Saturday, December 13, 2014

Tusk

          Tusk is about a man that just wants to give his friend Mr. Tusk a fighting chance. You can find the trailer here.

Tusk Poster. Wikipedia. Web. 13 Dec. 2014.

          Summary:
          (Highlight the grey text boxes SPOILER with your mouse to see spoilers if you dare)

          Wallace and Teddy run a very popular podcast called the Not See Party. Their idea is for Wallace to go and interview interesting or weird people, and tell Teddy about the people. When Wallace finds someone interesting up in Canada, he takes a trip to go interview this man. What he finds is this man has a much more sinister plan for Wallace than just sharing stories. This man, Howard, has a bit of an obsession with walruses, and plans to use Wallace to fulfill that obsession.

          Tusk seems like a pretty creepy movie, and it does have some gruesome parts, but there's a much lighter side hiding under it all. There are plenty of crazy and creepy parts in the movie, but there's also a thick layer of comedy over it all. The movie transitions between comedy and creepy almost instantly as the scenes change, and if you listen to the podcast where the movie was created, you can hear that there's a very light side to it's creation.

          Tusk is a good movie, it was definitely fun to watch. If you can take the images, I'm sure it'll be a fun watch for you as well.

Monday, December 8, 2014

Forgetting Sarah Marshall

          Another instant favorite of mine, Forgetting Sarah Marshall is a fantastic movie. It's a film about a man named Peter and his attempts at getting over his ex girlfriend when he unknowingly travels to the same resort as her. The trailer can be found here.

Forgetting Sarah Marshall Poster. Amazon. Web. 30 Nov. 2014.

          Summary:
          (Highlight the grey text boxes SPOILER with your mouse to see spoilers if you dare)

          Peter Bretter is the composer for a crime scene style TV show that his girlfriend, well, ex girlfriend, Sarah Marshall, stars in. The break up leaves Peter devastated and in an attempt to get away, he takes a trip to a Hawaiian resort that just so happens to be the choice resort for Sarah and her new boyfriend, Aldous Snow. With the help of a kind desk attendant named Rachel Jansen, Peter is able to cheer up and manage despite many encounters with his ex.

          Forgetting Sarah Marshall is a favorite of mine for so many reasons. I find the movie to be extremely funny, for one. There's plenty of situations and lines that have me laughing throughout the entire movie, and the type of comedy fits me well. Any other reasons you'll need to find for yourself, but I think that everyone will like this movie.