Archive for the ‘Comedy’ Category
Sunday, October 19th, 2008
Simon Pegg is Sidney Young, the kind of guy the people around him love to hate, in this amusing comedy about a British journalist trying to make his way in the industry.
Sidney is proud of his alternative publication ‘Post Modern Review’, and lives to poke fun at the celebrity culture but, his whole world is about to change when he is offered a job at a top New York magazine ‘Sharps’ by one of the most prominent editors in the business, Clayton Harding (Jeff Bridges).
His sense of style and humour isn’t appreciated by his high flying Sharps colleagues and Sidney struggles to fit in. He forms an unlikely friendship with fellow journalist Alison Olsen (Kirsten Dunst) who tries to help him adjust to the protocol of the New York celebrity scene.
How to Lose Friends and Alienate People is a great watch. It is full of humour throughout and Simon Pegg is fantastic as Sidney. It’s definitely a must see film for this autumn and fans of Pegg will love this new edition to his filmography.
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Friday, August 29th, 2008
Adam Sandler brings us another of his Happy Madison productions with You Don’t Mess With the Zohan and it is exactly what you would expect from a Sandler film – ridiculous, strange, funny and highly entertaining.
Zohan (Adam Sandler) is an Israeli Special Forces Soldier who is fed up of the fighting and the hatred. He fakes his death in a battle with his arch enemy The Phantom (John Turturro) so that he can escape to New York to follow his dream to become a top hairstylist and make people ‘silky smooth’.
Sandler is brilliant as the unusual Zohan; his performance is zany and amusing throughout. He brings his usual suspects to the cast in the form of John Turturro as The Phantom and Rob Schneider as Salim. The random mix of characters really adds a boost of comedy to this film.
Mariah Carey makes an appearance as herself and sadly her poor acting and her diva attitude bring the film down, having her appear really doesn’t fit in with the general tone of the film.
Putting Mariah aside, You Don’t Mess with the Zohan is a brilliantly funny film that is packed with plenty of daft humour. It’s a great film to escape reality and enter the bizarre world of Adam Sandler.
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Friday, August 1st, 2008
Jack Black hits our screens once again, this time as Po the Panda in his Kung Fu adventure.
Po works with his father at his noodle bar but, dreams of bigger things; he longs to become a Kung Fu hero. Po attends the ceremony to announce the new dragon warrior and unexpectedly finds himself having to fulfil the ancient prophecy, much to the dismay of his idols, the Furious Five, who he must train alongside to develop his skills.
Dustin Hoffman stars as Shifu, who has the unfortunate task of training Po up. He is forced to put his faith in the overweight panda if the Valley of Peace is to be saved from the evil Tai Lung.
Kung Fu Panda is a fun film for people of all ages. There is plenty of action and moments of comedy to keep the audience entertained.
Be warned that this film may result in you leaving the cinema with a taste for noodles.
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Tuesday, January 1st, 2008
Barry B Benson wants more of his Bee life than the relentless monotony of a workers bee life. At the very least he wants to leave the Hive and see the outside world. This he does and, of course, falls in love with a human who saves his life from a pair of huge boots. He then discovers that we humans eat honey, the life’s work of his hive, and decides to sue us.
We know how great animation can be these days, and this has it, but it still needs a lot more to make it a worthwhile film. The script is good, it is littered with enough jokes, enough interesting Bee “inventions” to entice you into the Hive-world, and the voices of fine actors such as Renee Zellweger, Matthew Broderick, John Goodman and Kathy Bates.
Anything that comes from the desk of Jerry Seinfeld is going to be scrutinised thoroughly and held up against his giant TV series hit. This is unfair to Bee Movie. It’s a kids movie, and as such it is quite successful. It is mildly engaging, works well, but never fully engages as a Shrek would.
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