Demonic Weber strikes again
The Number 23
Starring: Jim Carrey, Virginia Madsen
Directed By: Joel Schumacher
Jim Carrey’s wife, played by Virginia Madsen, finds a book called ‘The Number 23′ which
Carrey’s character reads and becomes convinced of the power of the number 23. He also
feels somehow he is connected to this book. He sets off on a journey to find the author
and an explanation of the book. This was a very dark movie both subject and lighting. I’m
not a big fan of Schumacher who directed this. It reminded my of David Lynch Lite. It
held back from the full punch this movie could have taken. Some people couldn’t get past
the numerology. I saw the numerology as just a background to the characters story which
was entertaining. The point about the numerology was made several times but also the
over use was mentioned as well. Jim Carrey gave a strong performance playing two
characters, the lead and the man in the book. The ending wasn’t a big shocker. I would
wait till video before being haunted by 23’s.
Snakes On A Plane
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Juliana Margulies
Directed By: David R. Ellis
Funnest movie I’ve seen in a long, long time. Not the funniest, not the scariest, not the
most action packed, but it was damn fun. Sam Jackson is just a bad ass. Great to watch on
screen, makes me wish I saw this at the theaters. Cool death scenes thanks to the
director’s practice on Final Destination 2. I don’t have to explain the plot, it’s in the title.
Just watch this movie….NOW!!
Little Miss Sunshine
Starring: Abigail Breslin, Greg Kinnear, Paul Dano, Alan Arkin, Toni Collette,
Steve Carell
Directed By: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
The most Feel Good movie of the year. A family of misfits take a little girl on a road trip
to the Little Miss Sunshine Beauty Contest. Great laughs in this movie. I’m gonna make
some enemies here but I wanted it to win Best Picture. The whole tone of the movie was
positive and supportive. Child actors are great when nobody knows them. They are fresh
and open to act. Abigail Breslin was the most like a real child I’ve seen in movies. The
rest of the cast were excellent in their characters. Very complex mix of personalities
which made it feel so real. The directors seem to have only done music videos till this
point. They have made a very enjoyable film. Good for multiple viewings.
The Perfect Score
Starring: Erika Christensen, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Evans, Bryan Greenberg,
Darius Miles, Leonardo Nam
Directed By: Brian Robbins
The guy from Head Of The Class is back with another movie. The story of kids trying to
steal the answers to the SATs. Scarlett Johansson HOT! Erika Christensen Girl Next
Door HOT! Leonardo Nam STOOOOONED!! A fun little waste of time. They need to
show this on FX or Comedy Central. Wouldn’t go out of my way to see it, but if your
looking for something where you don’t have to invest a lot into, get this.
Green Street Hooligans
Starring: Elijah Wood, Claire Forlani, Charlie Hunnam, Marc Warren
Directed By: Lexi Alexander
Bubbles! Bubbles! Green Street Elite! Awesome Freaking Movie! Elijah Wood gets
kicked out of Harvard, flies across the pond, and joins a group of ‘football’ fanatics. Elijah
Wood has been showing up in some pretty cool movies lately. Just being in Sin City and
the character he played in that he’s alright, even if he is Frodo. First, go to the pub, get
drunk, go to the game, get into a fight then go back to the pub. Friends become brothers
and brothers stick by each other till the end. Loyalties and respect. Revenge and loss. Past
haunting them. These are many of the themes in the film. Blood is spilt before the end
and vengeance is dealt in spades. Do yourself a favor and rent this. If you liked The
Departed and Boondock Saints, you will like Green Street Hooligans.
The Devil Wears Prada
Starring: Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci, Adrian Grenier
Directed By: David Frankel
Okay, you can laugh……….are you done. No? Okay………….Now that you got that out
here’s the review. Journalism major gets job at snobbish fashion magazine. Boss is a
bitch, hilarity ensues. This movie is good at what it does. It’s like a bubble gum pop song.
You know all the beats and when the chorus is coming. It doesn’t necessarily make this a
bad movie, just predictable. It was like a long sitcom. Ahhh….Wait, I got an idea for a
sitcom. Meryl Streep is good in this movie. It is hard to play a hated and loved character
and do it with comedy. I have to give her credit for carrying this movie. Oh, and the
beginning of this film is girls in lingerie. It is set up for a certain audience and I am not
one of them. This will be shown countless times on Oxygen and Lifetime perhaps even
USA or TNT. Just wait, do not rent.
