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Moriarty Trades Belated Blows With KUNG-FU PANDA IMAX And YOU DON’T MESS WITH THE ZOHAN!

Still better than meet the Spartans!!! by The Dum Guy	Jun 12th, 2008 03:31:40 AM
Of course that's like saying herpes isn't as bad as AIDS... so...
^^^ What he said. by PirateEmery	Jun 12th, 2008 03:37:14 AM
I personally LOVED Zohan... It was much better than those Reference Movies.
Could it have been better? You bet... by PirateEmery	Jun 12th, 2008 03:38:38 AM
But I like what they put out. As long as the Well of Lost Sandler Voices doesn't dry up, I'd be happy.
Speed Racer by tomdolan04	Jun 12th, 2008 03:48:33 AM
"Didn't connect with 'some' audiences and others refused to give it a try" That sounds quite defensive. It bombed with MOST audiences and others just saw the trailers ADD style and decided it wasn't for them. After seeing the finished product that mindset was quite justifiable. For all the reviews saying 'it had heart with its family message', and for it's hyper-kinetic visuals it was ironically trite and just bland Anyway Mori I'm liking the sound across the reviews of Kung-Fu Panda of it's not pop-culture referencing winking style so glad you like it and I intend to give it a whirl. Your lucky I normally like your pieces though, as the words "Rob Schneider almost works" should never be uttered by mortal tongue. Rob Schneider is...A CARROT. Derp.
new: Speed Racer = old: Speed Racer (plus 2 hours)... by The Dum Guy	Jun 12th, 2008 04:28:01 AM
I didn't (wouldn't) watch the whole thing, but I couldn't stand most of the scenes that I saw. I never liked the cartoon, so maybe that's why I didn't want to see over two hours worth of shit I didn't care about in the first place. But, for me the scene with the chimp and the kid green-screened with Free Bird playing in the B/G just made me want to slit me eyeballs... or just look away. I also didn't have any positive feelings for Narnia 2, but Panda does have some entertaining scenes, mostly for the choice of voice talent (I could swear I heard the evil-bad-guy from Big Trouble in Little China).
the dum guy by bobaswart	Jun 12th, 2008 05:11:15 AM
yeah...james hong was Po's dad...the duck...awesome fun in both KUNG FU PANDA and BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA. long live lo pan!!!
I Just Saw Strange Wilderness Last Weekend on DVD by Magic Rat	Jun 12th, 2008 05:56:35 AM
Awful movie. Even by DVD standards. There were, maybe, three or four funny bits in the whole movie and most of them were in the first 10 minutes of the film.
as for Kung Fu Panda by Magic Rat	Jun 12th, 2008 05:58:32 AM
I saw that in the theaters on Saturday and was underwhelmed. I had really high expectations for it, and I remember Massawyrm saying it was as good as The Incredibles. It's not. It's not even as good as Finding Nemo. It's probably on par with Cars, if anything. Though, to be fair, the fight scene over the dumpling was hysterical.
"Indiana Jones giving fans the shits for what it ISN'T" by Laserhead	Jun 12th, 2008 06:31:23 AM
Right. As in, it ISN'T a good or even decent movie. At all.
Ive seen alot of......... by BrainFart	Jun 12th, 2008 07:09:59 AM
supposedly good kids movies and hated most of them. Spiderwick was about as over rated as you can get. But kung fu panda was actually damn pretty good. The way they showed the villain was just a kid who was pushed too hard by his parent for for a meaningless "trophy" was excellent and probably made a lot of parents think while watching it.
woah typo by BrainFart	Jun 12th, 2008 07:11:08 AM

The Deadwood Guy by Series7	Jun 12th, 2008 07:46:18 AM
When I heard that he was going to be the bad animal in this movie that seemed like most things with Seth Rogen and David Cross earning a paycheck was going to be meh? I got excited because I thought that was a pretty good voice casting. Then I saw the Polar Express Compass and saw that someone beat them to the punch. The Polar Compass is probably the worst movie I'd seen since The Da Vinci Code, but McShanes scene made it one of the best moives I've seen recently. Hopefully Panda will be good, but I am still real iffy. Zohan was funny. I think the reason why Sandler is still around and Chevey Chase is not is because Sandler seems like a very down to earth guy. Just like Kimmel compared to the guy thats not Norm Macdonald (thought I have not seen the Hammer). Sandler and Kimmel are the type of guys who yes know they are funny, don't come off as I am gods gift to comedy. They realize that they both laugh at silly stupid things but for the most part want to have fun and entertain people. While people like Chase think that they are funny and you should be lucky that he exsits (not so much anymore, but back in the day). Plus Sandler and Kimmel are a lot smarter then we probably realize, and they probably don't fall into the typical stardom traps of blowing all your money on crap. Now if only Sandler can find a movie to star Spade and Norm thats actually funny and keep Schnider FAR away from it. I've meet Schnider before and he is roughly 3 feet tall, with a cowboy hat on.
It wasn't his penis that was huge by beelkay	Jun 12th, 2008 08:15:24 AM
It was his bush. That joke got a smile out of me, and I chuckled a few times, but overall disappointing. Kung Fu Panda was awesome...we saw it twice!
Dennis Dugan is the man who gave us BRAIN DONORS by RenoNevada2000	Jun 12th, 2008 08:53:27 AM
And thus, he is canonized into movie history forever.
MORI! Anything too scary for a 4yr old?? by DoctorWho?	Jun 12th, 2008 10:05:23 AM
Thinking about taking my 4 yr old daughter this weekend...I'll go alone if I must but I want your take on the scare factor...What do you think?
Sandler the tough guy by Thunderbolt Ross	Jun 12th, 2008 11:23:39 AM
Why does he insist on making so many of his characters someone who can fight? It's pathetic.
I walked out on both of these movies by robertplant	Jun 12th, 2008 01:29:13 PM
in the same sitting. Got to Panda, which I read like 6 months ago on here was going to be AWESOME. It was putting me to sleep (Aside from the prison break scene) so I went to see Sandler, which blew so much ass I had to leave that too. What a waste of $16 (1 ticket plus food)
Adam Sandler and Dave Matthews in the same place by IndustryKiller!	Jun 12th, 2008 01:48:24 PM
Wow the douche bag community community must be popping their collars and throwing their flip flops in the air for that one.
kung fu panda by redkamel	Jun 12th, 2008 01:50:31 PM
saw it last night. Id say its safe for a four year old, I mean theres no blood or demons or anything or "gotcha!" moments. I thought Kung fu panda was going to be like incredibles, but its not. Its purely a kids movie. But its a good one. and it does have its moments for sure. I can spoil it but theres one part at the end I was laughing about the whole way home. But, I say again...its a kids movie for sure, and works mainly on that level, although its messages work for all ages. Hey, I like kids movies ok?
Speed racer just opened in australia today by red_weed	Jun 12th, 2008 02:05:22 PM
i finally got to see it. well i can guess i can understand people not liking it or not wanting to go see it, but it is disappointing because i loved it. it's like they taylor-made a film just for me. But while i was there i picked up advanced tickets for kung fu panda, i'm liking what i'm hearing about this so i hope it doesn't disappoint.
Great reviews, Mori... by KurtLockwood	Jun 12th, 2008 02:57:15 PM
Perfect mix of background and review WITHOUT going all Harry-esque on us with anecdotes. Not that that's a bad thing but I think Harry does it a little better as vis a vis this style is more your forte'.
Great reviews, Mori... by KurtLockwood	Jun 12th, 2008 02:57:52 PM
Perfect mix of background and review WITHOUT going all Harry-esque on us with anecdotes. Not that that's a bad thing but I think Harry does it a little better as vis a vis this style is more your forte'.
sorry about double post by KurtLockwood	Jun 12th, 2008 02:58:19 PM

Harry's rewievs are all gut, Moriarty analizes by pipergates	Jun 12th, 2008 03:13:19 PM
Harry's gut instinct, something to do with size perhaps? Thankfully Moriarty explains WHY a film is working. Kung Fu Panda sounds outstanding.
Ian McShane... by Somerichs	Jun 12th, 2008 04:03:20 PM
Has the best voice in the world. Better than (dare I? Dare! Dare!), I daresay, Morgan Freeman. His work in Kung Fu Panda was stellar; the menace he injects into his voice also goes a long way to selling his formidability as a foe...now if only he'd used the word "cocksucker" a few hundred times this would have been one for the ages!
Wasted ensemble voice talent by markro1	Jun 12th, 2008 05:12:22 PM
Visuals and voice acting were great. The animation and cinematography/choregraphy were awesome. But that is all frills. I had some really high hopes, like "Incredible" hopes. And I was let down. I really thought that Jolie et al (the F5) were kind of wasted on this. The characters werent fleshed out at all and this could be a running time factor. Overall I thought the voice casting was awesome - Ian could have the best voice from across the pond since Connery. He plays angry as about as good as anybody. I really expected it to be alot funnier. I mean alot. Rogan/Black/Cross are freakin rib splitting IRL and that didnt come across as much as I had hoped. IMHO - Great visuals but too short and not funny enough.
You Don't Mess with the Zohan by Jabroni	Jun 12th, 2008 05:27:08 PM
I just saw "Zohan" yesterday after finding myself with a half a day off and a wife that could care less about this latest Sander outing, I went to see it myself. The reviews are mostly right. The film is all over the place with jokes, and the tone of the film. But I would not say it's bad. It's a comedy, and comedy, at it's core has only one responsibility...be funny. I laughed more than I didn't. I actually thought Rob Schnider worked for his role. There were some great gags some good one-liners. To me it was what it was. Was the movie better than working the rest of the day?...it sure was. When the movie was over and as I told others about it, I found myself laughing at the scenerios I was describing to be very enjoyable, especially when Sander gets the job at the salon, and any scene with John Turturro. maybe not woth $12, but surly the $8 I paid.
Zohan sucked by PowerRing	Jun 12th, 2008 10:44:24 PM
It left such a bad taste that I needed a quart of mouthwash and a week to wash it out. Easily, the worst movie I have seen in a year.
Zohan has its moments. by one_crazy_nagger	Jun 13th, 2008 12:24:35 AM
It's just too bad all the stupid jokes and innuendo really screwed up an original and somewhat entertaining storyline. I just can't help but think how much better this movie could have been with more creative writers. The Waterboy proves that Sandler is capable of really funny stuff that does not need to resort to dick and fart jokes.

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