THE WEEK OF JUNE 15th 2010
GROUP EDITED by: TROY ANDERSON
YOUTH IN REVOLT
Director: Miguel Arteta
Sony/Weinstein Company
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Special Features
Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Animated Footage
Audition Footage
Youth in Revolt proves that Michael Cera can pick great material, but still fails to take a role 100% of the way. While some of us might still miss his adventures living in model housing, we’ve got to break away from beloved roles and compare him to most comedic talent on the market. Sure, he’s not constantly trying to shove middlin’ tripe down our throats. The kick in the pants is that he isn’t quite there yet. Nothing can fuck up an actor’s appeal like a fanbase’s expectations of perceived talent. If you’ve read the original C.D. Payne novel, then the cinematic adventures of Nick Twisp should hold up. Regardless of my bitching, I enjoyed it.
FAMILY GUY: VOLUME 8
sprung forth from: Seth MacFarlane
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Special Features
Commentary
Featurette
Sing-Alongs
Family Guy has proven that anything once loved by stoned college students can eventually be turned to shit. Whether it be Dave Matthews, Ultimate Frisbee or Waffle House…America has a habit of running shit into the ground. The eighth volume of this animated series offers up more uncensored episodes and related laughs at homosexual babies. I have to admit to liking the Multiverse episode, but there was a whole lot of terrible episodes offered up in this release. I still don’t get why they took an image from this volume’s worst offender and placed it on the cover. Still, it’s something to watch as you try to not stroke out in the heat.
THE BOOK OF ELI
d. The Hughes Brothers
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The Book of Eli was such a mixed bag. You had great concepts with Denzel Washington taking the concept of a Nubian Zatoichi figure to new levels. Gary Oldman shows up to cash a check in between jaunts to Hogwarts and Gotham City. Mila Kunis proves that she’s way too hot to shacking up with Kevin McAllister. Most of the time I spent with the film, I was left wondering what has happened to the Hughes Brothers. Dead Presidents and Menace 2 Society were badass, yet nothing since then has been worth a shit. I don’t fully blame the Hughes Brothers for the movie’s shortcomings, after all I have to place some blame on David Goyer. EDIT: Goyer had nothing to do with Book of Eli. He just pisses me off as a writer. Goyer has never been that strong of a writer. He’s always that guy who comes up with great ideas for movies. Blade Trinity, Batman Begins and The Unborn all had great concept that never came together. Thankfully, Batman had Nolan to bail his ass out. The Book of Eli falls underneath that banner of missed opportunity. Somewhere between Riddick and Gymkata.
SHOWGIRLS: 15th ANNIVERSARY EDITION
d. Paul Verhoeven
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Special Features
- Commentary
- Featurettes
- Trivia
- DVD and Blu-Ray versions
Showgirls is
still pretty fantastic. I remember first sticking into the local dollar house theater to catch this as a late matinee. When you’re 14, watching Jessie Spano get railed by the guy from Dune is mindblowing. Where can one begin with this film? Sure, it was intended to be this big blockbuster that redefined how mainstream American audience viewed sex in the cinema. But, it was plagued by terrible dialogue and ludicrous set-ups. When you’re not watching the seamstress getting sexually assault, you’ve got Gina Gershon trying to eye-fuck everyone in the room. If you haven’t seen this cinematic masterpiece yet, then I don’t know what’s stopping you. It’s coming to Blu-Ray, people. A 1080p transfer so crisp that you can see beads of sweat forming on the nipples of a young dancing extra.
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