The Lego Movie
Genre: Animation
Main Players: Voices of: Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Morgan Freeman, Liam Neeson, Chris Pratt
General Gist: An "average" Lego is mistaken for a master building in hopes of saving Lego Land from tyrant, Lord Business.
Tiff's Take:
We took our now nine year old son to this for his birthday along with nine other boys and a tag along sister. Are we crazy or what?
My son is a huge Lego fan whether it is a toy, video game or movie. Always has been. So this was a no brainer for his birthday party which happened to be around the same time this came out. Perfect.
As an adult, this movie was great. It was funny and fast moving which is always good when your watching a movie for the sake of your kids. I thought it was pretty clever too. I liked how the ending really tied everything together. Really well done.
From a kid standpoint, my son and his friends seemed to love it. It kept all of their attention throughout the whole thing. That's a success right there. As for my almost six year old daughter, it was a hit too. I will say that having an older brother makes her used to "boyish" type things. And she loves going to movies no matter what they are. She usually enjoys the popcorn more than anything. But if you have only girls in your family who are much more interested in princesses I could see how this would be a little boring for them. But our whole family enjoyed this show immensely.
Tiff's Rate: Friday Night
Preview: Going to a movie tonight. I think we missed out on seeing any more Oscar nominations so just a normal ole movie will have to do.
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Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
2012: Bonus Review: The Campaign
The Campaign
Genre: Comedy
Main Players: Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis, Jason Sudeikis, Dylan McDermott
General Gist: An unlikely candidate runs for congress against the long reigning congressman for a district in North Carolina with the encouragement of two big time CEO's with an ulterior motive.
Tiff's Take:
I had the pleasure of seeing this with my lovely husband and brother-in-law. I knew if there was any movie my husband would be happy to see it would be this one. He's a huge Will Ferrell fan through and through. That being said, there was no way I was going to go to this movie without him. Boy was it worth it.
This movie is classic Will Ferrell. I mean classic. It reminded me of some of his earlier movies. It was crude, vulgar, hilarious and inappropriate. And adding Zach Galifianakis to the mix only made it that much sweeter. It doesn't really matter so much about the plot or anything like that because you really only go to this kind of movie for the humor. With Will and Zach that's all you get. And props to Dylan McDermott and Jason Sudeikis for holding their own with these two comedian power houses.
I'm so glad I went with Russ to this because he made it funnier for me. I like Will Ferrell and I like comedies but I'm not sure I would choose them over a love story or good drama. If I had gone with anyone else I might not have thought it was so funny. Russ thought it was hilarious which made it easy for me to enjoy it that much more. There were times when Russ was laughing so hard that he was crying and couldn't breathe. He would miss a whole scene because the first part was so funny that he couldn't recover in time. My brother-in-law seemed to enjoy it just as much too. Actually, he enjoyed it enough to go the next night with my father-in-law. (Does this paint a tiny picture of what I married into?)
Most people either like Will Ferrell's sense of humor or they don't. Not a lot of in between. If you don't then by all means skip this one. It would probably only offend you. If you like his humor then go. You'll laugh. A lot. But choose your company wisely.
Genre: Comedy
Main Players: Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis, Jason Sudeikis, Dylan McDermott
General Gist: An unlikely candidate runs for congress against the long reigning congressman for a district in North Carolina with the encouragement of two big time CEO's with an ulterior motive.
Tiff's Take:
I had the pleasure of seeing this with my lovely husband and brother-in-law. I knew if there was any movie my husband would be happy to see it would be this one. He's a huge Will Ferrell fan through and through. That being said, there was no way I was going to go to this movie without him. Boy was it worth it.
This movie is classic Will Ferrell. I mean classic. It reminded me of some of his earlier movies. It was crude, vulgar, hilarious and inappropriate. And adding Zach Galifianakis to the mix only made it that much sweeter. It doesn't really matter so much about the plot or anything like that because you really only go to this kind of movie for the humor. With Will and Zach that's all you get. And props to Dylan McDermott and Jason Sudeikis for holding their own with these two comedian power houses.
I'm so glad I went with Russ to this because he made it funnier for me. I like Will Ferrell and I like comedies but I'm not sure I would choose them over a love story or good drama. If I had gone with anyone else I might not have thought it was so funny. Russ thought it was hilarious which made it easy for me to enjoy it that much more. There were times when Russ was laughing so hard that he was crying and couldn't breathe. He would miss a whole scene because the first part was so funny that he couldn't recover in time. My brother-in-law seemed to enjoy it just as much too. Actually, he enjoyed it enough to go the next night with my father-in-law. (Does this paint a tiny picture of what I married into?)
Most people either like Will Ferrell's sense of humor or they don't. Not a lot of in between. If you don't then by all means skip this one. It would probably only offend you. If you like his humor then go. You'll laugh. A lot. But choose your company wisely.
Tiff's Rate: Friday Night
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