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Who's Your Monkey?
Reveiw by Sean
Four down on their luck childhood friends down on their luck
have to get rid of a drug dealer/animal porn director through
a series of twist events all with the dead guy's monkey thrown
into the mix.
The movie is a classic mix of unexpected twists, sticky situations
and cyclical guy-banter as the four friends try to get rid of
the body and straighten out their lives.
It's a standard plot, where all the separate pieces climax in
one singular event. In between there are quirky characters,
cheap laughs, and standard guy humor - nagging women, beer,
joints, and porn.
The down side of this movie is that it really doesn't make that
much sense. The introduction doesn't set up much of the background
information, so character situations have to be gathered from
small hints in dialogue. As the movie goes on a lot of the events
are random. The key example is the monkey, and the seemingly
ambiguous ending.
The racy guy humor focuses in on the major theme of the movie:
that guys, although they can act mature at times, never really
grow up. Why do we go for cheap laughs with potty humor? Because
guys think it's funny.
This movie takes cheap laughs to a new level. The running joke
is that all the characters say the big one liner "isn't
that funny." Well guess what guys? That goes for the whole
movie. |
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Alvin and the Chipmunks Review By Trevor
The squeaky-voiced, furry chipmunks you love are back again
in this live-action/computer-animated update by director Tim
Hill (Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties). Voiced by some very
recognizable names including Justin Hill as Alvin, the chipmunks
find themselves out of the forest and into the life of David
Seville (Jason Lee), a struggling songwriter. When the home
of the chipmunks is cut down to make a Christmas display in
the lobby of "Jett Records", the chipmunks frantically
catch a ride home with Seville in his muffin basket. (More...)
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Lars and the Real Girl Review by Kristyn
Ryan Gosling gives a stellar performance in this comedic
and heart-warming film. Gosling plays 26 year old Lars, a
loner who seems to be at the edge of a mental breakdown. All
of this changes when Lar's introduces his new "girlfriend"
Bianca to his family and small town community, however Biana
is a life-like Real Doll, not an actual person. (More...)
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DVD
Releases in April 2008:
| April
1st DVD/Blu-ray Releases: |
| Becker season
one |
| Bette Davis Collection,
Vol. 3 (The Old Maid / All This, And Heaven Too
/ The Great Lie / In This Our Life / Watch on the Rhine
/ Deception) |
| Doctor Who: Time
Warrior (episode 70) |
| Doctor Who: Timelash
(episode 142) |
| Father Knows Best
season one |
| Hildago |
| Law and Order SVU
the sixth year |
| Martin complete
fourth season |
| Murder, She Wrote
the complete eighth season |
| Resurrecting the Champ |
| That 70s Show
season eight |
| April
29th DVD/Blu-ray Releases: |
| A Touch Of Frost
season 13: Endangered Species |
| Adventures of Young
Indiana Jones volume 3 |
| Beverly Hills 90210
season four |
| Cheers: The
complete 9th season |
| Dark Shadows The
Beginnings Collection 4 |
| Fall of the Roman Empire |
| The Golden Compass |
| The Waltons
complete season seven |
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| April
1st |
► Alvin
and the Chipmunks - Get your squeak on because The
Chipmunks are back and bigger than ever! Struggling songwriter
Dave Seville (Jason Lee) opens his home to a talented trio
of chipmunks named Alvin, Simon and Theodore, they quickly
become overnight music sensations. But when a greedy record
producer (David Cross) tries to exploit the musical ensemble,
Dave must use a little human ingenuity—and a lot of ’munk
mischief—to get his furry family back before it’s too late!
Alvin and the Chipmunks are heading out on a mall tour in
support of their DVD release ( more...)
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| April
8th |
► Nick Cannon, Mena Suvari and Ving Rhames
star in Day of the Dead
based on the George A. Romero classic zombie film. A mysterious
virus has infected the small town of Leadville, Colorado, and
the military is brought in to enforce a quarantine and stop
the spread of the disease.
► Ron Livingston delivers the performance of a lifetime
in the acclaimed film Music
Within, based on the incredible true-life story of Richard
Pimentel. Deafened by a bomb blast in Vietnam, Richard (Livingston)
returns home and discovers his life's calling: helping others
with disabilities, including his fellow veterans
► Bad boy comedian Robert Kelly is finally
getting it all on his new CD/DVD Just
The Tip. Recorded in his native Boston, Kelly unloads
about everything from sex to his eating habits. Kelly's got
issues, and you're going to hear about them whether you like
it or not. Can't wait for the release date to hear clips from
the new Robert Kelly release, PCM has your fix! Check out
the Robert
Kelly e-card to stream clips from the new record.
Click
here to view some promo clips from the new record!
 ► Manda
Bala explores the social and political impact of widely
divergent economic inequality. The film delves into the corrupt
politicians, kidnapping and plastic surgery industries that
have transformed segments of Brazilian society into a nation
of fear, depredation and violence.
► Eagle Rock Entertainment will strut its funky stuff
on DVD when out of its vaults comes one of the world's great
R'n'B practitioners, Janet Jackson, Live In Hawaii
at the height of her powers. On April 8, Eagle lets loose
Live In Hawaii by Janet Jackson, a two-hour and 18-minute
blockbuster of sizzling sexy dance and song by Janet and her
troupe of dancers and singers all combining on material up
through the All For You album. A visual feast, the stunning
fashions, lighting, choreography and party atmosphere that
always permeates a Janet show make this 21-song DVD totally
action-packed.
Janet Damita Jo Jackson was born May 16, 1966 in Gary, Indiana,
the youngest of nine children. Her self-titled debut album
came out when she was 16. Nine albums later, she has sold
over 100 million albums, putting her as the ninth most successful
recording act of all-time. This beautifully filmed Hawaiian
concert contains material off 2001's All For You, 1997's The
Velvet Rope, 1993's Janet, 1989's Rhythm Nation 1814 and 1986's
Control. |
| April
15th |
► In
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, Philip Seymour Hoffman
is Andy, an overextended payroll executive who lures his younger
brother, Hank (Ethan Hawke), into a larcenous scheme: the pair
will rob a suburban mom-and-pop jewelry store that appears to
be the quintessential easy target. The problem is, the store
owners are Andy and Hank's real mom and pop, and when the seemingly
perfect crime goes awry, the damage sends them hurtling toward
a shattering climax.
► Dimension Extreme presents
Inside - Still grieving over her recently deceased husband,
a pregnant woman, alone on the eve of her delivery, is terrorized
by a raging psychopath who is determined to retrieve the baby
from her womb by any means necessary.
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Lars and the Real Girl - Lars Lindstrom, a loveable
introvert whose emotional baggage has kept him from fully embracing
life. After years of solitude, Lars invites Bianca, a friend
he met on the Internet to visit him. When he introduces Bianca
to his brother and his wife they are stunned to find out that
Bianca is a life-sized doll. What follows is a humorous but
emotional journey for Lars, his family and the community around
him. |
| April
22nd |
► Haunting secrets of the past resurface
when a child mysteriously disappears
in the supernatural thriller The
Orphanage, a spinetingler with a jaw-dropping twist
that will take your very last breath away! Produced by Academy
Award® nominated filmmaker Guillermo del Toro (Pan's
Labyrinth) and directed by J. A. Bayona, The Orphanage arrives
on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on April 22, 2008, from New Line
Home Entertainment.
► After an explosive success last year at box offices
across Hong Kong, the Dragon Dynasty gem, Flash
Point, debuts on DVD. An audience favorite at the Toronto
and San Francisco Asian Film Festivals, Flash Point combines
marvelous martial arts and powerful high action mayhem into
one cohesive story. |
| April
29th |
► City Lights Media is releasing "A
Generation Apart" a documentary
about children of Holocaust survivors on DVD April 29th.
The Los Angeles Times called this very personal documentary
"A testimony to the power of LOVE." As part of
this release, City Lights has created a
special group on YouTube where Holocaust Survivors,
their children and grandchildren are invited to add their
family stories.
► The Academy Award winning, The
Golden Compass comes out on DVD. The film, starring
Nicole Kidman and an all-star cast, tells the story of a young
heroine, Lyra Belacqua, and her quest to protect the coveted
Golden Compass - the last of a mystical, powerful device that
can unveil the truth, reveal what others wish to hide and even
see the future.
► A spectacular epic filled with the glory,
greed and grandeur of ancient Rome, The
Fall Of The Roman Empire battles onto DVD for the first
time April 29 from Genius Products and The Weinstein Company.
In appointing a successor to his throne, the Emperor of Rome,
Marcus Aurelius, chooses his adopted son Livius over his own
son, Commodus. Prior to Livius' coronation, Commodus murders
his father and proclaims himself the new emperor, prompting
an epic reign of terror and corruption. His brutish tyranny
alienates his brother, and the power struggle between Commodus
and Livius culminates in the ultimate battle between the Barbarians
and the Romans. |
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