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Iscritto in data apr 1999
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Garfield the cat comes to life in his big screen debut. Which is to say, he is a CGI cat living in a very real world. Voiced very well by Bill Murray, Garfield struts through life doing whatever he pleases. Whether he is stealing Jon's food, watching television, or tormenting his friend Nermal or the neighbor dog Luca (voiced by Brad Garrett), Garfield is truly master of his domain. All of the world is a cookie, everyone else is merely crumbs. He just happens to be one of the chocolate chips.
You ge the feeling that the cast was well laid out almost instantly. Newcomer Breckin Meyer and Jennifer Love Hewitt play Jon and Garfield's vet Liz respectively. Both do a good job considering the rather childish script that lay before them. Now, that having been said, I have a problem with their relationship. The comic strip that was originally penned by Jim Davis has Jon acting like a brash, almost obnoxious ladies man trying to woo Liz into a date while Liz would want nothing to do with him. The movie version, which was executive produced by the same Jim Davis, has them totally opposite. In the movie, Jim is quiet and shy with Liz trying to get him to ask her out. Eventually it works with Liz giving Jon the dog Odie to live with him. (Odie would have been better done as a CGI as well, in my opinion.) Buth without the chemistry between Jon and Liz, there really is no movie, so I suppose a little creative license is in order. The other HUGE problem I have with this movie is with Happy Chapman, the villainous bad guy in the film. One of the first words out of his mouth is the "D" word. Now, I don't have a big problem with profanity per se, but the script writers forgot that this was a children's movie to be watched by children. His "D" bomb was unnecessary and the writers should be ashamed of themselves for this faux pas.
Overall, it's a cute movie with lots of things for children to laugh about. Yeah, a lot of the movie, especially at the end is over the top, but it's harmless enough and enjoyable enough to give it a moderate "thumbs-up" if you will. Although I am somewhat grateful that I've not heard a word about a possible Garfield 2.
You ge the feeling that the cast was well laid out almost instantly. Newcomer Breckin Meyer and Jennifer Love Hewitt play Jon and Garfield's vet Liz respectively. Both do a good job considering the rather childish script that lay before them. Now, that having been said, I have a problem with their relationship. The comic strip that was originally penned by Jim Davis has Jon acting like a brash, almost obnoxious ladies man trying to woo Liz into a date while Liz would want nothing to do with him. The movie version, which was executive produced by the same Jim Davis, has them totally opposite. In the movie, Jim is quiet and shy with Liz trying to get him to ask her out. Eventually it works with Liz giving Jon the dog Odie to live with him. (Odie would have been better done as a CGI as well, in my opinion.) Buth without the chemistry between Jon and Liz, there really is no movie, so I suppose a little creative license is in order. The other HUGE problem I have with this movie is with Happy Chapman, the villainous bad guy in the film. One of the first words out of his mouth is the "D" word. Now, I don't have a big problem with profanity per se, but the script writers forgot that this was a children's movie to be watched by children. His "D" bomb was unnecessary and the writers should be ashamed of themselves for this faux pas.
Overall, it's a cute movie with lots of things for children to laugh about. Yeah, a lot of the movie, especially at the end is over the top, but it's harmless enough and enjoyable enough to give it a moderate "thumbs-up" if you will. Although I am somewhat grateful that I've not heard a word about a possible Garfield 2.
Scott Bakula gets re-recruited (if that's a real word) to play for the fictitious Texas State Fighting Armadillos after the NCAA drops the hammer on the football program following various violations. It sounds like a premise to a bad sitcom, but in this case it's the premise to a somewhat decent, if not forgettable, movie.
POSITIVES:
Sinbad: The man has always been funny and will probably go down as one of the most under-appreciated comics working today.
Kathy Ireland: 'Nuff said.
Hector Elizondo and Robert Loggia: Not exactly Laurel and Hardy, but a likable duo and one that you truly want to root for.
Larry Miller: As the dean, he's a complete tool. He does that part so well it makes you wonder if he's as big a tool off screen as he is on. The perfect villain.
The "Convict" Football Team: Just looking at the credits that say "Convict Football Team" would make any football player wet himself.
NEGATIVES:
Harley Jane Kozak and Scott Bakula: I didn't feel any chemistry between them at all. Nor did I believe for a second that they had any feelings for each other whatsoever.
The writing: It's in the negative category. 'Nuff said.
** out of *****
POSITIVES:
Sinbad: The man has always been funny and will probably go down as one of the most under-appreciated comics working today.
Kathy Ireland: 'Nuff said.
Hector Elizondo and Robert Loggia: Not exactly Laurel and Hardy, but a likable duo and one that you truly want to root for.
Larry Miller: As the dean, he's a complete tool. He does that part so well it makes you wonder if he's as big a tool off screen as he is on. The perfect villain.
The "Convict" Football Team: Just looking at the credits that say "Convict Football Team" would make any football player wet himself.
NEGATIVES:
Harley Jane Kozak and Scott Bakula: I didn't feel any chemistry between them at all. Nor did I believe for a second that they had any feelings for each other whatsoever.
The writing: It's in the negative category. 'Nuff said.
** out of *****
As someone who appreciates classic rock, I was tapping my feet and nodding my head up and down throughout most of the picture. It was that as well as Jack Black's unapologetic shameless devotion to the art of rock and roll that made me really enjoy this film.
Black plays Dewey Finn, a fat rock slob who gets kicked out of his band shortly before his battle-of-the-bands contest. Through a series of twists and turns that I will not divulge here, he ends up subbing at a prep school that is as prestigious as it is stiff. He seems content to let them have all day recess until one day he happens to overhear the class playing classical music in a different class. As he is watching them, you can see the dim light bulb over his head start to flicker as the main plot to the movie unfolds. He tells them about a school project called "Rockband" and tells them about a Rockband competition. "A victory goes on your permanent record! Harvard! Hello?" He reiterates, giving the kids their only needed incentive. For homework, Finn assigns classic rock CD's each tailored to each band members role. In this band, each kid has a job in the band. Either as band members, as technicians, as backup singers, even security and groupies. "I don't want to be a groupie! I did some research on the Internet. They're sluts! They sleep with the band!" That little gem comes from former groupie turned band manager Summer, the class smarty-pants.
Not only does Black and the band have to win the contest, they have to get there. Enter Joan Cusak, the school principal. She would rather not see this happen, but she is also a very likable character despite herself. She, the last paragraph notwithstanding, is a groupie wannabe stuck in the body of a cold headmistress. She's as hard as they come, but get her drunk and play a Stevie Nicks song and she's all yours. Cusak plays this role perfectly, as does most of the cast here. The kids are very talented. (That's if they were really playing. I was given no indication if they really were playing or if a group was really playing off camera so I guess that's up to debate.)
The only problem I have with this movie is the mild language uttered by the kids. Granted, they never stray from the PG profanities, but come on! These are 10-year old kids! They should not be using any kind of profanity, ever. My 10-year old and I would have SERIOUS problems if I heard her using those kind of words. Children who swear are never cute or funny, and just makes me want to stop enjoying the movie long enough to slap them. However, it's not like they use profanity exclusively, and the movie stands on it's own merits boldly and hilariously enough for me to forgive this seemingly increasing trend and give this movie a very high recommendation, courtesy of PROFESSOR BLACK, DOCTOR OF ROCKOLOGY.
*** 1/2 out of 5
Black plays Dewey Finn, a fat rock slob who gets kicked out of his band shortly before his battle-of-the-bands contest. Through a series of twists and turns that I will not divulge here, he ends up subbing at a prep school that is as prestigious as it is stiff. He seems content to let them have all day recess until one day he happens to overhear the class playing classical music in a different class. As he is watching them, you can see the dim light bulb over his head start to flicker as the main plot to the movie unfolds. He tells them about a school project called "Rockband" and tells them about a Rockband competition. "A victory goes on your permanent record! Harvard! Hello?" He reiterates, giving the kids their only needed incentive. For homework, Finn assigns classic rock CD's each tailored to each band members role. In this band, each kid has a job in the band. Either as band members, as technicians, as backup singers, even security and groupies. "I don't want to be a groupie! I did some research on the Internet. They're sluts! They sleep with the band!" That little gem comes from former groupie turned band manager Summer, the class smarty-pants.
Not only does Black and the band have to win the contest, they have to get there. Enter Joan Cusak, the school principal. She would rather not see this happen, but she is also a very likable character despite herself. She, the last paragraph notwithstanding, is a groupie wannabe stuck in the body of a cold headmistress. She's as hard as they come, but get her drunk and play a Stevie Nicks song and she's all yours. Cusak plays this role perfectly, as does most of the cast here. The kids are very talented. (That's if they were really playing. I was given no indication if they really were playing or if a group was really playing off camera so I guess that's up to debate.)
The only problem I have with this movie is the mild language uttered by the kids. Granted, they never stray from the PG profanities, but come on! These are 10-year old kids! They should not be using any kind of profanity, ever. My 10-year old and I would have SERIOUS problems if I heard her using those kind of words. Children who swear are never cute or funny, and just makes me want to stop enjoying the movie long enough to slap them. However, it's not like they use profanity exclusively, and the movie stands on it's own merits boldly and hilariously enough for me to forgive this seemingly increasing trend and give this movie a very high recommendation, courtesy of PROFESSOR BLACK, DOCTOR OF ROCKOLOGY.
*** 1/2 out of 5