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A Little Movie Review
Okay, So I finally got to watch a few movies that I have been interested in watching, The Hangover, Zombieland, and The Invention of Lying. All three in my opinion were good. I laughed at all three movies, and found a good, and a bad in all of them. According to the Drunk Tank, The Hangover, and The Invention of Lying were not their favorite, but I had a good time with them. The brand of humor is my style, but let's look at each one individually.
The Hangover, is what I call a pointless comedy. It throws jokes at you constantly, and they don't have anything to do with the overall exposition. These jokes usually come in the form of an off comment line, or the appearance of a rare visual gags. Some awkward moments that make for funny lines and WTF moments, I could have done without the confusion of the gangsters, but I found myself laughing at some of the stupid one liners and the physical comedy.
Zombieland is 100% my movie. I love the zombie films of George A Romero. This had more of a Shaun of the Dead meets left 4 dead. The added words, and kill of the week had me rolling, and the explanation of how it all came to be made me really interested in the zombie apocalypse. I have had World War Z for quite sometime, and this made me read a few more chapters to get into the mood. I loved and hated the girls. At first I hated them. Just a couple of mean girls who use mens stupidity. I hate that portrayal in movies. It follows a basic formula though. Showing the start of the virus, and how everyone is reacting, and then goes to our lone hero meeting with a guy who likes this and has full control over what's going on, and then we meet the love interests. It then progresses to show the time of innocence and freedom that comes when we don't have a normal life anymore, and people just do what they want, but it then leads into the final fight with a horde of zombies because someone gets stupid and calls them to one place. I loved it. I was touched in some places laughed most of the way through, and cheered the survivors on the whole way.
Finally I watched the Invention of Lying. Ricky Gervais wrote this, and it really shows. He plays mark, a man who discovers the ability to lie. The world in which he lives no one can lie. They have to tell the truth no matter what. It seems quite impossible to live that way, but somehow society works that way. It is flawed in that sense, but in an all out story I liked it. I laughed at a lot of the truths. It was pretty gay for me watch it without my wife. It is most certainly for the lady, but I found myself drawn in. At times I will admit even choked up at the ideas it brings to the table, and how someone who can only tell the truth. It is an interesting concept. It was okay, but no worth a second viewing, but it was worth seeing it.
That is a very brief look at it. I know that it wasn't much, and these movies are quite old, but I don't have anyone to discuss them with, because my wife hasn't seen them yet, and hates talking about movies with me anyways. So maybe someone will find this interesting, and wish to discuss them further.
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