Category: Movies

>What’s New? A Movie Review of: Quantum of Solace

The
Dude on the Right liked the fact that "Casino Royale" became a little more like
"The Bourne Identity" franchise, but now he thinks the James Bond folks took

"Quantum of Solace" to an action level even the "Bourne" franchise doesn’t try
to achieve. In any case he gives his movie review, likes Daniel Craig as
James Bond, thinks Olga Kurylenko is hot as Camille, but in his mind, the hottie
factor is kind of like the debate about Ginger or Mary Ann from Gilligan’s
Island, because in "Quantum…", well, Gemma Arterton is the "normal" girl, and
she is Strawberry Fields, and she actually gets to sleep with James Bond. 
Sure, it leads to her striking oil, but that’s another story for the movie.

The Dude will let this James Bond movie go, just hoping the next installment
starts to develop James into the smooth, deboner, and if he has to kill a few
people along the way, well, he’s up for that, kind of secret agent.  In the
opposite of the words of Elvis, for The Dude on the Right, James Bond needs a
little less action and a little more conversation.

What’s New? A Podcast of: Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up! “Quantum of Solace,” The Chicago Bears Suck, A Crabman, and More!

The
Dude on the Right and Stu Gotz got together for another

wrap-up about their weekend, and they discuss it for their podcast. 
Stu kept things with the family, watching "27 Dresses," wondering about TV shows
like "Entourage" and "My Own Worst Enemy," and wasn’t allowed to upload
copyrighted music to YouTube, whereas The Dude on the Right saw, with his BFF,
"Quantum of Solace," the NBC Travel Expo at Navy Pier in Chicago (complete with
Crabman  and Catalina from "My Name is Earl" and Mike Adamle eating
popcorn), and cleaned his garage.  Okay, The Dude’s BFF didn’t help The
Dude clean his garage, but that’s okay, because at least neither Stu nor The
Dude, nor The Dude’s BFF, watched enough of the Chicago Bears getting trampled
by the Green Bay Packers to really care about football over the weekend.

What’s New? A DVD Review of: Like Water for Chocolate

The Dude on the Right let his BFF recommend some DVD viewing, so he watched
(and read), and

reviews, the movie "Like Water for Chocolate," complete with subtitles. 
He realizes it is really a dudette-flick, but he enjoyed it anyway, because even
though things get kind of strange, like a spontaneously combusting outhouse and
a vindictive ghost, the story is nice, it made him dream about Mexican food, and
sometimes he can appreciate a well-made foreign film.

What’s New? A Podcast of: Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up! Bubble Tea, Families, Movies, and an Injury. And a Full Review of “Role Models.”

In the immortal works of Harry Caray, "Holy Cow!"  Yup, Stu Gotz and The
Dude on the Right got together to for a new
podcast of "Stu & The Dude’s Weekend
Wrap-Up!," and they talk about so many things in about twenty minutes, well,
it’s almost scary to write about them all.  In any case, there is talk
about bubble tea, The Dude’s BFF, a family gathering, "Madagascar: Escape 2
Africa,"
"Role Models,"
and some heart-shaped pubes in

"Zack and Miri Make a Porno."  They don’t forget to talk about the
Chicago Bears, the upcoming James Bond flick "Quantum of Solace," and Stu
injuring himself playing Wii, and not playing with his Wii.

In conjunction, The Dude on the Right did see

"Role Models," and liked it, in the R-Rated kind of way some movies are
being made nowadays.  If you don’t like swear words and boobies, you
probably won’t like it, but The Dude does like swear words and boobies, and
well-written comedies, so he liked it,

liking it.

What’s New? A “Stu & The Dude Weekend Wrap-Up!” Podcast and a Movie Review of “Zack and Miri Make a Porno.”

After a few weeks of being apart, Stu Gotz and The Dude on the Right get
reunited for

a "Weekend Wrap-Up!" podcast.  They talk a little about

the death of Mom on the Right, Stu’s weekend turned out to be mostly about
his kids as they ended up at a jumpy place for youngins and at another place
called "Space Golf," while The Dude is still trying to learn how to use his new
MacBook. And even though The Dude tells Stu about the movie during the podcast,
there’s also a full written review of 

"Zack and Miri Make a Porno" that got posted.

Stu did get to tell The Dude that he was spot on about his earlier review of


"Forgetting Sarah Marshall," even with the excess wiener footage, and TV
is always a topic for these guys, since they don’t really like to read, which
leads to some Studs Terkel talk.

What’s New? A Podcast of: “Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up! No More Hooters, Football, A Chihuahua, and More!”

Stu Gotz returns for his duties with The Dude on the Right for another episode
of a "Weekend Wrap-Up!" podcast.  The Dude explains to Stu why he probably
won’t be going back to Hooters with his BFF anytime soon, Stu gives his insight
into "Beverly Hills Chihuahua, and who knew that Beanie Babies aren’t worth $30
anymore?  There is also some talk about the Chicago Bears, guns for kids,
and people who forward stupid e-mails that pretty much have no chance in hell of
being real, along with more movie talk and Stu explaining he wasn’t have a heart
attack last weekend.

What’s New? A Movie Review of “Ghost Town.”

The trailers for the movie "Ghost Town" showed a kinda funny, kinda quirky
movie, and for the most part it was, but The Dude on the Right does his best,
during

his movie review of "Ghost Town," to try and explain that funny and quirky
are fine, but dragging things out during a movie is not.  The Dude liked
the jokes, laughed a bit, but thought the movie was too long.  His BFF was
a little more harsh in her rating for the movie, so it’s probably a good thing
for the movie folks, at least for The Dude’s rating, that The Dude really likes
a good dick joke, even if it was about a dead dude.

What’s New? A Podcast of: Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up! Lots of Movies, Sports, and Spelling Julio.


It’s
a Monday so it must be time for

a new episode of "Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up!" podcast, and right
off the bat Stu Gotz decides to put a different spin on a romantic moment that
The Dude on the Right and his BFF shared while having dinner at
"Uncle Julio’s Hacienda"
in Chicago.  Stu tries to make up for it with a not-that-humiliating story
about not hanging up his phone after leaving a message, but as the podcast goes
on there is a lot of movie talk, with "Hoot,"

"Eagle Eye," "The Hammer," and "Ghost Town," being some of the topics. 
There is also some talk about the new design of the Chicago Tribune, and the
both of them discuss sports, especially since, in Chicago, it’s been weird with
the Chicago Bears beating the Philadelphia Eagles, the Chicago Cubs waiting for
the post-season, and the Chicago White Sox needing to win things in the weirdest
ways to keep the nightmare of a Cubs-White Sox "World Series" alive.

The Dude also does his impersonation of Tina Fey impersonating Sarah Palin, but,
well, The Dude’s not that good.

What’s New? A Movie Review of “Eagle Eye”

Going into seeing this movie, The Dude on the Right pretty much figured he would
have to suspend reality if he were

to review "Eagle Eye" properly, and he tried to do as much.  He thinks
Shia LaBeouf and Michelle Monaghan were okay, but liked Billy Bob Thornton a
little bit more.  In the end, though, he wonders if the film people became
infatuated with a couple of films, like "I, Robot," "War Games," "The Italian
Job," and any other movie where cell phones and street lights can be controlled
by computers.  The Dude was also bummed the poignant ending wasn’t played
out rather than the feel-good ending that made The Dude drop his rating 1/2
stars.  In the end, though, if you’re looking for action-packed
non-reality, go and see "Eagle Eye."  Escape from the financial crisis and
realize that yes, computers might be the downfall of us all!

What’s New? A DVD Review of “I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With.”

The Dude on the Right was going to save

this review of "I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With" for a rainy day, just to
get something posted, but right now he is so sucked back into the Fall TV
season, well, it might as well be a rainy day.  So here is his posted
review of the DVD, where more people than he can recognize are actually in this
movie, but to name two, Jeff Garlin (duh, he wrote, directed and starred in
it), and Steve Dahl (unless you live in Chicago you might say "Who?") have big
or small parts, but hey, if you are a fan of Sarah Silverman, and want to see
her in some slinky lingerie, this movie will probably be worth the rental, just
to, well, see Sarah Silverman in slinky lingerie.

The Dude does find the movie funny, in terms of dialogue, but also thinks the
movie drags a bit, even though he still thinks it’s funny.  The Dude is
really confused.