Category: Geeks on Movies

Most usage of the ‘F’ Word

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So, Box Office Psychics posted a list of movies that use the ‘F’ word the most.

Take note that Quentin Tarantino movies show up 3 times on the list, and half of my favorite movies are on this list. Crazy

Fuck (2005) – 824 (not fair, this is a documentary about the word)
Nil by Mouth (1997) – 428
Casino (1995) – 398
Alpha Dog (2007) – 367
Twin Town (1997) – 318
Summer of Sam (1999) – 315
Running Scared (2006) – 315
Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat (2002) – 311
Menace II Society (1993) – 300
Goodfellas (1990) – 300
Narc (2002) – 297
Harsh Times (2006) 296
Another Day in Paradise (1998) – 291
Made (2001) – 291
Dirty (2005) – 280
Jarhead (2005) – 278
Bully (2001) – 274
State Property 2 (2005) – 271
Reservoir Dogs (1992) – 269
Pulp Fiction (1994) – 265
The Big Lebowski (1998) – 260
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) – 248
Dead Presidents (1995) – 247
The Boondock Saints (1999) – 239
The Departed (2006) – 237
Empire (2002) – 236
True Romance (1993) – 234
State of Grace (1990) – 230
My Name Is Joe (1998) 230
Gridlock’d (1997) 227
The Devil’s Rejects (2005) – 224
Eddie Murphy Raw (1987) – 223
Suicide Kings (1997) – 222
Black and White (1999) – 215
American History X (1998) – 214
The Original Kings of Comedy (2000) 213
Layer Cake (2005) 210
Scarface (1983) 207
Spun (2002) 203
A Bronx Tale (1993) 200
Foolish (1999) 200
8 Mile (2002) 200
DysFunktional Family (2003) 200
I Got the Hook Up (1998) 197
Born on the Fourth of July (1989) – 196
Overnight (2003) – 191
Magnolia (1999) – 190
Monster (2003) – 187
Hustle and Flow (2005) – 186
Get Rich or Die Tryin’ (2005) 185
Formula 51 (2001) – 180
Flawless (1999) – 178
Superbad (2007) – 176

Early Oscar buzz…

Righteous Kill

An Independent production filmed for $60 million, is Aiming for a Summer 2008 release. This Jon Avnet(Fried Green Tomatoes)Directed Crime/Drama is shaping up to be what looks on paper, a strong awards-season contender. Writen by Russell Gewirtz (Inside Man(2)) Righteous kill boasts an ALL STAR(`cept 50 Cent)CAST of Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Martin Scorsese(Acting), Donnie Wahlberg, John Leguizamo, 50 Cent, Brian Dennehy, and MORE! After 8 collaborations, Martin Scorsese, and De Niro hadn’t worked together since Casino (1995). I wouldn’t have thought that their next project would have been in front of the camera. Pacino and De Niro are teaming again for the first time since “Heat”, and second time in history as Two Veteran New York City Detectives on the hunt for a poem-writing vigilante who may very-well be one of their own. Could this be a serious hopeful for a golden statue?

The Changeling

Hitting theaters Nov. 7th 2008 this Clint Eastwood (Million Dollar Baby, Mystic River)Mystery/Drama which was Writen by J. Michael Straczynski (Babylon 5, World War Z(Screenplay)), and stars Angelina Jolie, John Malkovich, Amy Ryan (Gone Baby Gone) and more. Jolie plays a woman whose son is abducted but retrieved; she suspects, however, that the returned child is not hers. The woman must then confront corruption in the LAPD.

“The film is based upon an infamous kidnapping and murder case that occurred in Los Angeles. Gordon Northcott kidnapped, molested, killed and dismembered a number of boys in 1928. He coerced his mother, Louisa Northcott, into killing Walter Collins. She admitted the murder of Walter Collins and was sentenced to life in prison. She was sent to San Quentin.

On In February, 1929, after the trial of 27 days, Northcott was found guilty of killing Lewis Winslow, 12, and his brother, Nelson Winslow, 10, and an unidentified Mexican boy. February, 1929, Judge Freeman sentenced Northcott to be hanged. The sentence was carried out 2 October 1930.

The Los Angeles police was also involved in a scandal as a result of this case. Arthur Hutchens, Jr., who was a runaway from Illinois, claimed he was the missing Walter Collins, so he could get a free trip to California. Los Angeles police considered the case closed and tried to convince Walters mother, Christine Collins that Arthur Hutchens, Jr. was her son. When she refused to believe this was her son, she was placed in an insane asylum. Only after Arthur Hutchens admitted he was not Christine Collins’ son was Christine released.” (From: Wikipedia)

Ron Howard was originally slated to direct before turning the helm over to Eastwood. Howard stayed aboard as a producer alongside Brian Grazer(The DaVinci Code). This movie should be a FAVORITE in the oscar race!

Review: ‘The Monster Squad’ on DVD

Monster Squad 20th. Anniversary (2 disc set)

Being preceeded in previous years with such films as Gremlins, Ghostbusters(84), and Goonies(85), The Monster Squad was on par to be a hit of that level. Then, 1987 hit! With titles such as Spaceballs, The Princess Bride, Harry & the Hendersons, Raising Arizona, Lethal Weapon, Robocop, Predator, and Lost Boys to contend with…The Monster Squad was lost in the shuffle, and forgotten. Or was it? Original Poster

20 Years later! Lionsgate has resurrected this nearly lost Classic, updated with some cool new additions, and sent it back out to the masses. As a child I watched this film, I’m sure, 200+ times. With all the other, now classic, films released at the same time I assumed I was one of a select few true fans of this film. So, I hear there is a DVD in the works. My excitement grows. The day of release came, and off to the nearest Best Buy I go for what I knew was a well-kept secret from my childhood. Was I ever wrong? 5 stores later, at an FYE, I find what is their last copy. Lionsgate, and myself did not anticipate the great demand for this movie. The Monster Squad seems to have been able to strike a cord that has resonated for the last 20 years. TMS is a fun tale of child empowerment, not against parents, or a school system, but the most heinous monsters in history. Shaun leads the Monster Squad as they do battle with Dracula and crew, over the universal balance of good and evil. For those who aren’t familiar with the story. For those who are…

DVD Details:

  • Audio Commentary w/Fred Dekker(Writer/Director), Andre` Gower(Sean), Ryan Lambert(Rudy), Ashley Bank(Phoebe)
  • Audio Commentary w/Fred Dekker(Writer/Director)& Bradford May(Director of Photography)
  • Monster Squad Forever – a five-part retrospective featuring new interviews w/ Fred Dekker, Andre` Gowen, Ryan Lambert, Ashley Bank, Duncan Regehr(Dracula), Tom Noonan(Frankenstein), and more…
  • A Conversation with Frankenstein – A never-before-seen interview with the Monster himself! (This is hillarious.)
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Original Theatrical Trailer, and TV Spot
  • Still Gallery
  • Newly Mastered 16×9 Widescreen
  • Newly Mastered 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio
  • Original 2.0 Dolby Stereo Audio
  • English & Spanish Subtitles
  • English Closed Captioned

The DVD was done quite well. I found the “Conversation with Frankenstein” featurette to be my favorite addition. Tom Noonan as Frankstein, every Frankenstein, ever in film. He does a great job at it, aswell he should, considering he was Frankenstein 24/7 on the set. Never would he allow the children to see him without being in complete costume. The “Monster Squad Forever” featurette reveals Brent Chalem(Fat Kid) commited suicide, which shocked me to hear. “Rudy” turned out to look like a big dork. “Phoebe” got pretty hot! “Sean” wanted to be “Rudy”. Though they didn’t add all the deleted scenes, cut some original scenes, changed the final credits song, and the original cover art(Though, did provide a mini poster of the original). I was over-all pleased. I’m able to experience a great movie, on a newer format. Not that I minded the over-watched VHS, but now it has been introduced to an all-new generation, to be enjoyed for many more years to come.

Walk Hard..Best Judd Apatow movie ever?

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I have been looking forward to this movie for quite a while now, and its finally coming out this weekend. If you havent heard of this movie, let me give you this.

“Fictional musician Dewey Cox skyrockets from humble beginnings and eventually gets caught up in the fame of rock and roll. Jenna Fischer plays his backup singer and second wife, Darlene. One of the pervasive themes of the movie is the fact that he accidentally cut his brother in half at the waist when he was a child.”

Sound familiar? I hope so, if not then this movie has lost all its bearings. Think of this as the Scary Movie of Biopics. This movie takes parts from Walk the Line, Ray, and The Doors. Many people are saying this is the best Judd Apatow movie ever..but it will have to be REALLY good to beat out my Fav’s in Anchorman and the 40 Year Old Virgin.

Here are a couple of links to clips of the movie.

Dewey Cox and the Beatles (As played by Paul Rudd, Jack Black, Justin Long, and Jason Schwartzman)
Lets Duet Together (A Duet with Jenna Fischer from The Office)

If that wasnt enough for you, check out this Cast List.

John C. Reilly as Dewey Cox
Jenna Fischer as Darlene Cox
Kristen Wiig as Edith Cox
Raymond J. Barry as Dewey’s Dad
Matt Besser as Dewey’s guitarist Dave
Tim Meadows as Dewey’s drummer Sam
Chris Parnell as Dewey’s bassist Theo
David Krumholtz as Dewey’s Manager Schwartzberg
Harold Ramis as a Jewish Record Company Executive L’Chai’m
Martin Starr as a Jewish Record Company Executive Schmendrick
Jonah Hill as Nate Cox
Ed Helms as a stage manager
Eddie Vedder as Himself
Jack White as Elvis Presley
Paul Rudd as John Lennon
Jack Black as Paul McCartney
Justin Long as George Harrison
Jason Schwartzman as Ringo Starr
Frankie Muniz as Buddy Holly

WOW. Judge for yourself, but i suggest going out to see this one on friday.

Right..

So, while surfing around finding news about upcoming movies I was inundated with advertisements. That got me to thinking “Hmm..if people are paying for ad’s on these sites, who is to say their reviews arent paid for?”. Maybe, just maybe they are getting paid by the studio’s to give a good review, or over hype a movie that is coming out. I know that sounds ridiculous..”why would a studio turn to a blog to hype a movie”, are you new to this whole internet thing? Come on.

So what we are going to do here is provide you a WE WONT BE BOUGHT FOR REVIEWS…well you can pay us for reviews, but it wont change our opinion of it.

I also want to revisit classic movies on a regular basis. Maybe there is an obscure movie from the 80’s that you missed out on..well we attempt to pump some life back into it.

For now we will be busy updating and getting the site ready, enjoy.

Scott H