It's Friday... and The Barry Gibbs Talk Show.

Time for some levity after an absence of posting. I've had this theme song stuck in my head for this week..and even though i'm not really a Justin Timberlake fan he can have his moments. Here he is..with Jimmy Fallon..."talking it up.

Edit: Video removed cause it just keeps starting up. Probably my fault...but i'm playing Quicktime :-p

The Heartbreak Kid - Preview

I saw a preview for this movie (The Heartbreak Kid) at the cinema this week and have to say that it looks pretty funny! It's going to be a rather silly, slapstick kinda comedy but sometimes you just need to admit you like that kind of film, sit down and enjoy not having to use your brain for 2 hours. The basic plot is that Ben Stiller plays a guy who is afraid of commitment, but finally decides to settle down when he meets the girl of his dreams. However, as soon as they are on the honeymoon all her annoying habits and quirks appear...with hilarious consequences (just adding those two words to any sentence makes the story seem funnier). Check out the clip and see what you think. It made me laugh, and it will probably be funnier (and less expensive) than Evan Almighty.

Retro Movie Review: Office Space

My eyes were truly awakened last year when I got around to watching this movie. I hadn't heard much about it at all I just knew I'd just been told that I would enjoy it and that I'd better watch it soon so that people could quote it at me. Office Space, although made in 1999 still rang very true to me. I was in a cycle of working in mostly pointless office jobs with incompetent, under trained and undereducated bosses wondering to myself how everyone else could stand it. No-one else seemed to be having the same problems as me and would often be baffled when I frequently moaned about my issues. After watching this movie I a) laughed hard and b) felt at some peace that I wasn't the only one going through the same experience. I felt like someone had filmed my life for the past 2 years and made it into a movie. All except the going to prison part and burning building. Oh and I didn't jump on a printer in a field. Though I wish I had of now. Anyway, this is a tremendous film that summarizes the boredom and frustration that is working in an office perfectly and is just an enjoyable movie to sit back and let it play. I would say this is Gary Cole at his finest and even Jennifer Aniston does a good job.

Rating: 8/10

Comments: Even if you don't work in an office see this. Look out for Mike Judge.

Over the Hedge

I had the chance to catch up on my animation movie watching and saw Over the Hedge over the weekend. Featuring the voices of Bruce Willis, Gary Shandling, Steve Carell, Avril Lavigne (yes, I raised an eyebrow too), Eugune Levy and Thomas Haden Sandman Church this was a cute story about a raccoon enlisting help from some forest foragers to gather up food from their newly discovered human neighbours to stop a bear from eating the said raccoon. That is about it for the storyline but this was a positive for me. It was straight to the point and you were almost swept away by the movie as it guides you through this one plot line at a great speed. By the time the movie had ended I was suprised 80 minutes had gone by. I thought the casting and voices were excellent and really brought the chracters to life along with some excellent animation and chase sequences. Appealing to both adults and children and hopefully the latter (and the former) will pick up upon the underlying message about destroying animals native habitats and it's consequences. And there is also a significant, unsubtle jab in there about eating lots of junk food. All-in-all very enjoyable. I hadn't heard much about this film and so it came as a welcome suprise.

Rating: 7/10

Comments: If choosing between this and Open Season, see this. If you haven't ever seen an animated movie see Toy Story to see how it's done. Monsters Inc. was great too. See them. Then see Chicken little for another little recent gem....