Movie Thoughts by Allison & Lisa

The final Blockbuster movie was Land of the Dead. You know how I love zombies and John Leguizamo. Well this has both. And true to zombie films there was lots of unnecessary violence. It was great.

This time I was rooting for the zombies instead of the people. The film did lend itself to that. I mean, zombies want respect too!

Oh yes John Leguizamo looked great.

Fantastic Four was not as bad as I thought it'd be.  This was one of the films I got from Blockbuster on my sick day.  Based on the preview from last summer I had decided not to see it in the theaters.  It just didn't look good enough.  It was no Batman Begins.

However after actually seeing it–not that bad.  Of course I think Doom was better.   This could just be because I'm not a big fan of the Fantastic Four in general.  At heart I'm a DC girl.  The plot was incredibly formulaic.  The one-liners weren't that great. And well, besides Julian McMahon there weren't any really attractive men.  Jessica Alba was okay, I still believe this is her finest work though.

Perhaps the sequel will be more entertaining or have better lines or something.  Overall it was a good sick day film where you just don't need to think….at all. 

Doom–surprising good. Not just because it featured the totally hot Karl Urban, but because it had a plot. Seriously it did. Plus it had the first person shooter bit, which was very cool. This was way better than Ultraviolet…because seriously Karl Urban and The Rock. Good.

Domino–Annoying. I did not dig the filmmakers editing. The guy that played Choco is HOT. Almost hotter than Karl, but not quite. I'm tempted to queue the rest of his films. You know how I love the latinos. Plus the 90210 guys were really the best part of it. Maybe I just don't like Keira Knightley…maybe–no I know I don't like her. She should be like Vin Diesel no talky talky just sshhh and pose.

Lord of War–Oooo Jared Leto. Every time I see one of his films I think of this story. Nicholas Cage, well now I think of how freaking crazy he is, whatever happened to the Nicholas Cage that did Raising Arizona? The film itself was okay. Just reaffirmed why I don't want to go to Africa without some sort of guide or you know…the white parts. I really don't want to see someone shot or be shot myself (I have the same feelings about Detroit by the way).

Elizabethtown–Time of something a little lighter. Time for something trivial. Time for something Orlando Bloom and Kirsten Dunst. Time for this movie to get better. That's better. I like that Drew's revelation comes in Kansas. I find most revelations do. When you drive through Kansas one day for a week revelations are bound to occur.

Speaking of Kansas: Ice Harvest–great film. Great film. Okay, maybe I say that because I've been in Kansas (Wichita) in the winter. It is like that. Strip clubs, mobsters, and crazy drunks with police officers that do their job sort of. The biggest issue I have with this film is the license plates (tags). In Kansas front plates are not required and no one has them unless they are of the decorative nature. That's it. I mean, John Cusack in a Harold Ramis flick–how could you go wrong?

This is just a side note on the whole film thing and a preview of a future review – so I guess it's a bit of a view. Anyhow, these three were in Oliver Stone's 1997's U Turn and 2003's It's All About Love. I've place U Turn in queue and once I've seen that I'll get to the double review. Weird.

Waiting… is a fine fine film to be enjoyed by anyone who has ever been in the food service industry. Oh, and Ryan Reynolds is super hot, a little sleezy but super hot. He reminds me of the older bartender at my college bar. While Frank had no business being with all the youngin's he was most definately in his element. This is the angle of Monty – hot Ryan Reynolds (damn you Alanis!).

The corporate restaurant is also the perfect backdrop for the day in the life film – so much can happen in that one shift and with all the different types of people passing through as staff there's such a rich variety to draw upon. Another film that attempted this first day at the restaurant, In the Weeds, lacked the low-brow humor that is natural to the environment. Plus Waiting delivered the best front of house and back of house that I've seen in a long time.

Sure the script wasn't all the original (although working in the phrase "it's like being the smartest kid with Down Syndrome" is a flash of genius), the direction wasn't earth shattering, and the acting was, well, it was natural – I'm betting most of these folks did their time at TGI Friday's and Appleby's.

I give this film the following report- Rent as a new release/Buy it (especially if you've romantised your own days in the industry, this will give you your fix without having to re-ingnite your bunions)