These guys continue to put out some of the best musical comedy content on the web. Check out their site… Rhett and Link And also make sure too look for their channel on Youtube as well.. some of the best stuff there!  Who doesn’t love the Facebook Song?  And tell em the GeekJockBlog sent ya!

Yep it’s Tuesday and that means they have posted another great episode of THE GUILD.

It’s taste Cheesy Beards goodness so enjoy. And make sure everyone watches it with a sippy cup full of something alcoholic!

Date Night (2010— 90 mins) S. Carell, Tina Fey

   When you take two classicly trained improv comedians like Carell and Fey, and throw em into a wild night movie and let them have plenty of times to just “let it roll” with takes, what comes is some great scenes of comedic gold. Date Night is a great caper movie, where it starts off innocently enough with a rare special date among spouses but becomes a night from hell. When they are out on a date night Fey/Carell take the reservations of a fougazzy couple at a posh restaurant. When they are mistaken for this couple by neir do wells the night is off to the races.

   The movie is real funny and quick and easy and enjoyable. The supporting stars such as, Ray Liotta, Mark Wahlberg and Wm Fichtner add their own flare to the movie and help to also add to the hilarity. Other then a car chase scene that was funny at times but all to drawn out the movie is a blast. My main complaint is that it prob. could have been a bit longer, b/c the chase makes you think they made it as long as they did b/c they were wayyy too close to being grossly under 90 mins. Anyone who is married and has kids will relate to the couple in one way or another and makes it even more enjoyable. Alas I doubt very few of us are as funny as these two but I am sure we all think that we are when bantering back and forth with our spouse. The beauty of this movie is it makes you remember what is great about your own relationships at home.

Verdict—> The nearly perfect date/married comedy. Where Killers is more for the dating crowd Date Night is more for the married crowd. Yet, they can be a good one, two punch on a good movie night. Go ahead and pick this up at the Red Box or add it to any Que you have. A top recommendation!

Killers (2010— 93mins) Kutcher, Heigl

    Killers is a romantic comedy about a gov’t special agent (Kutcher) who meets that special girl (Heigll) who makes him want to hang it all up. Being a gov’t appointed killer he doesn’t want to scare his new love so he never reveals this to his new squeeze. This is fine at first but once someone tries to kill him when they have been married for a while, things get thrown on their head.

   I will warn this, I will sound like I am complaining about a bunch of this movie but I did think it was pretty funny, and I did like it. However, there is something about the way these two work together that is good at times and forced at times. I am not sure if it is directly them two together, or if it’s the rare times Kutcher is trying to be a bad-ass or serious in a comedic role. It just seems uncomfortable or forced. It should flow a little bit better and seem more cheeky. There is also a growing ridiculousness from middle to end that kinda grows old but then lo and behold they try and explain it all away at the end. It becomes a farce when everyone you see is out to get you. If they toned that down a bit it would have helped the bottom line a bit more b.c the “explanation” works but still makes you scratch your head a bit.

   I want to add one more thing that I love. Catherine O’Hara is great as Heigl’s mother. More and more as she gets older I love everything she is in. She adds this sort of self effacing humor to every role and is a great actress at that. Tom Selleck plays Heigl’s dad and as usual in Tom’s way is a likeable guy. It’s gotta be that delievery, the Tom voice or the mustache, I’m not quite sure which one.

Verdict—> Good couple’s movie for sure. It’s more for the date crowd then the married crowd but honestly either one will enjoy it. Pick it up for a good double feature with Date Night. (Next up on our Red Box Review list!)

The Jone$es (2009– 96 mins) D. Moore, D. Duchovny

The Jonses is a movie where there are some plot points that they try to keep a secret for about the 1st 1/4 or so of it, so to say to much might give it away. Let me first give you how IMDB.com describes the plot.  To Quote—>  A seemingly perfect family moves into a suburban neighborhood, but when it comes to the truth as to why they’re living there, they don’t exactly come clean with their neighbors.

  Naturally this has a couple of twists and turns but they seems to fit well. I do like how it’s not your run of the mill film. It’s got many of subtexts to it. They might not be telling the truth about their family, but when it comes down to it they still have to deal with all the real family problems in their day to day life. It’s a minor subtext really to the overall plot but I do think it’s brought about nicely. Duchovny as the patriarch is seemingly disinterested with his part and wants to find a better place inthe world. His inner struggle helps to define another subtext of the film. I did enjoy the movie to be honest and I think alot of people will. It’s not a very easy to define movie, but it’s got a main drama plot to it but it gets there in many comedic ways. 

Verdict—> I recomend this movie. It’s again, not a mainstream movie for most, but I think it’s definately worth a look. Duchovny and Demi Moore are both good in it and it’s not drawn out or too short, pretty much just right. (Rated R –no kids)

The Ghost Writer ( 2010—- 128 mins) E. McGregor, P. Brosnan, K. Catrall, T. Hutton

   The Ghost writer is a political drama about a writer (McGregor) who is hired to be a ghost writer for the  former prime minister’s memoirs. As he gets deeper into the writing and uncovering more and more on the prime minister (Brosnan) he discovers a vast array of secrets that put his life in danger. What I just described in 2 sentences they take 2 hours + to come up with the story and bring it about. Like more suspense dramas they throw a few twists and turns in there but it’s just slow. If I wasn’t forced to be awake at work to watch this movie I definitely can see myself falling asleep while watching it. It was fairly interesting at first but it’s all just blah blah and drawn out. As with most Polanski films they have to put the ending in an ambiguous place which might somewhat works but feels forced as well. Obviously that sounds a bit odd to say but needless to say I wasn’t totally a fan of it as well. It has some usual political undertones which I am never in favor of in his films as well. Brosnan is good as the dignitary which is not much of a stretch for his usual acting, and Cattrell is decent but it’s just uncomfortable seeing her try a British accent.

Verdict—> There’s not really a huge reason to grab this movie. If you have to see a McGregor film you can pick a bunch others that will make you happy but hey grab it if you need a substitute for Ambien. Can’t really recommend this one folks.

Solitary Man (2009 — 90 mins)M. Doiuglas, Sarandon, J. Fischer,DeVito, Louise-Parker, J. Eisenberg

   Solitary man boats a nice cast and starts with some occasional laughs but really is not much more then a complete downer of a story. Michael Douglas is a successful businessman who has everything but over the course of some time of the movie just loses EVERYTHING he has. Everything from business, family, love and potentially his life. The movie really revolves around this plain despicable man (Douglas) who we really can’t even find a reason to root for. He’s a complete despicable asshole who gets some of what he deserves. Even after he seems to get it and spirals down, he STILL hasn’t learned much of his lesson. A movie like this usually has the train wreck and then something happens and we see some sort of redemption, if even brief, but usually decisive. Here? Nope. It’s a train wreck from beginning to basically the end and even the ending leaves ya wondering. Sure, every one of the other brief performances by the other stars is good. I will also admit that Douglas does a pretty good job of playing this asshole. The big problem isn’t him. It’s the movie/story/writing. Douglas is just too good at playing despicable that we just take it for granted. Also we can’t just take his performance as an excuse to accept this story as complete. It’s just too much of a train wreck or fully enjoy. We seem to enjoy that he gets what he deserves but then what? We lose interest after this b/c the rest is just meh.

Verdict—> The only people wo will like this movie are those who enjoyed watching the major train wreck movies in history. If you saw “Leaving Las Vegas” and that downer didn’t bother you much then sure go right ahead. But, it’s just too uncomfortable of a train wreck to recommend to anyone other then the most staunch Douglas lovers. It’s just him being Gordon Gecco in a different form. Meh save your time I would have to say.

Greenberg (2010–107 mins)  Ben Stiller , Gretta Gerwig

It seems that many actors/actresses get to a few points in their careers where they want to branch from the norm. Whether it’s to say “hey I am more then just a comedian” or if they are just trying something new or unusual. This is the only way I can describe this character piece starring Stiller. We all know Ben can be funny in both the main role or some supporting roles. Here he plays more of a dramatic role with some quirks. Sure it has some “humor” in it but it’s more due to the way his character acts then true humor.

   Stiller plays Roger Greenberg, a man recovering from a nervous breakdown he has had previously. Greenberg is trying to get himself back on track by coming back to his hometown to house sit for his vacationing brother. Once he is in town he meets and gets involved with his brother’s assistant Florence (Gerwig). What Stiller shows us from here out is how flawed or broken Roger truly is. He appears to just be a weird grumpy guy at first but as we see and learn more about the character it seems he is just damaged a bit from his past and might just have some mental issues as well. Gerwig does an excellent job as Florence. See she is not just the perfect assistant who is the nice girl. Florence has her own problems in the past with relationships. We are only briefly introduced to the details but they are not really needed. She’s not the typical abused or druggie tho. She simply is an unnoticed normal girl who has this deep seeded need for some happiness in whatever way she can get it. Whether it’s thru selflessly helping Greenberg’s brother or finding easy sex, she just wants to get some simple happiness even for a short time.

   The real plot inside of the movie is how we are following the evolution of Greenberg’s problem. Every time we see him coming around and getting more in touch with his normal side he seems to lose his grip a bit and succombs to outbursts or outcries. He simply cannot handle the strife of relationships with friends,family or potential lovers. Stiller has this way that he can bring us in to feel for him and then make us feel completely uncomfortable in the same breath.

   While this character piece has 2 decent performances that doesn’t mean the movie is great. There is just this certain slow pacing and incomplete plot points that just leaves me half empty. I like that it is a bit different but I don’t think it’s a movie that will or is widely liked or appreciated. I just can’t fully get behind it for the mainstream watcher.

Verdict—> I have to think that this is a movie for either the huge Stiller fan who wants to see him in anything, or if you are just an indie lover. There is just too many decent movies out there to say this is anything much more then a movie that you would get if you are home alone and just want to watch SOMETHING. You could do worse but you could do much better as well. Rent only if you are curious.

September 21st just can’t get here fast enough. Civ V is set to release then and I just want it NOW!

But until then you can enjoy this video (below) of a nice long walkthru from Firaxis that Gamespot posted on the 8th. It’s got a good amount of info about the changes to the game and show how nice the interface looks as well as the terrain too.

Here is a list of some of the changes for the new version;

• Tiles changed from squares to Hex’s
• One unit per tile– no more stacks of doom. I love this change b/c it’s more strategic now
• More focus on money and purchasing things…including expansion of your empire tiles.
• Also using Culture points to upgrade civic
• Updated AI for opponents
• New City-states which influence gameplay with yourself and opponents
• improved editor tool for making maps

I am extremely excited about this version. I really hope it comes to live up to the hype and the expectation of the masses and is a great time killer. They have gone out of their way to make sure they learned a lot of what worked from Civ Revolutions (from console/ hand helds) and Civ IV.

Well here is the video. It is SFW so don’t worry about cursing etc.

ENJOY (thanks to Gamespot.com for the great posting and great content lately).

Admittedly I am not a huge Crosby fan. I was hoping he would be real good when he came into the league and now while I still kinda admire his tallent, I think he’s a bit of a whiner. Although I will admit, he his a lot more likeable then Ovechkin (F u Ovie) so he’s still ok in my book.

The main reason he is ok again is this display he put on during some BP at the Pirate’s ball park (PNC Park). He hit a few nice shots before uncorking this LAZER which went yard into right field today. It’s a pretty amazing shot and shows how fast this kid’s hands truely are. Good for you Sid, the GJ approves.