Terry Gilliam of Monty Python fame creates one of the more bizarre, yet fun stories I have seen.? Hailing back to the day when a plot wasn't too important and imagination runs wild, this movie has flying disembodied heads, escaping from the belly of a sea monster and a war between the French and Turks.? As I said, this movie is not really going to make much sense, but is a fun ride through a bunch of different adventures.? At times the movie is a bit too bizarre for my liking, but that does not detract too much from the overall experience.? The acting was nothing great, but again, it did not harm the movie either.? I will admit that the effects look a bit dated now with the movie being over 15 years old, but a little bit of suspended disbelief goes a long way.? This will not be everyone's cup of tea, but if you want a nice fantasy story that doesn't take itself too seriously, give it a look.
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Cellular
At less than an hour and a half, this movie starts going less than 5 minutes in and keeps going until the end. A "thriller" where a kidnapped woman manages to contact a random cell phone user and has him help with her escape. The story just keeps getting more elaborate from there until a decent ending that actually manages to wrap things up nicely. There is an attempt to throw some humor in occasionally, which was interesting, however a bit confusing in a rather serious movie. Overall, it was good for a movie that was less than 90 minutes long.
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Best of SNL – Will Ferrell – Volume 2
I enjoy Will Ferrell and purchased the first volume, so I thought it would be worth checking out the second one. I was disappointed there was no second Celebrity Jeopardy, and I thought that some of the scenes were not some of his top work. If you enjoyed Will Ferrell on SNL, I would recommend the first volume, but you probably don't need the second one.
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The Aviator
I can promise you that this review will not be nearly as long as this movie.? That being said, the movie was still well done even for the length.? It touches on many of the common perceptions about Howard Hughes and expounds on them some.?? There were a number of things I also didn't know about Hughes that the movie introduced.?? The relationship between Hughes and Katherine Hepburn is the most prevalent one throughout the film, played well by both Leonardo DiCaprio and Cate Blanchett. The visuals in the film were also wonderful, often portraying the sense of scale that was Hughes' life.? If the movie's job was to introduce me to Hughes and get me intrigued with his life, it did do that.
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The Polar Express
This movie didn't make it before Christmas, but it was still worth watching now.? It used an interesting mix of computer animation with motion capture to create the characters in the movie.? Also, Tom Hanks played about 6 different characters in the movie, so that was interesting experiencing him doing different voice acting.? The story loosely follows the classic childrens book of the same name, however the movie embelishes different parts of the book into more detail.? More detail includes a random guy riding the train and the conductor doing all sorts of crazy things.? It was a fun movie, not really a classic, but fun nonetheless.