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100 Word Review – Ghostbusters (1984)

February 13, 2016March 6, 2016Posted in 100 Words..., Comedy, Fantasy, Sci FiTagged Comedy, Dan Ackroyd, Fantasy, ghost, Ghostbusters, Harold Ramis, pseudo-science, Rick Moranis, Sci Fi, Sigourney Weaver1 Comment

Written by and starring Dan Ackroyd, Harold Ramis and Rick Moranis, this should be compulsory viewing for everyone over the age of 10. If you haven’t seen it (like Callum), then watch it!

Peter (Bill Murray), Ray (Ackroyd) and Egon (Ramis) stumble upon a method for trapping ghosts and set out to save New York from the spectral fiends who are bombarding the city.

A brilliantly 80s film, with as many daft one-liners as you can shake a stick at and wonderful soundtrack. It’s funny, perhaps scary for younger children, but also downright wonderful. Sigourney Weaver is simply sublime, as always.

100 Word Review – Sisters (2015)

February 12, 2016March 6, 2016Posted in 100 Words..., Comedy, F-Rated, RomanceTagged Amy Poehler, Comedy, Paula Pell, Romance, Tina FeyLeave a comment

Amy Poehler (Inside Out, Mean Girls) and Tine Fey (Megamind, Mean Girls) reunite with writer Paula Pell (Saturday Night Live) in this wonderful and ridiculous comedy.

Two sisters (Poehler and Fey) attempt to recreate their youth by throwing the ultimate house party. The problem is they aren’t as young as they used to be, and neither are their friends.

The cast is full of “O it’s that guy from that thing” faces which makes the whole film feel like you’re watching a group of friends have a great time. Not the world’s greatest comedy, but certainly good for a laugh.

100 Word Review – Zoolander (2001)

February 11, 2016March 6, 2016Posted in 100 Words..., ComedyTagged Ben Stiller, Christine Taylor, Comedy, cult, Justin Theroux, Milla Jovovich, Owen Wilson, Will FerrellLeave a comment

This film is really really ridiculously good looking.

Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson star as Derek and Hansel, rival male models. Little do they know that they are pawns in an industry corrupted by power and political greed.

Christine Taylor, Will Ferrell and Milla Jovovich co-star in this ridiculous comedy. Directed by Stiller and co-written by him, it has some truly brilliant cameos and is almost worth watching just for that. It is also endlessly quotable to the point where it has become a true cult classic. If you plan on watching the sequel, make sure to see this first.

100 Word Review – Seven Psychopaths (2012)

February 10, 2016March 6, 2016Posted in 100 Words..., Comedy, DramaTagged Abbie Cornish, Action, Christopher Walken, Colin Farrell, Comedy, dark, Drama, Martin McDonagh, Michael Pitt, Sam Rockwell, Tom Waits, violence, Woody HarrelsonLeave a comment

If I tell you this was written and directed by Martin McDonagh of In Bruges fame, that may give you a little bit of an idea of what to expect.

Starting Sam Rockwell, Colin Farrell, Woody Harrelson, Christopher Walken, Tom Waits, Abbie Cornish and Michael Pitt, it sits somewhere between comedy and killing spree.

Set in the criminal underbelly of LA and following a struggling screenwriter (Farrell) in a search , it is as bat shit crazy as you could hope for. Expect violence and dark humour from the outset and it

The moral? Don’t mess with a man’s shih tzu.

Under 5 Words – Zoolander 2 (2016)

February 9, 2016March 6, 2016Posted in Comedy, Under 5 WordsTagged Action, Ben Stiller, Comedy, Justin Theroux, Kristen Wiig, Owen Wilson, Penelope Cruz, Will FerrellLeave a comment

Really, really, ridiculously good looking.

“Someone’s trying to kill the world’s most beautiful people.” – Valentina

Reviewed by Laura Hodson

IMDb

100 Word Review – Zoolander 2 (2016)

February 7, 2016March 6, 2016Posted in 100 Words..., ComedyTagged Action, Ben Stiller, Comedy, Justin Theroux, Kristen Wiig, Owen Wilson, Penelope Cruz, Will Ferrell1 Comment

Fifteen years after the original, blue steel is back.

Written by Justin Theroux and co-written and directed by Ben Stiller (the team behind Tropic Thunder), Zoolander (Stiller) and Hansel (Owen Wilson) are once more involved in an international terror plot. All of the old characters are back with some new faces (Kristen Wiig and Penelope Cruz) and some truly bizarre and unexpected cameos.

I don’t want to give anything away but if you enjoyed the first you will find this one really, really ridiculously good looking. If you haven’t seen Zoolander, I’d imagine you would find it a little baffling.

100 Word Review – Josie and the Pussycats (2001)

February 5, 2016March 6, 2016Posted in 100 Words..., Comedy, F-RatedTagged adaptation, Alexander Martin, Breckin Meyer, Comedy, Comic, Deborah Kaplan, Donald Faison, Harry Elfont, music, Musical, Rachael Leigh Cook, Rosario Dawson, Seth Green, Tara ReidLeave a comment

“Conform! Free will is overrated! Jump on the bandwagon! There is no such place as Area 51!”

Josie (Rachael Leigh Cook), Valerie (Rosario Dawson) and Melody (Tara Reid) are The Pussycats, until they find themselves caught up in the middle of a subliminal international conspiracy to influence the world’s youth.

Seth Green, Breckin Meyer, Donald Faison and Alexander Martin co-star as boy band Du Jour, whose questionable lyrics will stick with you for days.

Written and directed by Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan (Can’t Hardly Wait, Surviving Christmas) and adapted from the Archie comics, expect brilliant silliness from beginning to end.

100 Word Review – Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

February 4, 2016March 6, 2016Posted in Comedy, F-RatedTagged adventure, animation, British, Comedy, dark, epic, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, historical, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, Terry JonesLeave a comment

The Monty Python (Life of Brian, Meaning of Life) guys are on a quest.

Follow King Arthur (Graham Chapman), Lancelot The Brave (John Cleese), Sir Galahad the Pure (Michael Palin) and Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir Lancelot (Eric Idle) along with a host of other characters (Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam) as they seek the Holy Grail.

Complete with witches, shrubberies, unladen swallows, a killer bunny and a castle of French men, this film is everything you would expect from the Monty Python crew. Gilliam’s animation are wonderful as always, as are the random jokes. Endlessly quotable, historically inaccurate and thoroughly British.

100 Word Review – While You Were Sleeping (1995)

February 3, 2016March 6, 2016Posted in 100 Words..., Comedy, RomanceTagged 1990s, Bill Pullman, Comedy, Jon Turteltaub, Peter Gallagher, Romance, Sandra BullockLeave a comment

Sandra Bullock (The Heat, Miss Congeniality, Speed) at her absolute finest in this classic 1990s Rom Com.

Lucy (Bullock) sells tickets at a train station, when a handsom stranger (Peter Gallagher) falls onto the tracks and she rescues him. Mistaken by his family for his fiancé, comedy, romance and drama ensue.

Bill Pullman (Independence Day) co-stars along with some other familiar 1990s faces. Do not let the fact it was directed by Jon Turteltaub (of National Treasure fame) put you off. It’s a wonderful film, nominated for a Golden Globe among other awards, that will leave you feeling warm inside.

100 Word Review – Tammy (2014)

November 24, 2015March 6, 2016Posted in 100 Words..., Comedy, Drama, F-Rated, RomanceTagged Allison Janney, Ben Falcone, Comedy, Dan Ackroyd, Dan Aykroyd, Drama, Gary Cole, Kathy Bates, Mark Duplass, Melissa McCarthy, Nat Faxon, Romance, Sandra Oh, Susan Sarandon, Toni ColletteLeave a comment

Written by, directed by and starring the wonderful Melissa McCarthy and her husband Ben Falcone, this deserves far more than the pitiful IMDb score it’s received.

Tammy (McCarthy) is fired from her job (by Falcone) and finds out her husband (Nat Faxon) is cheating on her (with Toni Collette) in the same day. Against her mother’s (Allison Janney) wishes, she takes off with her grandmother (Susan Sarandon) on a road trip that will change her life.

Watch it for the awesome cast, the brilliant moments of understated humour and the raucous laugh-out-loud comedy. It’s wonderfully human and just downright delightful.