January 2013
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Day Three Hundred and Thirty: The Pianist (2002)
Hello there!!! We’re back! I know it’s been a really long time since we reviewed anything. Once we completed our initial go round with all of our DVDs we needed a much deserved break. In that time off we got married and more importantly got Netflix :)
This has changed the way we review. We don’t buy DVDs like we used to because we have so many movies right at our...
November 2011
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We Did It!!!
Hello all of you faithful followers! We are thrilled to announce that we have completed our initial movie list, A-Z, with a total of 329 movies/reviews. It hasn’t been easy and considering we started this challenge in October of 2009, we slowed down considerably with getting our reviews out on time, but we did what we set out to do, which is watch everything we’ve got in alphabetical...
Day Three Hundred and Twenty Nine: You've Got Mail...
Eric’s Review: And we come to the end of our initial list of movies with what many moms describe as “Oooooh such a good movie!” You’re not alone moms, I like it too. The romantic comedy genre has yielded some of the all time stinkers in movie history. Many times good stories are wasted on actors with little chemistry. Sometimes these actors are even romantically linked...
Day Three Hundred and Twenty Eight: Young...
Eric’s Review: This film is highly regarded as a comedy classic. Now, while this may discredit me as powerful movie critic who is literally read by tens and tens of people, I fell that it is a tad overrated. Now don’t get me wrong, it’s a very funny movie, and a good representation of Mel Brooks’ comedy style, I just don’t think it quite belongs in a conversation...
Day Three Hundred and Twenty Seven: The Wizard...
Eric’s Review: This is an oft forgotten movie from my youth. It’s claim to fame is that it introduced the world to Super Mario Bros. 3, which to this day is one of the best video games ever made. The plot of the movie, in short, is this: A kid named Jimmy suffers from some sort of post traumatic stress disorder after the death of his twin sister, he is put in a home, but is broken...
October 2011
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Day Three Hundred and Twenty Six: The Wrestler...
Eric’s Review: This is one of the best movies of the past five years. Being a former wrestling fan who Wikipedia searches former wrestlers to see what has become of them, this was right up my alley. Most people who think about professional wrestling conjure up images of the wacky larger than life, over the top characters of the 80’s. People like Hulk Hogan, Macho Man, and The...
Day Three Hundred and Twenty Five: Winter Passing...
Eric’s Review: This was an impulse buy for me. I saw Will Ferrell Zooey Deschanel, who at the time I knew as, that girl who was in Elf with Will Ferrell, and thought that I would take a gamble on a movie I had never heard of. I wouldn’t say the gamble didn’t pay off, but I didn’t exactly hit the jackpot. It’s like when you get a scratch off ticket and you win...
Day Three Hundred and Twenty Four: The Wind That...
Eric’s Review: This movie is pretty hardcore. It tells the tale of brothers who are brought together in their fight to free Ireland from the oppressive English, and then torn apart by a vicious civil war. It is the kind of movie you have to really be in the mood for in order to enjoy. It is an Irish movie so sometimes you have to pay close attention to understand the actors’...
September 2011
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Day Three Hundred and Twenty Three: Willy Wonka...
Eric’s Review: This movie has the distinction of being one of the most whimsical children’s movies of all time, and being completely terrifying. The morale of the movie is that being curious and not listening to adults will kill you. I know that Willy mentions that they will all be fine, but I’m not buying it for a second. He spends a good deal of the movie lying to people,...
Day Three Hundred and Twenty Two: Who Framed Roger...
Eric’s Review: This is a brilliant movie. It takes place in a world where cartoons and people live together and everything is wacky. You wake up every morning knowing that most everything you do that day is going to be completely zany. Your toothbrush may sing to you, and elephant may ask you for spare change, or someone might drop a very real safe on you and make you dead. In the...
Day Three Hundred and Twenty One: While You Were...
Eric’s Review: Yet another rom-com! Three Peat! I have to say that I don’t care for this movie very much. It is basically about a crazy woman (Sandra Bullock) who ends up getting everything she wants for doing something that is by all accounts terrible. You see, she works for the train company in Chicago where she collects tokens and mopes all day. She sees this guy one day and...
August 2011
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Day Three Hundred and Twenty: When Harry Met Sally...
Eric’s Review: I have to say, as far as romantic comedies go, this is way towards the top. I attribute most of the success of this movie to Billy Crystal. If you have read some of my past reviews, you would know that I am an admirer of Billy. He is a funny man and has made some great rom coms. I think a big reason he has success as a romantic lead is that he isn’t all that...
Day Three Hundred and Nineteen: What Women Want...
Eric’s Review: In the year 2000 things were a lot different than they are today. The world was rebuilding itself from the devastation of Y2K, boy bands were making everyone aroused all day long to the point of insanity, and the answer to the question “What do women want?” was, Mel Gibson. Now, in the year 2011, the world is back to it’s tip top shape, boy bands are a...
Day Three Hundred and Eighteen: What's Eating...
Eric’s Review: What is eating Gilbert Grape? This is the question that is asked in the title of the movie What’s Eating Gilbert Grape? If you look at it from a literal standpoint, the answer is nothing. The main character, Gilbert Grape, is not being eaten at all. In fact, he is never even in danger of being eaten at all during the movie. If you go into this movie trying to solve...
Day Three Hundred and Seventeen: What About Bob?...
Eric’s Review: This is an underrated little gem where Bill Murray really shines. He plays a man who has a panoply (nice word potentially used incorrectly) of mental ailments. He has just been referred to a shrink played by Richard Dreyfuss and proceeds to stalk him on his family vacation. Now this could have easily turned into a gruesome murder movie with Bill Murray murdering everyone...
Day Three Hundred and Sixteen: Wet Hot American...
Eric’s Review: This movie has attained a pretty devoted cult following over recent years. Even with all the fans that this movie has accrued, it still way underrated. I am a big Michael Showalter fan, and have never been disappointed with anything he has been a part of. I can admit that some things that he and other members of The State have done are not laugh out loud, drop a load,...
Day Three Hundred and Fifteen: Wayne's World...
Eric’s Review: Shwing! It’s Mike Myers’ original quoted to death movie. Long before people kept asking me if they made me randy and before you could say “one million dollars” without putting your pinky to the side of your mouth, there was an excellent public access television host that everyone loved to quote. His name was Wayne Campbell and through the wonders...
Day Three Hundred and Fourteen: Watchmen (2009)
Eric’s Review: Who watches the Watchmen? Us, apparently. This is the movie version of the famous comic written by the self proclaimed ”king of writing comic books that eventually get made into movies, some of which are great and some of which are just okay but the guy must make shit loads upon ass loads of money”, Alan Moore. This is his most acclaimed piece of work and ...
July 2011
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Day Three Hundred and Thirteen: Wall-E (2008)
Eric’s Review: Alas, we have come to our final Pixar movie. Wall-E is the story of a robot named Wall-E. His primary function is to put garbage in his body and make a cube of it. He is presumably the last of his kind and is all alone on Earth with the exception of his cockroach friend. You see, Earth has become too gross for human life so people live in space. Wall-E spends his days...
Day Three Hundred and Twelve: Waiting (2005)
Eric’s Review: This movie is best describes as “meh”. It’s not the worst movie around, but it has very few redeeming qualities. I think I may have cracked a smile once or twice, which is more than I can say for a lot of comedies, but I don’t think it is worth the space that it takes up on our Ikea bookshelf that acts as our DVD rack. Ryan Reynolds’...
Day Three Hundred and Eleven: V for Vendetta...
Eric’s Review: This movie revolves around a character named “V” who disguises his gruesome face beneath a Guy Fawkes mask. He’s pretty upset about how England is run and decides to set things straight. You see, this takes place in the near future and England is the place to be, as the U.S.A. basically blew itself up. The only problem is that England is run by some...
Day Three Hundred and Ten: Vegas Vacation (1997)
Eric’s Review: Vegas, Vegas, Vegas!! The Griswolds are back for one more crazy vacation. This time they head off to Vegas, the number one family destination in the world. They decide to fly rather than take the metallic pea wagon across the country, of coarse the plane ride goes comically awry when Clark’s arm gets stuck in the airplane toilet and is turned blue. He comes up with...
June 2011
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Day Three Hundred and Nine: European Vacation...
Eric’s Review: Bonjour! The Griswalds are heading to Europe on another crazy vacation adventure. In this installment of the Vacation series, we see Clark and the gang win a trip across the pond to beautiful Europe. As you may expect, the culture shock proves to be overwhelming for the American vacationers and we are treated to the hilarious results of their ignorance. The comedic aspect...
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Day Three Hundred and Eight: Vacation (1983)
Eric’s Review: One of the finest comedies of all time. No matter what Chevy has done or may do in the future, he will always be known best for his bumbling portrayal of family man Clark W. Griswald. This movie follows a very simple premise. A family goes on a road trip vacation and everything that could go wrong does go wrong. It is the classic performances by Chevy Chase and Randy Quaid...
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Day Three Hundred and Seven: Up (2009)
Eric’s Review: This is our final Pixar movie. For a movie called Up, this one sure is a downer. At least the first twenty minutes or so is. We see a young boy meet a young girl, they fall in love, get married, find out they can’t have children, and then the wife succumbs to old age and leaves a poor grieving old man all by himself. It is the most heart wrenching beginning to any...
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Day Three Hundred and Six: The Untouchables (1987)
Eric’s Review: This is one of the very few mob movies that we have. The only other one I can think of off the top of my head is Johnny Dangerously which almost doesn’t count. This is an action packed movie about a handful of good cops trying to take down the mighty Al Capone and his cheap booze bootlegging racket during prohibition. Sean Connery is without question, the best part of...
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Day Three Hundred and Five: Uncle Buck (1989)
Eric’s Review: Second only to Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, this is John Candy’s best performance. I would even be open for a debate on the subject, but Candy’s dashboard performance of Mess Around while cruising down the highway would most likely put an end to that debate pretty quickly. Some of you might say “Hey what aboot Canadian Bacon?” To you I would kindly...
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Day Three Hundred and Four: UHF (1989)
Eric’s Review: Up until I was about ten years old, the list of things I loved were as follows: 1.) Christmas 2.) Pepperoni Pizza and 3.) Weird Al Yankovic. Before I really knew what music was, the only songs I really listened to were Weird Al songs. “Eat It”, “I Lost On Jeopardy”, “Like A Surgeon”, these were the songs that I liked. I couldn’t be...
May 2011
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Day Three Hundred and Three: Twins (1988)
Eric’s Review: With the bitter taste of Junior still lingering in my mouth, I wasn’t exactly looking forward to this one. It has a similar concept, which is that a little guy and a big guy coexist with one another. Fortunately, Twins is a much finer film. Now that doesn’t mean it’s great, but compared to Junior, it is a masterpiece. Danny and Arnold play long lost...
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Day Three Hundred and Two: 12 Angry Men (1957)
Eric’s Review: This is a great old movie. You may be thinking “An old movie? That sounds boring. It’s in black and white? Even more boring! It takes place basically in real time and all in one room? I’m not going to waste my time with this!” Well hey, relax a little bit. This movie doesn’t need to rely on cheap stuff like “color” or...
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Day Three Hundred and One: Trapped In Paradise...
Eric’s Review: This is a frustrating movie. It has Dana Carvey and Jon Lovitz in it, so you figure it has to be worth watching, but it isn’t. It isn’t worth watching. When you sit down to watch a movie you think to yourself, I’m going to give up a certain amount of my time, and in return, I expect to be entertained to a degree that is equal or greater than the value of...
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Day Three Hundred: Trading Places (1983)
Eric’s Review: This movie is one of my favorites. I’m not a huge Eddie Murphy fan, but he cracks me right up in this one. His career has had it’s mighty highs and barfy lows, but on a line graph mapping Murphy’s success, Trading Places would be a mighty peak overlooking the laughably small foothills of Metro and Pluto Nash. He plays a bum who is unwillingly used as a...
April 2011
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Day Two Hundred and Ninety Nine: Toy Story 3...
Eric’s Review: The third and final (probably) installment of the Toy Story franchise. We find Andy all grown up and getting ready for college while the depleted group of toys contemplates their future. Half of the movie is as hilarious as you would expect a Pixar movie to be, especially a Toy Story movie. There are a slew of new characters who each bring something great to the mix, most...
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Day Two Hundred and Ninety Eight: Toy Story 2...
Eric’s Review: The toys are back in town! In the second installment of the Toy Story trilogy, we catch back up with Woody and the gang as they embark on another adventure rich with toy puns and over coming the obstacle of being very small. In this chapter (or episode, or act) we discover that Woody is a valuable collectible. He was the titular character of a television show in the...
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Day Two Hundred and Ninety Seven: Toy Story (1995)
Eric’s Review: This movie was a game changer. It was the first movie to be completely computer animated and paved the way for such movies as The Ant Bully, Bee Movie, Fly Me to the Moon, Antz, and A Bug’s Life, along with some other non bug related movies. I love this movie, but I hate those smug computers. Their first attempt at making a movie and they spit out Toy Story? Give me...
March 2011
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Day Two Hundred and Ninety Six: The Toy (1982)
Eric’s Review: This is my favorite of all Richard Pryor’s films. It could easily be titled The Lighter Side of Slavery. Pryor plays a struggling writer who takes an odd job as a custodial technician at a convenient store. A rich and spoiled 9 year old is taken into the store after hours with the promise of getting anything he wants. He sees Pryor goofing around and decides that he...
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Day Two Hundred and Ninety Five: The Toxic Avenger...
Eric’s Review: When I was a small boy, I was an avid fan of a cartoon show called Toxic Crusaders. It was about a nerd who fell in toxic waste and became super strong. Along with his other mutant buddies he fought against crime, mostly crime that had to do with pollution. When I was a little older I discovered that this was based off a movie called The Toxic Avenger. I tracked down the...
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Day Two Hundred and Ninety Four: Tommy Boy (1995)
Eric’s Review: Chris Farley was a special kind of something. He didn’t really get the chance make many great movies, but this is far and away his greatest contribution to cinema. I suppose if this had to be put into a comedic sub genre, it would be a road trip comedy. Farley and his sidekick David Spade, set off on a voyage to save the family business (Farley’s family, not...
February 2011
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Day Two Hundred and Ninety Three: Tommy (1975)
Eric’s Review: What a groovy movie. This is a film version of The Who’s classic album of the same name. They change it up a little bit, festoon it with some absolutely crazy images, and there you have it, Tommy the movie. Most everyone knows the basic story of Tommy. He is deaf, dumb, and blind and stupid good at pinball. The rest of the story is a little fuzzy even after seeing...
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Day Two Hundred and Ninety Two: Tin Men (1987)
Eric’s Review: Dreyfus back in action. It’s been a while since we’ve had a Richard flick, I was beginning to miss him. This movie casts him as a slick aluminum siding salesman or “tin man”, in the 1960’s. He essentially cons people into buying aluminum siding through various scams that he has learned over the years. Once again, Dreyfus plays a total ladies...
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Day Two Hundred and Ninety One: Thumbsucker (2005)
Eric’s Review: I am a sizable fan of singer/songwriter Elliott Smith. Whilst looking at his IMDB page one day. I noticed he contributed a few songs to a movie called Thumbsucker. The cast looked semi solid so when I found myself in a position to pick up a cheap copy, I decided to drop a Lincoln, Booth style and give it a shot, also Booth style. The premise sounded pretty interesting but I...
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Day Two Hundred and Ninety: Throw Momma From the...
Eric’s Review: I remember this movie freaking me out as a child, and as a result it has been a very long time since I have sat down and watched it from top to bottom. There are a couple things in this movie that may scare a child, the insane, decrepit old woman who plays the momma, the fragile mental state of Danny Devito’s character, and the attempted murders throughout. However, it...
January 2011
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Day Two Hundred and Eighty Nine: The Three Amigos...
Eric’s Review: I absolutely love this movie. I think I’ll go on record here and say that it is the most underrated comedy in our entire collection. It has a powerhouse cast, starring Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, and Martin Short, and all three of them are at their very best. It is sadly overlooked by just about everyone except for Bravo (you know, the television station with that...
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Day Two Hundred and Eighty Eight: There Will Be...
Hey followers! Sorry for the delay in posting. Thanks for sticking with us and enjoy our latest review.
Eric’s Review: This is a movie with a relatively little amount of blood. To be fair, there is some blood, and the movie is called There Will Be Blood, so it doesn’t specify how much their will be. It’s just that if there was a movie called There Will Be Breakfast, or...
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Day Two Hundred and Eighty Seven: There's...
Eric’s Review: The Farrelly Brothers, at one time, were the unquestionable cocks of the walk. They came into our lives with a pair of movies that are two of the absolute best comedies of the 90’s, this being one of them. It hurts my heart that they have not been able to recapture the magic of Dumb and Dumber and There’s Something About Mary. The closest they have come is...
December 2010
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Day Two Hundred Eighty Six: There's No Business...
Eric’s Review: This movie sets out to answer the question “Is there any business that is like show business?”. My hypothesis was that indeed there were several businesses that somewhat resemble show business. However, upon viewing this movie, it is conclusively determined that, in fact, there is no business like show business. Hypothesis disproved. This movie stars Ethel Merman, who I ...
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Day Two Hundred and Eighty Five: That Thing You Do...
Eric’s Review: I feel like this movie is grossly underrated. It is the kind of movie that just about everybody loves but people forget about it, myself included. It is the tale of a one hit wonder band. It chronicles their quick rise to fame and equally quick fall from grace. The movie itself is a lot like a one hit wonder song. The song “You Get What You Give” by the New ...
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Day Two Hundred and Eighty Four: That's...
Eric’s Review: Now, I’ve never been a huge fan of musicals. As a man, I tend to busy myself with sports, car magazines, and bench pressing a shit ton of weight. This leaves very little time to appreciate one of the most popular genres of old Hollywood, the musical. However, as a result of this DVD watching adventure, I have been able to watch a great deal of musicals from the...
