#540 - The Aristocrats

The Aristocrats is a documentary about the world's dirtiest joke as told by many different comics. The documentary was put together by Penn Jillette and is quite hysterical. There are about 100 comics involved and if you stay through the credits there is a secret appearance by a legend who happened to have the funniest scene in the entire movie. There isn't much else to say and I give this film 4/5 stars.

#539 - Wordplay

Wordplay is a documentary about Will Shortz, the editor of The New York Times crossword and how they put together the crossowrds for each day. The film also goes into the lives of some of the major fans of the crossword and follows one of his annual tournaments. The film like all documentaries does not have much else to detail, I give it 3.5/5 stars.

#538 - Wag the Dog

Wag the Dog is a satirical comedy that deals with a spin master who makes a fake war to cover up a sex scandal in the presidency. The film stars Robert DeNiro and Dustin Hoffman as the spin master and a Hollywood producer, respectively, who put this whole thing into play. The film is hysterical. Hoffman and DeNiro really sell their roles and everything they do to create this fully real war is incredible. From the actors playing Albanian refugees to Willie Nelson's version of "We are the World" the movie just makes this whole experience funny. I give the film 4.5/5 stars.

#537 - The People vs. Larry Flint

The People vs. Larry Flint is a biopic about the founder and runner of Hustler magazine. The film tells a decent story and the acting by Harrison is incredible. Unfortunately the acting by most of the other actors with the exception of Edward Norton is not that good. It does however have a good message to it about the freedom of the press and Norton's speech near the end of the movie about the freedom of the press to the Supreme Court tells about how satire is a specific and exact right given in the first amendment. I give the film 3.5/5 stars.

#536 - Street Fighter

Street Fighter is a adaptation of the videogame of the same name with the same amount of quality as Mortal Kombat. For a film that is based on a fighting game there is way to much pipe drawn before any major fighting happens between our characters. The first hour is at least all set up for the last forty minutes which seems to drag on and on when it could have ended at at least half the run time that the film goes under. Also the acting in the film is miserable not one of the actors is believable in their part and I don't care who wins in the end. Also we enter into the thing way too late for any actual knowledge of the past of these characters. I give the film 2/5 stars.

#535 - Billy Madison

Billy Madison is a comedy starring Adam Sandler about the son of a hotel mogul who needs desperately to re-graduate from high school to get his company. The film is quite funny and one of Sandler's good ones from the 90s. It was nice to see some actors involved in the film that I was completely unaware that were involved with the film. Specifically that would be Chris Farley who appears as a bus driver. The plot works well and even though Madison is a complete idiot he comes off as a charming character who As a viewer you come to root for especially when Bradley Whitford's villain becomes a complete ass. I give the film 4/5 stars because at the end there is a small item that needed to be better explained.

#534 - The Hustler

The Hustler is a film from 1961 starring Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, and George C Scott. The film centers around a pool shark named Fast Eddie played by Newman and it focuses on his search to make a name for himself. The acting is good by all three of the actors and the story is decent. The film deals mostly with billiards but the problem is that I am not a major fan of pool and it bores me a little. If the film was about any thing but pool I would have loved this film. The story needed a bit of an improvement when it comes to the back stories of some of the characters specifically how Eddie met his business partner and why was Fats so famous. So I give the film 3/5 stars.

#533 - Jonah Hex

To equally play against Marvel's film Iron Man 2 DC Comics decided to insert a film from one of their C-list heroes Jonah Hex. Jonah Hex is a character who is bounty hunter who was a soldier during the Civil War. He is one of the few characters that very few people know about and it allowed for some liberties to be taken with the character. As a character in the comics Hex is awesome but as a film it SUCKS. There are many problems that will make this film review extremely long so I am not going to go into depth but I will go over it in brief detail. For starters the film is way too short to fully create the world in which this character is placed in. Secondly along with the shortness the film lacks exhibition into certain details of Hex's life that is needed to fully embrace the film. There was one plus to the film that I liked but also slightly disliked. The introduction after Hex is scarred it looks like an animated film or like actual stills from the comic book. The problem I had though was that mostly this could have been done better with the actors and not just a voice over. I give the film 2/5 stars.

#532 - Toy Story 3

The latest and last Toy Story film is an incredible work that is able to perfectly end the series. To not spoil anything here is what happens, Andy grew up and is off to college and Woody and friends have been donated to a daycare run by an evil teddy bear. Besides the original members of the cast from the first two films they are joined by an all star cast. They have Ned Beatty as Lotso, the evil teddy bear, Michael Keaton as Ken, Timothy Dalton as a new toy Mr. Pricklepants, Whoopi Goldberg as an octopus, and Jeff Garlin as a unicorn. Even with all of these additions the film still works to keep us all amused and give a satisfying end to a series that has been a major part of all of our lives for the past 13 years. I wouldn't say that the movie is flawless, but it is only missing on a couple small points. A point near the end, that I cannot mention in this post, it almost made me deeply sad to the point that had almost cried during the film. I just hope that Pixar realizes this was the best way to end it and doesn't have a sequel up its sleeves. I give the film 4.5/5 stars.

#531 - Religulous

Religulous is a documentary by Bill Maher about the biggest organized religions out there and Maher finds various faults within each of these religions. The documentary is interesting and as usual Maher is hysterical. As usual with most documentaries there is not much else to say. I give the film 3.5/5 stars.

#530 - High Fidelity

High Fidelity is a slight musical comedy and a romantic comedy tossed into one nice package. The films stars John Cusack as a record store owner who has problems with his love life and recounts his past break ups as he tries to deal with his most recent. The fim is interesting and is told in an interesting fashion with Cusack breaking the fourth wall to tell us the previous break ups. The soundtrack that the film uses is incredible especially since the film is so focused at a record store. I have to say that my favorite part has to be the fact that Bruce Springsteen shows up as himself. The rest of the movie is kind of bland there is not much else that was incredible about the film. I give the film 3.5/5 stars.

#529 - Where in the World is Omasa Bin Laden

Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden is a documentary from the director of Super Size Me, Morgan Spurlock. The film has an interesting way to transition between different locations and Spurlock uses a lot of different animations to explain his different informational portions which works well. Like Super Size Me, Spurlock gives himself a small timetable to do this task and this time it is because of the fact that his wife is having a kid. I give the film 3.5/5 stars like I do for every documentary.

#528 - The Karate Kid (2010)

The Karate Kid is a remake of the film of the same name from the 1980s. This film stars Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan as the two central characters originally played by Pat Morita and Ralph Macchio. Before seeing this I thought it wasn't going to think it was going to be good at all. I was pleasantly surprised. The first reason I felt troubled was they changed names, settings, and nationalities of all the characters except Mr. Miyagi (or Mr. Han in this version). Now for the reasons it was awesome. First we have the fact that even though they changed fall of the things I listed the central plot of the film was the same. They had only one real allusion to the original film which saddened me but everything else was the same. Second Jackie Chan is tossed perfectly into a dramatic role. In the scene with Mr. Han drinking over the anniversary of the death of his wife (and kid in this film) Chan had me two seconds away from bawling because of Chan's crying. I was also very happy over the fact that they slightly included the 'sweep the leg' line in the film. Overall I say this film is just under the original in the awesomeness scale. I give the film 4.5/5 stars.

#527 - Training Day

Training Day is a film from 2000 starring Denzel Washington about a cop on his first day on a new squad. The film is not bad but it is not one of the best films I have ever seen. It is interesting that the film takes place over the course of 24 hours and the fact that Washington is able to do so much investigative work in tat short of an amount of time is epic. He was able to find and 'arrest' a suspect all before dinner. That would probably never happen in reality. Washington as usual is incredible in his role of the head of this corrupt unit. Overall the film could have been better. Maybe include a longer time frame so that all of this is not jammed into a 24 hour day. I don't know but it is just a suggestion. I give the film 3.5/5 stars.

#526 - American Psycho

American Psycho is a thriller from 2000 and stars Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman a homicidal maniac. the film is not extremely inventive and I can't at all care for any characters. The one and only cool thing in the film is the fact that Bateman's apartment seems to be filled with weapons to the point that he doesn't even have a fridge it is all weapons. The plot is a little overplayed and the fact that Bateman is way too crazy for me just loses me entirely in the plot of the film. The film needed some serious improvement especially because there is not any real resolution in the reasoning for Bateman's homicidal tendencies and whether or not something actually happened to the victims. I give the film 3/5 stars.

#525 - The A-Team

The A-Team is a film based of the classic 1980s TV series starring Mr. T. The movie stars Rampage Jackson, Bradley Cooper, Liam Neeson, and Sharlto Copley as the classic team. Unlike most people reviewing this film I can't take this film seriously as an academic sort of film. This film is extremely fun and it was enjoyable the whole way through. What was interesting was that in the beginning, and I do not mean this as a spoiler the team has to find each other in the opening. Unlike a normal action film the movie was not at all predictable and I was surprised by every single action made by the characters. I give the film 4/5 stars.

#524 - Super Troopers

Super Troopers is an indie comedy from 2001 revolving around a group of highway patrolmen. The film is hysterical. Unlike most comedies that have jokes that end up being told over and over again this film's jokes are kept kind of secret. Being that it is a comedy that is more jokes told then character development which is fine. The only problem I had with the humor was the fact that the humor was about 25% dirty jokes and the rest actually good humor. The story worked in the type of film it was and it was an interesting ending that I sort of saw coming but did not expect the way it happened. I give the film 4/5 stars.

#523 - American Pie

American Pie is a classic comedy from 1999 about a group of senior virgins who are trying to get laid by the time high school is done with. It is a very funny film and has at least a couple gorgeous women as stars, I think that Eugene Levy is probably the funniest character in the film and the central guys lack a comedy in their actions each time on screen. There was one specific thing that I had a problem with throughout the film. Every single guy character kept saying that 'Stifler's Mom' is extremely hot. The actress who plays here (Jennifer Coolidge) is not at all attractive. I would have at least hired an actually gorgeous woman to play that part. I have to say this movie was quite good otherwise when it came to the theme and the story itself. It may have not all linked together well but it worked. I give the film 4/5 stars.

#522 - Face/Off

Face/Off is a pure action film starring Nicolas Cage and John Travolta. The film revolves around an FBI agent (Travolta) who swaps faces with a criminal in order to find a bomb. The movie may be directed by John Woo but from all of the explosions throughout the film it seems Michael Bay directed this film. The acting is OK and it seems like Cage and Travolta did a good job of playing each others characters but evn if this was a drama this film seemed to be lacking a heart in the acting department. The plot was good and was very interesting with the science used to swap the two mens faces. There was one loophole that I saw though. Travolta as troy tells Cage as Archer that he had killed the science team that had swapped the faces. At the end though we all of the sudden see the science team. WTF. Keep the plot together. I give the film 3.5/5 stars.

#521 - Going My Way

Going My Way is an Oscar winning film from the 1944 starring Bing Crosby. The film centers around Crosby as a priest who comes to a parish that is in need of a serious overhaul and Crosby is the one who is the only one who can help. The film is pretty good. Crosby is awesome as the 'singing priest' and the actor who plays Fr. Fitzgibbon is also incredible in that role. The music is pretty good especially with it being Crosby singing the pieces. The story is set up in a nice and easy package but near the end of the film is drawn out a bit after the selling of Fr. Chuck's piece to the point that I kept wondering if it was almost over. Other then that one complaint the film is overall good. I give the film 3.5/5 stars.

#520 - Katyn

Katyn is a Polish film that takes place during World War II. It was recommended to me by one of the professors I had interviewed suggested this film for its cinematic values. The movies plot specifically focuses on the treatment of the Polish by both the Soviets and the Nazis during that period. The movie is incredible and even leaves you hanging over the culprits of the Katyn massacre, even though it seems like it was the Germans. he acting by all of the ensemble cast is incredible and they should have won an ensembles award for the overall great performance by each of the individual actors. Not only the acting and plot but the cinematography of the scenes makes the film into a masterpiece. I give the film 4.5/5 stars.

#519 - Mortal Kombat

Mortal Kombat is a film based off the fighting video game. The film is decent but is not exactly one of the greatest movies ever. First off the film leaves a large amount of the film to no explanations at all. Both Subzero and Scorpion powers are never explained and they leave a lot of other plot wide open in the film. Also the acting in the film is miserable none of the actors seem to even care about the roles and only about the paycheck that was going to be coming their ways. The fights are okay during the film and they work but the film lacks an overall substance needed to make the film into a decent piece of work. I give the film 2.5/5 stars.

#518 - Life Stinks

Life Stinks is a film by Mel Brooks that does not really spoof any specific genre or films. The film centers around a high powered business man (Brooks) who takes on a bet to live for a month as a homeless man. The has a real heart to it and Brooks for once does not play a jester. His character really only seems to be funny when certain events occur to him not from all of the things he says. The one thing that noticed was that Brooks also show a large amount of emotion throughout the film, including sadness. The film's story works but as usual the bad guy plan does not exactly make sense. Also why did the lawyers automatically turn on Brooks. Otherwise the film seems good and I give the film 3.5/5 stars.

#517 - Man on Wire

Man on Wire is a documentary that talks about the man who tight roped across the space between the World Trade Center towers. The film deals with the planning and touches a small bit on the event itself. There is not much else to say about this film being that it is documentary so this may be the shortest post I've ever done. I give the film 3.5/5 stars.

#516 - The Mighty Ducks

The Mighty Ducks is one of the classic is sports movie revolving around kids, this one happens to be hockey. It stars Emilio Estevez, who happens to look just like his dad Martin Sheen, anyway... and it also involves a couple of the kids from the film Heavyweights. The plot of the film ends good but the beginning is a little too farfetched cause what court automatically places you as a pee wee hockey coach. Also Estevez begins as a complete ass and the foriegn guy all of the sudden changes his mind??? Other the that the film is great and I have no other complaints at all. I give the film 4/5 stars.

#515 - Lord of War

Lord of War is a film starring Nicolas Cage as a real-life gunrunner. The film is OK. It is not the greatest film I have ever seen but it has some good qualities. Both of the brothers are people you can slowly care about but Yuri near the end becomes an ass ad I just couldn't stand him anymore. At the beginning he was at least interesting but when he knew he was putting his and his brother's life in danger he should have walked away. The plot was decent but a full on tale of his work selling guns was a stretch in my book and we should have gotten a shorter story of at least just his dealings with the African dictator and not everyone. I realize the rest was important but it wasn't necessary. I give the film 3/5 stars.

#514 - Dazed and Confused

Dazed and Confused is a slight coming of age story set in the mid to late 70s and revolves around the night of the last day of school. The film stars a lot of well-known actors and deals heavily with pot, which is why they show it a lot on 420. The film is quite good. The acting could be better but most of the stars at that point were in the middle of their career and had already hit their high point. All of the different plots that take place throughout the film are given equal time and even all given some sort of closer at the end (The plot of the football QB gets the most but it is close enough for me). Overall the film had a lot of good qualities and the screenwriters did an excellent job of tying everything together. I give the film 4/5 stars.

#513 - The Full Monty

The Full Monty is a indie comedy from England about a group of guys who decide that to make money they are going to do their own version of Chip-n-Dales. The film is pretty funny and thanks to the work by the actors it becomes a riot. The one thing that should have concerned me but did not was the fact that this group of guys so quickly decided to strip to earn money and only two of them had second thoughts. The central characters who originally come up with the plan actually make you care for this group of mischiefs who are about to do this slightly shameful act. I give the film 3.5/5 stars.

#512 - The Mask

The Mask is an action comedy about a man played by Jim Carrey who find Loki's mask and through the mask begins to cause a large amount of mischief, but becomes a hero. Besdies Jim Carrey in the lead role he is joined by Cameron Diaz and Ben Stein in this hysterical film. The film is not fully amazing but it has a large amount of good qualities that save it from being horrible. The one thing that bothered me that brought the film down was after only a couple days all of the sudden Jim Carrey seems to know everything about the mask to the point where he is able to fully explain it to Diaz and the villain. Other then that this is one of the few Jim Carrey comedies that I actually fully enjoyed. You may be wondering why and the reason is that he is actually meant to be funny in this one. I give the film 4/5 stars.

#511 - Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

The film Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is a film based off the classic video game. The movie stars Ben Kingsley and Jake Gyllenhaal. The plot of the film is great and is probably one of the few actual good video game adaptations. Each move that Jake makes seems to be exactly like the moves the character makes in the game. As usual Ben Kingsley was incredible in the role of our central villain. The way in which he plays it makes us believe that he is actually a good person until the revelation. If I had not known that he was going to play the villain I would have been in total belief of that. I give the film 3.5/5 stars.