The Money Pit (3)

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A young couple moves into their dream home only to have it fall apart before their eyes.

First off I just want to say, God bless 80's soundtracks. That had me laughing before anything even started. Ohh, the good old days.

I love Tom Hanks. He can not do any harm. I have liked him in every single movie I have ever seen him in. I cannot say that for any other actor to date. How can you not love him when he can go from movies like Catch Me If You Can to Toy Story and still impress you. I am slowly going back and watching his old comedies and I really, really like him in them. I liked his character in this movie and I laughed at him the hardest the entire time. Without Hanks this movie would have totally sucked. Him and his little shorts...haha.

Shelly Long was great with Hanks. I think they worked really well as an on screen couple and she usually fueled his more hilarious moments in the film.

Best parts: him running up the stairs, the bath tub and when he is covered in paint and that whole scene with the scaffolding.

Genius humour. I made the mistake of taking a sip of water just before the stairs scene and I LITERALLY spit it back into my cup because I was laughing too hard and started to choke. That does not happen as often as I want it too. So good.

While this movie had it's amazing parts the rest of it was flip-flop. Some scenes were good, the next it was awful and I had no idea why they were there. Like, what the hell is with her weirdo, Fabio style ex boyfriend?! That is just ridiculous and not funny. His whole dad thing could have been cut completely out in my opinion. I don't know, too many parts of the story just didn't have to be there at all.

The ending is lame. That's the story with most comedies so it wasn't a big surprise.

I still loved watching this movie. That 80's, 90's comedy just doesn't happen anymore. Some of the set ups in this were priceless. I just couldn't believe it. Instead of one liners like most comedies this was an amazing example of what I shall dub the build. It started and you were giggling but then some thing more happen and you were laughing but then it would keep expanding on it until you are slapping your knee and spitting water all over the living room.

Amazing.

Oh, and did I mention Tom Hanks?

3/5

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The Devil Came on Horseback (4.5)

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A documentary about the genocide in Darfur, Sudan told by a military observer who was stationed there for several months.

You cannot hold anything back when you decide to discuss and prove genocide, so be warned that this movie is not for the light of heart. That being said, and I know I say this every time I watch a good documentary about world changing situations, you should all watch this film.

Yes, you see people who have died. Yes, you see houses burned and children crying and women and men who have been injured. You see more than anyone wants to see in their lifetime in under 2 hours, but that is exactly the reason why you need to watch it. You need to get shaken up, you need to realize what has happened and therefore the next time some one starts talking about the subject you can become a part of the conversation and tell more people about it.

I know this was made in 2007 but honestly, it's not like it isn't still happening. There, some where else, it's always going on. This is equally as important and terrible as Rwanda but for some reason was easier to sweep under the rug and move on.

The information and evidence was clear. I hate to say that the documentary was great because it was horrible to watch but now I know things I never knew before and will never forget. That is why it was great and that is why I will suggest to everyone to see it. As you watch you ask questions, some of which are answered, but some are not and it's always important to leave this kind of documentary with more questions than when you started watching it.

I thought that Brain, the military observer, was passionate and went into Darfur just as innocently as I was going into the movie he created. By the end of it, we had both changed.

4.5/5

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Unknown (4)

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A doctor gets in a car accident and ends up in a coma. When he wakes up four days later he doesn't really remember who he is but he knows he is in Berlin with his wife. He tracks her down but upon finding her she seems to have never met him before. In fact, no one seems to know who he is at all. Now he must try to piece it all back together and find out if is he who he claims he is or if he is insane like everyone tells him he is.

I would never mess with Liam Neeson. Even though he is acting in this movies, after having seen Taken,The A-Team and now this film, I feel as though he is still a deadly weapon. He is so good at playing the bad ass. Well, more like a sensitive bad ass. I've always been a fan of his though and this film is no acception. He rocks! Triple high fives for Liam!

It was great seeing Diane Kruger, I wasn't sure if I'd be seeing her again or not after her role in Inglorious Basterds. She was good, she wasn't really in the movie that much but she did a decent job along side Liam.

The action in this is pretty straight forward. You have your car chase (although it's nothing special) and the gun scene and hand-to-hand combat. The thing that makes it better is watching Liam Neeson kick butt. There were a few times with the hand-to-hand that was far too shaky and turny for me. I understand doing that technique with crazy fights but when it's man to man with fists you should really spend some time and money on making it seem real.

Best thing besides Liam: the plot twist. I did not see that coming. I really had no idea that it was going to turn out like that at all. I love it when an action movie can have a somewhat impressive story line. I mean, the over-all plot has been done a million times over but the initial climax and follow through was well done.

If you like action you'll dig this flick. Also, come on, who doesn't want to see people get punched in the face by Liam Neeson?!

4/5

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