Movie reviews...

so i burned some free passes and some cash this weekend. what can i say, i'm not a basketball fan...

Reno 911:Miami
if you like the show you'll like the movie... all the same type of gags, just on a bigger scale. also has some celebrity cameos that i enjoyed. I laughed a lot and it was like an hour and a half ford mustang commercial, which i have no problem with. i did cringe EVERY time they crashed one though... i don't know that you really could have expected more from a reno 911 movie... A-

Ghostrider
so i have never read one of the ghostrider comics, and know nothing about the character really... that said aside from one plot inconsistency that i saw, it was pretty good. lots of pretty special effects. an easy to follow plot, and a decent ending. is it a spiderman? no. but its at least worth a rental. that said i like nic cage so if you dont, then you probably wont like this. B+

300
i was a little leery after seeing some commercials, because i thought it was going to get tooo comic booky... examples are that lady all dancing around in the ads, and the monster looking guys... however they pulled it off without a hitch. i really enjoyed it. i don't think it was very gruesome at all. i mean sure theres plenty of killing and war but it wasnt like a "saw" movie where i sometimes have to go ewwwwwwwwww.
i personally love these types of movies so i may be a little slighted in my opinion... A

overall criticisms... so i saw reno and the rider back to back. i got hungry and thirsty in between... $5.50 each for a large soda and a small popcorn? dear god, no wonder the industry is hurting... maybe thats why i tend to go by myself so i can avoid that stuff... 300 was brand new so no passes for it. $9.75 for a 4pm showing? are you nuts!? matinee prices used to be until 5 or 6pm. if that was a matinee price i'll never go see another unless i have a free pass and the flic is 12 days old to use the pass.... maybe it was just that theater... i dunno, but setup at home is pretty sweet and each time i go and the fuckheads keep looking at their bright glowy phones or talking on them, or they sit there and talk thru the movie pushes me further and further towards just buying dvds.