Our family consists of a fiftyish dad, a fortyish mom and two teenaged daughters. We all saw this movie during a sneak preview just before it opened, and I (the mom) laughed so hard I could barely breathe sometimes. I had to stop laughing so I could hear what I was missing. One of my daughters said it was a cross between Napoleon Dynamite and Talladega Nights...maybe. It was completely improbable, I mean, who's going to be doing stunts on a moped? But it was so sweet. The characters never over reached who they were or tried too hard. It never felt forced, like so many movies like this do. The best part was when Rod went to his "Quiet Place". I saw one summary that said it would have been better with Will Ferrell...I've enjoyed everything Will Ferrell has done lately, but Andy Samberg was perfect for this movie. The ending was pretty predictable, but it was like taking a trip...you knew where you'd end up, but it was so much fun along the way. We definitely loved this movie and recommend it to all our friends (and you!)
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Wolf Creek
(2005)
the worst movie we've seen all year, including DVD's and first run
25 December 2005
Not terrifying, thrilling, or scary. It was never suspenseful..oh, wait, I was full of suspense as to whether it would ever get good. It never did. It was extremely slow to get to the point, over 40 minutes to set up the premise, just rambling along. Then when it did get to the point (trouble), it never made sense, and degenerated into pure fiction, no chance of being based on truth. The conclusion just left us going, Huh? If you've seen Open Water, you know the feeling. I can't imagine what kind of movie fan would enjoy this film. Not horror or slasher fans, not suspense fans, not those who like based-on-true stories, it fails in all three categories. We asked for, and got, a refund, but we'll never get back the 99 minutes we spent watching this movie.
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