'Grudge Match' - Fuggedaboutit. Stallone a little off key, DeNiro picking up a check but creates the most hideous and hateful screen face of all time. Kim Bassinger aging nicely but adding nothing of merit with Alan Arkin providing the one bright, comedic flash (isn't that always the case). This is a classic, uh, grudge match between to boxing rivals. One got wealthy over the years, the other not so much. The only really funny bit was in the closing titles where Kevin Hart tries to arrange a rematch between Holifield and Tyson who are sitting next to each on a sofa. Hart gets Tyson to apologize twice for biting Evander's ear off. Wait for the inevitable YouTube clip.
'The Secret Life of Walter Mitty' - Take an alarm clock with you. There just isn't anything compelling about this film. I dreaded each and every subsequent frame. Stiller must be somebody's nephew as this wasn't a special movie of any kind for any season. Stiller played a guy trying to grow into a man in his own eyes and for the most part it didn't really work. Even Kristen Wiig was found guilty of dialing in a performance. The only momentary flicker of screen magic was provided by Shirley McLaine. Staying home and taking a nap is a more intellectually stimulating event that this snooze fest.
'47 Ronin' - Somebody else tell us about this one.
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Topic - Der Forgettables . . . - Billy Wonka 15:15:27 01/02/14 (13)
- "'47 Ronin' - Somebody else tell us about this one." - Awe-d-o-file 09:02:19 01/07/14 (0)
- Hey...47 Ronin is Keanu Reeves' film... - mkuller 21:33:47 01/02/14 (1)
- but he is not in it much - not that I care... - PhilJ 07:19:06 01/04/14 (0)
- Willy, thank you for doing the heavy lifting on those apparent dogs. So what about Ron Burgundy? - Road Warrior 18:10:22 01/02/14 (9)
- OK I admit to seeing Anchorman II, it's less funny than the first one imo - PhilJ 06:06:05 01/04/14 (0)
- Nada. This oat-burner is one-tricked out. * - Billy Wonka 12:08:31 01/03/14 (0)
- Will Farrell, and Ron Burgundy... - rlw 11:20:16 01/03/14 (6)
- RE: Will Farrell, and Ron Burgundy... - Mick Wolfe 20:31:14 01/05/14 (0)
- Hmm, I "get" Ferrell. Different strokes I guess. I even liked him in his serious movie, Stranger Than - Road Warrior 16:50:02 01/03/14 (4)
- One of my favorites of his... - mkuller 18:32:50 01/03/14 (3)
- We had our yearly Elf watching on Christmas Eve. Starz ran it non stop - Road Warrior 19:04:57 01/03/14 (2)
- Elf does merit a marathon telecast like A Christmas Story . . - Billy Wonka 15:34:18 01/04/14 (1)
- Also Christmas Vacation...(nt) - mkuller 20:41:31 01/05/14 (0)