The Blind Side is the Good Side

For starters, I didn't go see the new Twilight film. I will admit that I considered it. If there was a movie to be reviewed this week, New Moon was probably it. Or so I thought. However, there was no way on this planet that I was going to wait in line with a bunch of lunatics and wait to buy tickets early. Regardless, when I got to the theater, the damn show was sold out. So no Twilight review.

I also hate sports movies, but The Blind Side was an option to see this week. So Baby Girl and I thought that would be the one we would see. Guess what? It wasn't sold out.

The Blind Side is the story Michael Oher, an under-privileged teen who has nothing more than a pair of shorts and two shirts. However, a loving family takes him in and he soon becomes not only loved, but a great athlete as well. It is based on a true story of the real Michael Oher who is now playing football professionally with the Baltimore Ravens.

The story line is written by history, so there is no reason to really talk about it. It is a great, heart warming story. Period. No Mas.

The film was done really well. So well, it doesn't over shadow the story line at all, but instead lets the characters shine. The movie also keeps you entertained for the whole time that you are in there. You really start to feel for the characters... or maybe that is just the sappy romantic side of me.

The acting was phenomenal. I fell in love with Sandra Bullock. She was absolutely amazing. Not to mention she looks amazing too. She really steals the show, and Quentin Aaron does a great job too. I chuckled when I saw Tim McGraw's name in the opening credits. It was all in my head, and I thought about it over and over again. I replayed it over and over again, and I couldn't shake it. I wondered if I could take this flick seriously with him in it. Yup. He wasn't bad, and when he was, having Bullock by his side made him look good.

So, as I said before, I can't stand sports movies, but this one really wasn't a sports movie at all. It did have some famous couches (chuckle, chuckle). I couldn't help but shout two alphabet letters when Lou Holtz showed his face, nor could I help but stick up my middle fingers when Nick Saban showed his. Although football plays an important part of this flick, it has very little football at all.

The only negative I have with this movie. Two words. Nick Saban. I really don't like that guy.

I can't help but give this flick a full cherry pit (5 out of 5). Was it what I expected? Hell no... it was so much more.

Birddogger Out.

I don't even know when All Saints Day is.

Just FYI, if you go to see a sequel, make sure you see the first one. I felt like the odd man out tonight. You ever gone out with a group of people that you have met recently, but they are all really close? And then they start talking about inside jokes and you just kind of smile cause you have no idea what is going on? It is kind of like that.

Or if you are standing around a bunch of friends and they are talking in a foreign language and erupt in laughter from time to time. You know what they said was funny, but you don't speak the damn language so you really have no idea. Yep. That was me tonight.

However, On with the review.

Boondock Saints 2 is about the return of two vigilante Irish brothers who are enticed to come back to the states after a priest is killed in their famous style. It is a unique story line that tries to take up where the other possibly left off. The plot also could have come out of left field, I don't know, but I kind of bought into the story line. It wasn't that bad.

The way the movie was made was bad. (Lots of "the"s and "was"s in that sentence. I really don't give a damn) It seemed sloppy. There are random flashbacks and unnecessary scenes throughout the movie that made me raise an eyebrow from time to time.

The acting really was pretty good. They overplayed the role of the Mexican guy. He is the comic relief that the camera loves when you would rather focus on something else going on in the flick. Remember Jar Jar in Star Wars, yeah, that kind of annoying.

The dialog steals the show. It is written in a Tarantino like fashion. Natural dialog, and I loved it. This movie did remind me a lot of Pulp Fiction in a way that it is a serious flick, with some funny ass dialog. Unfortunately, this was my first experience with this flick, so I took it seriously, esp. since I didn't understand many of the inside jokes. If I were to watch it again, I would definitely find it more humorous.

Also, I got a crush on the chick in this movie. She is smoking hot in here business outfits. Call her Mike Tyson cause I thought she was a knockout. I think I liked her attitude the most. Yup, definitely the attitude.

So meanwhile, back at the ranch, I have to rate this movie. I have to admit I was entertained. There was some stuff that I thought they did really badly, but overall, I have to give this flick a threesome out of a cherry pit (3 out of 5).

Should have went to see 2012. Ohh well, life goes on.

Birddogger out.

I might stare at a goat from time to time

It has been a while since I have written a review. I might be as rusty as the tin man on this shit and there really isn't a oil can to grease me down anywhere. SO BARE WITH ME.

Alright, so the title kind of says it all. This movie is weird. It is not your typical flick.

Storyline goes about a reporter who finds George Clooney who is a nut who thinks he has super powers... or does he? So they go through a little adventure with some flashbacks to explain some things here and there.

The thing that sucked about this movie, is the thing I just wrote about. The storyline is wild and way out there. It is kind of like watching an episode of Seinfeld, it almost feels that the movie is about nothing.

The movie itself also isn't very well done. The scenery is boring, the layout of events gets boring at times, and it is a quiet flick so no real music or noise gets boring. Yeah, I have had more interesting car rides that some of the stuff just mentioned.

I am really glad they went all out as far as actors go. They all did well. That aspect of the flick kind of helps things.

Also, when they do play music, it some tunes you normally don't hear in movies. That is a big relief too.

The humor in this movie steals the show, or what is left of the show. It is a very clever dry humor. I would be lying if I said I was so bored I fell asleep. Although I did catch Baby Girl snoring. I was laughing. The flick was funny. Weird, but funny.

I am struggling on giving this one a score. The only reason is that I have watched funny movies like this, i.e. Super Troopers and Old School, and thought they sucked. But after the second or third time I watched them, turned out they were pretty funny. I can see this movie being one of those.

Point is, I might like it if I watched it again. Is it bad... I have seen worse.... Is it good.... I may not go there just yet. I am giving this movie a straight down the middle answer. This flick gets a threesome out of a cherry pit (3 out of 5).

Birddogger out.