The Dilated Pupil's Reviews

Ugh, poor direction and plot render the decent 
acting completely useless.  I'm stunned that this got any recognition at all. Totally disappointing.  

Stephen Colbert hosts this hilarious nod to old time Christmas specials. Several musical numbers and a variety of basic dialog skits play second fiddle to the amazing tribute to Nutmeg (THE BEST SPICE IN THE WORLD!) by John Legend. Worth a rental for fans of the show.

A mildly funny teenage comedy about a Playmate (Anna Feris) that moves out of the mansion to take on the world. The funniest thing about this movie is the completely awkward performance by Emma Stone (Superbad). 2 stars.

Finally, the first of several Hitchcock movies I have coming. Rear Window stars James Stewart and a somkin' hot Grace Kelly. Stewart plays a photographer that's recently been injured and is confined to his apartment. Thankfully he has a very diverse group of neighbors which he watches out his "Rear Window". Get it? Anyways, he notices some strange behavior out the window one night and attempts to solve the mystery from the safety of his wheel chair. I really loved this little movie. It's super simple and has a cheesetastic ending but it made me want to rent a small, courtyard apartment in NYC and spend my summer nights with the window open listening to the sounds of the city.

This movie is a bit of a mixed bag. Jack Black is just annoying and Mos Def is almost-audible for the entire movie playing a mentally challenged lackey at a video store. However, Danny Glover does a fantastic job as the video store owner trying to respond to the demands of an increasingly DVD world. Glover leaves the store in the completely incompetent hands of Mos Def and mild humor ensues. The gimmick of Be Kind comes as Black and Def are forced to remake classic films such as Ghostbusters and Driving Miss Daisy with a basic home movie camera and some friends. This is really the fun of the movie and very enjoyable to watch their creative solutions to special effects. Unfortunately it's not the majority of the movie. Instead you're treated to an entire cast that seems...well, slow. Yes, like slow and special. It's very strange. Eternal Sunshine, this is not.

I'd never been able to watch this movie all the way through until recently. This movie is fantastic. On the surface it's a small glimpse into prison life in the 1950/60's South. Paul Newman's performance of a depressed war hero trying to reject the constraints placed on everyday life is brilliant. Yes, it's an "old movie" but it stands the test of time and is worth a watch/re-watch.

A really enjoyable movie with enough humor and adventure to entertain all but the most jaded movie watcher. The animation is fantastic and borrows heavily from recently popular 2D shows. The characters don't suffer from over emotion like many of the other Dreamworks titles which gives the picture a great flow. I had the noodle dream and it was worth 4 stars.

Ed Norton turns into a green monster due to radiation exposure during an experiment gone wrong. Yes, just like the last movie that had this title which I actually liked better. The CG in the daylight looks pretty good but the acting is horrible. A brief cameo by Robert Downy Jr. isn't enough to save the film and I can only hope that the Avengers movie finds it's way without Hulk.

Marvel, please stop remaking your movies when they sucked the first time around. It wasn't the movie, it's the character. Hulk is lame, so are the Punisher, Nick Fury (white version) and Wolverine (on his own). Hope this helps. Also, DC, the same goes for you. Superman is and always has been a little bitch. Keep him on TV and out of the theaters.