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Pineapple Express (2008)
Not what you think
I really didn't expect much from this film,and I got less than expected.The film starts out a with a few used moments from Super Bad, maybe from the cutting room floor, then it turns into this bad pot action movie with all the crude humor you can squeeze in. The plot seemed basic and then it became too eccentric. You have a process server who witnesses a murder done by the guy he needs to serve papers to played by Gary Cole, who is wasted by little screen time and bad writing, and by a dirty cop played by Rosie Perez, who is always in uniform, which is kind of dumb that even at the final shoot out, she shows up in uniform. James Franco completely ripped off his character from Brad Pitt's portrayal as a pothead in True Romance, which he stole the scene in the three he was in. We then are introduced to James Franco's supplier "RED" who is trying to be like Nick Swardson and doing a bad job at it. The scene with him is long, out played and just goes in every direction except moving the movie forward. Finally Seth Rogen who seems to have phoned in his performance or just played the same guy from Knocked up and Super Bad just gives a performance that irritates you with the best friend lines. Now the movie made me chuckle a few times but the long dragged out scenes and then switching to a fast paced action movie not only confused me, but made me bored. So I give this movie 1 star out of 10 for a few quick funny moments.
Automaton Transfusion (2006)
Couldn't Even Finish it.
I usually get pretty stoked about zombie movies, and then this movie came along. The picture sucks, the story is basic crap and the zombies look cheesy as hell, even for a low budget film like this. I take that back, this is no true ifc film, this is crap. If George Romero were dead, this would make him roll in his grave. Learn to write the script before you make the film. I stopped about half way through when the kid in the Romones shirt shows up at the party and takes out that pregnant chick, which was a cheese wiz idea, maybe he was trying to say that he's pro-abortion. Anyways crap, crap, and crap. I've seen porno with better acting, and that was on cable-basic cable. So 1 star out of ten.
Cloverfield (2008)
Don't Listen to The Small Minded, This Movie is Great.
I was very anxious to see the film, not only because the concept of a Monster attack on New York, but the fact that they kept the monster a mystery until the film came out for release and the fact that it was shot in the eyes of people trying to survive, if it were to be a big budget film like Godzilla, which sucked, then I would have passed. Now the movie does start out a little slow, but if you pay attention to the characters, you can tell who will live and who won't, and to see that they are real people, not heroes. Now if you are some sap where you want every detail given to you like you are some robot and have no taste for a real film, then you should stay home and leave the rest of us to enjoy the movie. I mean if you know your an a##-hole, why rub it in our faces. But back to the movie, I felt the camera work was the best part, and you can't even compare this to Blair Witch, it gave the movie a more realistic feeling and it stayed away from the same old story line where we have a solution for everything. In reality people, if a monster did attack us, we would be fuc%@^ Just like in the movie. Now the look of the monster was the best choice for a because it was different, scary, and had no background story, so it made it more intense. Now for the ending, perfect, just how it should have ended. So don't expect to see a Disney B.S. ending where everyone sings and is happy, it's a monster movie, that ending doesn't exist. I highly recommend the film to the people who really get movies, not the ones who like Meet the Spartans. It's a great film, very original for a known concept, and will leave you with a new idea of what film making is turning into, not the same old crap.