Be Kind Rewind

I saw this movie last night, and overall I was somewhat disappointed. It was a a somewhat entertaining flick due primarily to Jack Black. However, the preview had left me expecting more, and it seemed all the films best moments can just be seen on the trailer. I guess if you are dying to go to the theatre in these times, there probably isn't a better choice that this flick, but that's only because the movies have all been so lame lately.

What is Michael Bay doing?

I for one really enjoyed Transformers, and look forward to the second installment, but I was browsing his IMDB.com profile today and was a little shocked. It appears that he is working on remaking The Birds, Friday the 13th, and Nightmare on Elm Street. I am sure he would have picked up Psycho too, but someone beat him too it a few years ago. All of these movies are great in their original form, but I am not looking forward to him screwing these titles up for the next generation like Rob Zombie did with Halloween. Well that is my rant.

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

I saw this recently for the first time, and it was a little different then what I expected. The story has lots of funny moments, but at the same time it is not really laugh out loud funny. Sean Penn's character is definitely what makes this film. It definitely makes fun of almost every element of the highschool experience, and is very enjoyable. Most of the humor really isn't that crude either, however there was a surprising amount of nudity. For a fun little piece of trivia, Nicholas Cage makes a brief appearance as a burger flipper as an extra. Lucky for him his career has gotten better.