Rogerb, I’m so irritated at you that I feel, nay, must recite for you this poem, The Shortest War Poem Ever Written.
You, sir, demonstrate everything that is wrong with movie reviews: the actual review of the movie takes a backseat to alledgedly clever wordplay. Writers no longer care about presenting an honest and reasonable critique of a film; the real hook of a movie review is in the pun that inevitably is part of the headline, or what new and interesting way the phrase “it sucks” can be re-imagined.
Loved the movie. Went and saw it opening day at the theaters and own the DVD. I’ve never understood the unbridled hatred that this movie brings out in some people. It’s a funny, smart little film, with some hot chicas mixed in for good measure.
I’m also about the biggest chick band supporter and fan of anyone I know. I’m a huge lover of Letters to Cleo, and hearing Kay Hanley singing the part of Josie was just butter on the bacon.
Buy the soundtrack. Play it over and over again. And self-choreograph a dance to the DeJour songs. You won’t regret it.
not being american i never read the comic as a child or as an adult, so really didnt have any ideas about what it should be.
i liked the film in a silly mndless kinda way, but then i like crappy movies as a way to relax. if you expected anything other than fairly clever eye candy then you were going to be dissappointed.
its a testament to the writters of the movie that i was still humming and singing the along tunelessly to the songs from the flick long after id forgotten the dialogue.
Oh, God, it hurt so bad. To quote Tom Servo, “I want to hurt this movie, but I can never hurt it like it hurt me.”
I don’t buy that (not doubting you, Nemo, but your source). Satirization of product placement has been done better. At least in Wayne’s World, it was short but sweet. But in every single friggin’ scene there was a Starbucks or Microsoft or AOL logo. No way is real, actual product placement a parody of real, actual product placement.
Stuff like this movie makes me wish my brain was run by the SDMB hamsters, and that random chunks would quietly disappear without any trace of what was previously there.*
I’ll admit, though, the idea of Carson Daly as a hit-man is a funny one.
*-not meant as an insult to those who work tirelessly on this server… keep up the good work, and thank you.
I saw it this weekend when it was part of a “free showtime” weekend. It wasn’t as bad as I thought it was going to be, and watching Tara Reid pretending to have a sunny personality and a room-temperature IQ was amusing. It’s definitely a different roll for her than say, ** Body Shots**.
