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Kick-Ass, a review by addicted2dvd

Title: Kick-Ass
Year: 2010
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Rating: R
Length: 118 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.40:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Commentary: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo
Subtitles: English, Spanish

Stars:
Aaron Johnson
Garrett M. Brown
Clark Duke
Evan Peters
Deborah Twiss
Lyndsy Fonseca

Plot:
Dave Lizewski is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan with a few friends and who lives alone with his father. His life is not very difficult and his personal trials not that overwhelming. However, one day he makes the simple decision to become a super-hero even though he has no powers or training.

Extras:
Scene Access
Audio Commentary
Bonus Trailers
Featurettes
Closed Captioned

My Thoughts:
Brittany asked me to watch this movie with her this evening. And I am sure glad I did... This movie is no less then excellent! I was so engrossed with this movie that the time (almost 2 full hours) flew by... and the movie was over before I knew it. I was worried that with all the hype I read about this movie would ruin it for me... but in this case the hype was well deserved. Hit-Girl stole the show... best character in the entire movie. Brittany said it right when she told me not to confuse this with a superhero movie... it really isn't one. It is actually a vigilante movie that just happens to use superhero costumes as a gimmick. If by any chance you haven't seen this one yet.... it is one I highly recommend... see it as soon as possible... you won't be sorry!



(From What Movies I Been Watching on November 2nd, 2010)

The Other Guys , a review by Dragonfire

The Other Guys

I've liked some of Will Ferrell's movies, though I do think he goes a bit overboard and wild at times.  I was interested in seeing The Other Guys after I first saw the previews. 

In New York City, there are two high profile, somewhat famous cops, who are known for going to any lengths to make an arrest.  The press and public idolize them, as does detective Allen.  He is content to do paperwork at his desk.  His partner, Terry, is anxious to work on a big case and is frequently annoyed by Allen.  When the opportunity arrives for Allen and Terry to work a big case, things don't go well.

My Thoughts

I really enjoyed the movie and I'm thinking I'll be adding it to my movie collection once it is released.  The plot is interesting and entertaining.  Many elements have been done before - cops who don't get along well working together on a big case - but there are also a few elements that are more original.  There is a bit of predictability to what happens even with the few surprises.  With one thing that happened, I was really shocked.  That thing is really funny too.  There is a lot of humor to the movie and most of it works really well.  Some of what is done to add humor is a bit silly, but that works with what is going on.  Allen and Terry both say and do funny things, though Allen is a bit more subdued than Terry.  There are a few gross jokes and a few suggestive jokes.  The movie ends up with a decent amount of action for a comedy.  There are chases and fights and several explosions.  The action scenes are done well and balanced well with the comedy.  The violence isn't too extreme, though it might bother some people. 

Relationships do turn up without receiving a lot of attention or distracting from the main plot.  Allen is married, though his relationship with his wife is a bit different.  Terry has issues with a former girlfriend that he is still interested in.  The characters really aren't developed that much, though Terry and Allen end up being really entertaining.  Will Ferrell is more restrained overall.  Mark Wahlberg does really well with his part and with comedy.  Samuel L. Jackson and Dwayne Johnson are in a few scenes as the two celebrity cops.  They were really outrageous, but I would have liked to have seen a bit more of them.  Michael Keaton does well as Terry and Allen's Captain who has a second job at Bed, Bath, and Beyond.

I really enjoyed this movie and think it is one of the funnier movies I've seen in a while.  It is definitely worth seeing, especially for fans of the cast.



I did get a review posted on Epinions if anyone wants to take a look.

The Other Guys


(From The Other Guys on September 3rd, 2010)

Tom's Random Star Trek Reviews, a review by Tom

VOY 3.22 Real Life
Writer: Jeri Taylor (Screenwriter), Harry Doc. Kloor (Original Material By)
Director: Anson Williams
Cast: Kate Mulgrew (Captain Kathryn Janeway), Robert Beltran (Commander Chakotay), Roxann Dawson (Lieutenant B'Elanna Torres), Jennifer Lien (Kes), Robert Duncan McNeill (Lieutenant Tom Paris), Ethan Phillips (Neelix), Robert Picardo (The Doctor), Tim Russ (Lieutenant Tuvok), Garrett Wang (Ensign Harry Kim), Wendy Schaal (Charlene), Glenn Harris (Jeffrey), Lindsey Haun (Belle), Stephen Ralston (Larg), Chad Haywood (K'Kath)

Another great doctor episode. He wants to learn what it is to have a family and creates himself the perfect Brady Bunch as his family. After B'Elanna sees this, she convinces him to make the family more realistic which leads for him having to cope with a difficult family life with real tragedy thrown in.
The B-Plot on the other hand is really boring. The anamoly of the week is endangering Voyager yet again.

P/T moment:
Tom catches B'Elanna reading a trashy Klingon romance novel.



Rating:

(From Tom's Random Star Trek Reviews on September 28th, 2009)