed, eh?
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Guys like him make me laugh. They find reviews on movies that are not about comic books or sci-fi as an insult. I guess if someone likes a chick flick it somehow threatens their sexuality. I get that people like negativity on this site but jesus take it down a notch. I think I will check this movie out not just because my gf wants to see it but because I'm going to see it to spite all these ass holes who can't handle these movies even existing.
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Why are people so threatened and angry about someone else's opinion of a movie? Who gives a fuck? I don't always agree with Massa, but I appreciate that he's willing to talk about how much he likes a movie, even if he knows he'll have to take all this shit. You know what it tells me? That's he's honest. And he will tell you what he thinks, no matter what. This is the No. 1 thing I look for in a reviewer, and it's why I love Ebert. ... Also, Can't Hardly Wait is a huge, honking piece of shit. Just sayin'
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That's some amazing skills of analysis you've got there. I call bullshit on Massa loving a crap movie and you're able to dissect my entire personality. That's amazing. How much do the carnies pay you to guess the fat bitches' weights when your traveling circus stops at the strip mall?
By the way, I'm proud to say that thanks to my wife, I've watched, and enjoyed Xanadu, Phantom of the Opera, shit, even Mamma Mia, so fuck off. I'm sure I might catch hell for enjoying those films, but maybe it'll shut YOU up, so that works for me. Get lost, bitch. -
i caught a monday screening of this sucker at the Block, and arrived at a different conclusion. the wife, of course loved the living hell out of it, but i found the charms lacking.
short answer: decent date flick, watchable but a little long in the tooth. there are three things that you're looking for in a wedding. something borrowed, something blue, & something new. the film did give us a flashback 80's scene where a hideous blue jacket is all but burned into my eyeballs, and it felt compelled to borrow heavily from a lot of different sources, but i found very little "new" about the production.
the most obvious of course of something borrowed is the christmas carol, scrooge angle, which i for one could live with out seeing again in any shape or form. its old, cliché, and so damn predictable. for instance, the scene we all know is coming with the ghosts of "girlfriends" future shows connor mead an near empty funeral where only his brother attends. this just seems like weak screenwriting at best. why not have it filled with bitches he's screwed talking smack about him, his funeral being attended by hollow conquests from bitches who couldn't let go (and in the film they pretty much show us that women don't get over this dude) instead of any family that he's alienated with his lifestyle.
matthew mcconaughey plays the same role we've seen him play for the last dozen movies or so. a bit of fools gold, with a dash of failure to launch, sprinkled with how to lose a guy in 10 days on top.
jennifer garner is given a role with no arch. she is just a polly perfect woman who is a young hot doctor who has the time to plan her best friends wedding. very vanilla and bordered on boring, the chemistry is meh, but then again, i am not the target audience here so wtf do i know.
lacey chabert, whose boobs i fondly remember ogling in mean girls is stuffed into pretty dresses then given directorial cues to mug and shriek through out the duration of the flick. thanks for ruining those bewbies for me.
one of the saving graces is michael douglas who does his best impersonation of a hugh heffner / jack nickelson clone and offers up some great lines, but all of it feels very been there done that
the one shining star that i don't have a backhanded compliment for was emma stone. this chick is the real deal. from superbad to house bunny, to this turn as the ghost of a 16yr old who was the first conquest for connor. her frizzed out red hair and braces make her damn near unrecognizable. very funny performance.
her ghost (the past) gets the most screen time and i can understand why, but the past and future ghosts are almost just afterthoughts in the final draft pro that this cockamamie script was written on.
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And I definitely won't be seeing it, as my girlfriend thankfully has no interest in it either. However, I think its cool that Massa has stuck around the TB defending his erroneous review.
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Very professional!
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The script was the funniest thing I'd read in a long time--laugh out loud funny. It wasn't all just the director. Glad you liked it. can't wait to see it myself.
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We can seem to have come to the conclusion that once women become wife's, girl-friends or other half's they seem to lose the ability to tell when a film is shit? We also seem to have developed the ability dismiss films without seeing them. Wow,.... I wouldn't have put film geeks as the first group to have developed precognitive skill. My money would've gone on those crazy scientists fannying about with radioactive isotopes. And there is nothing wrong with liking a good rom-com by the way if you're a male. My favourite is Notting Hill, not afraid of saying that. Massa is also correct about Just Like Heaven. Seriously underrated. I never got the whole Reece Witherspoon thing. Never understood the fuss about her until the double whammy of Walk The Line and then catching Just Like Heaven. By the time she wakes up in the hospital corridor I wanted to marry her!! Her and Ruffalo had great screen chemistry. They need to do something else and soon.
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You guys are damned useful. Netflix users gave it 4/5 stars.
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Let's take this talkback to #1!!!
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I fell in lurrve with her here ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzKU23oGnCg ...
and watched The Haunting of Molly Hartley because of her. Now if you want to see a movie that showed promise 90% of the time leading to the lamest, most ridiculously stupid ending imaginable, while enjoying a ton of Haley facetime onscreen, this movie is highly recommended. -
If he said it is good, I believe him. He really is good at reviewing these shit movies and trust me, if this sucked balls, he would have told us. If you actually READ the review he gave douches, he said the material is fucked up/jacked up "we have seen this 1000 times" and that is the beauty of the movie; it's actually watchable. Every one is a fucking critic
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dYc3PblZR8&feature=related
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Apr 30, 2009 2:44:14 PM CDT
THE BEST ROM-COMS ARE PUNCTUATED BY HEARTFELT MOMENTS
by bringingsexyback
Massa knows this. Heed his wisdom, haters.
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called American Psycho. The romantic interest was himself.
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Women across the world faint, along with every man.
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no thanks. Jennifer Garner's horseface doesnt do it for me.
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and must drive him crazy (could explain everything), is that eye-boil thing that has got to be in his field of vision. Why he hasn't got that thing lanced is beyond me.
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What heresy doth thou espouseth?
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22 reviews in. 20 bad. enough said.
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Massa, I generally like your reviews and I'm not going to go into the routine "you're gay for reviewing a Rom-Com" thing. It's tired and was MUCH more deserved when Capone sent that big softball down the middle to all of us by actually admitting to liking and watching Sex in the City. I actually like (good) romantic comedies and will reverse my declaration to my GF that she must see Ghosts with her friends.
Here is my point and I'm sure I echo many of the loyal fans of this site: Why is a review for this movie on AICN? I always thought this was a destination site for sci-fi/horror/fantasy/genre pics and TV shows. Ok, so this picture has the Carol-esque angle - so I'll let that pass. What was Harry's excuse for Capone's SITC review last year? That only in an alternate sci-fi universe could those women be relevant and attractive? -
Its bias against men became glaring on repeat viewings. Steve cheating on Miranda? That was ludicrously improbable. I hope the sequel shows some respect to the guys.
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thanks massawyrm, i honestly wasn't going to watch this but you haven't steered me wrong yet, maybe i'll go to a double feature this weekend and catch it after wolverine. keep up the good work!
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Unless you're Josh Swaney (and who wouldn't want to be), you do not want to be caught watching this alone.
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HE COMES
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Shot of Gille Marini's horse dong.
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But a bitch ain't one.
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Remember when "A Time To Kill" came out? This guy was supposed to be the next Brando. Never happened. Although, he came close with "Surfer Dude" or whatever that horseshit was called.
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It's only ninety nine problems.
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Apr 30, 2009 3:24:33 PM CDT
Sahara > Indiana Jones And The Nuking Fridge
by christian_bale_trashed_my_lights
Can you argue with that? No, you fucking can't.
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That would be total fabulosity!
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if only because Penelope Cruz > Shia LeBarf
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She must suck more cocks than Shia to get her roles.
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and that's Terminator Salvation not coming out soon enough!!!
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FROM THE FUTURE. THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF YEARS AGO, THERE WAS MUCH DEFFACATION.
Dunno about this movie... but in another review they stated that "the person with the most power in a relationship is the one who cares the least" is one of the ideas that's expressed in this movie. If so then I might entertain the thought of seeing it because it's motherlovin true!What am I saying... *slaps self* -
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30501798/
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http://www.aintitbalenews.com/maximum-stuntcock.html
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Did anyone else waster their precious $6.50 and 90 minutes of their lives like I did because Drew McWeeny was once a name to be trusted without a doubt when it came to movie reviews?Yeah, I thought about sending Mori a bill for my time and for the price of admission and popcorn and soda, the Love Guru was SO BAD.So people, take what Massa is saying here with a grain of salt.At this point, I trust Rotten Tomatoes and their averages more than any one single reviewer.
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come on, Harry... let us be able to EDIT our dumb typos, dammit!
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For a whole year, i though Scrooged was a good movie. I got better, thank Bale.
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that bump thats at the bridge of his nose thats near his right eye. Look at any well lit photo and you can see it.
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That pic of Lacey is All-Pro.
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10 minutes of me hitting the movie poster with Daniel Plainview's bowling pin.
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That bump would be distracting for ordinary people, but on Bale it accentuates the intensity of his dreamy eyes.
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You were right about her needing Rosetta Stone fo' English.
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I find your nick mesmerizing. for the life of me i can't understand what it means. would you car eto explain a bit to me what's the deal of your nick? Or you rather leave it mysterious on porpose? If the later, i'd be cool with it.
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I'm virtually smacking you round the head with Nigella's fulsome breasts right now to smack the testosterone back into you! A fellow Professional, enjoying that shit!
Good rom-coms? EMPIRE RECORDS (though technically it's not a rom-com, it's about the SHOP, not the COUPLE) and 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU (which is a Shakespeare updating above all else). Anything with Hugh Grant in is a fucking abomination, with the possible exception of ABOUT A BOY.
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Well yes, us lowly mortals stand in the shadow of The Bale.
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13 GOING ON 30. The only time a rip-off of BIG has actually worked. I fell in love with Jennifer Garner in that movie (damn you Ben Affleck!) and Mark Ruffalo revealed himself as the winsome dude who should ALWAYS be the guy-the-main-girl-ends-up-with in a movie. Wonderful movie. Solid support from The Serkis in an underwritten role, too.
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I DRINK YOUR REVIEW OF OBSESSED UP! I DRINK IT UP!
DRAAAAAAAINAAAAAAAAGE!!! DRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGEEE!!!!! -
always is with films. Mass went in with very low expectations and was surprised by the film. This probably means its better than average - but nowhere near the great film he claims to be. At least its good to have a reviewer who isn't afraid to admit to liking non geek unfashionable films. Even if it does make him ever so slightly just a tiny bit gay.
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You know what happened to McConaughey? He did A TIME TO KILL, which he was fucking awesome in (seriously, I choked up on that closing speech. Spectacular stuff) and then realised he'd get more booty (if you CAN get more booty than McConaughey already does, lucky fuck) doing these shitty-ass Kate Hudson-starring so-called "comedies" than becoming a serious actor. Only the crazy types go for the Daniel Day-Lewises of the world: the beach bunnies love the bronzed, buff surfie dudes baked out of their gourds. McConaughey has forgone the noble craft of acting for the less noble - yet evolutionarily more pertinent, and certainly more urgent - craft of TAPPING THAT ASS. Our loss of what could have been a spectacular acting talent is Little McConaughey's gain.
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I went to see FAST AND FURIOUS with hardly any expectations, and thoroughly enjoyed the movie. I went to see CRANK 2 expecting the greatness of CRANK - and it somehow wasn't as great.
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It followed the time tested fomula of the cute meet, the bonding, the break up, and the getting back together at the altar. So what if was two guys, in I Love You Man?
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Those two are going the distance. Vince and Owen, I mean.
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on Rotten Tomatoes. 2 good reviews... 24 bad reviews. And one of the two good reviews is from that feel-good hack Owen Glieberman from EW. But hey - you guys are really callin' it like ya see it, right? I'm sure you're eagerly anticipating the advance previews to the sequel for DBZ Evolution so you can start comparing it to The Dark Knight. AICN credibility = dropping like a rock.
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Learning disabled in any way? It's one thing to base your opinion on what a hive mind of other people think - after all, that's the American Way. I'm sure everyone else, like me, is glued to you hourly updates. But if you're gonna dis me, do me the honor of actually doing a little research. I kinda took a piss all over DBZ Evolution. Just a few weeks ago. Making fun of me for liking this = one thing. Believing I liked something I didn't out of ignorance = another.
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my mom dated her dad in high school. if they hit it off, i could be a tiny girl actress, instead of the handsome, studly guy i am today.
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Yeah, she has the hot body that about a gazillion other US actresses have - but that overbite! Speaking as a wonky-toothed Brit myself... I just cannot get past that overbite!
It'd be like fucking the one with the teeth from THE BANANA SPLITS. Bleeurgh... -
Guess people already beat me to it. After reading this review, I thought wow maybe I would actually be willing to watch this but then I saw overall reviews...8% loll. Mass you are a bitch
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NOTHING. BECAUSE THIS BITCH WANTS TO GO BY HIMSELF
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Yopu still believe in the fiscal responsability of the GOP party?
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I promise to give it back after I'm done.
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A thread on imdb that made me laugh. Though, that might have made an awesome movie.
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promised to suck your cock like it's never been sucked before...you guys would be standing in line right now....
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I believe there are fiscally conservative Republicans like me, yes. But I also believe the party is driven by a bunch of right wing, neo fascist nutjobs who are are starting to lose their grasp now that they've handed Obama a 60 seat majority. But nothing has made me think about decaring myself an independent more than listening to fucking Ann Coulter start to talk like me. I'll leave the party before I allow someone to actually paint the two of us with the same fine brush...
Now back to your regularly scheduled bashing of my unpopular opinion of an unreleased film... -
We may disagree about this menopausal housewife phase you seem to be in movie-wise (I have to watch this movie now for sheer morbid shock value) but I just read your Beginners D&D article.
Damn fine article. Feels good to be able to swing a broadsword outside a closet, even if I only dabbled in Basic D&D and ran most of my characters in MIDDLE EARTH ROLE PLAYING (and GM'd occasionaly in west End's STAR WARS ROLE PLAYING). I'm liking the love you're giving to we old-school RPG geeks.
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he has a new girlfriend - it will wear off
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you got it
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Apr 30, 2009 7:22:20 PM CDT
Matthew McConaughey ruins any chance of me seeing this.
by outlawsdelejos
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He's made me a little curious to see this, altho I won't even watch a rom-com on a trans-atlantic flight. I'll hunt for it downtown. Heh, I guarantee you some one has it already bundled up for $5!
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*anyways--*(
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...your site rules.
That is all. I have no opinion on Massa's gaping vag. -
"You see what you made me do? YOU MADE ME COMMIT MURDER!!!"
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May 01, 2009 12:26:04 AM CDT
He was also good in "Thirteen Conversations About One Thing"
by gqtaste
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing" where he played a lawyer who drank and drove and hit somebody and left the scene. It was a very small film so I don't expect many to have seen it, but it showed that promise from his coming out party, ala, Time to Kill. And yes people not only compared him to Brando but also a combination of he and Paul Newmen if some of you remember that. Thriteen Convo's... was about ten yr's ago sadly. Funny thing about that Sufer, Dude film is that it's on Stars Network @ 12:45 center time. Here in about twenty minutes. It did go straight to video I remember.
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It's not a mystery ... here's where I got my handle ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uM2SaTrRsYs
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The Shaggy Dog. Fuck you, again.
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