Glen Stevens' Thoughts

Forgetting Sarah Marshall – Review

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After sitting through Appaloosa on Monday I decided to watch something a bit more entertaining, which turned out to be Forgetting Sarah Marshall.  Peter (Jason Segel, also the writer) is an aspiring composer who has just broken up with his long-time girlfriend Sarah (Kristen Bell) and decides to take a vacation in Hawaii to forget her, but unfortunately finds she is there too, and she’s with a new man. I really like Jason Segel on How I Met Your Mother, I think he has a natural comedic charm that comes…read more

Oct.09
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Appaloosa – Review

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Appaloosa is a western written(screenplay) and directed by Ed Harris, Starring Ed Harris and Viggo Mortensen as wild west travelling peace keepers who move into a town that is overrun with the villiany of Jeremy Irons and his gang. This movie starts out really well, as westerns go, and if I liked westerns more maybe I would forgive it’s numerous short-comings.  The first 20 to 30 minutes sets these two up as bad ass gun-men who lay down the law and get results.  The rest of the film mostly ruins…read more

Oct.09
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Hellboy 2 – Review

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When Hellboy 2 came out in the theatres in the summer, Natalie at work said it was trash and she wished she’d never seen it (I may be paraphrasing a little) and I decided to skip it.  I can’t say it would have been better in the theatre, but large action-oriented movies usually are. I liked most of the parts in this movie that involved the elf storyline (the prince), I agreed with his beliefs and thought he was more just than the the hero.  This put me at odds…read more

Oct.03
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The Incredible Hulk

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Today is a two-fer because I didn’t get around to writing a review for Burn After Reading, that I saw on Friday, until today.  I didn’t make it home much on the weekend. I didn’t get around to watching The Incredible Hulk in the theatres, and now after seeing it at home, I feel it would have been spectacular on the big screen.  I had heard mixed reviews, and if any excuse exists it might be that there is little explanation as to the origin of the hulk; they explain…read more

Sep.22
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Burn After Reading – Review

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The latest Coen brothers movie Burn After Reading was not what I was expecting.  I have a theory that the Coen’s each write their own style of movie and then decide to just make whichever is ready first.  Their movies are easily placed into two groups.  For sake of argument, lets say Ethan writes movies like Miller’s Crossing, Fargo,  The Man Who Wasn’t There, and No Country For Old Men; while Joel writes movies like Raising Arizona, The Big Lebowski, and Burn After Reading.  For this reason, it’s tough to know…read more

Sep.22
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