Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Best of the Two-Cent Reviews (for Your Convenience)

I'm starting a new feature because I am both lazy and productive at the same time. Here are some of the most awesome Two-Cent Reviews lately from my Netflix friends. Feel free to disagree.

What are Two-Cent Reviews, you say, old boy? If you're a part of the Netflix community (and what a community it is), you can leave a little one to two sentence review about a movie that all of your Netflix friends can see. You may also know these as "Notes," which is what Netflix calls them now (against my better judgement) (seriously, I emailed them). They are extremely useful in trying to figure out what to put on your queue or what to take off your queue or which of your friends is the funniest.


What to Avoid (According to These Guys):

The OH in Ohio:
Let's just say this couldn't "keep it up!" HA! (Ross)

Deja Vu:
DE JA BOOO! If I could go back in time and fix one thing it would be to not watch this movie, or shave this morning my beard itches.

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner:
Pfft, I guessed who was coming to dinner in, like, the first 10 minutes. (Kelly)

The Long Run:
Shut up. It was on cable. Watching this was like running a marathon. I was drenched in sweat and wanted to die. (Sumo)

The Black Dahlia:
Read the novel and hope someone does a remake. (Nicole)

The Illusionist:
Did anyone NOT predict the whole 'illusion?' Seriously, how do you people get through 4 way stops? (Sumo)

Ladies in Lavender:
I wish they had found a director awash on the beach instead. (Ross)

Infamous:
I never thought Daniel Craig could ruin a movie. I have to be by myself for a while. (Kelly)

Night at the Museum:
This bored my niece and nephew. Lanie loved Mickey Rooney (so did I). Harris was so bored that he ate all of his snacks, killed his sister's popcorn, had to pee twice, and wouldn't stop kicking. (Thara)

What to Consider Queuing (According to These Guys):

Let's Go to Prison:
Not as stupid as reviews would have you believe. Actually a sweet love story. No, really. Okay, not really. (Kelly)

The Natural:
BUM BUM BUMMMMMM!!!!. BOM! BOM!. lights explode!!!!!! (Ross)

The Puffy Chair:
Is it physically possible to make a movie about a family road trip in a van that isn't the cutest and sweetest and most oddly uplifting thing ever? I say no. Seriously, I have a crush on this movie. (Justin)

The Departed:
Now that's how you make a three-hour movie, INDIA. (Kelly)

The Picture of Dorian Gray:
Scorpio Rising meets psychedelia meets extremely homosexual. four stars! five stars! (Jonitha)

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