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(500) days of summer

Plot-wise, this was a typical date-type movie. But, the story had an interesting twist–instead of telling the story chronologically, the scenes were from a single random day in the relationship of the two main characters. Not that this is an original concept or anything, it was just well-done. I would …

zombieland

Zombies and comedy–what more could you ask for? This was a pretty funny movie. I particularly liked Bill Murray’s cameo–it was a classic. Woody Harrelson was great, too. Two thumbs up.

tropic thunder

This movie was a spoof on war movies. Specifically, it was a movie about making war movies. There were some funny moments in it and I thought Robert Downey Jr.’s role was hysterical (once they actually pointed out the fact that it was Robert Downey Jr. playing the role). Tom …

the hangover

This movie was quite funny–the scene the day after the bachelor party was priceless and the photos shown during the closing credits were hilarious. But, I think the movie would be better appreciated if you have actually been to a bachelor party before. Brian was laughing his ass off the …

away we go

This was a good date-type movie. It had the comedy/drama/romance thing going on. We both enjoyed it. Considering the good reviews it got, that was not surprising. What I did find surprising, however, was just how good of an actor Maya Rudolph is. Having only seen her on SNL and …