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Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008)
Simply not that funny...
OK, it was worth a rental but if I had seen this movie in the theaters and paid $10+ for a ticket I'd have been pretty angry. While I found "Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle" to be hilarious, this one just didn't grab me. Maybe it's because I'm from New Jersey and I found the first one to be a riot because it poked fun and was set in my home state. But the jokes just didn't roll like in the first one.
The humor was forced, the jokes were OK and they just seemed to try "too hard" in this one. Putting H&K into the ridiculous situations they did was just overkill. But they did make the most of plot and maximized what was a "thin" idea to begin with.
Neil Doogie Patrick Howser-Harris was again VERY funny (and his demise was priceless! I think he'd have wanted his character to be shot to death by a madam at a house of ill-repute).
Rent it, you'll like it but it's not one you'll want to add to your permanent collection.
Hot Rod (2007)
A waste of a good plot...
I just didn't find the movie all that funny. When I saw it, I was looking for something funny and mindless. Mindless, yes but funny only in spurts. Isla Fisher who take the beautiful/funny combo to a new level is, in my opinion, miscast as I don't think this role really let her be a truly funny as she can be. There are some really funny lines (Why do you call yourself Voltron?) but the stunts are bad to the point of being utterly ridiculous and too contrived. The physical humor could have been more "almost credible" instead of completely inconceivable to make them have more comic impact.
If the movie is on cable, it's worth a watch. But I wouldn't rent it, it's just not all that funny.
Rambo (2008)
FANTASTIC. Just what I expected from this type of movie.
This was a truly fantastic film. The plot was thin, the character development was so-so and THE ACTION WAS GREAT!!!! Just what I wanted. I didn't want "Gone With The Wind" type greatness out of this movie. I wanted John Rambo wreaking havoc on some well deserving bad guys. That's just what this will give you.
If you're looking for a pure, entertaining, mindless action film, this one delivers. If you expect anything else, you're watching the wrong film. Stalone is getting a little "long in the tooth" for the action roles but I think he did an admirable job with this one. He was playing an old guy anyway so it's not like he was "out of his element". If you are a guy, 18 to 35, and want a great movie to watch with your pals while throwing back a couple of beers, this is your movie.
You Got Served (2004)
Horrible
A complete waste of film. They should collect every copies of this horrible piece of garbage and burn them so that this terrible, soul-sucking piece of crap cannot infect future generations. Anything with Kevin Federline in it should realistically be burned anyway. But this incredible sh!t-fest pushed the envelope even when it comes to Mr. Britney Spears.
All of the people who had anything to do with producing this movie should feel terrible shame. They should all return any money that they received or give it to charity. I could go on. I could give you my take on the plot, the characters, etc. but thinking about the movie actually makes my head hurt. The kind of hurt where you'd like to pull your eyeballs out and spray novacaine directly onto your cerebelum.
If you liked this movie, you should seek psychological help.
Mr. Woodcock (2007)
Painful
I couldn't even watch the entire movie. It was horrible. It just wasn't funny at all. Sean William Scott is a funny guy, I think this was just the wrong role for him. And Billy Bob is a fantastic actor. I don't know where this one went wrong. The premise is great. This could have been outrageously funny given either a different mix of cast or better directing. But in it's current state, it sucked. Big time. I think Jason Biggs or someone who is more of a "straight man" funny-type would have been better in the lead role. But given it's current state, I would advise you to avoid this piece-of-crap. It's just out and out not funny.