Movie of the Week: What's Your Number

"A woman looks back at the past twenty men she's had relationships with in her life and wonders if one of them might be her one true love." IMDB

What's Your Number is not one of those movies that makes you go, "Holy Shit!  I have to go see that like right fuckin' now!"  It's the kind of movie that you might have seen a preview for once or twice.  It made you think, "Hey, I know those people from stuff..." and then you went about your day.  Some time later you're paging through your premium channel OnDemand menu, probably trying to find something to watch before your food gets cold, when lo and behold, you click on a movie that has people you know from stuff in it!  Finally for lack of anything better, you decide to put it on before you have to make the long trek to the microwave. (true story)

Anna Faris plays Ally (who as far as I can tell is really just Anna Faris).  Ally is a quirky yet awkward kinda girl who has been through a long string of failed relationships, probably due to poor ties with her mother, father, sister, herself, or some weird combination of the above...plus failure. In real life, this person needs counseling, but this is romantic comedy gold!  Shortly after the film begins, she is of course dumped by both her boyfriend and her job.  On the train home from her firing, she sees a magazine article that makes her realize she is kind of a ho-bag.  After confirming her ho-bag status with her friends, she realizes that she has reached her lifetime "sex with different guys" limit.  If she sleeps with one more guy, statistics say that she'll never be happy and die alone and barren or some shit.  So anyway, she concocts this scheme to look up all her old boyfriends to see if any of them have become marriage material since their respective relationships had ended.  She is helped in this endeavor by her across the hall neighbor Chris Evans (or is it Chris Pine?  Which one was Captain America?).  Chris...Captain America is an even bigger ho-bag than she is and helps her out as long as he can hide in her apartment while he waits for whatever chick he banged the night before to leave his place.  Anyway, the story continues from there and quirky yet awkward hilarity ensues.

If you are looking for some shocking twist ending, or explosions, or any sort of depth at all, this is not the movie for you.  Trust me, you know how this movie ends.  I won't tell you, but I'm sure based on what I've already described, you can guess.  We're not breaking any new ground here.  It's a romantic comedy for fuck's sake.  You watch it because it's supposed to be cute and funny and it makes you forget about whatever shit was on your mind for a while.  In my opinion, this movie does just that.  It's light and entertaining, and makes you feel less shitty for like an hour and a half.  Plus, there are a bunch of bit parts/cameos of other people you know from stuff...mostly shows on NBC;  People like Joel McHale, Chris Pratt, Aziz Ansari, Andy Samberg, Martin Freeman, Zachary Quinto, and even Ed Begley Jr.  If you are an expert with the pause button, there's even a bit of boob action from Anna Faris, which has been heretofore unseen! ( Don't judge me.) So yeah, if you need to kill some time, or need to escape into some fluff for a little while, or just need to see some people being silly, check it out.

Also, if you're a chick, you'll surely like it....I'm just kidding...but yeah, probably.

Rubber Review

It's time again for another movie review. The other night I posted on Facebook, saying that there were so many shitty horror movies to choose from on the Netflix Instant Queue. This lead to a couple people suggesting that I watch the film "Rubber". I had heard of it a while back, had it in my Instant Queue for months and months without any real motivation to watch this film, but I'm pretty happy that I did. This isn't your run of the mill horror movie. It's very over the top, it's can be really funny at times, and I can honestly say I did not predict anything that was going to happen until at least half way in. By the title alone you just assume it's a movie about a killer Tire, but there's quite a bit more to it than that, which I will not go into details to keep this spoiler free. There were times where this movie did drag, but not so much that I just hated watching it. It's a really silly and fun movie to watch if you've got nothing better to do and have a Netflix account. Check it out!

Ted Review Podcast

On this weeks episode we talk about the film that is Ted. From imdb: "As the result of a childhood wish, John Bennett's teddy bear, Ted, came to life and has been by John's side ever since - a friendship that's tested when Lori, John's girlfriend of four years, wants more from their relationship." Our review is a short one this time, coming in at just under 30 minutes. So give it a listen to see why we rated it the way we did.

Episode 3 - Ted

Movie of the Week: The Man From Earth

Josh here with the movie of the week! A story by Jerome Bixby, which he started writing in the early 1960's and finally completed on his deathbed in 1998. Bixby wrote for such shows as "The Twilight Zone" and "Star Trek." "The Man From Earth" was a film my brother introduced to me years back and it was unlike anything I had seen before. There aren't any tits, or violence, or even music to fill in the some of quite parts. Now don't let any of that fool you, it's still very good. The movie is about a college professor who reveals to his colleagues that he's actually a centuries-old caveman, it all takes place in a cabin and is told almost entirety through dialogue. It's very intriguing and makes you think, use that imagination you might have forgotten about. I recommend it if you are tired of mindless action flicks or dull horror movies with no originality. This one happens to be on Netflix Instant, so throw it in your queue and give it a go.

A Shitty Trailer, but it'll do.

Zero Hour Pilot Review

"Revolves around a bizarre twist of fate that pulls a man who's spent 20 years as the editor of a skeptics magazine into one of the most compelling conspiracies in human history." - IMDB

Last week, in what I can only describe as their latest attempt to further confuse and annoy me, ABC released their new drama, Zero Hour.  If you were to ask, "Hey, what would it look like if National Treasure and Hellboy got together and had a drunken fling?"  Well here ya go!  Now, I'm not saying that this pairing is necessarily a bad thing.  I mean, there are Nazis, the occult, strange artifacts, crazy maps found in weird places, and even a historical ship full of dead people buried in middle of sno-where!(see what I did there, cause snow?...ah, bite me!)  The opening itself seems kind of dark and exciting and leaves you craving answers.  Based on the introduction of the story alone, this is gonna be some good shit!  However, if this first episode is any indication of how the writing, acting, and dialog is going to be, then we're gonna be disappointed.  I kinda don't know how to describe it other then,well...bad.  It's just really bad.  It's like this first episode should have been three nicely paced episodes, but instead they shoved it all into this clunky mess with no room for us to give a shit about any of these people.  The dialog to me sounds like the verbal representation of someone trying to ride a tricycle up a flight of stairs, and makes just about as much sense.  It's full of trite exchanges like, "I'll do you a solid." "I'm with the FBI!" "I don't trust you lady!" "I'm trained with a gun and licensed to use it!" (I'll post the trailer below. Seriously, try not wanting to punch someone after everything Anthony Edwards says!) That's the most frustrating thing about this show because I feel like the story itself has a lot of potential, because I'm quite intrigued by what is actually going on.  I'm really hoping that past this first episode they have time to develop the characters a bit, but I don't have a lot of faith.  So, I'll leave it up to you whether or not you want to try this out.  We're probably going to end up with a cancelled show and a bunch of unanswered questions. Against my better judgement, I'm gonna give it another couple of episodes before I give up on it.  Don't say I didn't warn you though.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Review Podcast

Time for another installment of The Movie Knights podcast! This week we are reviewing The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. IMDB tells us it's about "A younger and more reluctant Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, sets out on an "unexpected journey" to the Lonely Mountain with a spirited group of Dwarves to reclaim their stolen mountain home from a dragon named Smaug." So join us as Dan, Bobby, and I dive into Tolkien's world as seen by Peter Jackson.

Episode 2 - The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Movie of the Week: CM Punk: Best in the World

Hey guys and gals, Bobby here. As the title says, this is the "movie" of the week. I know, I know, this isn't a film really...it's a documentary. Not only is it a documentary, it's a documentary about a "wrassler"! Why would you want to watch a documentary about a fake pro wrassler? Well, because this is probably one of the best wrestling documentaries ever released, and it's a great documentary in general. Not only is it about a wrestler and his wrestling career, it's a really interesting story about someone from Chicago who people thought wasn't going to be good enough. The music in this is great, The Bouncing Souls kick it off, and of course Lars from Rancid is interviewed quite a bit for it. So any how, trust me when I say this is a great watch, not just for a wrestling fan, but for anyone interested in a great documentary. This is on Netflix's instant queue, so check it out!

Todd and the Book of Pure Evil

In my constant search to be entertained, it's rare that I am turn on to a new show by an animated gif. This was the animated gif that a saw.

I laughed pretty hard at that. Reading the comments imgur, I come to find out it was from Todd and the Book of Pure Evil. Once I heard the name of the show, I knew I had to check this out. So I did a quick google search and found it was on Netflix. I squealed with joy, as I often don't find what I want easily.

VHS Review Podcast

Our first episode is the supernatural horror movie VHS! It is described by Netflix as the following "When a group of petty crooks goes in search of a rare VHS tape, they come upon a corpse surrounded by stacks of horrific and bizarre videos." Now, I must warn you, on our podcast we spoil the shit out of movies. From start to finish. If we have a lot to say, it'll take up a good chunk of time.This movie happens to be 2 hours long and we spend about an hour talking about it, as well as some other things. The way I would describe our show is like how Daniel Tosh will talk about movies on Tosh.0 but slightly less racist. So,after all that, here is is!

Episode 1 - VHS

House Of Cards Review

On Friday Netflix released its first original series, House of Cards. With it they did something new. They released 13 episodes of season one on the first day. No waiting a week for a new one to come on or those annoying "season breaks" a lot of shows are taking after only 4 or so episodes of being back. Now, Netflix is taking a big risk with this show. They sank $100 million into it, paying for 2 season up front. This is great for the creators of the show, giving them breathing room, allowing time to build and write a story they want. Netflix also managed to grab some great talent on the show. Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright, Michael Kelly, and Kate Mara just to name a few. While this maybe Netflix's first stab at producing a show, not just what they did for Lilyhammer (which was purchase distribution rights to be the first to air it in America), it is still not a true original show. 

 House of Cards is based on of the show of the same name from the BBC. That happens to be a popular trend these days with American entertainment. Rebooting old shows/movies or Americanizing British television. I for one am happy that they just haven't tried Americanizing Doctor Who yet. Whats that internet? America is trying to make a Doctor Who movie? Yeah, that was a rumor, the BBC shut that shit down real quick after the uproar from fans pointing out that it would have been an Awful idea. Whats that internet? What about Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure? That was more a comical nod to Doctor Who, not a remake. Get your head out of your ass internet and focus. Back on task. Now, I have not seen the original House of Cards, nor had I heard of it before the American series. Hell, I didn't hear about the American one til about a month or so ago. I may try to find the original and check it out, but it may be too British for me. I might just have to put Danny on that one. What was I doing? Oh right... 

On to the Review!