Bushwood Board Of Directors (The Cream Of The Crop)
-Forgetting Sarah Marshall : Dracula’s Lament is catchier than it should be and as the reliable Paul Rudd sings, “the weather outside is weather...”
-The Dark Knight : a seamless continuation of what Nolan started with Batman Begins
-The Promotion : John C. Reilly adds another great performance to his impressive resume...as they say in Canada "cracking the cheese"...plus Jenna Fischer, Fred Armisen, Jason Bateman, Sean William Scott, Lili Taylor and Bobby Cannavale..."blapples"
-In Bruges : dark and funny
-Choke : more dark and funny, with a focus on identity...another strong Palahniuk adaptation, plus the excellent Sam Rockwell
Bushwood Members (I Like Their Style)
-Snow Angels : just dark, but another solid David Gordon Green film (All The Real Girls, George Washington, Undertow), with Sam Rockwell and Kate Beckinsale giving strong performances
-The Visitor : Richard Jenkins makes everything better
-Hell Boy II : better than the first?
-Step Brothers : more room for activities...boats 'n' hoes...who wants fancy sauce?...the Catalina Wine Mixer...Lumberjack
-Zack And Miri Make A Porno : a film for the whole family...maybe not
-Pineapple Express : another from David Gordon Green as he tackles action/comedy
-Wall-E : so good it convinced me to watch an animated movie
-Role Models : what is Beyonce doing with that sugar?...Rudd is almost always a good sign for a movie
-Vicky Cristina Barcelona : steamy Spanish Woody (I apologize)
-Slumdog Millionaire : visually impressive fable
-Gran Torino : classic Clint to add to the catalog
Bushwood Staff (Solid Contributors)
-Burn After Reading : solid satire with one of Pitt's funniest performances
-Ghost Town : a fresh look at a common plot device
-The Hammer : see comment for Ghost Town, this time a comedic take on the Rocky story
-Be Kind, Rewind : not what I expected from the trailer, but a pleasant and at times impressive movie
-Semi-Pro : for the roulette scene alone
-Iron Man : not as good as Dark Knight but certainly better than the last Spiderman
-The Foot Fist Way : the full Danny McBride experience
-Hamlet 2 : struggled to match the genius that is the title
-Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist : decent Cera vehicle (plus, music from The National is used in the film)
Not Bushwood Material (Honorable Mention)
-Tropic Thunder : good but no Role Models or Step Brothers
-Cloverfield : a fresh look at the monster movie
-You Don’t Mess With The Zohan : typical mid-period Sandler (sorry again)
-Hancock : ambitious but flawed
-Kung Fu Panda : decent but no Wall-E
-Religulous : solid, but having seen Maher's show and standup this was familiar territory
-Appaloosa : Viggo is great in this western, Zellweger looks strange and it is not as strong as last year's 3:10 To Yuma or in the same league as the excellent Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford
Caddyshack II (Yes, That Bad)
-The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button : more like the curious case of the snooze button
-W : how about an alternate title of Z (as in you will catch up on your z's...zing?)...maybe just suffered from bad timing as some of the performances were strong
-Vince Vaughn’s Wild West Comedy Tour : not as funny as I hoped it would be
-Strange Wilderness : certainly no Grandma’s Boy
-Smart People : clichés abound and Sarah Jessica Parker - it had no chance
Membership Pending (Stuff I Have Yet To See But Plan To)
-Synecdoche, New York
-Baghead
-Forgetting Sarah Marshall : Dracula’s Lament is catchier than it should be and as the reliable Paul Rudd sings, “the weather outside is weather...”
-The Dark Knight : a seamless continuation of what Nolan started with Batman Begins
-The Promotion : John C. Reilly adds another great performance to his impressive resume...as they say in Canada "cracking the cheese"...plus Jenna Fischer, Fred Armisen, Jason Bateman, Sean William Scott, Lili Taylor and Bobby Cannavale..."blapples"
-In Bruges : dark and funny
-Choke : more dark and funny, with a focus on identity...another strong Palahniuk adaptation, plus the excellent Sam Rockwell
Bushwood Members (I Like Their Style)
-Snow Angels : just dark, but another solid David Gordon Green film (All The Real Girls, George Washington, Undertow), with Sam Rockwell and Kate Beckinsale giving strong performances
-The Visitor : Richard Jenkins makes everything better
-Hell Boy II : better than the first?
-Step Brothers : more room for activities...boats 'n' hoes...who wants fancy sauce?...the Catalina Wine Mixer...Lumberjack
-Zack And Miri Make A Porno : a film for the whole family...maybe not
-Pineapple Express : another from David Gordon Green as he tackles action/comedy
-Wall-E : so good it convinced me to watch an animated movie
-Role Models : what is Beyonce doing with that sugar?...Rudd is almost always a good sign for a movie
-Vicky Cristina Barcelona : steamy Spanish Woody (I apologize)
-Slumdog Millionaire : visually impressive fable
-Gran Torino : classic Clint to add to the catalog
Bushwood Staff (Solid Contributors)
-Burn After Reading : solid satire with one of Pitt's funniest performances
-Ghost Town : a fresh look at a common plot device
-The Hammer : see comment for Ghost Town, this time a comedic take on the Rocky story
-Be Kind, Rewind : not what I expected from the trailer, but a pleasant and at times impressive movie
-Semi-Pro : for the roulette scene alone
-Iron Man : not as good as Dark Knight but certainly better than the last Spiderman
-The Foot Fist Way : the full Danny McBride experience
-Hamlet 2 : struggled to match the genius that is the title
-Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist : decent Cera vehicle (plus, music from The National is used in the film)
Not Bushwood Material (Honorable Mention)
-Tropic Thunder : good but no Role Models or Step Brothers
-Cloverfield : a fresh look at the monster movie
-You Don’t Mess With The Zohan : typical mid-period Sandler (sorry again)
-Hancock : ambitious but flawed
-Kung Fu Panda : decent but no Wall-E
-Religulous : solid, but having seen Maher's show and standup this was familiar territory
-Appaloosa : Viggo is great in this western, Zellweger looks strange and it is not as strong as last year's 3:10 To Yuma or in the same league as the excellent Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford
Caddyshack II (Yes, That Bad)
-The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button : more like the curious case of the snooze button
-W : how about an alternate title of Z (as in you will catch up on your z's...zing?)...maybe just suffered from bad timing as some of the performances were strong
-Vince Vaughn’s Wild West Comedy Tour : not as funny as I hoped it would be
-Strange Wilderness : certainly no Grandma’s Boy
-Smart People : clichés abound and Sarah Jessica Parker - it had no chance
Membership Pending (Stuff I Have Yet To See But Plan To)
-Synecdoche, New York
-Baghead
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