Green House Film Reviews

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

BURN AFTER viewing the new poster

I just want to point out that I should really be writing for JoBlo.com. I was just reading an article about the new BURN AFTER READING poster and no offense to Omar Aviles but he screwed up the premise of the movie. I know, right. Well anyhoo, there's a new poster for BURN AFTER READING and it reminds me of the old throwback posters of the 60's and 70's kind of like the poster for DR. STRANGELOVE and Hitchcock's VERTIGO. No more babbling, there's the poster.

VICKY CHRISTINA BARCELONA trailer: The only three women I'd ever need

Those of you that are familiar with Woody Allen's work know that he rarely tries to put out the same movie twice. But those of you who are familiar with Woody Allen's work know that he does however sometimes make similar movie sometimes. I recently revisited some of his older work from the 70's and comparing them to his newer stuff, especially VICKY CHRISTINA, he's back and dancing around that same dance floor.
The film stars Rebecca Hall, who I loved in STARTER FOR 10, and Scarlett Johanson as Vicky and Christina. Together, they take a luxurious vacation to beautiful Barcelona and meet a womanizing painter, Juan (Javier Bardem). Oh ya, and Juan is still involved somewhat with his ex-wife Maria played by my 5-year high school crush, Penelope Cruz. Yes, besides PINEAPPLE EXPRESS, TROPIC THUNDER, and BURN AFTER READING, this is definitely a comedy I'm anticipating. And to quench your thirst for three beautiful woman, here's the trailer for VICKY CHRISTINA BARCELONA. To watch the lustful, girl-on-girl teaser, hit the jump below after the trailer. The film opens wide August 29th.

Monday, June 16, 2008

Review: GET SMART

I must apologize in advance for not being born in the late 50's or early 60's and therefore not watching the original series on television. Still, the original GET SMART had a large cult following and many of its antics are known all over, or maybe it's just me, like the catchphrase, "Missed it by that much," I love that. This new 2008 movie adaptation of the show stars Steve Carell as Maxwell Smart aka Agent 86, Anne Hathaway as Agent 99, Alan Arkin as the Chief and Dwayne Johnson as Agent 23. It's good to know that Mel Brooks was consulted for this film as he wasn't for some of the previous iterations of the series. Keep reading on for the rest of my review.
So let's start at the end. There will be a sequel, maybe even a whole franchise, I'm sure of it, and that is fine. I would really enjoy seeing Carell as Max Smart in another two of three SMART films. But, things might have to get worse before they get any better. The films start with a quirky Max Smart going through his regular morning rituals of getting ready for work. Through little Post-It notes left around the house we find out the Smart is a lonely yet funny man who enjoys his work and also that exam results will be in today for whether or not Smart made Agent status. Smart works for a secret government organization (among many) named CONTROL and are housed under Washington D.C. Basically, Smart have been an analyst for CONTROL, one of the best I might add, and only hopes now to be promoted to Agent status. It's at HQ that we are introduced to several other characters played by bumbling funnyman David Koechner of Anchorman fame, Terry Crews, Masi Oka of HEROES, and Nate Torrence.
Smart is denied a promotion for being too good at his analyst position but is soon after made partner to Agent 99 (Hathaway) after the HQ is broken into and Agents' identities are known, CONTROL has been compromised. So begins the journey of our little tugboat that must find, together with his partner, known accomplices and ultimately find the whereabouts of opposing terrorist organization, KAOS.Filmmakers did a great job of balances the action and comedy as well as mixing it well with the romance between Agent 86 and 99 though it was off kilter at times. My advice to Anne Hathaway is to be more convincing. It's not that her acting was completely off, she is great but at times seemed to have half-assed her performance. The chemistry between Hathaway and Carell doesn't always flow smoothly. Many of the jokes get great laughs thanks to Carell's excellent timing and delivery but other jokes throughout the film fall flat. What doesn't fall flat though are Anne Hathaway's looks. Oof! I have always loved her soft look and pale white skin. Mmhmm.
I know I didn't catch all of the references to the GET SMART series but I caught several. Aside from the gadgets, characters and well known phrases all gave nod to their origin. All in all, after watching this, I realized that it gave us nothing more than what JOHNNY ENGLISH, with Rowan Atkinson, gave us which I enjoyed very much. I think I would really like to see Carell take on another GET SMART mission but it's going to have to be bigger, better and aiming for quality. It's a fun watch but unless you take a friend or a date, keep your $8 a little longer and just rent it on DVD/BluRay.
GET SMART gets a 7.2/10
Below, for you viewing pleasure, I have a few pictures of Anne Hathaway and Steve Carell. Enjoy.

Sunday, June 15, 2008

BOTTLE SHOCK trailer: Captain Kirk is was a hippie

Dammit, I couldn't beat Apple.com. I had seen the trailer for this a while back but couldn't find an embeddable copy anywhere on the net. Well, I found one, and it's here for you to watch as well. BOTTLE SHOCK stars Alan Rickman, Bill Pullman and a personal favorite, Chris Pine. Pine was recently in SMOKIN' ACES, a pandemic film called CARRIERS and will soon play young Captain Kirk in the new STAR TREK film. Check out the trailer for BOTTLE SHOCK below and lookout for Chris Pine in the future.

Bottle shock trailer
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Saturday, June 14, 2008

HULK on Kimmel: Ed Norton deals with his "angry" issues

Last week, Jimmy Kimmel had on his favorite parking lot attendant, Guillermo , on the show to talk about his part in the BOURNE ULTIMATUM film. This week, Guillermo is back on the show and Kimmel plays a clip of him in THE INCREDIBLE HULK film. It took me forever to find a clip I could post but alas JoBlo.com comes to the rescue again.

Alternate DARK KNIGHT trailer sidelined for good reason

This trailer for the DARK KNIGHT is supposedly an earlier cut that was kept from distribution. It's fun to watch the few extra scenes not present in the high res versions we did get but the trailer as a whole is missing some of the kick that gets us when we watch either of the other two released trailers. Nonetheless, it is still DARK KNIGHT related and thus, is badass. Give it a view below, comrade.

Wanna see all of DEATH RACE? Just watch the trailer

Now that you've seen it, what did you think? The trailer looks great. It's the closet we're going to get to a live-action version of TWISTED METAL. But this trailer suffers from a classic form of "movioso trailerbus." It's when the trailer for the film, in its effort to get audiences interested, show us too much footage from the film and end up giving away too much of the plot. "He's wrongfully accused. He was set up. There's the guy that set him up. He's gonna kill the guy that set him up." And even if they don't show the protagonist killing the bad guys, we get the idea that he not only kills the guy that set him up, but the whole operation behind the alleged set-up. Whatever, it still looks like a "Non-stop adrenaline shot to the brain."
"So much action, you'll feel like your eyes are being kicked in their individual nutsacks."
"This year's 300, but in the future and not the past, and with cars, and guns not swords, and Tyrese."

Friday, June 13, 2008

ITALIAN SPIDERMAN Episode 1

CraveOnline.com has some great news and exclusives all the time. I was browsing the site and came across this, episodes of ITALIAN SPIDERMAN. I present it here for you to watch just like I had to, sans explanation. Gustare !!

METAL GEAR Retrospective Part 6, The Finale

So here were are, METAL GEAR SOLID 4 has been released, countless millions are cooped up in their dimly lit rooms still playing through the epic final mission of Solid Snake and the world will be forever changed. And here I am, not playing it even though I have the Limited Edition copy of the game sitting in the next room because my Limited Edition METAL GEAR PS3 doesn't arrive via FedEx until tomorrow. *pouts*
Still, you most probably aren't playing it either because you are here reading this and that is equally as sad, though I admire your support. We've been following GameTrailer.com as they have been counting down the release of MGS4 with an in depth Retrospective of the entire series and they have been doing a better job than anyone could've asked for. In the last Part of their Retrospective, we are treated to a play by play of the entire timeline of the METAL GEAR series and yet you may still be confused about the story but fear not because you have me to answer any questions you may still have. Now, for the last Part of the METAL GEAR Retrospective, here is Part 6. Enjoy.