Two films I reviewed this weekend I give equal ratings. “Not bad… Worth seeing, you won’t die a lesser human being if you don’t”
The Baxter: Elliot Sherman (writer-director Michael Showalter) is a nice guy who’s tired of finishing last, but he’s at a loss to explain his bad luck with the ladies. His most recent heartbreak at the hands of a pretty magazine editor (Elizabeth Banks) has helped him swear off women forever and declare himself a bona fide “Baxter.” But advice from a plain-talking girl (Michelle Williams) could be just the thing he needs to become a marriageable leading man.
Despite enjoying seeing writer/actor David Wain with a small part in this film (for those from my old site who read my interview with him), it was a decent film. Although there was nothing completely new… face it, once you’ve viewed enough films and have experienced enough relationships, it borders on the run of the relationship filck, however… and this is a big HOWEVER- it gives a wonderful cynical interpretation of the meh with possibly a happy ending. Happy ending… do those ever happen in real life?
Grindhouse: Planet Terror: El Wray (Freddy Rodriguez) and his ex-girlfriend Cherry Darling (Rose McGowan) fight an army of zombies infected with a biochemical weapon unleashed by a psychotic Army lieutenant (Bruce Willis) and an opportunistic scientist (Naveen Andrews). Cult favorite filmmaker Robert Rodriguez directs this extended version of his segment from the double-feature homage Grindhouse. Marley Shelton, Josh Brolin, Michael Parks and Jeff Fahey co-star.
The film that held its hand in the theatrical release was an insult to my eyes and brain- yet this film was so campy and over done, it took on a new form from the ordinary to cause it to be a film that I did not regret viewing. I was actually shocked that my attentiona span saw it through and I didn’t want to sue the writers/directors for tricking me into spending an hour and a half of my life viewing it.
I like Freddy Rodriguez (Six Feet Under) and I’m always delighted to see him in a new role… Rose McGowan- I’m actually torn as a part of me wants to depict her as a bimbo, but I haven’t quite been able to as she picks some pretty tongue in cheek roles in which it’s difficult to think of her as a Pam Anderson or Britney of cinema. Of the two films that stood side by side- this one is the redemption of the prior although neither will make it on my collections shelf… well perhaps a zombie shelf should I decide to begin a collection starting with Resident Evil.
Current Mood:
Amused
