Posted by Rob on May 8, 2010 – 10:21 pm
Filed under Movies
Tagged as barney, big bad bob, bigbadbob, comedy, DVD, eskimo, fart, godfather, hot shots, loaded weapon, mafia, men in tights, national lampoon, part deux, robin hood, spaceballs, spoof
I love myself stupid comedies, especially the ridiculously over-the-top ones. Some of my favorites are National Lampoons Loaded Weapon, Hot Shots Part Deux, Spaceballs, and Robin Hood: Men in Tights. I have most of my favorites on DVD, but I was missing Mafia!, which is another favorite. Shell picked it up for me for my birthday, and we settled down to watch it tonight.
Man, I really love stupid, cheesy laughs. Mafia! has it all, and even throws in fart and barf jokes to really raise the immaturity bar. But what can I say…I love it! The end of the flick with the death for Barney the Dinosaur via an Eskimo harpoon is just sooo freakin classic!!!
If you love stupid movies, or the Godfather films, definitely give Mafia! a watch.
Posted by Rob on February 20, 2010 – 12:23 pm
Filed under Movies
Tagged as comedy, dwayne johnson, fantasy, magic, michelle pfeiffer, movie, netflix, princess bride, robert de niro, romance, shakespeare, stardust, the rock, witch
We got Stardust in from Netflix kind of on accident. I had been interested in watching it, but I hadn’t intended on seeing it yet. Needless to say, I didn’t keep an eye on my queue, and in it came. However, it ended up being quite a pleasant film, and if anything I was mad at myself for not renting it sooner.
Stardust is a romantic/fantasy/comedy movie, and definitely reminded me of The Princess Bride in terms of how it is presented to the viewer. The basic plot is that a star (that for whatever reason is human) falls from the sky, and everyone wants a piece of it. The protagonist Tristan wants to bring a star to the local woman he has his eyes on to prove his love for her. Some witches want her because, in this fantasy world, witches eat the hearts of stars in order to regain youth and magical power. There are also two princes who are attempting to get the star, because whoever has her necklace will become King. Tristan gets to her first, and attempts to escort her back to his town while avoiding the wily witches and greedy ruthless princes. As might be expected from a romance movie, along the way Tristan falls in love with the star, which eventually leads to a happy ever after.
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Posted by Rob on February 10, 2010 – 11:17 pm
Filed under TV Shows
Tagged as big bad bob, bigbadbob, canceled, carnival, comedy, earl, jason lee, jericho, karma, mustache, my name is earl, nbc, season finale, season five, season four, series finale, TV Shows
Over the past few months, Shell and I have been watching through the four seasons of My Name is Earl from Netflix. We both enjoyed it immensely. It was a simple show, not flashy, and hilarious as heck. For those not familiar with the show, Jason Lee stars as Earl. Earl was a petty thief and overall low-life, until one day he wins the lotto and gets hit by a car. As he recovers, he begins to believe in karma, in that if you do good things, good things will come to you. On that note, he turns over a new leaf, and makes a list of all the bad things he has done in his life. Each episode generally focuses on Earl selecting one of the list items, meeting up with the people he wronged, and finding a way to make it up to them.
There are four seasons of My Name is Earl. Unfortunately, the cast and crew did not know this, and expected to continue making seasons. At the end of season four, NBC (who was airing the show) dropped them. The show attempted to get picked up somewhere else, but that never happened. Thus, the series finale ends with a huge cliff hanger that will never be answered.
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Posted by Rob on November 7, 2009 – 8:18 am
Filed under Movies, TV Shows, Video Games
Tagged as comedy, couch, delivery, disc, instant, laptop, movie, netflix, PlayStation 3, PS3, Sony, streaming, TV Shows
I received the disc from Netflix yesterday. When placed in the PS3, the disc allows me to access Netflix streaming video services, which is pretty sweet. I mean, its nothing new, as I could always do it on my laptop. But the quality on the laptop was horrible, where it would sometimes lag, skip, or buffer, and the sound was not the greatest either. I dont know if it was my laptop or what (I assume it was, stupid piece of junk) but when I heard that I would be able to do the same from my PS3, and thus be able to watch these videos on my TV rather than the laptop, I couldnt wait.
The minute I got the disc in the house, I loaded up the PS3 and got ready to check it out. First I had to verify my account, so once I got the Netflix program going on the PS3, it generated a random code that I had to enter on Netflix’s website from my laptop. Once that was done, I was ready to go. What I actually get is two different things. First, my entire queue of instant movies and shows is loaded up on the PS3, and I can choose what I want to watch. Secondly, I am able to browse the “top 100″ instant videos for different categories such as comedy, horror, and tv series.
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Posted by Rob on September 3, 2009 – 8:48 pm
Filed under Movies
Tagged as adventureland, big bad bob, bigbadbob, bill hadar, comedy, long island, movie, netflix, ryan reynolds, teen, theme park
Why did I rent this movie from Netflix? One reason…it is loosely based on the theme park of my childhood. Thats right. There is a real Adventureland, and its on Long Island, where I grew up. We went there many times a year…with family while my parents were at work, with friends for birthday parties and the like, and with groups like Boy Scouts. It was a great place, with some good rides and a great arcade. I especially loved these bumper boats they had. The best was that often they would run out of gasoline in the middle of play, so you would be just sitting there getting bumped, and when everyone else went back after the round, one of the attendents had to come out and drag you back. The haunted house was also pretty crazy, and I remember it being my Dad’s favorite as well. It was a great park, and I have lots of memories of it. But I digress.
The movie is about a guy who just graduates college. He has plans for a European summer vacation, and then to go to a high end grad school. All these hopes are smashed when his father receives a demotion at work, and his parents cannot afford to send him to either place. Thus, he takes it upon himself to get a summer job, and the only place he can get one is as an attendent at Adventureland (which is set in Pittsburgh for the movie for some reason.) Once there, he meets a girl he likes, but then the rest of the movie is filled with all sorts of drama, love triangles, and broken hearts aplenty.
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Posted by Rob on August 12, 2009 – 5:31 pm
Shell and I went to see Funny People this Monday. I have been a fan of Adam Sander, through all his ups and downs. Also, I really like Seth Rogen, and dont think he’s done any wrong yet from the movies Ive seen. Finally, I really liked Judd Apatow’s other works like 40-Year Old Virgin and Knocked Up. So with all these factors, I had to see the movie.
It was pretty awesome. Its Sandler doing a “smart” comedy, with a lot more going on than the outward appearance of a bunch of people doing dirty standup. Sandler’s character is very similar to himself, in that he is an aging actor who had a lot of retarded movies in the past, and is now at a point where he wants to do something more. After finding out he has a serious illness, he attempts to live the rest of his life in relative solitude, occassionally performing stand-up. However, he must hire Rogen’s character to help him write jokes and what not. As is to be expected, they eventually become friends, and Sandler opens up to Rogen. Other stuff happens as Sandler attempts to be more open, and tries to reunite himself with his dream girl, the one he let get away.
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