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Banana Unpeeled DVD Review: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Posted in Movies, Reviews, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on November 8, 2011| Leave a Comment »

I finally got around to watching this latest installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean series.  There’s a number of different things about this last one.  1) The dropping of the series main couple, Will and Elizabeth Turner, 2) The shift away from the Davy Jones plot for the fountain of youth story, and 3) A slew of new characters.  For better or for worse?  Does this movie recapture the magic from the first one?  Unfortunately, as Captain Jack Sparrow’s legacy battling zombies, Spaniards, and Blackbeard grows, his mannerisms, sword fights, and dramatic escapes have stayed relatively the same.  So just because some new faces were slapped on, Pirates round 4 doesn’t offer anything substantially new, it does however provide itself as a fairly decent action flick involving one of the most iconic characters in movie history.

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Fancy Movie Quotes

Posted in Movies, tagged , , , on November 7, 2011| 1 Comment »

All of these are absolutely hilarious.  The basic premise is to take a famous movie quote [one that’s usually short and sweet], and use creative diction to turn the phrase.  The results are astoundingly clever.  I dare you to come up with something better.  Hit more to see the others

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Baby Face

Posted in Movies, Television, tagged , , on November 4, 2011| Leave a Comment »

This baby’s face is pretty famous around the internet.  His hardcore facial features have immortalized the ‘GET TO THE CHOPPA’ picture that you’ve probably seen before.  Here, I’ve compiled a couple of more based on movies.  Try to name as many of them as possible.

 

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Movie Mash Ups

Posted in Movies, tagged , , on November 3, 2011| 1 Comment »

Whether the poster is playing off of a pun or on a cultural and racial level, these movie mash ups are hilarious none the less.  These were kind of neat, so I thought I’d share them with you.  This is the first image of a gallery of about 12 movies or so.  Hit the jump to view the rest.

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6 Zombie Movies Worth Your While

Posted in Lists, Movies, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on November 3, 2011| 2 Comments »

A couple of weeks ago, I did a post relating vampire movies worth your while.  I got a lot of support and feedback on that, so I turned to another monster genre that held it’s own for it’s success.  Zombie movies are generally a lot different from the general vampire movie.  While vampire movies are more based on the ideas of eternal love, the sexual aspect of blood sucking, and the drama of hiding from the light, zombie movies are more related to the strength of human kind in the face of Apocalypse and the bad-assery of killing as many zombies as possible.  Hit the jump for the list of awesome zombie movies.  I apologize for missing some, especially any really early zombie movies.

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5 Scenes in Movies Where You Just Have to Look Away

Posted in Lists, Movies, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on November 2, 2011| 9 Comments »

Some movies have moments where the violence is so disgusting or the scene so disturbing, that it would disturbing or disgusting for you as a human being if you didn’t feel any antipathy towards the seen, there’s likely something wrong with you.  So I’ve compiled a list of several fairly mainstream movies that have fairly graphic scenes.  I’m aware there are films that are relatively close to being snuff films that show extremely graphic moments, but I’m going to stay more towards Hollywood and stuff.  Hit the jump for the following scenes.  WARNING: extremely graphic scenes and videos below.  I don’t recommend you watch any scenes of movies you if you haven’t seen them as they might give away spoilers.

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21st Century Best Picture Blitz

Posted in Lists, Movies, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , on November 1, 2011| 2 Comments »

How do you rank the best of the best?  With loads of bias and favortism, that’s how.  I recently tried to finish up the past decade of best picture movies with finally watching Crash for the first time.  Now that all of that is said and done, I can finally attempt to rank each of these movies.  They’re all extremely good and it’s difficult to place on in front of the other for different reasons.  This ranking was as difficult as ranking Pixar’s best.  It’s just way too hard for someone to do without a score system of some sort.  Some have really strong supporting characters, others fantastic storylines.  How put one in front of the other?  In the end, I decided on placing movies I’d watch again and again as top priority.  Sure, my reasoning is full of holes and my descriptions don’t often justify the ranking, but I’m more doing this to hear what you guys have to say.  Anyways here’s the breakdown and thus the start of my journey to seal up the 90’s Best picture.  Here I come: Shakespeare in Love, The English Patient, and Unforgiven.

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Hinted Sequels Galore!

Posted in Movies, tagged , , , , , , on October 28, 2011| 2 Comments »

The Banana Tree may be gone, but I’ll still be linking left and right to today’s top stories.  We’ve recently received word that there are three sequels in the making to relatively successful films: Dumb and Dumber, Zoolander, and The Incredibles.

I have mixed reactions to all three.  Dumb and Dumber and Zoolander are comedic treasures in their own right and any sequel might tarnish that.  As for The Incredibles, after the last stint with Cars 2, I’m not fully on board with ‘make a Pixar sequel that isn’t Toy Story’ deal.  I’d just rather have something brand new.  But we’ll see how Monster Academy peers out.

Ben Stiller on Zoolander 2 on moviefone

Farrellys developing Dumb and Dumber Sequel on HitFix

Brad Bird on Incredibles sequel on Collider

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7 Awesome/Hilarious Blooper/Gag Reels

Posted in Lists, Movies, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on October 27, 2011| 2 Comments »

Blooper Reels are hilarious at the end of movies because they demonstrate what actors are like behind the cameras.  I feel as though it would be impossible to not laugh at some of the jokes they come up with, and I felt right.  A lot of the jokes that make it into the movie were originally laughed at and it was probably only after a dozen takes did they regain the composure to make the final take.  Below I’ve compiled 5 fantastic blooper reels along with a bonus deleted scene that is pretty much a blooper reel.

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A Movie Trailer for Every Oscar Movie Ever

Posted in Movies, tagged , , , on October 27, 2011| 1 Comment »

Cracked is absolutely one of the best websites out there.  They’re really good at mixing mental stimulation with dashes of humor.  Or is it the other way around?  Anyways, check out this hilarious video.

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6 Memorable Dysfunctional Families

Posted in Lists, Movies, Television, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , on October 26, 2011| Leave a Comment »

I recently just watched Peep World out of an interest in seeing Michael C. Hall outside of serial killer form.  First I’d like to say Hall doesn’t have too much range, because I still got a crazy, serial killer vibe from him as a regular house husband.  But seeing the rest of the cast, Rainn Wilson as a loser brother, Sarah Silverman as the bitchy sister, and what looks like John Ralfio from Parks and Recreation as the young ambitious brother that sold out his dysfunctional family’s dirty secrets for profit in the form of a book, it reminded me of other memorable dysfunctional families I’ve seen in movies and television.  Peep World had an interesting idea, but the Meyerwitz family wasn’t dysfunctional or colorful enough as it could’ve been.  Here’s 6 more dysfunctional families that makes me 10x more thankful for my own.  Spoilers below.

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Banana Unpeeled DVD Review: Cars 2

Posted in Movies, Reviews, tagged , , , , , , , , , on October 24, 2011| 2 Comments »

My first post ever to this site was the ranking of Pixar throughout the years.  The first Cars was in last place, with the main points suggesting a lack in innovation or imagination, despite having top notch animation.  So when I watched Cars 2, the first sequel to a Pixar movie after the beloved Toy Story franchise, I was ultimately disappointed for the same general reasons.  And even though I used the word disappointment, I can’t say in itself that Cars 2 was a bad movie, because in all reality it wasn’t bad for an animated movie.  In all honesty, it quite frankly beats most other animated movies in terms of story and animation itself.  For a Pixar movie however, it lacks the magic and storytelling that usually transcends me to a new world where I never want to let go.

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Banana Unpeeled DVD Review: Midnight In Paris

Posted in Movies, Reviews, tagged , , , , , , , on October 21, 2011| 3 Comments »

The only Woody Allen movie I have ever seen before this was Antz.  As a film enthusiast, one could label that as embarrassing or a sham.  One thing I’ve been recently trying to do is to follow every recommendation I get, so when a good friend recommended this movie to me, there wasn’t much I could do.  And being a Woody Allen amateur, I didn’t actually know where it would go because I didn’t know his style, trademarks, or storylines.  So there I sat, hesitant about the hour and half before me, expecting some sort of romantic comedy with some minor twist of some sort.  But instead, I was taken on a journey I will never forget, with quite possibly might be one of the best movies of the year.  And that being said, it is now my life goal to watch as many Woody Allen movies as I can if they are anything close to this one.

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6 Vampire Movies Worth Your While

Posted in Lists, Movies, tagged , , , , , , , , on October 19, 2011| 4 Comments »

Today’s vampire craze is fueled primarily by Twilight and sparking men.  It’s a shame because the vampire genre is such a mysterious, sexual, and graphic subject that, when played right, can provide a moving and entertaining ride.  And some directors have taken advantage of that by creating vampire movies that are original, driving, and memorable.  So I’ve compiled for you a list of great vampire movies that I enjoyed.  Unfortunately I haven’t been able to watch EVERY vampire movie out there, I already know I’m missing Nosferatu, DRACULA, Fright Night, and some selected others.   I know, shame on me.  But besides those, I can heavily recommend these.  Besides Halloween’s a great season to watch crappy horror movies anyways.

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Banana Unpeeled DVD Review: Green Lantern

Posted in Movies, Reviews, tagged , , , , , , on October 18, 2011| 3 Comments »

A month or so ago, I reviewed Captain America: The First Avenger and labeled it as a decent superhero flick that ultimately broke no new ground in the genre and then proceeded to give it 2/5 Stars.  So after watching Green Lantern, I want to do either one of two things: Raise The Cap’s score or give this one an even more dismal rating.  This is a result of me realizing that I might have realized that Marvel is doing their superhero franchise more credit than I give out because with Green Lantern I witnessed just how bad you could make a superhero movie.  With more green screen then actual green in a movie about green aliens, Green Lantern embarrasses itself with weak writing, a rushed plot, and a hero that just might be trying a little too hard.

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Rooney Mara Channels Beauty as Lisbeth Salander

Posted in Character Profiles, Movies, tagged , , , on October 17, 2011| Leave a Comment »

If you didn’t already know this about me, I’m absolutely gaga over Lisbeth Salander.  So when Rooney Mara was cast as a much more suitable choice than Noomi Rapace [who is a bit too muscular and scary for my interpretation], I fell head over heels for the much more fitting persona.  As the first screens and trailer came out, I immediately knew this is the Salander I was looking forward to.  Anyways, here’s a look at Mara’s new cover on Vogue as she channels a bit of Salander herself.

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6 of My Favorite Film Villains

Posted in Lists, Movies, tagged , , , , , , , , on October 17, 2011| 1 Comment »

Villains are essential in making any movie worth its while.  We can either love them or hate them, usually for the same reasons: whether it be for their disillusioned sense of morality or ingenious methods of putting our heroes in a pinch.  For this we have to thanks the great writers who came up with them and the actors who brought them to life.  So here’s a list of my favorite villains in movies and the actors who did a great job portraying them.  Spoilers below.

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Banana Unpeeled DVD Review: Transformers Dark of the Moon

Posted in Movies, Reviews, tagged , , , , , on October 12, 2011| 2 Comments »

It’s just a week for movie reviews isn’t it?  There was a lot of talk from Michael Bay about his follow-up to his multimillion dollar Transformers franchise.  There was talk about how even he himself thought the second one was absolutely horrible – all ranging from the acting to the story.  He claimed he would fix a lot of these mistakes in his third and final chapter of the Transformers series, including the incomprehensible story and the fact that too many people kept dying and coming back to life.  Despite these atrocious elements that made watching the second one unbearable, it still provided itself as a means to fill the destruction and sci-fi chaos that my inner 10 year old occasionally required.  I figured Dark of the Moon would be similar.  So even though I knew itwas going to be a trip from hell, I watched it anyways.

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Banana Unpeeled DVD Review: Horrible Bosses

Posted in Movies, Reviews, tagged , , , , , , , , on October 11, 2011| Leave a Comment »

I’m not exactly in the demographic this movie is aimed at. as I’m still 19 and kinda far from having a boss that I’d like to kill, but that doesn’t make this movie any less relatable.  Horrible Bosses does a good job in finding likable protagonists and villains to entertain those who don’t have bosses they want to kill.  The story itself isn’t too original or great and not all the jokes soar, but the cast is what really shines here.  It’s very clear that the cast has fun filming most of the movie and it shows in their dialogue.  Whether it be Colin Farrell’s suprisingly comedic chops, Jennifer Aniston’s delightful naughtiness, or Charlie Day screaming, Horrible Bosses is a character driven movie that’s likely worth your while.

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Banana Unpeeled Review: Drive

Posted in Movies, Reviews, tagged , , , , , , , on October 10, 2011| Leave a Comment »

I’ve never known Ryan Gosling to be an action star.  I’ve affiliated him with movies like Crazy, Stupid, Love, The Notebook, Lars and the Real Girl, and Blue Valentine – a very talented actor who should stick with dramas.  So when I saw him in this movie with a premise very similar to Transporter, I was confused if whether or not he was simply getting a paycheck or if he found something special in the script he read.  After sitting through it, I found out which one of those were true.  And it turns out Ryan Gosling doesn’t need and likely never will require a ‘paycheck’ because Drive turns out to be one the best films of the year, and you’ll be seeing Gosling again and again after his mesmerizing performance.  SPOILERS.

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