Uncle Northcott’s Movie Reviews

Very disappointed.

Made by the same writer/director as 40 year old virgin, Judd Apatow. Sadly there is no comparison. Virgin was funny and I liked its characters, whereas Knocked Up is filled with angry, shrill people who do nothing but yell and curse. Cursing doesn’t bother me in moderation, but it seems that when Apatow was writing the script he followed the r-rated comedy formula of a rash of f-words every 2 pages. As the title suggests, 2 opposites get drunk, hook up and she gets pregnant. They yell, her sister and brother-in-law yell, everybody is distrusting then realize its the last reel of the movie and since its a “love” story, everybody lives happily every after.

What a load. These people need to get away from each other ASAP. What this movie needed was a good bear mauling. Pick a character,any character, maul them, and then at least 1 person would be sympathetic. Seth Rogan is likeable enough, and Kathrine Heigle is a good actress but kind of a skank. There has to be a hot woman in the lead. As you can see from the picture above, people in glass houses should not throw stones but I calls um as I sees um. Big gnarled feet, great white shark teeth, and a head the size and shape of a refrigerator. Shudder.

Anyways, a long, loud, angry movie. This negative movie made me be negative, so let me finish with some positiveness.

1. Listening to Geena Davis do a PSA before the movie, I realized she’s had a sex change. I think the female to male surgery is called ‘Addadicktome’, but good luck with your life.
2. Apologies to everyone in the theater when I fired off a sneeze that would knock a buzzard off a gut wagon.
3. Kudos to the art house I saw Daywatch in. One commercial compared to NINE at the Rave theater.

Next up: I’m not telling. Cause I’m not sure

In a word - awesome!

Nightwatch was great and so is Daywatch. Important: see Night before Day. There’s a truce in the battle between good and evil. Good has the Nightwatch and evil has the Daywatch. Both sides watch the other to make sure that no one breaks the truce. Excellent acting, imaginative special effects, and a director that obviously is having fun with the material. It’s the age old struggle of good vs. evil, father and son, man and woman and which side you choose and why. Good stuff. The best film I’ve seen in awhile.

Along those line’s here is a list of the best stuff in awhile.

• CD: Tom Petty “Highway Companion”. From the 1st note to the last - excellent.
• Book: “The Road” by Cormac Mccarthy. A heart-rending tale about goodness and innocence in the end times.
• T.V: Flight of the Conchords. Two New Zealanders in New York playing in a 2-man band and trying to meet girls. I’ve only seen 1 show but it was very funny.

Next review: I’m not sure. Maybe Knocked Up or Fantastic 4. Or maybe, if your lucky, an art film about the sand farmers of the Sahara. Oooh!