how decent..of you, Descent

Ok, let's start with The Descent. I had high hopes; very high hopes. Best thriller since Alien? Best Film of the Year from the British Independent Film Awards? However, it still seemed predictable, though it was cool.

The Descent - 2.5/5



Wow. The last 3 movies I've seen were 2.5 out of 5. I really expected more out of Scoop and The Descent, and The Ant Bully was better than I expected.

nous sommes les formis

I took my niece to see The Ant Bully. Nicolas Cage was awesome. I'm really starting to like him, ever since he did The Weatherman, which if you saw my top ten of 2005, you know I LOVED. It was cynical and hilarious. Just like me! The Ant Bully was pretty original. I think I almost cried twice. It was good...for an animated kids movie, but doesn't it seem like "Oh, it's animated..it's gotta be a kids movie." That shouldn't be the case. Hoodwinked was the closest thing I've gotten to a 14A animated movie. That said, I'm not big on animated movies, though this one was better than most
The Ant Bully - 2.5/5

scarlett's golden globes

Woody Allen's latest was good. It was funny, it was quippy and well-written. However, the ending left me...a little off. It was a good movie, and I always enjoy Woody Allen, but something just wasn't right. Honestly, I don't think I'd be able to watch this movie again. Maybe in a year, I think, yeah, it's a yearly sort of movie. It was good though. I just feel mixed.
However, a movie isn't just the ending, it's how it is the rest of the time? WRONG.
Thus, the un-original ending, and maybe me hoping for a better ending results in;
Scoop - 2.5/5

that wonder bread car is toast

so, after all the hype, and side-splitting expectations associated with Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, how did this actually measure up?
It blew my mind. Literally. I'm not making any comparisons to Wedding Crashers, but as a follow up, I can see why You, Me and Dupree was pretty crappy, and not all that funny; Owen Wilson wasn't the lead guy. The only part where he was, was the funniest part (where he broke into Carl's office and whatever.) Anyways, Talladega Nights was the bomb. The writing was really good, and when there are stupid parts that may not make sense, a la him being in his underwear, they didn't shy away from it, or try to hide it...they just turn it into another joke.
McKay and Ferrell didn't take themselves too seriously when writing the script, and it turned out to be not just a good comedy, but a good movie.

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby - 3.5/5