Category: Sporting
By LaRae on May 9, 2008 in Sporting, Action/Adventure, Family | 13 Comments
Speed Racer is a fantastical, whirling, spinning, psychedelic abomination with almost no plot, horrific sets and one-liners that would be rejected by Laffy Taffy.
By General Disdain on Apr 24, 2008 in Romance, Sporting, Comedy | 2 Comments
Super smooth George Clooney has taken a break from playing his super smooth role in the successful Oceans series long enough to tackle (no pun intended) Leatherheads, a romantic comedy with a professional football backdrop set in the 1930’s. Aside from being an avid football fan (go Panthers), I was looking forward to seeing […]
By General Disdain on Mar 2, 2008 in Sporting, Comedy | 7 Comments
I feel I’ve seen this movie several times already. Come to think of it, my reviews of Blades of Glory and Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby literally capture the same highs and lows as I saw in Semi-Pro. The only differences are a slight adjustment to the cast of supporting actors […]
By General Disdain on Oct 25, 2007 in Sporting, Comedy | 6 Comments
That’s it. I can’t stand it anymore. The Comebacks is the final straw that broke this camel’s back. I am now officially decreeing that the era of the parody movie is over. It is dead. All remaining screenplays are to be set afire and their ashes shall be dumped in […]
By General Disdain on Oct 2, 2007 in Sporting, Comedy, Family | 8 Comments
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has some broad shoulders. The question is whether they’re broad enough to hold afloat a movie like The Game Plan. It’s a movie type in which many have tried to succeed in (Hulk Hogan in Mr. Nanny and Vin Diesel in The Pacifier come to mind) and failed. […]
By General Disdain on Sep 1, 2007 in Sporting, Comedy | 12 Comments
Usually parody films are a successful endeavor (the original Scary Movie and Not Another Teen Movie are examples) because they’re easy to make. For the most part the story is already constructed, so all the writers have to do is come up with funny filler material and their off to the races. Coupling […]
By General Disdain on Apr 25, 2007 in Sporting, Action/Adventure | 0 Comments
Where do I begin? I never quite know how I’m supposed to start a movie review, when I have already formed my opinion before seeing the film. Maybe I should begin by saying I’m an asshole for going to see a movie I know is going to suck terribly. Or perhaps I […]
By General Disdain on Apr 3, 2007 in Sporting, Comedy | 0 Comments
Will Ferrell is at again. Once more we have him playing a buffoon character toppled from the heights of fame and power. It’s his bread and butter and he’ll continue to push this shit out until it becomes unpopular. As a matter of fact, just last year Ferrell squeezed out Talladega Nights: […]
By General Disdain on Dec 31, 2006 in Sporting, Drama | 1 Comment
I can hear it now, the all encompassing theme to Rocky - Gonna Fly Now. Whenever, I hear that music I get goose-pimples all over my ass. And after five installments of the Rocky franchise, that’s about all that gets me excited about the movies anymore. Needless to say, most of the […]
By General Disdain on Sep 7, 2006 in Sporting, Drama | 9 Comments
It’s been a while since there has been a worthwhile feel-good movie released into the theaters. Last ones that come to mind are Rudy (1993), Lucas (1986) and who can forget, Rocky (1976). Seabiscuit doesn’t count.
Interstingly enough the plot of Invincible follows amazingly close to Rocky. A Philadelphia son, down on his […]
By General Disdain on Aug 16, 2006 in Sporting, Comedy | 1 Comment
NASCAR. Who doesn’t love it? Seeing as it is the fastest growing “sport” in the nation, my guess is most everyone is loving it these days. To capitalize upon this, NASCAR authorized the making of Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby a comedy which stars Will Ferrell as, you guessed it, […]
By General Disdain on Jun 26, 2006 in Animated, Sporting, Comedy, Family | 4 Comments
Ah, the child in me resurfaces just in time to watch the latest offering from Pixar and Disney. Usually, the inner child shines through after drinking like a NYC hobo, but this time it was in anticipation of Cars. I love being a kid!
This time around, the story revolves around a egotistical race […]
By General Disdain on May 8, 2006 in Sporting, Comedy | 0 Comments
Womans gymnastics. Can there be a sport where the competitors are in as good of shape? Volleyball, perhaps. Figure skating, that’s a possibilty too. But there can be no doubt that the only reason anyone watches the Olympics is to watch girls in peak physical condition do amazing things with their […]
By General Disdain on Apr 14, 2006 in Sporting, Comedy | 0 Comments
While the wife and children slept today and after the final conference call I cleared a bit of time to watch The Benchwarmers. This is the latest offering from our good friends at Happy Madison (Adam Sandler’s production company), and it shouldn’t be much of a surprise when I tell you the movie was […]
By General Disdain on Aug 14, 2005 in Sporting, Comedy | 0 Comments
Finally! A movie that I was actually interested in seeing. Why? Three reasons really. One: Bad News Bears is quite a good movie and I think a well done remake couldn’t hurt it. Two: Billy Bob Thornton. Three: Billy Bob Thornton. . .oh yeah I said that one […]
By General Disdain on May 21, 2005 in Sporting, Comedy | 1 Comment
Let me start this review by saying Will Ferrell is a funny motherfucker. He single handedly made Saturuday Night Live funny and all the recent movies he’s been in (Elf, Old School, Anchorman) were funny as hell. So I knew to expect the same from Kicking & Screaming.
Will Ferrell plays a father who […]