Read my spoiler-free movie review of Hell & Back (2015).
So, this looks wonderfully nuts.
The Tom Gianas and Ross Shuman directed fun fest is out October 2015.
The cast includes comedy favourites Danny McBride, Michael Pena, Mila Kunis, Susan Sarandon, T.J. Miller and Jennifer Coolidge.
I for one cannot wait. Fingers crossed that the end result will prove worthwhile.
Happy Film Loving,
G
You wouldn’t be blamed if after hearing the premise of Ted, your reaction was ‘Really? Please!
But then you learn a little more and realise that the movie is the brainchild of Seth MacFarlane, creator of Family Guy. He not only stars as the voice of Ted but directed and wrote it too. Suddenly, a film about a grown man’s wish to bring his childhood teddy bear to life coming true seems quite watchable.
Fans of the very successful Family Guy series would be the most excited (just a little more, perhaps) than fans of general good humour – particularly humour that’s silly and filthy in parts.
Also starring Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis, there’s plenty of funny dialogue. One of the key highlights for me is Donny, the character played by Giovanni Ribisi and his highly peculiar dance moves.
Lastly, who could forget the scene with all the ‘white trash’ names listed by Mark Wahlberg’s character?
‘Mandy, Marylyn, Tiffany, Candace, Brandy, Heather Channing, Brianna, Amber Sabrina, Melody, Dakota, Ciara, Bambi, Christal, Samantha, Autumn, Ruby, Taylor, Tara Tammy, Lauren, Charlene, Chantal, Courtney, Misty, Jenny, Christa, Mindy, Noel, Shelby, Trina, Riba, Cassandra, Nikki, Kelsy, Shauna, Jolene, Earlene, Claudia, Savannah, Casey, Dolly, Kendra, Kylie, Chloe, Devon, Emma-Lou, Becky, Brandy-Lyn, Heather-Lyn, Tammy-Lyn.’
Looking forward to watching the sequel, Ted 2 (2015) in a few days.
Happy Film Loving,
G
Directed by the Wachowskis, the duo behindThe Matrix (1999) trilogy, and starring Channing Tatum, Mila Kunis, Sean Bean and Eddie Redmayne, I had relatively high hopes for how Jupiter Ascending would turn out, admittedly, mostly because of Redmayne.
After the event, however, it would be quite the stretch for me to call Jupiter Ascending a ‘good film’ – though there are some things I enjoyed. Namely, Mila Kunis’ royal outfits, the visuals of Jupiter and the rather disturbingly good theory about ‘harvesting’ planet earth.
Everything else was just unconvincing. I found myself unable to properly buy into any of the characters, let alone the central love story.
Usually, I can suspend my disbelief given that a story is executed well – whether it be sci-fi, fantasy, etc. That’s just not completely the case here.
I still like Kunis, especially in That 70s Show, Family Guy and Black Swan (2010) – just not in Jupiter Ascending. Definitely not in Jupiter Ascending. Now, go and re-watch The Matrix instead.
Happy Film Loving,
G
