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Extreme Movie (2008)
Don't, please don't!
First of all, I love the simple 'you-don't-think-just-watch-and-laugh'-movies. That is exactly what I was going for when I put in this DVD. A mainstream storyline, some basic characters, mediocre acting, stupid jokes etc.; that's all! Now let's see what this movie brings; one or two good actors (can some1 explain to me why Michael Cera wanted to be in this movie; same for the guy from malcolm in the middle) and a few good looking girls! Together with some lame fart and sex jokes, these parts bring in the three stars I gave them.
Now lets have a look at the 7 stars I didn't reward this movie with. First of all, I'm completely missing a storyline. Only sketches! Oke, most sketches continue where the others end, but still...this is not enough for a storyline, not even for these kind of movies. Than we have the jokes; these are probably not as bad as I think right now, but that's due to the acting. Bad actors make bad jokes! The only time I was really laughing was during Michael Cera's sketch.
So we have no storyline, bad actors and bad jokes. Hmmm, you're still thinking about seeing this movie? Don't, please don't! Wout
Rango (2011)
It was surprisingly...just surprisingly
Almost accidentally I ended up in front of the big screen to see this movie. At first I wasn't very happy with this 'accident', thinking that I must have seen enough animated movies by now! I mean, yes they're all very nice with funny characters and nice graphics and all, but come on! How many of these movies can a man take?!
Turns out: at least one more! It was surprisingly...just surprisingly! Normally I find myself having a hard time laughing during these movies, due to the somewhat childish way it is presented. With Rango it was different! This movie just worked for me. Somehow the humor in it was not "too much" (for example like the donkey in Shrek, that's to much for me) and well timed!
Even though the storyline is pretty predictable, the way the storyline is presented is new(ish). Besides I love the whole western thing that's going on in this movie! And of course -and this is predictable as well- the role Johnny Depp plays is one off a kind and makes the movie!