tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587775651487578742.post1223233785846182509..comments2024-03-29T07:03:32.119+13:00Comments on Cinematic Paradox: Shut Up, Katherine Heigl, You Little Liar!Stevee Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12284769251750574447noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587775651487578742.post-85620122480132192392012-01-26T10:04:31.436+13:002012-01-26T10:04:31.436+13:00It is worth checking out - it isn't anything s...It is worth checking out - it isn't anything special, but it isn't anything really bad, either.Stevee Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12284769251750574447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587775651487578742.post-61367435546717079142012-01-26T10:03:56.320+13:002012-01-26T10:03:56.320+13:00It has a better cast than No Strings Attached, so ...It has a better cast than No Strings Attached, so you should only see this one!Stevee Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12284769251750574447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587775651487578742.post-76184879832286241842012-01-26T09:59:44.474+13:002012-01-26T09:59:44.474+13:00That's exactly right!That's exactly right!Stevee Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12284769251750574447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587775651487578742.post-51787560757414204742012-01-26T09:59:10.476+13:002012-01-26T09:59:10.476+13:00Really? I'm warming to Timberlake! Especially ...Really? I'm warming to Timberlake! Especially after The Social Network!Stevee Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12284769251750574447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587775651487578742.post-8376606147372879302012-01-26T09:58:42.011+13:002012-01-26T09:58:42.011+13:00Haha, that's why I like my good old DVD store....Haha, that's why I like my good old DVD store...get it the day before it comes out ;)Stevee Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12284769251750574447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587775651487578742.post-53812091452274732172012-01-26T09:53:58.737+13:002012-01-26T09:53:58.737+13:00That's what I thought, even though I probably ...That's what I thought, even though I probably enjoyed it more than you. I think a lot of movies make fun of other movies just to try and cover up the fact that they're using the same tricks. Haha.Stevee Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12284769251750574447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587775651487578742.post-75047110834448320302012-01-26T09:52:30.529+13:002012-01-26T09:52:30.529+13:00That's an interesting point you've brought...That's an interesting point you've brought up. I just didn't take to it because my grandmother has Dementia and to have something like that in a comedy didn't sit well with me.<br /><br />It wasn't as bad as everyone said it was. But no, it didn't stand out at all.Stevee Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12284769251750574447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587775651487578742.post-85245069453534791362012-01-26T09:50:57.907+13:002012-01-26T09:50:57.907+13:00Yeah, I know. But then again, there are only so ma...Yeah, I know. But then again, there are only so many ways a rom-com could end...<br /><br />Thanks!Stevee Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12284769251750574447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587775651487578742.post-52946821743453486362012-01-25T09:33:08.165+13:002012-01-25T09:33:08.165+13:00I've been hearing unusually good things about ...I've been hearing unusually good things about this one. I will try to check it out, even though i know it will fall back on the cliche it makes fun ofdirtywithclasshttp://www.dirtywithclass.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587775651487578742.post-14832829327543400542012-01-25T06:33:10.761+13:002012-01-25T06:33:10.761+13:00I always knew Friends with benefits and No Strings...I always knew Friends with benefits and No Strings attached are, basically, the same thing, so I thought I wouldn't see either. But the again, after your review and finding out it has Emma Stone and Woody Harelson,I might give it a try! Thanks! Great write-up!Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18333927581755884053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587775651487578742.post-37949629510411109732012-01-25T04:20:45.564+13:002012-01-25T04:20:45.564+13:00Nice review Stevee. Friends With Benefits is a dum...Nice review Stevee. Friends With Benefits is a dumb, by-the-numbers romantic comedy. Yet I kept finding small things to enjoy in it, mainly because of the two hard-to-hate leads.Dan O.http://www.dtmmr.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587775651487578742.post-82167944801719581242012-01-25T00:48:31.414+13:002012-01-25T00:48:31.414+13:00I hated this movie so much, what a waste of Mila&#...I hated this movie so much, what a waste of Mila's time. But to be honest I can never stand Timebrlake, he is the worst thing that keeps appearing in movies since Madonna.<br />Nice review!s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587775651487578742.post-62326706806188483852012-01-24T18:07:02.272+13:002012-01-24T18:07:02.272+13:00Have yet to see this but this seems like a half-de...Have yet to see this but this seems like a half-decent rom-com, which is about all you can ask these days. Now, if Netflix would send it to me within the next 3 months, that would be great... (It's been on "long wait" forever!)Castorhttp://www.anomalousmaterial.com/movies/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587775651487578742.post-43738623347834815432012-01-24T03:06:35.681+13:002012-01-24T03:06:35.681+13:00Ultimately I found it to be annoyingly lazy becaus...Ultimately I found it to be annoyingly lazy because the very fact that it's calling out romantic comedies for their issues doesn't make it less culpable in using the same tricks - and it ends up being a bit ingratiating, despite the admittedly good chemistry of Mila and Justin.Andrew K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01104647944747041277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587775651487578742.post-1967342036941587482012-01-24T02:44:17.865+13:002012-01-24T02:44:17.865+13:00Jenkins role was one of the few things I retained ...Jenkins role was one of the few things I retained from Friends with Benefits. I thought the sort of "contradiction" of his role, that you talk about, was interesting and uncanny, just like alzheimer's, unfortunately. I mean of course it's a terrible disease, but their way of coping with it it's the only one there is, really. Though I do think that it didn't fit here, the rest of the film just doesn't level up. <br /><br />I didn't think it was as bad as many said it was, but in the end, it just doesn't stand out.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12100758997830469219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587775651487578742.post-85674205529443400472012-01-24T02:40:56.112+13:002012-01-24T02:40:56.112+13:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12100758997830469219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587775651487578742.post-37031583927897184182012-01-24T01:21:28.662+13:002012-01-24T01:21:28.662+13:00I found it a nice idea with good promise that unfo...I found it a nice idea with good promise that unfortunately came back to the stereotypes of ROM COM at the end.<br /><br />Great write up SteveeScott Lawlorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494245383368638698noreply@blogger.com