DVD Talk DVD ReviewsDVD Talk DVD Review RSS FeedFinding Amanda- June 27, 2008 Recommended "Finding Amanda" could easily be lumped into the growing "awful people doing awful things" genre. It's a story of unlikeable characters forced into a position where they're expected act honorably, yet can't exactly temper their nature to destroy their own lives. Yes, it's a comedy.A struggling sitcom writer with enough vices to make Charles Bukowski blush, Taylor (Matthew Broderick) is facing the last days of his marriage to Lorraine...http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=33704 Wanted- June 27, 2008 Recommended It's not the familiarity that ultimately undoes "Wanted," but its uncharacteristic reserve. A back-flipping action bonanza, "Wanted" is an adult cartoon, taking acts of death-defying stupidity to their most illogical extreme, and that's exactly where this outlandish visual buffet should stay.Trapped in a dull life with a soul-crushing cubical job, a cheating girlfriend, and no money, Wesley Gibson (James McAvoy) is lost in his own life,.http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=33706 Wall-E- June 27, 2008 Rent It Pixar as a formidable storytelling machine is not an entity I'm entirely comfortable with. The studio has turned itself into a faceless animation brand name, and while I can't argue the box office numbers, I'm not buying the artistic results. "Wall-E" is Pixar's biggest creative gamble in over a decade; a genuine cinematic leap of faith. However, the ambition doesn't match the outcome, and while "Wall-E" dances whimsically, it's a plodding,.http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=33705 The Love Guru- June 19, 2008 Rent It There was a character in the last "Austin Powers" film named, appropriately, Goldmember; he was a mischievous creation from star Mike Myers, performed with a goofy voice and an eye toward grossing out the room, but he ran out of entertainment steam early. "The Love Guru" is a cinematic equivalent of Goldmember: a semi-hilarious movie that corners itself too easily and grows tiresome quickly.Offered a huge sum of cash and an Oprah appearance.http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=33650 Baghead- June 19, 2008 Rent It Mark and Jay Duplass scored a solid indie hit a few years ago with their self-financed, self-made road-trip rom com The Puffy Chair, and though I can't fault them for wanting to up their game while still staying true to their DIY roots, their second effort, Baghead, ends up being too conflicted for its own good.Baghead begins as self-parody of the indie film circuit before quickly shifting gears into another Duplass Bros.' relationship...http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=33653 Get Smart- June 19, 2008 Recommended "Missed it by that much!" is the classic line from the "Get Smart" television series and could easily describe the latest big screen incarnation. A woefully uneven motion picture, "Smart" is a misfire, but not entirely ineffective.When Siegfried (Terence Stamp), the leader of KAOS, engineers a massive plan to sell nuclear weapons to all of America's enemies, it's up to the agents of CONTROL to stop him. However, almost all of those...http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=33651 Kit Kittredge: An American Girl- June 19, 2008 Rent It It's easy to see that "Kit Kittredge" is after family audiences. It's a harmless tale told without a lick of objectionable content, sure to offer relief to many parents unwilling to subject their children to the heated warfare of lowbrow summer entertainment. However, as generous in spirit as "Kittredge" is, it's an absolute chore to sit through for anyone not plugged into the "American Girl" franchise hoedown.Watching her family hope to...http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=33649 The Love Guru- June 19, 2008 Recommended In his new movie The Love Guru, comedian Mike Myers attempts to make the lesson of his impish self-help guru Maurice Pitka a self-fulfilling prophecy: that life is too complicated, and if we stop worrying about the little stuff and laugh at the silliness all around us, we will be happier people. Surprisingly, for the majority of the movie, he pulls it off. There are even a couple of scenes where Pitka is trying to teach his clients this.http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=33652 Get Smart- June 19, 2008 Rent It There is a scene late in Get Smart where fans of the 1960s TV show will be overjoyed that the filmmakers finally got the tone and the humor of the original spy spoof exactly right. Without revealing too much, it involves Agent 86, Maxwell Smart (Steve Carell), on a rooftop with the Chief (Alan Arkin) and 99 (Anne Hathaway), and as he is explaining something to them, the evidence he seeks is in plain view behind him, all he needs to do is...http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=33654 The Foot Fist Way- June 19, 2008 Rent It Actor Danny McBride has stumbled his way into several supporting slots in recent years, prompting the nation to cry: who the hell is this guy "The Foot Fist Way" is to blame, folks: a low-budget wannabe cult comedy shot three years ago, only recently graduating from underground DVD circulation to a small theatrical release. It should've stayed in obscurity.Fred Simmons (Danny McBride) is a strip-mall Tae Kwan Do teacher with serious power...http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=33648 |