Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Twilight

Point I Fell Asleep: 1:10 out of 2:02 (57%)
Location: Home
Time I Started Movie: Midnight
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1099212/

So this was supposed to be the modern day love story right? I didn't really see or believe the "love" in the movie. I thought it was more of a teenage flick with a little vampire action in it. Any one else disturbed by the fact that if someone told you that they were a vampire, you'd flip the F out and go crazy? I don't know. I would. Movie was somewhat entertaining; I only fell asleep because it was really late. I didn't think it lived up to all the hype though. Oh, and I didn't like that there were too many one-liners in the movie.

Monday, March 23, 2009

My Sassy Girl (American version)

Point I Fell Asleep: 0:30 out of 1:35 (32%)
Location: Home
Time I Started Movie: Primetime
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0404254/

First of all, leave it up to the Americans to ruin a perfectly good Korean movie. You can NOT cast Elisha Cuthbert in this role. You need a crazy girl to play the part; Elisha's too "Barbie doll." You need the girl from "Juno" or the girl from "Single White Female" when she was a teenager. Secondly, the movie was so bad that half way through, I decided to watch it on my computer while chatting with friends online; yup, I stopped giving it my undivided attention. I can only count ONE scene that actually made me laugh in the entire movie, and it was the part when he steps up to a urinal and sees his date pee'ing beside him. The Korean version was a romantic drama that had unintentionally funny scenes in it. This remake was also a romantic drama but the comedy felt forced, which in the end, doesn't make it funny at all. Plus, the Korean version pulled at the heart strings and made you want to cry; this one made me thank God that the movie was over. I took one for the team on this one. You guys owe me!

Sunday, March 22, 2009

Sex is Zero 2

Point I Fell Asleep: ACTUALLY STAYED AWAKE
Location: Home
Time I Started Movie: Primetime
IMDB: No IMDB link for some reason

Oh man, leave it to the Koreans to make you laugh hysterically one minute and cry in the next. If you haven't watched the first one, you must... well, if you're an Asian male that is. The first one makes "American Pie" look like a G-rated movie, and this one is no different. It follows the same recipe as the first one, but yet it doesn't get old. I don't think I've laughed this hard in a movie in quite a while, at least not in any Judd Apatow or American made movie. I don't think the ladies will like this movie because it is a bit vulgar and gross, but like I said, if you're an Asian male, you'll find it hilarious. MUST MUST WATCH!

Australia

Point I Fell Asleep: 0:20 out of 2:45 (12%)
Location: Home
Time I Started Movie: Afternoon
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0455824/

Oh you knew no way in hell that I was going to stay awake for 2:45 hours on a Sunday afternoon. The movie was just so...typical. You could tell it tried to put a comedic spin on a romantic drama, but it really didn't come out that funny. It certainly was no "Titanic" or even a "Legends of the Fall." The best thing about the movie was that I learned the Japanese also attacked Australia after Pearl Harbor. Thanks for that tidbit of information. I initially had wanted to stop watching after 20 minutes, and I really wish that I had. I could have done my taxes or something. Stay away from this movie!

Sunday, March 15, 2009

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

Point I Fell Asleep: 0:40 out of 1:50 (36%)
Location: Home
Time I Started Movie: Primetime
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0455538/

I watched this movie because Chanh recommended it to me. This is the last time I am taking his movie recommendations. This movie was another one of those British comedies, and the funny thing is that the star is the same guy who starred in "Run Fatboy Run." This guy is the British version of Will Ferrel or the 2nd coming of Mr. Bean. The movie was so unfunny that I literally wanted to stop watching it around the 1 hour mark. Currently, I'll put up with the movie to see the ending, but I'm sure in the near future, I'm just going to cute my losses short. And yes, even Megan Fox couldn't save this movie!

Saturday, March 14, 2009

Dumb & Dumber UNRATED

Point I Fell Asleep: ACTUALLY STAYED AWAKE
Location: Home
Time I Started Movie: Primetime
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109686/

Seeing as how I wasn't enjoying some of these newer comedic movies of late, I wanted to go back and watch my all time favorite comedy. It probably is my all time favorite movie too. If I were stranded on a deserted island, I'd take this movie with me. I can't even remember how many times I watched this movie throughout high school and college. However, this is the all new UNRATED version on BluRay, so I wanted to see the new clips. I counted about 5 new clips; the longest being a new clip of Lloyd and Harry in the hot tub at the love hotel. I won't go into details, but it makes them even more homo than before. The funny thing is that although I hadn't watched this movie in YEARS, I still laughed all the way through. Even after knowing what scene was coming next, it still brought me laughter. This just proves that the newer comedies aren't funny!

Definitely, Maybe

Point I Fell Asleep: 0:45 out of 1:52 (40%)
Location: Home
Time I Started Movie: Afternoon
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0832266/

Ryan Reynolds is a very underrated actor. He doesn't get enough credit for his movies. I mean, you remember him from Blade 3. I don't think I've ever seen a more ripped white guy in my life. Plus, he's married to Scarlet Jo. C'mon, give the guy some credit! Anyhow, about the movie, I don't know why it never made it to BluRay. It also stars Elizabeth Banks, Rachel Weisz, the red headed girl from "Wedding Crashers," that and that cuter version of Dakota Fanning child actress. This movie was a total chick flick. It was about Ryan's character explaining to his daughter how he met her mother. It was a "which one was the mom" among the 3 female actresses. All in all, I thought it was a very enjoyable movie although I really didn't believe the ending. Definitely worthy of a rental.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Role Models

Point I Fell Asleep: ACTUALLY STAYED AWAKE
Location: Home
Time I Started Movie: Primetime
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0430922/

So this movie was only 5% funny of the time. And that 5% was when the black kid was in the scene. He really steals the movie. The other 95% of the movie was just stupid. I think all the funny parts were in the trailers. I can't believe IMDB gave this movie a 7.5. It makes me wonder if I've become unfunny because of old age. Is it because I've seen so many of these types of movies that I am now immune to this type of humor? This may also explain why I think Maxim magazine is no longer funny either. Please tell me it's the movie and not my old age!

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Seven Pounds

Point I Fell Asleep: 0:22 out of 1:40 (18%)
Location: Home
Time I Started Movie: Afternoon
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0814314/

I know what you're thinking, "What movie is this?" Well apparently, this was a Will Smith movie that not too many people had heard of. Even I didn't know what it was until I IMDB'ed it. So I started to watch this movie the other day, and 15 minutes into the movie, I was absolutely confused. Then I passed out. Then that night, I wanted to continue watching the movie, but I needed to read the synopsis on IMDB so I knew what the hell was going on. Even after reading the synopsis and going back to the movie, even 1:30 into the movie, I was a little confused. Only within the last 10 minutes did everything click. Maybe I'm just slow. Either way, I don't like movies that confuse me. Boo on you Will Smith! If you do decide to watch this movie, make sure you watch the IMDB trailer before watching it; maybe I would have enjoyed the movie if I had done so.

Sunday, March 1, 2009

Rachel Getting Married

Point I Fell Asleep: ACTUALLY STAYED AWAKE
Location: Home
Time I Started Movie: Primetime
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1084950/

As you all know, Anne Hathaway was nominated for an Oscar for her role in this movie. I haven't seen Kate Winslett's performance yet, but Anne really did a great job in this movie. As for the movie itself, I really enjoyed it. It's about a woman (Anne's character) who just got out of rehab to attend her sister's wedding. Near the beginning of the movie, I was a little upset at the casting director for casting such an ugly guy to be the groom. I mean, the bride was a very attractive woman, and so that mismatch kind of disturbed me. But as I watched it some more, because he was so ugly, it made the movie even more endearing. However, near the end of the movie, I started to get mad at the movie because it tried too hard to be "indie," "eccentric," "cute," or any other synonym. There was no need for the Indian and African themed wedding. There was no need for the token Asian couple. There was no need for the groom to even be black. The movie was supposed to be about Anne's character, and I felt all that unnecessary "fluff" made it distracting. The movie just seemed to try too hard. However, the ending wrapped up pretty nicely, and so it got back to being on my good graces. Good movie. Quirky but good.

Transporter 3

Point I Fell Asleep: 0:42 out of 1:40 (42%)
Location: Home
Time I Started Movie: Afternoon
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1129442/

Sorry, they should have stopped the series after the 2nd one. The first one was a classic; the 2nd one was an enjoyable sequel. This third one was too much "been there, done that."

Pineapple Express

Point I Fell Asleep: 0:35 out of 1:57 (30%)
Location: Home
Time I Started Movie: Afternoon
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0910936/

Another one of those movies where you have to be 'under the influence' to enjoy. Otherwise, it just isn't that funny. I don't know why it's so highly rated on IMDB; I didn't enjoy it at all. As a matter of fact, I think it took me 3 tries to finish the movie. I just didn't find it enjoyable or funny. What a disappointment...