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Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (2011)
It takes a certain demographic
OK I'm not going to come on here and bash Justin Bieber, because that's OBVIOUSLY been done. Instead, I'm going to say what I saw. My 9 year-old daughter dragged me to this, and she loved me more for it after wards. I saw her leaning forward in her chair the WHOLE movie, and didn't say a word for the duration. And these girls that were in the movie, NUTS! I think they legitimately love this kid! That being said, I'll answer some other people on here, where they stated the fact that this kid's career is just getting started. So why put out a movie about his career? Well, quite frankly, has anything like this ever happened in history? A kid, talented in singing and instruments his whole life, was found from youtube, basically. That is a first, and that makes it original. They wouldn't have made a movie about it if there wasn't an interest. What I really saw about this kid was that he DOESN'T like doing the music he does. I think, quite frankly, he'd rather be in a 4 piece rock band. And, we'll probably see that. But, history has to run it's course and he has to do the teeny-bopper thing first. We've seen it before, and we'll see it again. I think that the wrong people found this kid, and hooked him up with the wrong people. If the lead-singer of Creed would've taken him under his wing, the music would be much better. But, less capitalizing! Remember, folks, it's all about money. This golden boy is making serious bank for himself and a bunch of corporate folks. That's going to continue! Get used to it! And yes I AM jealous of him. I'll admit that. I make 40,000 a year and work my butt off every day. This kid makes 40,000 a day and does nothing but sing well. Good for him. If I could, I would! As for the movie, yeah it sucked. But it's not in my demographic interest, so it gets a 5, not a 1. Grow up. I'll bet a 7 year old would give Gran Torino a 1, so that's my comparison.
We Were Soldiers (2002)
Did anybody else buy the book?
This was a movie that was so good, I wanted to read the book. And, I fully intend to. My dad read it and, he a vet of Vietnam, said it was very good. Now to the movie. Good movement, good emotion, good storyline. You really get to turn Mel Gibson and Sam Elliot, and even Kinnear into real heroes. That's what war movies used to do. People idolized John Wayne and others in war movies. They were made to look invincible, intelligent, and ballsy. Gibson's character was smart, effective, and sure of himself. Main characters in movies today are unsure of themselves, not smart, and goofy, when goofy shouldn't be there. Chris Klein's character was appropriate, as the scared, yet brave, soldier. For his character, it's appropriate to be unsure of yourself, and that worked. I didn't think, at first, that I'd like the flashes back to the states with the wives on the base, but their role was very emotional, and it added to the movie, didn't remove anything. During the drafted wars, plenty of wives/girlfriends/daughters were back home feeling exactly like these ladies. Scared shitless. Any Vietnam vet would like this movie, but they might not care about the Vietnamese-sided view of the movie. But that was justified later when Gibson was guessing their attack plans, and was accurate about it. Gibson was a hero in this movie, and it's refreshing to see that again.
The Dukes of Hazzard (2005)
Not a good re-do of a show, but decent as a movie
As I said in the summary, this movie wasn't a great re-do of the television show. The characters weren't accurate, the storyline wasn't anything near the TV show, and why NOT dye Jessica Simpson's hair brown for the role of Daisy Duke? Why not? Uncle Jesse was depicted by Willie Nelson, and that was actually the best depiction of any of the old characters. Now, if you watch this movie, and have NEVER seen the original TV show, you're going to enjoy it! Knoxville and Scott made a fun duo, going against each other like cousins will do, but still sharing the common goal, saving their town. The comedic parts of this movie were funny, and the action car-chase sequences were great, with great music, like Allman Brothers, Skynyrd, and others. So, if you have never seen this movie, (and the average teenager today hasn't!) then it's a great movie. I know that TV-to-Movies today are gonna miss, and I've made peace with that.
Waiting... (2005)
Hilarious, hard to review
I'm not going to be able to review this movie in any length, as it's hard to write a lot about a great movie. When a movie is horrible, I've got plenty to say. But, this movie was AWESOME and I actually wish that it was longer. Regardless though, I am a low to medium budget person, and restaurants like "Shenanigan's" are places that I frequent. They covered all the bases. The loser-hiding-behind-the-title manager, who should've stayed for 2 more years in college, and couldn't get laid if he found a million dollars. A HOTTIE jail-bait hostess girl, almost 18, and driving everybody wild. The waitresses over-acted to the customers for tips, and the busboys are little wanna-be gangsters who'll probably stay at Shenanigan's and become cooks. The penis-showing game I HOPE TO GOD doesn't really happen at these places, and trust me, I am ALWAYS satisfied with the way they cooked my food at restaurants, now! The ONE thing I didn't care for was Justin Long, as I didn't feel like they needed a whiny "Dunno what to do" character, but it did make a good scene when the more successful high school graduate that he despised came in to eat and talked about himself, didn't care about Justin Long's life, but tipped him $100. It all ties together for a GREAT, great, great movie. The sequel didn't have any of the same characters, so I didn't even watch it. So, watch this one, love it, and forget about the 2nd one. ENJOY!! **** Look at the first line of this review, and laugh!****
Frat Party (2009)
If not for hot chicks, I'd give it a 1/10
The "2" rating is here because the women in this movie were HOT!!! That being said, this movie was horrible. Someone in another review compared it to American Pie. Ha ha maybe the American pie spin-off's that went straight to DVD, as this did as well! There's really not much point to this movie, and the acting was HORRIBLE. The "Italian" characters were so poorly portrayed it's actually humorous. The Italian women, at least, were good to look at and didn't attempt Italian accents. I felt like someone had about $10,000 to waste, and made this movie. Then they spent the other $9,000 on a fishing boat. Fast forward thru this movie to look at boobs, and that's about it. If you're a Mr. Skin member, he'll give you the times and details!
Beer League (2006)
Quotable, like Lebowski
I might not be the best person to review this movie, as I'm already an Artie Lange fan. But, oh well. I personally believe that I would've loved this movie anyways. The characters are funny, some far-fetched, some completely retarded. When it comes to comedy, that's a pretty good cocktail of characters. The music is great, as a 30-something year old Artie is the star, and the music is all from the 70's and 80's when we were growing up. The neighborhood was probably very simple to film, as it's just a small Jersey town where they played softball. (Refreshing, as 90% of movies are filmed in LA, NYNY, and Chicago, it seems like). I got into the character's problems, and started to hate the foe's in the movie. That's what I want out of any movie. The one-liners from all of the characters are funny, and memorable. I show this to friends when they spend the weekend and we end up quoting the movie for weeks! When we bowl good, we're a healthy Lou Garrett! See the movie, enjoy it. Don't be a critic, be a person with a sense of humor.