Horrible Bosses

Overview:  Each day at work is a living Hell for Nick, Dale, and Kurt as they deal with bosses that resemble spawns of Satan.  Eventually they get so mad that veins are about to pop out of their neck, so they decide to hire a heavily tattooed Jamie Foxx, and with his (not so great) help they set out to end the bloodthirsty reigns of their grade-A-butt-muncher bosses.

The Good:  C and I always enjoy a good comedy that we can ‘laugh our kidneys off’ all the way through, and “Horrible Bosses” was one of those precious treasures.  Seeing Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, and Jason Sudeikis together is a revelation, and whoever was in charge of casting deserves Twinkies and free enema’s for life.  C and I had a hard time finding out which one of the three was the funniest, because they were all so good.  Jason Sudakis came out with some of the most gut-busting one-liners ever, and Jason Bateman had the don’t-screw-me-over attitude all throughout.  The person who deserves the most recognition is Charlie, who plays as the very quirky and oblivious dentist assistant, who’s constantly being sexually harassed by his Jennifer Aniston-of-a-boss.  He pulls off some of the greatest slapstick humor I’ve ever seen on screen, and although I would never do what his boss does to him, I would take him for some “All you can eat breadsticks at Olive Garden”.  It’s not just the good guys that were awesome; even all the bosses were hilarious.  It tickled my feet to see Jennifer Aniston transform herself from being a good girl into a demon lioness, and seeing Colin Farrell act like a toolish Fraternity boy was a treat; Kevin Spacey is always awesome! 

The Bad:  Call me a sociopath, or just call me a normal 24 year old ginger, but I almost wish it was a little bit more violent than it was.  Other than the odd desire for there to be more violence, the only thing that could have made this movie a better experience for me would be some POPCORN DURING THE SHOWING!!  I seriously felt as naked as a newborn possum without it, then again it was my fault I didn’t buy some… *sigh*

The Ugly:  If you are a brotha or sista who likes laugh out loud comedies, and also has a secret desire to tell your boss to shove it, then this movie is for you.  I for one have had a boss in my history (not my current one) that was just like Colin Farrell’s character, and so this movie was a weird yet joyful trip down memory lane.

4 out of 5

Alexander Revisited

The Good:  Along with "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps" this is the second Oliver Stone film to be reviewed on this blog, and not to mention the most epic, and that is something I can bet my crohns on.  This movie was made on a grand scale, and everything from the costumes to the sets was touched with the finest detail.  Now I haven't seen the previous two versions of this film, which were apparently horrible, but I know that the preferred "revisited" edition proves to be a great portrait of the warrior.  Colin Farrell, whom I've always associated with playing the pretty-boy roles, was actually quite good along with the rest of the cast.  Director Oliver Stone isn't one who sticks to only one side of the story, which in this case is quite good, because although there were many good qualities about Alexander, there were also many flaws as well; Oliver Stone did the right thing in making sure Alexander was depicted as the heroic/tragic man he really was.  I was not disappointed with the big and fierce battle scenes either, because not only were they long, but they were occasionally awe-inspiring.

The Bad:  Even though I praised Oliver Stone for showing both the good and the bad of Alexander's life, there were some things I honestly didn't want to see, and those scenes were often drawn out SO long.  Which brings me to the next flaw I noticed with this movie, it was 3+ hours!! usually I don't have a problem with that, but when watching a movie that long, one would want more battle sequences than just the 2 this movie presents.  Last but not least, the real reason I wanted to see this movie in the first place is it had Anthony Hopkins (my favorite actor) in it, and so I was sad to see that he was only in the movie for a short while, but happy that he was the narrator... man he has a great voice! I wish he would tell me bedside stories sometime. 

The Ugly:  I may love horror movies a lot, but nothing beats watching an amazing war epic on a Sunday afternoon.  This movie with its obvious flaws, is still a very good movie to watch.  Sure it's 3+ hours long with some boring sequences, but then again what epic movie doesn't have those?  Oliver Stone shows the world the real man Alexander was, and while doing that he holds nothing back.

3 out of 5