Tag: movie previews

Across the Universe

MPAA Rated – PG-13
It’s ?;?? Long
A Preview by:
– The Dude on the Right

Across the Universe
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Starring: Jim Sturgess, Evan Rachel Wood, Joe Anderson, Dana Fuchs
MPAA Rated: PG-13
Released By: Revolution Studios
Directed By: Julie Taymor
Produced By: Matthew Gross, Jennifer Todd, Suzanne Todd

When The Dude on the Left and I were at a movie one of the trailers for “Across the Universe” came on, pretty much the artsy and dancing one that didn’t tell a damn thing about the story. He leaned over and pretty much said “There is no way in hell I’m seeing that movie.” Sure, even if he had seen the trailer that sort of tells the story, he still wouldn’t have any interest, but I might catch it depending what else opens.

From the better trailer we see “Across the Universe” is a musical, psychedelic kind of film set in the 1960’s. Jude (Jim Sturgess) comes to the good old United States and what else will make a dude crazy? Well, love of course. He falls for Lucy (Evan Rachel Wood), but it’s the time of Vietnam so what better way to introduce a musical than by being peace activists.

The movie does look interesting, I suppose, but not really my (and definitely not The Dude on the Left’s) cup of tea. Watch the trailer and you will probably know if it might be your cup of tea.

That’s it for this preview! I’m The Dude on the Right!! L8R!!!

13 Going on 30

MPAA Rated – PG-13
It’s 1:38 Long
A Preview by:
– The Dude on the Right

13 Going on 30
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Starring: Jennifer Garner, does anyone else really matter?
MPAA Rated: PG-13
Released By: Columbia Pictures
Directed By: Gary Winick
Produced By: Gary Winick

The ever beautiful Jennifer Garner who should do herself a favor and hook-up with a man like me, or better yet, me, stars as Jenna. She just turned 13 and was also humiliated, so her wish is that she was older. The next morning she wakes up and finds herself 30 years old and living with her boyfriend. Her problem is that she thinks she is 13, and has no recollection of the past seventeen years. She has a job, friends, and needs to find her old best friend to figure out what the hell is going on. That’s about the gist of things.

Now, a lot of people are comparing this to the wonderful movie “Big” where Josh wishes he were big, and then next day he is. The difference here is that Josh wakes up the next day still being a little kid but now in a grown-up body. With this movie Jenna wakes up acting like a 13 year old in a 30 year old body, yet has built a life getting to 30, only she doesn’t remember it. I’m guessing something traumatic happened the night before, or maybe a few too many margaritas, and this has blocked her memories transporting her back to being 13. Too much to think about, but it’s got Jennifer Garner so I plan on being there.

That’s it for this preview! I’m The Dude on the Right!! L8R!!!

A Scanner Darkly

MPAA Rated – R
It’s 1:10 Long
A Review by:
– The Dude on the Right

A Scanner Darkly
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Starring: Keanu Reeves, Robert Downey Jr., Woody Harrelson, Winona Ryder, Rory Cochrane
MPAA Rated: R
Released By: Warner Independent Pictures
Release Date: July 7, 2006
Directed By: Richard Linklater
Produced By: Tommy Pallotta, Jonah Smith, Erwin Stoff, Anne Walker-McBay, Palmer West

I will say this for the trailer, it looks like they made a movie that “looks” funky. They did some weird animation over actual footage, or something like that, to create a graphic novel look to a dark story.

From what I can gather there’s a problem in the drug world and an undercover cop has a hard time dealing with it. The web site synopsis says something about “a cautionary tale of drug use” and another synopsis states that, in the near future, lots of people are being recruited by the government to spy on their friends in the name of security and the drug war.

The movie does look kind of cool, and it’s got a pretty bizarre cast, I just hope the wacky animation doesn’t take away from what looks like a good story.

That’s it for this preview! I’m The Dude on the Right!! L8R!!!

A Lot Like Love

MPAA Rated – PG-13
It’s 1:47 Long
A Review by:
– The Dude on the Right

A Lot Like Love
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Starring: Ashton Kutcher, Amanda Peet
MPAA Rated: PG-13
Released By: Touchstone Pictures
Directed By: Nigel Cole
Produced By: Armyan Bernstein, Kevin J. Messick

Here comes the onslaught of Ashton Kutcher, whether you want it or not. First you are getting him in “Guess Who,” and now in “A Lot Like Love.” Both are of the romantic comedy genre, which I guess came along because of his “fantastic” work in “Just Married.”

For this one Ashton Kutcher is Oliver and Amanda Peet is Emily. For years they’ve been best friends and lovers, but Emily just won’t let this relationship last because she had to make the first move. Their lives take them in separate directions, but Oliver is miserable without Emily. Now that Oliver is ready to make the first move, well, he finds Emily engaged and now he must find a way to win her back. Blah, blah, blah.

I usually like Amanda Peet, and Ashton is okay, but the story just looks generic. It’s scheduled to go against Nicole Kidman in “The Interpreter,” so it will be a toss up which one I see.

That’s it for this preview! I’m The Dude on the Right!! L8R!!!

A Good Year

MPAA Rated – PG-13
It’s 1:58 Long
A Preview by:
– The Dude on the Right

A Good Year
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Starring: Albert Finney, Russell Crowe
MPAA Rated: PG-13
Released By: 20th Century Fox
Directed By: Ridley Scott
Produced By: Ridley Scott

This movie just looks like a nice story about remembering your past. In it Russell Crowe is Max Skinner. In England he is a great investment dude. And in growing up, he has forgotten a lot of when he was a youngin’. Suddenly he inherits the vineyard of his Uncle, and not having an interest in running the vineyard or owning the property, he at first looks to sell it. But upon returning to the vineyard, Max starts to remember things that were special in his childhood, meets a chick, and gets on with his life.

I read a couple of reviews of the book this movie is based off of, and they tell some different things from the trailer, but in any case, Russell Crowe looks to be in a great role, and the story looks nice enough to make a chick-flick movie that might be okay for dudes with a sensitive side.

That’s it for this preview! I’m The Dude on the Right!! L8R!!!

8mm

MPAA Rated – R
It’s 2:03 Long
A Preview by:
– The Dude on the Right

8mm
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Starring: Nicolas Cage, Joaquin Phoenix, Catherine Keener
MPAA Rated: R
Released By: Columbia Pictures
Directed By: Joel Schumacker

We’ve got Nicolas Cage playing a Private Eye, hired by this old lady, to find out if this 8mm film her dead husband had in his safe truly depicts some horrible atrocity, or if it is fake. So, Cage has to watch, and watch, and watch this film, try to find out who shot it, and solve the mystery that turns into gunfights and chases.

It looks to be a pretty cool psychological thriller, with lots of action especially if Joel Schumacker is involved. Cage always entertains in these styles of films, so barring a catastrophe this should be a winner.

That’s it for this one, I’m The Dude on the Right!! L8R!!

A Civil Action

MPAA Rated – PG-13
It’s 1:52 Long
A Preview by:
– The Dude on the Right

A Civil Action
Movie Stats & Links
Starring: John Travolta
MPAA Rated: PG-13
Released By: Touchstone Pictures
Release Date: January 8, 1999
Directed By: Steven Zaillian
Produced By: Rachel Pfeffer, Robert Redford, Scott Rudin

The trailer sort of reminds me of the likes of “The Rainmaker” in the fact of John Travolta being the lawyer that fights the mean and nasty corporation and their team of overpaid lawyers. A town is getting sickened by a company contaminating their water supply, and nobody wants to go against the company or else bad things will happen to them. John Travolta stars as a high-falutent lawyer who people don’t know if they can trust, and a seeming big spender, but then gets wrapped up in the human emotion of the townsfolk. It has the potential to be a killer drama flick, and Robert Duvall is usually a winner on screen. I’ll try to catch it.

A Cinderella Story

MPAA Rated – PG
It’s 1:35 Long
A Preview by:
– The Dude on the Right

A Cinderella Story
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Starring: Hilary Duff – does anyone else really matter.
MPAA Rated: PG
Released By: Warner Bros.
Release Date: July 16, 2004
Directed By: Marc Rosman
Produced By: Ilyssa Goodman, Casey La Scala, Hunt Lowry, Dylan Sellers, Clifford Werber

Here it comes, Hilary Duff overload. She sings, she acts, we’ll never get away from her. In any case, here’s a twist on the whole Cinderella thing. This time it’s set in modern day Los Angeles. Hilary Duff has two pricks of sisters and a mom who maker her do all of the work in the diner. She shared some instant messages with a mystery dude and they set up to meet at the Homecoming dance. Well, she ditches work for the dance, wears a mask to disguise her, meets the man of her dreams, then loses her phone. The dude picks up the phone, and now it’s time to match the phone with the mystery girl.
Girls will flock to this movie, and the good thing for the dudes is that “I, Robot” opens the same day.

That’s it for this preview! I’m The Dude on the Right!! L8R!!!