jerryrevolution Reviews

The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard (2009)

The Goods: Suck Hard, Suck Really Hard

[2/10 · 27 December 2009]

Maybe I'm a bit spoiled because I saw this the day I rented Adventureland and The Hangover.

I don't mind when a comedy uses gimmicks to construct a plot or tell a story but only if they're funny. I enjoyed Anchorman and every other Will Ferrell movie that did that, but the gimmicks in this movie aren't funny. Further more, these bits contradict each other and make the viewer confused. For example: There are 2 introduction scenes for Don Ready. Neither of which are funny but the second does develop his schtick.

Even after it's been reiterated several times, and shown (on the airplane) how good of seller Don Ready is, why does he need a pep talk from his buddy before motivating the sales team? Why did the Ed Helms character come in during dinner and mention that he has to go to practice then leave with his finacee even though he was leaving for practice? I could go on, but let me say that the biggest problem is the movie should never have happened. Why would the owner of car dealership (who wants to get out of the business) make a bet that he could sell all the cars on the lot so that he can keep his dealership? Didn't make sense to me either.

Neal Brennan should never direct again. The only thing I will ever watch that involves Neal Brennan is a new season of the Chapelle show.

Never Surrender (2009)

Worst movie ever.

[1/10 · 17 August 2009]

There is nothing good about this movie. I've seen better plots and characters with more depth in "blue book" movies. (Actually, the best acting was done by Heath Herring, much like Hector's last movie where the best actor was Flava Flav) I can't even begin to explain how poorly the scenes were constructed. The "George" character gets into a 3 minute fist fight to talk to his friend out of engaging in illegal fist fights only to give up on trying to talk him out of it in 30 seconds. Oh, this "George" character, gets much screen time up to this scene and is then never seen or referred to in the rest of the movie. Come to think of it, we never even find out who this guy is or what his relationship is to any other character, and he's on the one-sheet.

Script and acting aside, the directing is so poor it makes Ed Wood look brilliant. The fight sequences are shoddy and confusing, the gratuitous sex scenes are UN-erotic, and his grasp on pacing and scene transitions is non-existent.

And more note: It has the best out-loud laugh I've had in a long time. Heath Herring is killed in an illegal cage fight, the next scene...THE VERY NEXT SCENE!!! The main character has a "Flash back" to the murder. How in the hell do you flash back to the last scene!?!