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Review:     3.5 Stars     Rated:     PG

Rock-out to some Irish music and drink the beer, walk along the old country roads and checkout a castle.  Dance a little, crash a wedding and eat yourself a good’ol hang sandwich.  All this in a little love story called Leap Year

Anna Brady (Amy Adams) is on her way to propose to her boyfriend of 4 years.  An old Irish Tradition or Folklore, allows a woman to propose on Leapday; this is what Amy plans to do, but…… Due to stormy weather Amy is forced off her schedule into an uncharted  adventure with a man she pays to get to her destination, Declan O’Callaghan, played by Matthew Goode.

Watching this movie made me want to go on a vacation with all the beautiful scenery and landscapes shown.  This is truly a romantic movie and never deviates away from its romantic grounds.  It has some good funny and even sad moments.  What I really liked about this film is how inviting and simple it is, yet it could still draw your emotions in with the characters.  This is definitely a date movie and Worth a Ticket for that night out, but Wait For The DVD if you are a cheap date.

- Dan Kersey

Review:     3 Stars     Rated:     R

Its not how you apply the sunblock to the pretty girl, its how long you take before you get burnt.   Nick, is the “I’m going to die a virgin” geek, in which he finally finds a girl that is interested in him.

Boy meets girl, girl makes boy do bad things. Nick Twisp (Michael Cera) plays a 135lb teenager thats in love with the only girl that has ever paid any attention to him. Nick is doing everything and anything he can to be close to Sheeni Saunders, the girl (Portia Doubleday). Nick creates an alternate persona with a bad ass attitude in order to get what he’s after, and at the same time is trying to lose something, if you get the meaning.

LOL, I’d be sticking my fingers in my ears and saying “lalalalalalala” at the conversations between Nick and his friend Lefty if I was in the same room with them. This is a silly and funny film which is geared towards a younger crowed. All this for a girl, but Wait For The DVD, unless you have a hot date and can’t say no.

- Dan Kersey

Review:     4 Stars     Rated:     R

Up In The Air is a character fueled film with  George Clooney leading the way.  Canadian film director Jason Reitman seems to fly this one home with very little turbulence from critics.  Supporting cast members included: Jason Bateman, Vera Farmiga, and Anna Kendrick.

Ryan Bingham (Clooney) flies the globe as a hired terminator, in a matter of speaking, his job is to fire people in the most decent way possible.  Ryan lives his job in somewhat of a religious fashion and loves his self isolation with nothing to weigh him down.  As the story progresses Ryan starts to come out of his isolated life, relationships and family events are things that he has always avoided until he meets a woman that completely captures him, Alex.  He then finds himself  inviting Alex, (Vera Farmiga),  to his sisters wedding.  In the midst of all this, Ryan’s company is making changes in the way they operate, leaving him grounded and more-so with a chip on his shoulder about the new change.

Clooney plays his roll exceptionally well and at the same time is perfect for the character.  As much as I enjoyed this film, even with all the critics raving about it,  it doesn’t meet up to the Did It Suck standers and quite frankly was a little long winded.  Wait For The DVD, but only if theres nothing else to rent.

Review:     3 Stars     Rated     PG

Old Dogs is directed by  Walt Becker and starring John Travolta and Robin Williams.

Plot: Charlie Reed (John Travolta) and Dan Rayburn (Robin Williams) are best friends and business partners  who have their lives turned upside down when Dan is unexpectedly charged with the care of his six-year-old twins that he didn’t know he had.

I had a fun time watching  this movie as it had a lot of good funny moments and goofy humor.  For the most part I was disappointed with this comedy but can’t really put my finger on what went wrong.  Sadly this will also be the last film Bernie Mac will appear in as he died in mid 2008.  This movie will be a good renter so Wait For The DVD.  Good-bye Bernie

- Dan Kersey

Review:     3.5 Stars

In the words of Weird Al Yankovic, ”Dare To Be Stupid“.  Men Who Stare at Goats is stupidly good in a serious way.  Based on a true story of actual non-events or so they say.

We follow Bob Wilton, a reporter played by Ewan McGregor as he tags along side a Super Spy named Lyn Cassady (George Clooney), who developed Super Powers of the mind thanks to secret government training.

All in all this movie was nothing special, not much of a story and yet,  it was the funny obscure seriously ridiculousness that kept it interesting to watch.  I laughed more times then I expected to and sometimes just because it was plain stupid. “The little man inside me was screaming like a little girl”

With a cast including Jeff Bridges and Kevin Spacey playing smaller rolls that could have been played by anyone,  I still didn’t feel too bad paying for a ticket to see this film.  Some people may find this movie a little off in left field, but I think that was intention.  I’m leaning towards, Worth A Ticket more than not, as its a good movie to see in or out of the theater.

-Dan Kersey

Review:     2.5 Stars

Not the best 3D movie I’ve seen and it really didn’t live up to a Disney film standard.  Jim Carrey stared as the main character in this animated version of  A Christmas Carol.

This film is targeted towards kids more than adults and the 3D was downplayed as it could have been much better.  The best parts of this film were already depicted in the previews  giving the illusion of a much better film.    Aside from the 3D,  what attracted me to this movie was the fact that Jim was staring;  however,  I feel that he didn’t live up to my personal expectations of  a funny Carrey movie.   It seemed as though his personality was held back by either the director, or maybe it was just a lack of effort on his part.

Final thoughts:  Half the attraction to this movie was that fact it was in 3D;  failing at even that aspect, I wouldn’t consider renting this one.  However, kids will undoubtedly enjoy watching this movie

-Dean D

Review:     4 Stars

A refreshing film from the norm and retro perfect.  The Coen brothers do an amazing job on this film but No Country For Old Men is still my Fav’.  Larry Gopnik (Michael Stuhlbarg) is an average working man in the 60′s with a wife, two kids, a simple house and a neighbour he finds annoying.  His life starts to fall apart around him and gets kicked, a few times, while he’s down.  Not really a LMAO comedy but it does have its moments.

Little warring:  Quite a few ‘F’ Bombs in this movie, mainly done by the kid actors as part of their rebellious characters.  This being said,  the fowl mouth kids have some of the funniest parts in the movie.

If your a Coen brothers fan then you won’t want to miss this movie while its in theaters;  for the rest,  It’s a a great movie but, Wait For The DVD.

Recommend The Informant as a better pick for your money.

-Dan Kersey

Review:     3.5 Stars

I’m happy to say I was quite pleased with this movie, it has a good combination of humor and story.  As far as the funny is concerned, the film goes  just to the borderline of ‘over-the-top’ humor in some scenes,  I found this approach to be refreshing and a nice change.

The Movie has a group of friends agree on a get-away together to a resort called Eden.  The friends/couples agree to journey to this paradise in support for their mutual friends who are having problems in their marriage and can only afford to go on a group rate.  Unknowingly to everyone,  all the couples are forced to take part in the group program or they must leave the island.

I enjoyed this comedy because it put the funniness into plausible situations.  Even with the supporting eccentric characters through-out  story,  the director seemed to place a cap on overdoing unrealistic personality’s and situations just to get a laugh.  This in turn, made the film more ‘true to life’ funny and also relative.  I would also like to say that it’s nice to see Jason Bateman playing in a movie that he can be remembered in.    This is a great date movie and is well worth a ticket.

-Dan Kersey

Review:     3 Stars

This is a nice relaxing film, it has a some good laughs and even some touching moments.  I was expecting this movie to be a bit funnier then it was.  Don’t get me wrong, it had its moments, but very few of them.

We start our adventure in a world where everyone only speaks the truth, or even worse,  speaks everything thats on their mind at point blunt.  No one knows how to lie or what a lie is until Mark (Ricky Gervais) discovers that he can tell people what isn’t.

I felt like the film wasn’t quite thought through somehow as it left a lot of loose ends that needed to be addressed as the film seemed to change lanes but stayed on course at the same time and then realizing this is a run-on sentence that doesn’t have anything to do with what I started saying.  ….Which concludes my point.

I did enjoy the film,  however,  was quite disappointed overall. Wait for the DVD when you need a nice relaxing movie watch at home.

-Dan Kersey

Review:     4.5 Stars

LOL,  eeeeeeew funny!  Gore shy need not apply, so don’t see this movie if you get squeamish with gory movies.   Right from the get-go Zombieland oozes entertainment without holding back those ‘leave it to your imagination on what happened’  scenes.   Not your typical zombie movie as this is in no way a horror film its more like comedy meets horror in a shooting gallery of the undead.  The premise of the story backdrops where an infection spreads through the human race,  leavening it to the survival of the fastest.

Putting aside all the crazy zombie killing,  the inner story and interactions between all the characters worked well and added to the movie as a whole.

The only reason for not giving this move 5 Stars is the fact that the characters were portrayed as generally smart, and a few dumb director decisions put the characters in some stupid situations where they should have known better.  I had some good laughs and for zombie lovers of all genres this movie is killer.  Definitely  worth a Ticket.

-Dan Kersey

Review:     2 1/2 Stars

I was optimistic about this film going in but unfortunately it was not that great.  I did however enjoy the story, somewhat, and some of the silly characters thrown into the mix,  but it just felt like it was made for TV.  It had very few laughs and was quite dull.  The reason I liked this movie at all is because it is so plain and simple and just relaxing to watch. Extract is a really basic movie with not a lot to offer except that being simple works for this film.  Its a silly story about a company, its owner (Jason Bateman) and the people surrounding his life.  This movie is probably going to rate for most people something like this ….  ” um, yeah, it was alright”, -or- , “it was boring and stupid”.

I am going to have to say that this film marginally made the ‘just a renter‘ category, but, its a renter for those “i just need something to watch tonight” moments.

-Dan Kersey

Review:     4.5 Stars

This movie is really out there in a good way, a strange bizarre fun ride.  The ride never lets up,  it twists and turns leaving you guessing and anticipating to what comes next.  Funny and brilliant, goofy and classy.  The game show type music, the bad hair and clothing fit the look and feel of the movie perfectly.

Matt Damon is great in this film as he plays one of the most interesting characters I’ve seen in quite some time; and he does it beautifully.  I believe its best not to elaborate on his character do to the fact that it really needs to be discovered  for yourself.  Definitely worth a ticket to see this one.  I will probably rent it once its out on DVD just to see it again.

-Dan Kersey

Review: 3 Stars     Time: 105 minutes     Rated: R

Nothing but family love with these two brothers, or not.

Plot: Leaves of Grass is a black comedy film written and directed by Tim Blake Nelson and starring Edward Norton, Richard Dreyfuss, Susan Sarandon, Melanie Lynskey and Keri Russell.  Bill Kincaid (Edward Norton), an Ivy League classics professor, returns to rural Oklahoma to bury his dangerously brilliant identical twin brother (Edward Norton), only to discover that the brother he believes to have been murdered has lured him home to involve him in a doomed plot against a local drug lord.

Did It Suck? I didn’t know what to expect form this movie and after watching it I walked away thinking, “not half bad”.  Although Edward Norton and the rest of the cast did a bang-up job, as far as acting goes, the story was lacking depth.  As I started to get interested in what was going on I felt the movie let me down in many area waiting for the story’s potential to come alive.  Overall this was an enjoyable film to watch, great for those needed laid-back movie nights on the couch, so  Wait For The DVD.

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- Dan Kersey

Review:     4 Stars     Rated R

The Hangover is a 2009 American comedy film directed by Todd Phillips. The film is written by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, and produced by Todd Phillips and Daniel Goldberg. It stars Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Heather Graham, Justin Bartha and Jeffrey Tambor, and was produced by Legendary Pictures on a budget of US$35 million.

The film begins in medias res in Los Angeles with a bride, Tracy (Sasha Barrese), receiving a phone call from Phil (Bradley Cooper) who tells her that he and the other groomsmen cannot find the groom, Doug (Justin Bartha).  Two days prior to the wedding, Doug and his best friends Phil, Stu (Ed Helms), and soon-to-be brother-in-law Alan (Zach Galifianakis) drive to Las Vegas for Doug’s bachelor party. Tracy’s father, Sid (Jeffrey Tambor), lends them his car, a silver vintage Mercedes for the trip. The four get a villa at Caesars Palace hotel and casino, then sneak onto the roof and make toasts to a night they will never forget.

Review: I laughed, and laughed again.  Some good ‘Shock Value’ and ‘OMG’ moments.  The story, the acting and the overall fun of  this movie makes it one of the best comedy of the year and will be talked about for quit some time. Well worth a ticket for this Comedy.

-Dan Kersey