tháng 8 2010 ~ The Larsen Film Review

Lost in America (1985)

Albert Brooks and Julie Hagerty star in a film about a couple that gives up on the rat race and decides to liquidate their assets, buy a mobile home, and hit the road.Brooks is an incredibly whiny character, the type I can't stand to watch. He reminds me of Woody Allen, in the...

Yay! I found a French New Wave film that I sincerely liked. Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville and starring Alain Delon. This film about an assassin was completely gripping. I watched it start to finish in one sitting, which is actually saying a lot if you know how I get through...

The latest Saturday Night Live skit turned into a feature length film. What started as just a spoof on the television show MacGyver, became a show of its own. My favorite SNL skit is the one featuring Charles Barkley, you can watch it here.If you find it funny, you might like...

It only takes a few gangster films to feel like you have seen too many. Why? Because they all seem to be about Chicago covering the exact same story and the exact same people. This is another Al Capone movie. There are over 20 feature films portraying Capote, a dozen tv series...

Jaden Smith (son of Will Smith) in his 3rd feature film, and first starring role. This remake of the 1984 original The Karate Kid starring Ralph Macchio. Is produced by father, Will, and takes place in China.There are a few things that make this as good as the original, and...

Probably the most painful movie off hand from the AFI 100 Laughs. Considered a musical because of the random song-and-dance that breaks out several times. Danny Kaye is funny, but not funny enough to carry a film.Most surprising was Angela Lansbury, I've only seen her in The...

Not exactly the most exciting movie from last years Oscar ballot. Thought it had something to do about an old man sitting around at a train station. Can't say my assumptions were too far off. I haven't been very excited about writing this review, because the movie was kinda...

Considered by some to be the snubbed documentary at last years Oscars; this was a very enjoyable film that I agree should have been nominated. The premise is that the director sets up a meeting between Jimmy Page (from Led Zeppelin), The Edge (from U2), and Jack White (from...

I started into this one thinking it was another Woody Allen film on the AFI 100 Laughs list. When it opens with Barbra Streisand instead I just about turned it off. My thought being that I needed to prepare myself for dealing with her.So I was very wrong about this one. Streisand...

This is the first Abbott & Costello film I've seen. I confuse them easily with Laurel & Hardy... a far superior duo. I hate to bash on them, but Bud Abbott seems dumb, and Lou Costello is incredibly annoying. His piercing voice makes it hard to watch.This is probably...

So disco can be summed up into the Bee Gees and a few other bands that all sound the exact same. this is what I learned from this movie.But seriously, this movie was a lot racier than I expected. John Travolta's character seems honest. He is just a kid in this movie and does...

Oh Bill Maher, what a confused and sad individual. I will do my best to explain why this movie sucked, not because I disagree with everything Maher says, but because of how poorly compiled this film is.The point of this film seems to be discrediting all the religions of the...

I turned this on one afternoon while my daughter was taking a nap. I figured that at only 80 minutes this would be a quick and easy watch. As part of the AFI Top 10 of the Year I expected it to be pretty good.The leading actress, Michelle Williams, had just gone through a breakup...

I film originally titled "Is Marriage Necessary?" but deemed inappropriate by the Production Code. Ironic that now we have movies with such titles as Why Did I Get Married?Claudette Colbert plays a housewife of an inventor. This inventor has been down on his luck and they are...

An incredibly short and simple film. The beauty of this movie is that it is so simple that you are forced to see all sides of the situation.There are no stars other than the director. Steven Soderbergh, director of Erin Brockovich, Traffic, Ocean's Eleven, and a number of other...

What a painfully annoying plot. I'm going to go on a complete tangent with this review. I always hear about how stupid the general public is for the average films that do well at the box office these days. I don't get it. Films like Avatar have depth and plot, reviews are mixed...

I have a newfound respect for some of Woody Allen's films now.Take the Money and Run, Bananas , and now Sleeper were all pretty decent. This is all pre-Annie Hall and Manhattan... which is when he really started to annoy me. But I have to give him some credit for making me chuckle...

This is one of those movies that I caught a piece of on tv a long time ago. I've always felt like I've seen it, but I couldn't have told you anything about it other than Steve Martin has a big nose.I can't even remember what movie list this was on, maybe the 501 Must-See movies....

I was nervous about this film going into it. Philip Seymour Hoffman does not do all that well in a leading role. Bill Nighy usually annoys me. I'm also not a big fan of British comedy...So this movie was probably a really good pitch, and probably went something like this:"I...

A film remade by Adam Sandler in 2002 Mr. Deeds, co-starringWinona Ryder. This film is the original and much better than the remake. Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur star as the small town man who hits it rich and the big city reporter than dupes him.The problem with the remake is...

For the 5th year in a row the Oscar for Foreign Language film has gone to a different film than the Golden Globe. Every time I think: "Darn now I have to watch more foreign language movies." The thing is, the Oscars... which tend to pick less audience friendly winners in categories...

A very strange film about a strange man. Arthur is a millionaire's son with nothing better to do with his time than drink and get in trouble.Dudley Moore's performance was pretty good. His humor makes me think Ricky Gervais was very much inspired by him. The plot is that he...

I subject my wife to a considerable amount of bad horror and action movies. So to be fair we also check out the romantic comedies expect to be bad just to mix it up.This one was pretty bad, but maybe not for the reasons you would expect. I have no qualms with Jennifer Lopez's...

Probably my favorite of the Woody Allen films on the AFI 100 Laughs. He plays Virgil Starkwell a man who has failed at just about everything in life, from petty crime as a kid to a bank robber as an adult.The film plays out with a narrator and as if it were a documentary about...

Abbie Cornish, Ben Whishaw, and Paul Schneider star in a romance between 19th century poet John Keats and Fanny Brawne. This film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Costume Design. A nomination that does not speak at all about the quality of the story, plot, script, or acting.The...

Starring the 4 time Oscar nominated Greta Garbo. An actress known for her serious roles in films such as Anna Karenina, Camille, and Grand Hotel. This is her comedy making fun of the Russians.The plot is that 3 Russians go to France trying to sell some jewels because the country...

A film that proves that nominations are just that... nominations... not wins. A boring and bad remake of the original, Broadway on a sound stage. Mix that with pretty girls that really can't sing or act: Penélope Cruz, Kate Hudson, and Nicole Kidman.The film is based on the...

Jamie Foxx stars as a homeless man who dropped out of Juilliard School. Some joke and call this "Ray II" because he is stars as another African-American with extraordinary musical talents. First as a blind man, then as a mentally challenged man.I think this assessment is harsh...

This one actually took me about two weeks to watch. Every time I would sit down and get started on it I would get distracted and do something else. One of the early talking films, and in German it was hard to get interested in this one.The storyline is that a professor who is...

A movie hovering at about #150 on the imdb top 250 of all time. I can't say I would have been interested in this movie at all if it wasn't for these high votes.The plot is that a high-school student decides to dress up like a super hero and fight crime. After a near death experience...

Finishing the AFI 100 Laughs means watching a lot of Woody Allen. Probably because Hollywood thinks he is funny, and they are the ones who voted on this list. You should know by now I don't like Allen... at all. Ok well maybe at select times. Problem is I've only seen his dark...

Oh my lord, this is the worst movie I have seen this year... maybe even ever. I hated it.The plot. Two moron castaways filled with awful jokes, who love to break into tone deaf song and dance randomly, find themselves in a desert city. One moron sells the other into slavery,...

Starring Gene Wilder with support from Richard Pryor and Jill Clayburgh this addition on the AFI 100 Laughs is notable for a couple key scenes rather than the films entirety. The key scene being when Wilder dresses in black face to sneak by the police at Pryor's suggestion....

I've only seen the tv show a few times, but having subjected my wife to a number of bad movies I've promised to watch Sex and the City 2 next month. Obviously you don't need to see this one first but she likes it and I gave it a chance.It wasn't bad, and I knew exactly what...

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