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27 Dresses starring Katherine Heigl, James Marsden, Malin Akerman & Edward Burns

Posted on October 8, 2012 Written by ripitup

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27 dresses starring Katherine Heigl, James Marsden, Malin Akerman & Edward Burns
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Jane Nichols (Katherine Heigl) is the best bridesmaid a bride can ever hope for: She is supportive, meticulous, is there every step of the way, and she doesn’t even complain about the ridiculousness of the bridesmaid dress. She is also hard-working at work, making her boss George’s (Edward Burns) life a lot easier. But George is completely oblivious to the fact that Jane is in love with him.

When New York Journal’s commitments writer Kevin Doyle meets Jane at a wedding and realizes that she switches back and forth between that wedding and another one, he is amused and intrigued. And when he gets his hands on Jane’s planner, he realizes that her wedding-centered life might just be the perfect ticket out of section he hates to write. Now he just has to charm his way into Jane’s life, which turns upside down when her selfish yet hot sister Tess (Malin Akerman) comes to town and starts a whirlwind romance with George. Now Jane finds herself help plan her sister’s wedding, with Kevin following her around to write the piece.

Of course things will get more complicated when Kevin starts having feelings for Jane, and will try to prevent his editor (Melora Hardin) from running something that will end his chances with Jane, who might start being attracted to him too…

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27 Dresses ended up being one of my favorite romantic comedies- It’s in my top 10, and for good reason. It is very funny, without going into slapstick mode. It has great funny situations and witty one-liners, mostly provided by Jane, Kevin and Jane’s best friend Casey (Judy Greer). It also has the optimal balance of comedy and romance- and while comedy dominates most of the time, there is always the romantic build-up, until we finally get what we expected all along.

Oh, and if you feel like you might have seen James Marden in a love triangle before, you are right. You can read Actors and Their Niches 2: James Marsden – Lover in a Love Triangle to find out where else he had a male rival or obstacle.

Trailer:

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Favorite Lines (There might be some minor spoilers)

Jane: God, Casey, can’t you keep it in your pants for one wedding?
Casey: Are you kidding? The only reason to wear this monstrous dress is that so some drunken groomsman can rip it to shreds with his teeth.

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Jane: How refreshing! A man who doesn’t believe in marriage.
Kevin: I’m just trying to point out the hypocrisy of the spectacle.
Jane: Oh! That’s so noble of you. Do you also go around telling small children that Santa Claus doesn’t exist? ‘Cause someone needs to blow that shit wide open.
Kevin: A-ha! So you admit that believe in marriage is kind of like believing in Santa Claus!

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Casey: (in the bar, on George) He asks if you want a drink. You smile and say, ‘Vodka soda.’ If you already have a drink, you down it. Then there’s some flirting, some interoffice sex, an accidental pregnancy, a shot gun wedding, and a life of bliss. How many times do we have to go over this?

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Casey: (on Kevin) Who was that and where can I get one?

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Jane: (on finding out that the cynical Kevin is actually her favorite columnist Michael Doyle) I feel like I just found out my favorite love song was written about a sandwich.

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Kevin: (on her mermaidy, green dress) What color is that – vomit?

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Kevin: (on her ridiculous yellow, flowery bridesmaid dress) What the hell is that?
Jane: Theme wedding.
Kevin: What was the theme? Humiliation.

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Jane: Oh, I’m a really… very good caulker.
Kevin: (into his recorder) Likes caulk.

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Jane’s Aunt: Must be so hard to watch your younger sister get married before you.
Jane: Yes. Then I remember that I still get to have hot hate sex with random strangers and I feel SO much better!

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Favorite Scenes

In addition to ones that feature my favorite lines:

-Kevin and Jane gift registering for Tess

-Jane putting on all the dresses for Kevin and their banter.

-The fight between Jane and Kevin in the car, followed by the chat in the bar, and their Benny and the Jets duet, in addition to the hook up afterwards. Rock’n’Roll, sexy and romantic, just the way I like it.

– Jane’s getting back at Tess

– Kevin’s speech after Jane got back at Tess

-and obviously the last two scenes

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Cursed starring Christina Ricci, Joshua Jackson & Jesse Eisenberg

Posted on December 29, 2010 Written by ripitup

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Cursed starring Christina Ricci, Joshua Jackson & Jesse Eisenberg. Feat. Portia de Rossi, Michael Rosenbaum, Judy Greer. Directed by Wes Craven. Written by Kevin Williamson. 2005.
Cursed starring Christina Ricci, Joshua Jackson & Jesse Eisenberg. Feat. Portia de Rossi, Michael Rosenbaum, Judy Greer. Directed by Wes Craven. Written by Kevin Williamson. 2005.

Cursed starring Christina Ricci, Joshua Jackson & Jesse Eisenberg

Ellie (Christina Ricci) is working for a TV show & living with her high school student younger brother Jimmy (Jesse Eisenberg). They have lost their parents a while back.

Ellie’s main problem is her boyfriend, Jake (Joshua Jackson), who used to be a player and she is afraid he may not want to commit.

Jimmy has the typical geek problem – the girl he likes is not even aware he exists. Moreover, she is dating a jerk who loves giving Jimmy a hard time.

However, none of these problems however will hold a candle to what happens one night on Mulholland Drive- they get attacked by what seems like a werewolf. Jimmy is sure of it, but Ellie is skeptical. What are the odds, right?

From then on, they go through changes – heightened senses, more strength, blood appeal and more. Jimmy is enjoying his new found confidence although Ellie is freaking out. Because, as it turns out, there is a werewolf on the loose killing people. Who the hell is that?

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Cursed is as fluff as horror/comedies go. It is better taken as a parody and let go of the horror/thriller label completely as the movie is more amusing than chilling. OK, it is not chilling at all. A little gross at parts, but that’s it.

Frankly, I never really got the horror/comedy concept as what scares me typically doesn’t make me laugh and vice versa. The only successful example of this hybrid genre I recall is The Frighteners with Michael J. Fox. It was creepy and funny enough. This piece by Kevin Williamson works as a comedy but it is troubling if Williamson attempted to frighten us out at all.

As I said, fluff. It is better watched, multi-tasked with some other activity.

*Stuff I liked:

–  Portia de Rossi as a fortune teller

–  Jesse Eisenberg’s later haircut and his wrestling scene

–  Joshua Jackson’s looks

– Michael Rosenbaum’s nice, uncomplicated role. It is different than his Lex Luthor in Smallville.

* Stuff I didn’t like – potential spoilers:

– The giant werewolves. A couple of years ago, my friends and I shot a mock horror flick, with a giant evil teddy bear as the villain. This movie’s werewolves looked just as scary as our scary bear. Yes, I am disappointed given that the effects were done by Rick Baker and he is better than that.

– The twists and turns with Joshua Jackson’s character Jake. I mean really? First, he acts like a guy who seems just not that into Ellie, then a misunderstood romantic, then a concerned boyfriend, and then….come on…Don’t make me spell out the last part. You know Kevin Williamson.

The point is a curse is not enough to explain Jake’s actions. I think Jake has MPD (Multiple Personality Disorder).

Written by Kevin Williamson, directed by Wes Craven. 4.8 on IMDB.

Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec (co-producer here) are better when they are writing The Vampire Diaries episodes together. At least Vampire Diaries have nice shapeshifters and not “wolf-men” with ridiculous make-up.

My favorite wolf movie is still Wolf starring Jack Nicholson, James Spader & Michelle Pfeiffer.

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