October 30, 2008

• Changeling and Role Models reviews

  I was lucky enough to see two advanced screenings this
  week!  Below are my thoughts on the movie
  Changeling and Role Models:

  Changeling

   

  Doesn’t the title and the poster make it look like a sci-fi horror movie?  It doesn’t help that Angelina Jolie looks like she a creature from another planet in the movie (see below).

  
  

  Her plan:  to suck your identity out of you with those lips

  Okay, so the movie is actually a sad drama taking place during the early 1900s in California.  A woman loses her son, only to have her son found by the police a few months later.  Only, it’s not her son (hence the title)!  What follows are a few storylines involving police corruption, a serial killer, and abducted kids.

  The movie is around 2 and a half hour long, with the first half being pretty boring.  They set up the bad guys and good guys early on, but I think they made the bad guys a little bit TOO manacing. The movie starts picking up when all the storylines converge.  You really start feeling and rooting for Angelina’s character, and the ending was satisfying. 

  Going in, I was not expecting to enjoy this.  In the end, I thought it was very well acted and intriguing.  Just wish they could have sped up the first part of the movie, but if you want to see a good drama this isn’t a bad one to check out.  Really though, I doubt most college kids and younger would be eager to see this haha.  A high 3 out of 5.

  Role Models

  

  On the flip side, I bet most college kids would rather see this movie.  It made sense that when I went to see this, the row right behind me was filled with fraternity guys that snuck in cans of beer.  They were really horny too, apparently.  They kept talking about which one of them could score a threesome and were trying to hit on girls that were sitting near them. 

  Sean William Scott‘s character would probably have made a good “role model” (haha get it?) to those guys.  His character is like a slightly more grown up version of Stiffler…but still rauchy and horny as hell.  He takes care of this black kid, a crazy mofo that loves boobies and loves to cuss, as well as the occasional racist comment.  These two were definitely the funniest people in the movie.

  The other actors were good too.  Jane Lynch (the SmartTech manager from The 40-Year-Old Virgin) is almost just as over the top and crazy.  After seeing this movie, you’ll probably look at the next corndog you see a bit differently haha.  McLovin, Paul Rudd, and Ken Jeong (Asian doctor from Knocked Up) were alright as well, but the three actors I’ve mentioned before steal the show.

  The storyline could be stronger and the character development and romance felt forced, but the movie will make you laugh throughout if you like a lot of dirty sex jokes and innuendos galore.  I absolutely loved the epic ending! 

  Without giving too much away, it ends with a very fun, tremendously geeky “battle” involving live action role-players. 

  

  Oh yea, you’re gonna see a lot of this.

  A Hilarious movie that was actually better than what the previews might make you think.  4 out of 5.

  So apparently, I’ll be a Xanga member for 2008 days by the
  end of the week.  Wow, can’t believe I’ve
  been on here for that long.  I tried
  reading some of my older posts, but I can’t do it without cringing a little inside.  I was such a whiny baby haha.  Glad to see that I’ve improved from that
  (although I still enjoy the occasional whining  )

  BTW, does anyone know what you can do with Xanga credits
  besides buying those Minis?  I have 579
  right now.  It would be really nice if I can
  exchange them for a prize or something.  A position in
  USTA maybe ?  Ahh, it was worth a shot.

  • 3:28 pm
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