Thoughts: Stoner Dale Denton (Seth Rogen) and his weed dealer Saul Silver (James Franco) are on the run after Dale witnesses a murder by a dangerous drug lord (Gary Cole) and crooked cop (Rosie Perez). I might be in the minority here by thinking this movie was just okay. Yes there were some funny moments and every scene with James Franco was perfect but aside from that the movie ran too long (it is called editing people) and it was pretty violent. I am all for violent but some of it seemed unnecessary. Oh and Danny R. McBride did a nice job as Red, another weed dealer.
(M) Mamma Mia!. (Phyllida Lloyd, 2008) Grade: B
Thoughts: A bride-to-be Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) is trying to figure out who her real dad when she invites them all to her wedding as told by hit songs from the popular 70’s group ABBA. The casting for this movie was perfect. Amanda Seyfried was a dead on Sophie and Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Julie Walters, Christine Baranski and Colin Firth were terrific. Unfortunately, their singing was only so-so; the roughest one being Pierce Brosnan. While not as entertaining (or sung as well) as the actual live production, this movie was a pleasant surprise.
(M) Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay. (Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, 2008) Grade: C
Thoughts: Picking up where the last movie left off Harold Lee (John Cho) and Kumar Patel (Kal Penn) are on their way to Amsterdam so Harold can see the girl of his dreams and Kumar can smoke his brains out. I wanted to like this movie because I really enjoyed the first one but it was just too random and all over the place. The use of Neil Patrick Harris was not as funny or smart as the first film but they did manage to get in some good stereotype jokes.
(M) Definitely, Maybe. (Adam Brooks, 2008) Grade: B-
Thoughts: Will Hayes (Ryan Reynolds) tells his curious 11-year-old daughter Maya (Abigail Breslin) how of the three women he dated in the past, which one ends up being her mother. A surprisingly decent movie, though I expected nothing, with great acting from Elizabeth Banks (Emily), Isla Fisher (April Hoffman) and the lovely Rachel Weisz (Summer Hartley). Oh and there were some nice scenes with Kevin Kline, who I always enjoy as an actor. I would have rated the movie higher but the last 15 minutes was just too cheesy / corny for me. Oh well that is Hollywood happy endings for you.
Movie Count: 78
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