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Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)

Steve Lombardi — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 01:24:41 +0000

99% of the time, Ben Stiller is the kiss of death for me when it comes to enjoying a movie. But, thanks to Vince Vaughn, Rip Torn, Justin Long, Stephen Root, Joel Moore, and Alan Tudyk, this one, albeit a silly movie, is always funny for me. Gary Cole and Jason Bateman were awesome in this one too.

Back To School (1986)

Steve Lombardi — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 02:22:10 +0000

The Fav Flicks series returns thanks to public demand…

Thank you…Dean Martin.

Back to School | Movie Trailers

Trading Places (1983)

Steve Lombardi — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 23:02:51 +0000

Look, it tells time simultaneously in Monte Carlo, Beverly Hills, London, Paris, Rome, and Gstaad.

In Philadelphia, it’s worth 50 bucks.

This flick is one of the all-time greats for me, in the comedy department…

Pacific Heights (1990)

Steve Lombardi — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:56:35 +0000

If you’ve ever had a creep in your life, like the character of Carter Hayes from this story – and I have, then you can, like me, appreciate this movie.

Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)

Steve Lombardi — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 03:40:54 +0000

Maybe I shouldn’t admit that I like this one as much as I do – for the fear that some may think I’m a bad person for having laughed at so much of it. But, hey, how can you not feel something for a guy, like Borat, whose wife’s vazhïn hang like sleeve of wizard?

The Sentinel (1977)

Steve Lombardi — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 02:48:38 +0000

I saw this one in the movies with my buddies when it first came out. I was fourteen at the time – and probably too young, and for sure too immature, to see it. I do recall, back in 1977, when we saw it…me and my buddy Roger, being fourteen, acting like Beavis and Butt-head making stupid references back to what we saw in the movie. That lasted for a while. It wasn’t until years later, re-watching it as an adult, that I learned to appreciate this one for its cast. Chris Sarandon, Martin Balsam, John Carradine, José Ferrer, Ava Gardner, Burgess Meredith, Eli Wallach, Christopher Walken, Jerry Orbach, and Beverly D’Angelo were in it. And, at the very end, Tom Berenger and Nana Visitor show up – as very young actors – albeit only for a minute or two.

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Blade Trinity (2004)

Steve Lombardi — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 01:33:20 +0000

Brand me if you want, but, I’m a big fan of the Wesley Snipes’ Blade feature films. And, this one is my favorite of the three. I’ve probably watched it at least 20 times. It’s funny, after the second Blade, I heard that they were doing a third and that Ryan Reynolds was going to be in it. At that time, I thought “Nooooooooo!” (with my logic being that he would kill it). But, Reynolds was very good in this one. And, he got himself in great shape to pull it off. Actually, to me, major props on this one should go out to Ronnie Yeskel on the casting effort. Ryan Reynolds, Jessica Biel, Parker Posey, and Dominic Purcell all did a great job in their roles – as did John Michael Higgins, Natasha Lyonne, Callum Keith Rennie, Triple H, and Patton Oswalt in smaller ones. And, for the record, I prefer the ending that’s shown in the theatrical version – over that seen in the director’s cut. I know that many thought this one was too light-hearted – compared to the first two Blade movies. But, hey, that just makes it different, to me, and not worse – compared to the others. If you ask me, sometimes, having characters in a “comics” movie be a little over the top is a good thing…as long as it’s not too way over the top. And, again, to me, I don’t think that Snipes, Reynolds, Biel, Posey, and Purcell crossed that line in this one. Of course, your mileage may differ.

Thank God It’s Friday (1978)

Steve Lombardi — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 01:59:02 +0000

An Oscar winner? Nah, never…

But, this one provides a nice capture of the Disco crazy which was the late 1970’s. It terms of being a late ’70’s artifact, it’s right up there with the Tube Top.

Hiding Out (1987)

Steve Lombardi — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 04:29:17 +0000

Not one that I own in my DVD collection. And, it’s not one that I would seek out to watch. But, if I catch it on HBO, or something, by accident, I usually stop and watch it for a while. All told, I’ve probably watched the whole thing at least three times.

This is one of the reasons why I’m happy for Jon Cryer and the success that he’s reaped via his role on Two and a Half Men. The dude has put in his time with flicks like this one, No Small Affair and Morgan Stewart’s Coming Home. The race doesn’t always go to the swift, but, sometimes, to those who keep running. Cryer is an example of that.

The Princess Bride (1987)

Steve Lombardi — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:00:15 +0000

Clean…and clever!

The Princess Bride