Expelled ~ Now Playing @ Campbell 16

I would love to see this but don't know if it's really something I would want to see @ a theater. The good thing is that it's getting the message out. USA Today has already called it propaganda. Funny. Support the truth. Enjoy! ~Caleb

Catchaflick Rewind - Juno

Juno is a very funny touching tale about Juno McGuff who after a night with her best friend/boyfriend gets pregnant. At first she decides to abort the baby, but cold feet persuades her to give her child up for adoption. She finds the perfect couple to give the baby to. This is the basic set up of the film, the rest is a 9 month heartfelt, funny, and witty look at Juno's life during this special time. If I tell you any more you will hate me for giving away your favorite part that you will love experiencing on your own.

Written by Diablo Cody a former stripper, has given us one of the smartest teen movies in a long time. Cody could be the new voice of celluloid. The dialogue is party mix of teenage speak and erudite vocabulary. It's the sort of dialogue that seems real, but then you realize how clever it is and that people actually don't talk that way. I really love that. Great scripts sometimes brings great performances. It brings me great honor to say Cody's script was heard. Director Jason Reitman(Thank You For Smoking) is quickly making a name for himself with only 2 movies now under his belt. Hollywood had taken notice of Reitman and Cody, I only hope that moviegoers do the same. Juno is now on DVD. A+

Walk Hard : The Dewey Cox Story

Walk Hard is a smart comedy parody of the rock star biopic. The formula is near perfect. The humor in Walk Hard is very observational, self-parodying, ironic, surreal, dark and often hysterical.
The filmmakers Judd Apatow (Knocked Up) and Jake Kasden (Orange County) bring comedic genius to the movie. John C. Reilly is fantastic! I have been a fan of his work ever since I saw him for the first time in Boogie Nights. His role as Dewey Cox establishes himself as a solid leading man. It was also cool that he actually sang and played all of the music in the movie. Jenna Fischer and a wide range of current and former SNL stars, such as Kristin Wiig and Chris Parnell flesh out the rest of the cast for Walk Hard.
The up-and-down-and-up-again story of musician Dewey Cox, whose songs would change a nation. On his rock 'n roll spiral, Cox sleeps with 411 women, marries three times, has 22 kids and 14 step-kids, stars in his own 70s TV show, collects friends ranging from Elvis to the Beatles to a chimp, and gets addicted to - and then kicks - every drug known to man; but despite it all, Cox grows into a national icon and eventually earns the love of a good woman - longtime backup singer Darlene.
In addition to rips on bio movies like Ray and Walk the Line, Walk Hard has its own brand of humor and jokes that stand on their own. I will give a warning, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story is silly, but it's all in good fun. Based on Reilly's performance and the songs I give Walk Hard a B+. Enjoy!!! ~Caleb

April Fools Day (2008)

Normally when it comes to direct to video horror I stay far away. It wasn’t until reading an interview about the remake; I started to think about giving the movie a shot. In the wake of Hollywood horror remake trends, I was surprised that a movie like this skipped the theater. After watching the movie I wasn't that surprised anymore. The new "April Fool's" revolves around a party given by two rich siblings for their friend. Tragedy strikes when a friend falls over a balcony and dies. One year later, the teens responsible for the accident become the targets of a twisted killer who begins hunting them down one by one. No way around it, April Fools Day is just bad. Unfortunately it wasn't a so bad it's good movie. The story was something that would have been somewhat interesting if the movie was made somewhere between I Know What You Did Last Summer and Scream 3. The acting in the movie was so lazy. I am sure you could find better acting from shows like The Hills. The one thing I did like in April Fools Day was the decent production design. I should have known better. Looks like the joke is on me. April Fools Day gets an F. Avoid! ~Caleb

Drillbit Taylor

It is always a good feeling when a movie is better than how you thought it was going to be. I do not feel ripped off seeing Drillbit Taylor on the big screen, but the movie is only worth a rental or bargin bin purchase.
Drillbit is a good high school teen genre comedy. This genre has and always will be one of my faves. The film is about two freshmen geeks starting the high school experience with a clean slate. Sorry boys, once a geek always a geek. Fed up with the bullies, our freshman friends seek the help of homeless bodyguard Drillbit Taylor. Once Owen Wilson who plays Drillbit gets the job, the wackeness ensues. The comedy in the movie is well paced, Owen does what he does best. The rest of the film seems like a light hearted Superbad, which to me is not a bad thing. I give Drillbit Taylor a C-
Enjoy! ~Caleb

New Iron Man Trailer

TOP GUN

Watched Top Gun @ The Palace tonight @ 12 Midnight.



I thought I was prepared to watch this one again (as I have probably seen it at least 50 times), but I wasnt. It just seems to get better and better for me each time I watch it.

This film is awesome! I love the fact that I was able to see this in the theater again.
I love the fact that the film looks aged & was even a little scratched here and there. It just looks gritty (not polished), because its just old now. Its hard to believe that this movie came out in 1986. Its flippin 22 years old. and the cool thing is that the story, or wardrobe, or characters, etc havent really aged much. It still is cool in 2008!

No digital here folks, just plain great ole film. and what about that soundtrack?, holy schnikees!

I love Top Gun! Show me your love here with some of your own comments:
- Favorite lines?
- Favorite characters?
- Favorite scenes?
Let me have it cause "I feel the need......

---SammyB

Top Ten Kids Movie

The Goonies

The Neverending Story

Star Wars Trilogy

Ghostbusters

Disney's Peter Pan

The Black Stallion

Back to the Future

The Last Starfighter

Pete's Dragon

Radiers of the Lost Ark

~Caleb

Back To The Future @ The Palace

This weekend Friday and Saturday @ midnight playing at the Palace Theaters. Come see an 80's classic again on the big screen. Fun to be had by all. Enjoy!!! ~Caleb

Doomsday ~Caleb's take

Doomsday is some of my favorite movie's from the 80's, Escape from New York and The Road Warrior blended into a celluloid concoction of pure yummy ness. This film is pure genre movie mayhem. It's a nice feeling seeing a movie directed by someone that clearly loves the same movies that you do. A bad feeling is when someone tells you how un-original the movie was and how it failed to capture the homage to the movies it stole from. First of all, using the "not original" excuse is so lame. Movie's steal from each other all the time, it's what you do with the stolen material that matters. Doomsday is not a great film. Just because Mad Max is still cooler (duh), doesn't mean that Doomsday sucks. When you watch the film it is clear that you are watching homage, not a reinvention. Sorry for the rant.

Doomsday is a lot like last years Grindhouse, it was a visceral experience. The movie is comprised of the best parts of genre films and compacted into one flick. I give Doomsday an A+. Enjoy!!!!!!!! ~Caleb

First pics of the new Wolfman

Super cool! I can't wait to see my second favorite Universal Movie Monster back on the big screen. ~Caleb

Horton Hears a Who

Took my 2 boys to see this. Their ages are 7 & 5. They thoroughly enjoyed this animated movie. I noticed that they did not move around a whole lot (like they normally do). It kept their attention, and they were laughing quite a bit.

For me, I remember the original Dr. Suess book. It did a great job capturing the animation of Suess, and really staying true to the wacky atmosphere. I was entertained. The story was good, but not great. I am not too sure if this is going to be one of the classic animations for me (ie: Toy Story, Finding Nemo, Nightmare before Xmas, Iron Giant, or The Incredibles). Although, sometimes it is hard to decide, because some movies actually get better each time that you watch them.

I would recommend this movie to about any age group, as it is fun for all. As you probably know, it stars Jim Carrey as Horton, and Steve Carell as the Mayor of Whoville. These guys are hilarious, and add some of their own great humor into their characters. I will say that Carrey seems to be on the downward slope of his career, and Carell on the upward. And maybe that is just because I have grown tired of Carreys comedy, and Carells is new, and seems to be a little refreshing. Some of the voices that you may not know that star in "Horton" are Carol Burnett, Will Arnett, Seth Rogan, Jonah Hill, Amy Poehler, Jaime Pressly, Jesse McCartney, and others.

I give Horton a B+. It is a great & fun movie for all, but the story just lacks a little punch.
-SammyB

Doomsday

Starring Rhona Mitra, Bob Hoskins, & Craig Conway. Written & Directed by Neil Marshall. Doomsday is a vicious, no-holds barred, violent, action film. It is about a virus that infects Glasgow Scotland, and the government gets involved by segregating off the infected. The section that gets separated has some which survive (or are immune to) the virus. THese are the renegades, if you will. They also turn cannibalistic.

The main character is Eden Sinclair (played by Rhona Mitra). She is one tough girl. She definitely pulls off this character. There have been some actresses in the past that could NOT do this, but Mitra does a fantastic job of making you believe that she in-fact is Eden Sinclair. Her mission is to go into the heart of the renegade cannibals and find out information of the secret to why/how they were able to survive this horrible virus that has killed nearly thousands of people.


This film is very dark, very violent, very action packed. I think of it as Blade Runner meets Mad Max meets Aliens meets Planet Terror. There are some aspects of all of these films incorporated into this one. I will say that this one tops the violence factor for me. It is very brutal and unforgiving. With that said, even the most action film junkies may find this film offensive, so beware!

I give this film a B-. Even though I enjoyed the film and many of misc attributes (action, cinematography, the little amount of animation, etc) about it. It still lacked something for me that I cant explain. Maybe after some more thought, I will be able to put a finger on what I mean.

Once again, If you do watch, just be ready for some things that you may not be used to. Watch at your own risk!

American Teen

American Teen. Directed by Nanette Burstein. This is a documentary of 4 kids lives @ a high school in Warsaw, IN. It shows their senior year at the school. All the changes that they go through. All the trials that they face. They are all so different. There is a jock, a nerd, a drama queen, and a basket case. Do you remember "The Breakfast Club"? This takes a whole new look at these types of students in a real-life high school setting in 2007.

I loved this film. It was very original, because it was real. It really hit home for me. I love this genre of coming of age high school kids. I think that this film is going to be one that will be remembered and watched over and over by all. It may even hit like "Napolean Dynamite", or even "Juno" (which by the way are 2 films that I have very much respect for and give 2 huge thumbs up to).

This film also incorporates some animation, which I was not prepared for. It was great how it ties everything together. Without this animation, this film would still be great, however it adds that little extra that takes it to the next level.

I give this film an A-. Why not an A+ you say? I think that there could have been a few things that could have been touched up. You will see what I mean when you watch it, but with that said, I will say that the fact that there are mistakes does, in fact, make it more real.

Great Film. Check it out. You may have to see it at the Moxie, as I am not sure if it will come to the BIG theaters, but this will also make it just that much more special. THis was one of the films that COX and I viewed at the True/False Film Festival in Columbia, MO (which we WILL be returning to next year, and we WILL be viewing MORE films this next time).