Movie Review: Bottom 100: #28: Kazaam

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening...whenever it is you have come across this entry.  Today, 2/23/19, I am checking out the flick Kazaam.  It is currently on the bottom 100 list, #28.  It currently has a 2.9 with 21,401 votes.  "A troubled kid inadvertently releases a genie, who must grant him any three wishes he requests."  It stars Shaquille O'Neal, Francis Capra and Ally Walker.  Remember this does NOT star Sinbad!

• How did he know he was falling?  Does everything in the lamp shift as it moves
• Oh my god that kids teeth are horrible!
• Is that a young Eminem?  Nah acting is better
• I just looked Max up and he looks quite different then I anticipated
• I think I would run to somewhere there are people, not an abandoned building they could kill me in!
• Or that I could fall four stories in 
• Oh I hope he rhymes the entire time!
• A nice potential stepdad...weird
• How would he know how to ride a bike?
• Also love that all that junk is set up to be a track
• Yeah, that seems to be the way of Genies, always giving you want you want but not in the way you want it
• Probably shouldn't use the phrase own with an African American
• Probably not a great place to have your kid
• I love that he continues to rhyme!
• Look at that guys shirt!  I LOVE IT!
• The worst way to sneak into the house, through the front door and then trying to wake your mom up...you were grounded kid!
• This is why rap is crap!
• Kazaam and Shaq graduated from LSU, interesting!
• They are obviously father and son, both have HORRIBLE hair
• I can't figure out who this was marketed toward
• I didn't know that Kazaam knew Shaq-Fu
• I am pretty sure that Kazaam checked that guys oil!

Well that wasn't that bad.  It wasn't good either don't get me wrong but like a lot of bottom 100 flicks it doesn't belong there.   Shaq wasn't bad but the rest of the cast was and the story was AWFUL!  Overall I would say this is 4/10....yeah a 4.  I wouldn't put this as a bottom 100 flick.  Not good but not that level of bad!

Movie Review: Bottom 100: # 88: S Darko

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening...whenever you have found this entry.  Today, 2019/02/22 I am checking out the flick S Darko.  Today is it #88 on the Bottom 100.  "Donnie Darko's little sister, Samantha Darko, and her best friend Corey are on a country-cross road trip. They find themselves entangled in a dangerous glitch in the time-space continuum."  It stars Daveigh Chase, Briana Evigan and James Lafferty.  It currently has 3.6/10 with 12,343 votes.

• I want to be clear, I have not seen Donnie Darko...wonder if that will be needed
• She waited 7 years to run away?  Who does that?
• Why is she so pissed?  That can't be the first time
• Well this is starting off very strange
• And with shitty music
• Shouldn't she be waiting near the road not wondering off?
• This is going to be a brutal 90+ minutes
• I should have had a drink before this; it is not good at all, no wonder it is in the bottom 100
• I feel like I have been watching this shitty movie that long!
• Men in Black?  Really?
• 2x times is not fast enough 
• Oh good even more shitty music
• Why would she want to she his room?  Who wrote this?
• Force at work?  Evil?  Yeah that would be the creators of this movie...evil!
• Is that Jesse from Saved by the Bell?
• Of course a bunny right?  I think that has something to do with the first flick
• Honestly, this might be the worst movie that I have ever seen....ever
• I wish this movie would have died
• dear god, no....they aren't starting this over are they?
• This is the worse choice your own adventure ever!  
• Wait...two days still?
• I feel like I have 11 hours left of this flick
• 30 minutes left and I am about ready to throw the towel in

That might be the worse movie I have ever sat through.  Do not EVER watch this.  Nothing witty or funny here.  Just DO NOT WATCH THIS!  Go watch Special Dead or Yeti: A Love Story or the second one or anything but this.  New WORST MOVIE EVER! 1/10 only because I don't give zeros!

Movie Review: Bottom 100: #38: Jack and Jill

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening...whenever it is you have found this entry.  Today, 10/7/18, I am checking out another bottom 100 flick.  This time it is Jack and Jill.  It stars Adam Sandler, Katie Holmes and Al Pacino.  "Family guy Jack Sadelstein prepares for the annual event he dreads: the Thanksgiving visit of his fraternal twin sister, the needy and passive-aggressive Jill, who then refuses to leave."  How can this flick possibly be bad...seriously....this is going to hurt I fear!

• She is not working at Hooters...um...for reasons
• Wait...I just laughed during the opening credits....obviously I have had enough rum
• Yeah...painful
• And the usual people start showing up in Sandler flicks
• He likes tape?
• I laughed a second time...I feel awful that I did!
• Do not have a calculator...skype...got me a third time
• What is with the weird jacket in the house?
• And another laugh!
• That was one of the creepiest smiles of all time!
• I am done counting the laughs, this flick might actually be low brow funny
• Of course Norm McDonald is unfunny, its what he does!
• Al Pacino is crazy looking...is he acting?
• I never want to see Adam Sandler putting on panties again
• Wow Jared is in this flick
• Rat Face!
• Seriously Pacino is creepy
• Bathroom humor...always funny
• I am disturbed by this scene....a lot!
• I am also disturbed by David Spade in drag

That was not even close to the trainwreck I assumed.  It was not great but it did make me laugh quite a bit.  

I would never say to watch this but if you flip past it and do not have anything better to do there are worst movies to watch!

It currently has a 3.3 but I think that is a little low.  I would give it a 5/10.  It is not GOOD but it is not bad either.  It is one of those flicks that you watch in a dark locked room so no one knows you are watching it but I will be honest but you will most likely laugh at some point.

Movie Review: Happy Death Day 2U

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening...whenever it is you have come across this entry.  Today, 2/16/19, I am going to review the newest (I think) horror flick from Blumhouse, Happy Death Day 2U.  It stars Jessica Rothe, Israel Broussard and Phi Vu.  "Tree Gelbman discovers that dying over and over was surprisingly easier than the dangers that lie ahead."  This is the following up to Happy Death Day.  Currently on IMDB it is rated 6.8/10 with 2,552 votes. 

Because this is a new flick I cannot give you my "blow by blow" review as I usually do and I will warn you spoilers are ahead!

Okay you have been warned!  I give the writer and director (they are one in the same) for going in a direction I did not see....multiple dimensions!  I was wondering how they were going to get around the fact that the loop was broken and they found a creative and interesting way to do it.

Also I was nice to see a few of the other characters a little more fleshed out in this flick.  I would have liked to have seen the roommate, Ryan, die a few more times before the dimension flip, but it was nice to learn a little more about him and it introduced two new nerdy folks that were good for a few laughs.

Overall the story was similar to the first flick in that Tree (yes her name is Tree) finds herself stuck in a time loop where she dies over and over again trying to get out.  This time she is actually killing herself, in a few very funny ways, each time to try a new formula to get her back to her own dimension. 

Along the way she mends fences from the first film and learns valuable life lessons blah blah blah.  My one real criticism of film is that they put more heart into it.  I do NOT (personally) want to see that kind of stuff in my horror comedies.  To paraphrase A League of Their Own "There is no crying in horror movies" 

Okay no heartfelt crying

I do not want to spoil much else but lots of deaths, a few explosions and a few laughs!  I agree with the rating currently on IMDB and give it a 7/10.  I am not sure if it is worth full price theater experience but matinee or early bird special price is worth it.  Totally worth seeing ondemand or DVD!

Bottom 100: #36: Race 3

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening....whenever it is you have found this entry.  Today, 10/10/18, I am checking out the foreign flick Race 3.  It is currently #36 on the bottom 100 on IMDB.  It is sitting at a solid 2.1 currently.  "Relationships and loyalties of a criminal family planning its next big heist are tested when some shocking revelations strike them."  It stars  Anil Kapoor, Salman Khan and Bobby Deol.  This is an Indian (possibly Bollywood) flick so I may be off on my judgement, since the dialog will be subtitles.  Plus I have not seen Race 1 or 2 (if there is one) so I am sure the plot will be hard to follow (like if you tried to jump in at 2 Fast 2 Furious).  

• Hell yes that quick music sting got me excited!
• That might be the most interesting man alive
• Why is the helicopter still going?  I thought they usually shut those doen
• Oh god grief this is 2.5 hours long!
• A pen worth 20k?  YES PLEASE!
• Weird that there are random English words
• I changed my mind, I do not want that pen
• This is almost like a James Bond intro!
• Oh good grief did this director go to the Michael Bay school of directing?  I just watched someone set up a magic mouse!
• Next I am going to here "GO GO GO"
• ah yeah, "Let the race begin"
• Only a few minutes in but the action is pretty damn good thus far
• THAT BULLET LIT THAT MAN ON FIRE!!!
• They have signals like a ball team!
• I know I made a joke about previous movies but I am kind of lost on characters but that could be normal
• Well the car chase was good, this factory fight scene not so much
• How are they missing them?
• Now I now why it is 2.5 hours long, they have constant slow mo in the fights!
• Is that guy the Terminator?
• Sexy uncle?
• He married his dead brothers wife?
• What the fuck is happening right now?
• Ah yes the random music video within the movie
• I really have no idea what is happening in this flick
• A check worth 1 billion dollars?  REALLY!
• Aside from the plot this flick is good.  The acting seems decent, the action good, the actually filming of the flick.  I just struggle to follow the plot as at times the dialog is quick and I feel like I am missing things with the subtitles
• Ah yes the internal drama!
• THIS DANCING IS AWESOME!
• More US flicks need random dance numbers!
• In all seriousness I do not understand the language but this tune and beat is really catchy...I just caught myself tapping my foot to the beat
• Seriously the random English is messing with my mind!
• Nice job of keeping the clock in the background close to right
• Was that Sheamus?!?!
• Of course, never trust a pretty face
• INTERMISSION!!!
• Okay the plot is starting to clear up, I blame my co-watcher Sailor Jerry
• What is with this Sexy Uncle stuff?
• MORE DANCE NUMBERS!
• Well that did not go as planned...or did it?
• Double crosses abound!
• That explosion looked awful!
• This flick is too long, honestly I have lost interest at this point and still have about an hour
• Sikku looks a little bit like a really buff Zach Levi (Chuck)
• I feel like I need a score card to figure out who is on whose side
• And the shirts come off!

This flick probably does not belong in the bottom 100.  I can only give one real bad point to the flick.  It is LONG.  I mean had two birthdays during this flick long.  It really is about 45 minutes too long.  Its like Race 3 and Race 4 were forced into one film.  

Overall I feel like with some editing this could have been a decent flick.  With that said I give it a 5/10 mostly because of the length.  If they shaved some time off I think I would give it a better rating.

Movie Review: The Green Book

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening....whenever it is you have come to find this entry.  It has been a while but hopefully I can get back to a regular blogging.  Today, 2/9/19, I am watching the flick The Green Book which is up for 5 Oscars this year including best picture, actor and supporting actor.  I am not going to do a blow by blow as I was working on other things as I started the flick. 

Overall I have enjoyed the flick.  I am in the final act and we shall see if my guess is correct or not.  The acting is amazing!  I hope that both men win for the their performances.  While I didn't see the flick in 2018 it is quickly become one of my favorites.  While it is not the type of flick that I usually enjoy it was so well done and performed. 

If there is anything that I can complain about is that it is a little long.  Nearly any flick over two hours I feel like needs to be cut down.  There is not much I would cut here and ten minutes is not a huge deal but it did drag on occasion. 

I agree with the 8.3 that it currently has on IMDB. 

Again not something I usually enjoy and I know there were some bad things that came out of the flick.  I do not care about.  I am watching a movie about two people who should not have been friends or even know each other become friends and respect each other. 

I do not want to get preachy but the world can learn from this story now more then ever!  We do not need to have division, we need to have love. 

I know this is brief but it is what it is.  I have to get back into the swing of this blogging thing!