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My 26 Movie Reviews on Another Website

Posted on August 11, 2010 Written by ripitup

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I’ve been writing on Triond for so many months, I realized I have written a total of 26 movie reviews there. Well, I wrote more movie posts if you count the collection posts (such as Top 5 Movie Endings, Ewan Mcgregor Movies: 10 Films Featured and Only One Recommended) and actor trivia posts.

Worry not!  I will later update this post so that all my movie-related articles will be under one roof. But for now, enjoy your links and descriptions to 26 different movies’ reviews that give info about the cast and plot and don’t contain spoilers without warning you.

Enjoy!

New Moon The second movie of the Twilight Saga starring Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner.

He (She) is Just Not That Into You starring Jennifer Aniston, Jennifer Connelly, Scarlett Johannson, Bradley Cooper, Ben Affleck, Justin Long and Drew Barrymore.

Playing by Heart starring starring Angelina Jolie, Dennis Quaid, Sean Connery, Madeleine Stowe, Jon Stewart, Gillian Anderson, Jay Mohr, Ellen Burstyn and Ryan Phillippe

The Last Time starring Michael Keaton, Brendan Fraser and Amber Valletta

The Saint starring Val Kilmer and Elizabeth Shue

The Private Lives of Pippa Lee starring Robin Wright Penn, Keanu Reeves, Alan Arkin, Blake Lively, Winona Ryder, Monica Belluci and Maria Bello

 Made of Honor starring Patrick Dempsey, Michelle Monaghan, Kevin McKidd

 Enchanted starring Patrick Dempsey, Amy Adams and James Marsden

 Forever Young starring Mel Gibson Jamie Lee Curtis and Elijah Wood

 Just Like Heaven starring Reese Witherspoon and Mark Ruffalo

 Law Abiding Citizen starring Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx

 It’s a boy girl thing starring Kevin Zegers

 Braveheart starring Mel Gibson, Catherine McCormack and Sophie Marceu

 Dorian Gray starring Ben Barnes, Colin Firth, Ben Chaplin and Rebecca  Hall

 Gamer starring Gerard Butler, Amber Valletta, Michael C. Hall

 The Day After Tomorrow starring Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenaal and Emmy Rossum

 Pretty Woman starring Richard Gere and Julia Roberts

 At First Sight starring Val Kilmer and Mira Sorvino

 The Usual Suspects starring Kevin Spacey and Benicio Del Toro

 Beyond Borders starring Clive Owen and Angelina Jolie

 Wolf starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Jack Nicholson and James Spader

 Yours, mine and ours starring Dennis Quaid and Rene Russo

 Closer and Titanic

 Fight Club starring Brad Pitt and Edward Norton

 You’ve Got Mail starring Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks

 The One Jim Carrey Movie to Hate: I Love You Philip Morris starring Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor

 

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Filed Under: Movies and Actors Tagged With: at first sight, beyond borders, Braveheart, closer, dorian gray, enchanted, Fight Club, Forever Young, Gamer, he is just not that into you, I love you phillip morris, it's a boy girl thing, Jim Carrey, just like heaven, Law Abiding Citizen, made of honor, mine and ours, movie reviews, movies, New Moon, playing by heart, pretty woman, the day after tomorrow, the last time, the private lives of pippa lee, the saint, the usual suspects, titanic, Wolf, you've got mail, yours

The Invention of Lying starring Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Tina Fey and Rob Lowe

Posted on January 16, 2010 Written by ripitup

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Invention of Lying starring Ricky Gervais and Jennifer Garner
If you are mad about The Office, you may be disappointed. But be ready to expect drama, and you are golden.

Warning: This movie is not a comedy. It is a comedy/drama and even the comedic bits aren’t really laugh-out-loud funny. They are funny in a way that makes you giggle or smile.

Now, that we got that out of the way, I’ll say that I truly enjoyed this movie. If you accept the fact that there is going to be a lot of drama, you will stop expecting to laugh that much, which will prevent you from being disappointed.

Mark Bellison (Ricky Gervais) lives in a world where people don’t know what a lie is. They are incapable of lying, and on the top of that, they are inconveniently blunt. This of course has hilarious results for the viewer and equals misery for our lead Mark. He is a pretty average guy. Average height, chubby built, not a pretty face, average job… He is unhappy. He is waiting to get fired from his job as a screenwriter. And don’t be fooled by the word writer. People can’t lie, can’t make believe- hence there is no fiction. There is no imagination. Just plain, boring storytelling. He also has a date with Anna (Jennifer Garner) who is beautiful, fit and has a well-paying job. She makes it clear from the beginning that she is way out of his league. He is alone, surrounded by other miserable people and facing eviction.

But something really amazing happens. He suddenly gets the ability to lie. He realizes this is the best thing that ever happened to him. He gets money, gets his job back and persuades Anna to at least hang around. His sudden bright status annoys his fellow screen writer Brad (Rob Lowe) who is a shallow jerk but he is also something Mark is not: good-looking. So while Anna actually loves Mark, she starts dating Brad for his looks. After all, her children are probably going to be better looking and healthier if she got Brad’s genes…

One of the fun things about the movie is how Mark gets to be a better person- or at least realizes he is a much better guy than he thought he was- when he gets to lie. It might sound ironic, but you will see how he puts lying to good use and helps people out. One of the better moments of the film is when Mark produces a lie about afterlife and how everyone gets addicted to his words. I really enjoyed the religious (or non-religious/anti-religion)- depends on how you look at it) aspects of the film. This movie is sincere, funny, emotional, fun and at times very original.

Sure, if you start looking for plot holes, there are a lot of them. I can think of at least 10 on the top of my head. Some people are bothered by how shallow most of the characters are. People, this is a script written by Ricky Gervais and Matthew Robinson (they also directed the film). It is their baby, their “what if” scenario. Of course you would have written it differently. Would you have been able to write something better? I am not sure. All I know is that it has less clichés than a typical film and the clichés it has, really works for the comedy aspects. Frankly, I didn’t even like The Office and had no idea Gervais could actually act. Even Jonah Hill is lovely here. Rob Lowe is hilarious and Jennifer is always a delight to watch. Oh, and if you like Tina Fey, she is here too.

Overall verdict? You should see it. It has way many pros than cons.

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Filed Under: Movies and Actors Tagged With: comedy, drama, Invention of Lying, Jennifer Garner, Jonah Hill, Louis C. K., Matthew Robinson, movie reviews, Ricky Gervais, Rob Lowe, Tina Fey

10 Things I Hate About You starring Heath Ledger, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Julia Stiles & Larisa Oleynik

Posted on January 15, 2010 Written by ripitup

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10 things I hate about you, starring Heath Ledger and Julia Stiles
10 things I hate about you, starring Heath Ledger and Julia Stiles. Yep, they look soooo into each other.

This probably has to the best, teen movie ever- because it is just not exactly a teen movie. Sure it takes place in a high school and between high school students, but it is based on Shakespeare comedy “Taming of The Shrew” –which I fully intend to read.

Let’s talk about the movie.

When Cameron (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) starts at his new school, he immediately develops a friendship with one of the outcasts named Michael (David Krumholtz)and falls for Bianca Stratford (Larisa Oleynik) at first sight. Michael immediately warns Cameron that Bianca is way out of his league and he is not exaggerating. She is more into Joey (Andrew Keegan), a self-centered popular guy who gets modeling gigs. Joey is only into Bianca because she is a virgin. What really challenges him though is that Bianca’s father (Larry Miller) is not letting her date.

As Cameron tries to get closer to Bianca while he tutors her French (a language he is trying to master only to be able to spend time with her), Bianca informs him that his father has made a new rule: she can date when her older sister Kat (Julia Stiles) dates. The problem is her sister (also at her high school) is against every thing Bianca ever believes in. She loves punk and rock, she is anti-fashion, is all for individuality and she’d rather die than date an idiot at her school.

This is when Cameron and his friend come up with a great plan. Michael makes a deal with Joey- they’ll find a guy to date Kat- Joey will pay the guy. Then he will be able to date Bianca. Of course the real plan is for Cameron to be able to B himself. Then they make a deal with Patrick (Heath Ledger) whose reputation is bad as Kat’s. Cameron and Michael help Patrick to get to Kat. Of course things get complicated as Bianca only seems to be using Cam and Patrick starts falling for Kat….

It is really funny and romantic. Heath Ledger is awesome as usual and the casting just seems right. I love how Michael uses this opportunity to get back at his old best friends who excluded him and Kat’s father (Larry Miller) is just a riot. He cracks me up every time. Then there is the headmaster who is writing an erotic novel and the English teacher who seems to hate all of his students. And any soundtrack that involves Joan Jett is fine by me. Do watch it. After all how many other “teen” movies did you see that was rated 6.9 on imdb, voted by 56.799 people? Exactly!!!

Enjoy the trailer

[pro-player width=’530′ height=’253′ type=’video’]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWmjzCZr0Jw[/pro-player]

Also featuring Joseph Gordon-Levitt:

500 Days of Summer

3 TV Series About Aliens: Roswell, 3rd Rock From The Sun and V (2009)

Inception starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Joseph Gordon-Levitt

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Filed Under: Movies and Actors Tagged With: 10 things I hate about you, Andrew Keegan, comedy, David Krumholtz, Heath Ledger, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Julia Stiles, Larisa Oleynik, Larry Miller, movie reviews, movie trailers, movies, romance, romantic comedy, romcom, taming of the shrew, William Shakespeare

Mr. Brooks starring Kevin Costner, Demi Moore, Dane Cook and William Hurt

Posted on January 14, 2010 Written by ripitup

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Kevin Costner as Mr. Brooks
Kevin Coster goes psycho on us. Nice!!!

It is fun when an actor pleasantly surprises you. I am used to seeing Kevin Costner as a nice guy. It is not that he didn’t play a convict (A Perfect World) or something, but even there, he hadn’t gone all psycho on us.

Mr. Brooks is a very complex character and he really gives you the chills. First of all, he is a “perfect” guy as far as anyone who knows him is concerned. He is a loyal and loving husband and father. He is awarded Man of the Year. But he also has a terrifying addiction: Killing.

He doesn’t entirely enjoy it but he always fights with his alter ego Marshall (played by William Hurt) and his ego usually wins. He is smart, meticulous and impossible to catch. If he makes a mistake, it is conscious- part of him wants to get caught. Kevin Costner’s performance is brilliant and William Hurt rocks as always.

Demi Moore co-stars as the detective out to catch the killer. She has issues on her own. She has family money and her jackass of an ex-husband (Jason Lewis) wants her money. Wouldn’t really wanna be her.

As Mr. Brooks has to deal with her college drop-out teenage daughter (Danielle Panabaker) and the secrets she might keep and battle with his terrifying addiction, he encounters another problem. His last murder (curtains open) is witnessed and photographed and blackmailed by the victims’ neighbor (Dane Cook). But this guy doesn’t just want Money. He wants Brooks to kill, and participate in the event. And you thought Brooks was the only sick character in the movie?

The screenplay is original and the movie is good overall but the movie has some other subplots it doesn’t need and this makes the movie a little too slow and boring at times. Of course everything is subjective- there are people who consider this a masterpiece. I think it needed some extra editing. But kudos to Costner’s performance. I always think he is good but he overdid himself this time.

Not the greatest psychological thriller ever, but definitely a good, small one.

[pro-player width=’530′ height=’253′ type=’video’]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQERrAfoNFk[/pro-player]

Other Kevin Costner Movies and Posts:

Nicholas Sparks vs Happy Endings- Kevin Costner’s Message in a Bottle

Kevin Costner: An Amazing Lead Who Should Just Stay Away From Sci-Fi

When Adultery is OK- Revenge (Movie Review of Revenge, Starring Kevin Costner and Anthony Quinn)

Cheating Celebrity Trivia: 8 Celebs Thay Cheated – feat. Kevin Costner

The New Daughter starring Kevin Costner

Whose movie is it? : A post on Actor/Directors, Screenwriters and Producers – And who gets the last word

Other William Hurt Movies and TV Series

The Big Chill starring Kevin Kline, Glenn Close and William Hurt

Children of a Lesser God starring William Hurt and Marlee Matlin

Damages Season 2 Review starring Glenn Close. Co-starring William Hurt, Timothy Olyphant and Ted Danson

Also on Demi Moore and Her Movies

Celebrity Break-Ups You May Not Have Seen Coming- feat. Demi Moore and Bruce Willis

Happy Celebrity Couples: Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz, Gwyneth Paltrow, Chris Martin, Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher

The Scarlet Letter starring Demi Moore and Gary Oldman

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Filed Under: Movies and Actors Tagged With: Dane Cook, danielle panabaker, Demi Moore, demi moore movies, Jason Lewis, Kevin Costner, Kevin Costner movies, movie reviews, movies, Mr. Brooks, thriller, William Hurt, william hurt movies

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