Editor’s note: We have already reviewed I Love You, Man on our 1st podcast, but here is a text review. Enjoy!
When I first saw the trailers for I Love You, Man, I thought this movie would be comedy gold. Starring the always hilarious Paul Rudd (Role Models) and Jason Segel (Forgetting Sarah Marshall) and featuring supporting performances by Andy Samberg, Rashida Jones, Jamie Pressly, J.K. Simmons, and Rush (!) , I had tremendously high hopes for this film. Despite the fact that it was co-written and directed by John Hamburg, whose last comedic attempt was the disastrous Along Came Polly, I went into the theater hoping for Apatow-esque levels of laughter. Instead, I Love You, Man is a wholly different film from the one I expected, but it still delivers a significant amount of laughs. Instead of being a hard-R comedy as the trailers and TV spots would have you believe, I Love You, Man is more of a romantic comedy with hard language than a straight comedy. As a result, there is a lot of sentimentality and heart in this film, some of which comes at the expense of laughter.
I’ll admit it. I’ve never heard of Watchmen until Zack Snyder was attached to direct during the summer of 2006. Since I hadn’t read the graphic novel the hype started when I saw the trailer before The Dark Knight. I knew it was something special and after reading the graphic novel during the past couple months my hype increased tenfold. After the lawsuit fiasco got resolved it finally sunk in, I would actually be seeing this very soon. Only watching the trailers and select TV spots, the day finally arrived. From the first frame of Watchmen, as lush yellow completely engulfs the screen while the company logos pop in, eventually fading into that iconic pin, we just hope Snyder doesn’t screw this up. Don’t worry, he doesn’t.
20th Century Fox aired the last of three announced 60-second television spots for X-Men Origins: Wolverine during House. You can find the first spot here and the second here. The last one aired on on Tuesday (February 17th) during American Idol. The final spot looks at the rest of the rest of the gang. It’s titled ‘Legends’. Check it below:
These spots really do keep getting better. I’m very much looking forward to the movie now.
Directed by Gavin Hood, X-Men Origins: Wolverine hits theaters April 29th, 2009.
20th Century Fox aired the second of three announced 60-second television spots for X-Men Origins: Wolverine during House. You can find the first spot here and the third will air on on Tuesday (February 17th) during American Idol. The second spot looks at the relationship with Wolverine and his brother as they go to war and beyond. It’s titled ‘Brothers’. Check it below:
These spots continue to get better, I’m definitely looking forward to the film now.
Directed by Gavin Hood, X-Men Origins: Wolverine hits theaters April 29th, 2009.
20th Century Fox aired the first of three announced 60-second television spots for X-Men Origins: Wolverine during Family Guy. The second spot will air on Monday, February 16th during House, and the third will air on on Tuesday (February 17th) during American Idol. The first spot looks at the ‘origins’ behind Wolverine’s character. It’s titled ‘Outcasts’. Check it below.
Now that we have seen a full sequence, I have to say it looks better than what I thought it would. It’s intense and should prove to be a fun popcorn flick.
Directed by Gavin Hood, X-Men Origins: Wolverine hits theaters April 29th, 2009.
We finally have the last of the Super Bowl TV spots with Pixar’s Up. Check it out below via Hulu:
Plot: By tying thousands of balloon to his home, 78-year-old Carl Fredricksen sets out to fulfill his lifelong dream to see the wilds of South America. Right after lifting off, however, he learns he isn’t alone on his journey, since Russell, a wilderness explorer 70 years his junior, has inadvertently become a stowaway on the trip.
We also have a special short released by Disney via Firstshowing. Check it out below:
I can not wait for this movie.
Up comes out May 29th, 2009.
Do you like the Super Bowl Spot and the short for Up?Will Pixar continue it’s winning streak with their first 3-D film?
We brought you an extended clip yesterday, but here is a completely different Super Bowl Spot for the Harold Ramis comedy Year One starring Jack Black, Michael Cera, Paul Rudd, and David Cross. Check it out below from Firstshowing or in HD on Youtube:
Plot: When a couple of lazy hunter-gatherers (Black and Cera) are banished from their primitive village, they set off on an epic journey through the ancient world.
I liked both the clip and this TV spot. I definitely think this will be one of the better comedies of the year and I’m looking forward to it quite a bit.
Here is the last of the Super Bowl trailers, for J.J. Abrams Star Trek. Check it out below or in HD on Youtube:
I was most excited for this trailer but it let me down a little bit. Not enough action going on for a Super Bowl trailer. I’m still have faith in J.J. Abrams and can’t wait to see the final product.
