petercarey1 Reviews

Girls Against Boys (2012)

Great Movie-Not a feminist screed...girls don't try this at home!

[7/10 · 25 March 2014]

One reviewer called this a "Brilliant Movie" and basically said all women in the universe should see it, as it sheds light on how women must protect themselves in a male dominated world? What a psycho reviewer! If there was a movie about men killing women for revenge, it would never be made. This insane reviewer aside, this movie rocked. Lu stole the show. Pannabaker is always a goodie-goodie in other roles; it was refreshing to see her lose it here. All men (at least intelligent ones) know that within every women, no matter how sweet appearing, there may lie a twisted killer beneath. Shae the main character goes out with a married man, who she knows is a married man. She's no victim there, no pure flower abused by a man, even though the guy is a total toad. Yes, she gets raped, and it's great seeing what happens to him. But to make her a feminist heroine? No. Other reviewers said that it's all in Shae's mind. Maybe. If so, I missed that and am embarrassed by this. This movie is s a simple "girl has had enough with men" movie, with nothing worthwhile to say otherwise, despite the "feminist-all men are pigs" mentality. Still a fun, although admittedly degenerate night of fun for me and my wife...Lu Lu. (Actually not my wife's name.)

Casa de mi Padre (2012)

We laughed a Lot-We were Not Always Sure Exactly Why

[7/10 · 10 August 2012]

OK. This is not a movie one watches for the plot. No siree, Juan. There were tons of sight-gags, many of which I missed. Female lead=smoking. Will Ferrel and his lovable loser pals sing a great song in the middle of this flick, a song so full of fun and life that we snagged it off YouTube and made a CD of it for ourselves. Brother Raul looks as much like a drug dealer an anyone could, including Donald Fagen in concert. (The guy from Steely Dan, for the young-folk.) Armando's "discovery" that his bro is a dealer is akin to realizing that in a movie with prim and proper aristocratic English schoolchildren, the children will indeed be evil. (Think 'Village of the Damned)"You are a narco!" Well, the Pope wears a white outfit as well. Very funny. The big star of this movie is The Onza or the Jag King, an absurdly stuffed white cat you wouldn't give as a toy to that screaming neighbor kid down the hall for Quanza. Pretty stiff and bulky. "And now it's time for your vision." Hilarious! And why is the moon full on every night of every movie ever made in history? This flick is no exception. Some here have said that the jokes were stretched out too long. That's the point! Drive those stereotypic references to every Mexican potboiler movie ever made into the sod, and then drive them into the the dusty soil again! I loved that. This movie is not for everyone. If you like Will Ferrel, awkwardness/randomness in general and a drop dead gorgeous female for once loving brothers to fight over, check this one out. It was very funny, but excepting for the obvious charm of the stuffed White Jaguar, I'm not really sure why we laughed so hard. And where did Will get that dashing white leather embroidered outfit from in the denouement in an hour or two? Pretty spiffy for the "More Cowbell" legend.