Perhaps in years to come, once we’ve gotten a little more distance on it, the entire Christopher Nolan Batman trilogy will be thought of in the public mind less as an entire piece, and more along the lines of “The one with Heath Ledger in it as Joker, and the other two.”
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MOVIE REVIEW – BRAVE
After “Cars 2″, it’s good to know that some of Hollywood’s best filmmakers can pick themselves up and dust themselves off so quickly.
PIRANHA 3DD – THE MOVIE GUYS’ TRAILER BREAKDOWN
PIRANHA 3DD, the new comedy/horror/thriller film, gets a thorough once-over from Movie Guy Paul Preston, Lee Kias and special guest Shelly Martinez. Quick, sharp and funny, we’ll tell you what it’s all about.
MOVIE REVIEW – SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN
It’s an interesting concept to see the original world the Brothers’ Grimm imagined up on the screen, but it’s coupled with dialogue that’s not very special and devoid of any real charisma.
TRAILERS FOR THE BLIND – “SAFE”
The Movie Guys aren’t just about goofing around, we also provide a service. Evidenced in each month’s “Trailers for the Blind” segment, this month focusing on the Jason Statham action film “Safe”.
NEW MOVIE TRAILERS – 4/17/12
New trailers include “Bernie”, “The Broken Tower”, “Get the Gringo”, “House at the End of the Street”, “Jesus Henry Christ”, “Katy Perry: Part of Me 3D”, “Looper”, “Piranha 3DD”, “Rise of the Guardians” and “That’s My Boy”
MIRROR MIRROR – THE MOVIE GUYS’ 2-MINUTE TRAILER BREAKDOWN
MIRROR MIRROR, the new Julia Roberts fantasy film, gets a thorough once over from Movie Guys Paul Preston and Karen Volpe. Quick, sharp and funny, we’ll tell you what it’s all about. In and out, nobody gets hurt.
THE MOVIE GUYS LIVE! – “THE LORAX” PREVIEW
In this clip from The Movie Guys LIVE!, March 2012, Movie Guys Paul & Karen preview the movie “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax” while trying not to break rhyme.
Inspired by the March 2012 movie “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax”
MOVIE REVIEW – JOHN CARTER
Really, how hard was it to understand this film people? I know the trailers made it look like a mindless action flick, but it’s not. I’m sorry you couldn’t waltz in 10-minutes late with your face full of popcorn and your butter-stained fingers endlessly fumbling over your cell phone, and not be able to figure out what’s going on. It’s called attention. If you pay it, you’ll get it.
OSCAR RANT 2012
Paul Preston’s annual once-over of the nominees. Who will win, who should win, and the Top 10 Films of 2011.
MOVIE REVIEW – JOURNEY 2: THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND
Mr. Caine, you lead me astray, you dirty rotten scoundrel!
NEW MOVIE TRAILERS – 12/23/11
New trailers include “The Dark Knight Rises”, “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”, “Paranorman”, “Prometheus”, “This Must Be the Place”, “What to Expect When You’re Expecting” and “Wrath of the Titans”
REVIEW: ARTHUR CHRISTMAS
I don’t think Aardman has the means or desire to American-ize one of their projects, and we’re all better off for that.
THE MOVIE GUYS’ NOVEMBER MOVIE PREVIEW – “BRING THE KIDS”
“Bring the Kids” covers the major releases of November 25, 2011, including ARTHUR CHRISTMAS, HUGO and THE MUPPETS.
THE LATEST – 11/22/11
R.I.P. John Neville, a Muppets inteview and “A Fish Called Wanda” – The Musical?
NEW ON BLU-RAY, DVD & STREAMING – THE KILLER INSIDE ME
A BIG-ASS pile of fashionably dressed, 1960’s corpses.
THE MOVIE GUYS LIVE! VIDEOS: FEB. – SEPT., 2011
Couldn’t make the latest Movie Guys show in Hollywood, CA? Check out exclusive clips here.
NEW: “Straw Dogs” Preview, Nepotism, Jeff Fangsworthy, Harry Potter Ending Spoiler, C’Mon, C’mon Flashlights and more!
THE MOVIE GUYS VIDEOS: FEB. – SEPT., 2011
BLU-RAY & DVD CAPSULE REVIEWS
Capsule reviews by The Movie Guys include “The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia” and “Paul”. Quick plot, quick opinion and we’re out.
THE MOVIE GUYS AUDIO ARCHIVES
The Movie Guys are talking, and they speak celluloid.
INCLUDED: The Movie Guys’ regular segments on LA TALK RADIO’s “Broad Topics”, interviews with Broken Lizard’s Steve Lemme and “The League”‘s Stephen Rannazzisi, plus The Movie Guys’ appearances on London’s LBC, and Dallas’ KRLD & KTRH. Plus audio reviews!
REVIEWS: CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER/COWBOYS & ALIENS
Spoiler Alert: “Captain America” is awesome and “Cowboys & Aliens” isn’t.
Branagh does a good job of balancing the work of his actors with all the glitz, glitter and action sequences that abound in Asgard.BRIDESMAIDS
You may have wondered what the ladies were doing and talking about while the men were horsing around in films like “Wedding Crashers” and “The Hangover”.
BORN TO BE WILD 3D
“Born to Be Wild 3D”, narrated by Morgan Freeman, manages to toe the fine line between high-tech and old school.
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS
Overall, my masculine side says this film is a blockbuster that you’ll quickly forget you saw. My feminine side says Robert Pattison is hot.
THE MIDDLE SEAT: “BEEN THERE, SEEN THAT”
Let’s talk this week about something that every single movie-goer experiences – artistic hijacked redundancy.
THE CONSPIRATOR
It was like watching an undergrad film of a boring play starring freshmen actors.
INDIE REPORT – KICKSTARTER
Bringing joy and cash to filmmakers, artists, and the like, who wish to raise money for their idea.
SOURCE CODE
Jake Gyllenhaal redeems his career after the embarrassingly awful “Prince of Persia” and turns in a fine, heartwarming performance
THE MIDDLE SEAT: “TRAILER TRASH”
I have been endlessly fooled by movie trailers to frequent films that ultimately were nowhere near as good as the trailers suggested. Has this ever happened to you?
AND TO THINK THAT I SAW IT ON HULU STREET: ED MCBAIN’S 87th PRECINCT: LIGHTNING
I’m clicking the weird, the wonderful and the what the hell were they thinking when they coughed up a budget for this piece of raw moose dung.
A film like this demands a charismatic and vulnerable lead actor, and Bradley Cooper is quickly establishing himself as the right guy for those jobs.THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU
Matt Damon and Emily Blunt are maybe the first action film couple I’ve seen in years that had great chemistry.
THE MIDDLE SEAT: “CINEMATIC LITMUS TEST”
My initial thought is, we come up with a basic questionnaire, designed by people who enjoy and understand the art of cinema, and anyone who fails it gets put on the list.
Watching the filmmaking team’s decision-making process about what kind of look the beast would have would probably be much more fascinating than watching the movie.BATTLE: LOS ANGELES
I’ve been drinking heavily and my perception of time is just a little bit off, but don’t give me that look, because I got the points of the movie and this is still an important review, so shut up.
THE MIDDLE SEAT: “SCHWARZENEGGER OR SONY CLASSICS”
In my humble opinion, there are certain people who don’t “get” movies, and thus should not be allowed to view movies at all.
GNOMEO & JULIET
This highly entertaining animated film is exactly what Shakespeare geeks who also happen to love animation have been waiting for.
WINTER’S BONE
The terrifying adults in this film often acted as if they hid the town secret of the local werewolf, but no such wolf ever shows.
