Movie Reviews Sherman’s (silent comedy) Way

November 30th, 2009 admin Posted in comedy |

By Mr D Stevens

This is a well made comedy drama for a journey of self discovery, focusing on a law student Sherman Black played by Michael Shulman who discovers a little about himself and life from a road trip with a two-time Olympian, Palmer played by James LeGros (Ally McBeal).

We meet Sherman with his girlfriend Marcy played by the lovely Lacey Chabert (she has grown quite a lot since the amazing child actress in Party of Five). Marcy has issues with Sherman for not taking charge and making his own decisions, it turns out every aspect of his life is being controlled by his powerful mother Evelyn, played by Donna Murphy (she still looks as ageless as she did with Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: Insurrection), she controls which law firm he chooses to do his internship, and is against him spending the summer with Marcy.

Sherman decides to go against the grain and prove to Marcy that he can make decisions for himself, and attempts to ignore his mother’s wishes by spending the summer with Marcy, without letting her know, he intends to just turn up at her door step, in the process he happens to bump into another fellow who helps him with his luggage, on both of them reaching Marcy’s front door, he is a little surprised to see Marcy kissing the guy, she eventually notices him and while he walks away in a rage, she follows him, but instead of apologising she says “this is what it seems” and tells him she is just trying to explore the different options life has in store for her.

In his anger Sherman decides to go back to the law internship his mother had arranged for him, and hails a driver to give him a lift, and Palmer arrives, fresh from an unfortunate performance at a car dealership, which he left with a classic vehicle nicknamed “The Rooster”, it turns out Palmer is estranged from his son, and would like to give him “The Rooster” as a graduation present, except his son graduated three years ago. After a short stop at a dinner, Sherman unfortunately finds out he has lost his wallet getting into Palmer’s car, and has no option but to phone his mother for financial assistance, however he takes this opportunity to stand his ground against her demands, and stays with Palmer to prove a point to himself that he can make his own decisions.

The two unlucky individuals find themselves paired together at the home of Palmer’s friend D.J., played by Enrico Colantoni (A.I.), and although they seem to be polar opposites; with Sherman intent on keeping a schedule, while Palmer on the other hand would rather take life as it comes, they end up learning from each other. While Palmer’s Rooster is being fixed Sherman does some shopping around the town for his supplies, and bumps into the lovely and odd Addy, played by Brooke Nevin (The 4400), they become friendly and Sherman asks her on a date, unfortunately he cannot drive, neither can he swim, and ends up having Palmer drive both of them around, where they end up in a lake, in a very comical scene.

It is a lovely romantic movie, many will enjoy.

Mr D Stevens is a reviewer at Movie reviews

Prank Video Anyone?

By Shane Fallas

How many times have you seriously thought about pulling a seriously funny prank on someone you know and having a hidden camera nearby to tape the action? If this is the case, you definitely are not alone at all; this is where many a really good Prank video has come from. There are so many people that really are practical jokers that seriously love pulling pranks on their friends and family and making the prank videos that many people seem to really love watching. You know, there really is nothing wrong with pulling pranks on people as long as you know where to draw the line between what is a prank and what is being downright mean-spirited.

Video sharing websites like are going to be watching to make sure that its users are not submitting any videos that it considers to be too steamy, too violent, or simply something that goes against what they will accept in terms of video submissions. If you think that a website that is designed to allow users to share videos with the rest of the world would have no problems with things that could potentially be considered too violent or simply unsuitable for everyone to watch without trouble you seriously need to think again about that matter. The same also holds true for those that are submitting a sexy video as has already been talked about before.

There is such a fine line that everyone in this big old world of ours needs to be able to walk so that we do not offend someone else without intending to. This also holds true for those that have the many video sharing websites that allow their user to add their videos to the website. You need to realize that there are so many videos floating around out there that are not exactly what others really like and that could really be considered offensive to everyone that watches them.

You know something, there is such a thing as a funny video that really takes pranking someone or poking fun at/of them to levels that would be considered to be in very poor taste or just downright offensive altogether to everyone. This is something that you will need to be aware of so that you do not fall into this same trap yourself.

It is fine if you want to do things that poke fun at someone you know or at yourself, but you need to remember that even these things can be taken too far or the wrong way by someone who does not know what you or the other person are thinking. This is something else that you will have to take into account when you are thinking of making a video like this and posting it online for the whole world to see.

You next question after reading all this might be how do I make a video that will not offend anyone who sees it or is it even possible to avoid offending anyone and everyone?Please visit http://www.vidbang.com and http://www.frickenfunnyvideos.com

Movie review for Zombieland

By Mr D Stevens

This is a very amusing horror comedy, in the vein of Shaun of the Dead, that focuses on a similar world where everyone or most of the world is a zombie.

We meet Columbus (everyone in the movie calls themselves by places instead of real names) played by Jesse Eisenberg (he has one of those faces you are sure you have seen somewhere but can’t quite identify where) who is one of the last surviving humans in the U.S. and has developed a variety of rules to staying alive such as limbering up before going into any vicinity where zombies may be around, keeping his heart fit, and always taking care when at his most vulnerable i.e. when in the toilet.

We also get flashbacks to unfortunate victims who fell to the zombie plague, all through the opening credits,. It turns out Columbus only survived because he kept to himself, and only found out about the plague, when a lovely girl came knocking at his door, complaining that a tramp had sprinted at her, at first she thought he was chasing someone, but when he reached her he bit her. Columbus was more interested that such a lovely girl would be at his door, and was stroking her hair as she fell asleep when inevitably she turned into a zombie and started lunging at him.

Columbus happens to bump into Tallahassee played by Woody Harrelson (No country for old men), there is a amicable stand-off where the pair think each other is a zombie and wait for any hints at humanity before introducing one another. Together they plan on going to Columbia where Columbus has a faint hope his parents may still be alive, as he puts it, he is a loner who didn’t appreciate those who cared about him or anyone in particular when the world was OK, but now just seeing a familiar face would make things a lot more easier.

On their way to helping Tallahassee find a Twinky, with Tallahassee’s usual antics of antagonising the zombies with loud noises so they come out and get the customary treatment with whatever he happens to have in hand, they bump into two sisters, Wichita played by the gorgeous Emma Stone (The House Bunny) and Little Rock played by the lovely Abigal Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine) who luckily are still alive, but trick them into taking their ammunition and their vehicle.

Of course they inevitably meet again, after the car they have stolen from Columbus and Tallahassee breaks down, and are forced on a road trip together, but not before Tallahassee and Columbus find a vehicle containing plenty of ammunition to which Tallahassee says “Thank God for rednecks”.

As they pass by Hollywood, Tallahassee decides to take them to the home of a superstar (as he puts it even bigger than Tom Cruise). There is a lovely cameo by Bill Murray (Ghostbusters) playing himself, he happens to dress up as a zombie to fit around, and he even joins them re-enacting scenes from Ghostbusters.

Columbus meanwhile is beginning to fall for Wichita, who equally has trust issues, and Tallahassee is still after that Twinky.

It is a hilarious horror-comedy, many will like instantly.

Mr D Stevens is a reviewer at Movie reviews

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