Archive for the ‘Comedy’ Category

Eunice does The Linguini Incident   1 comment

The_Linguini_Incident_poster“God, you’re alive! I thought that rabbit was eating your head.”

The Scoop: 1991 R, directed by Richard Shepard and starring Rosanna Arquette, David Bowie, and Eszter Balint

Tagline: He wants to be tied down. She wants to be tied up. It’s not what you think.

Summary Capsule: Lucy is obsessed with Harry Houdini. Monte needs a greencard pronto. So they plan to rob the restaurant they work at.

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Posted June 17, 2013 by Eunice in Comedy, Crime, Eunice, Romance

Return of the Killer Tomatoes   Leave a comment

Return-of-the-killer-tomatoes“The girl of my dreams is a vegetable!”

The Scoop: 1988 PG, directed by John De Bello and starring Karen Mistal, John Astin, and George Clooney

Tagline: The vegetables of doom return! They’re bad and this time they’re really stewed!

Summary Capsule: The nasty tomatoes are back, and a new (80s) generation rise up to fight the menace. Plus, there’s this really cute babe.

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Posted June 5, 2013 by Eunice in 80's, Comedy, Justin, Parody

Joe Versus the Volcano   2 comments

joe-vs-volcano-poster“There are certain times in your life when I guess you’re not supposed to have anyone, you know? Certain doors you gotta go through alone.”

The Scoop: 1990 PG, directed by John Patrick Shanley, and starring Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Dan Hedaya, and Abe Vigoda

Tagline: An Average Joe. An Adventurous Comedy.

Summary Capsule: Joe vs. a volcano

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Posted June 3, 2013 by Eunice in Comedy, Fantasy, Justin, Romance

Eunice does Desperate Remedies   4 comments

desperate-remedies-postet“I am nobody Mr. Hayes, but I do not intend to be nobody for long. It is too exhausting.”

The Scoop: 1993 R, directed by Stewart Main and Peter Wells starring Jennifer Ward-Lealand, Kevin Smith, and Lisa Chappell

Tagline: In The Game Of Love There Are No Rules

Summary Capsule:  If a David Lynch movie and a very early Baz Luhrmann movie had a baby starring a woman who looks like reincarnated Maureen O’Hara with a cast full of New Zealand regulars, this’d be it.

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Posted May 31, 2013 by Eunice in Comedy, Drama, Eunice, Indie, Period Film

Last Action Hero   2 comments

Last-Action-Hero-poster“Something is rotten in the state of Denmark, and Hamlet is taking out the trash.”

The Scoop: 1993 PG-13, directed by John McTiernan and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, F. Murray Abraham, Austin O’Brien, and Bridgette Wilson

Tagline: This isn’t the movies anymore.

Summary Capsule: A kid travels into the movies and then brings the action heroes and bad guys out into the real world.

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Posted May 30, 2013 by Eunice in Action, Comedy, Justin

Mystic Pizza   4 comments

Mystic_pizza_poster“Think I got eyes in my butt?” “That’s where your brains are.”

The Scoop: 1988 R, directed by Donald Petrie and starring Annabeth Gish, Julia Roberts, Lili Taylor, and Vincent D’Onofrio

Tagline: Discover a movie which hits home about love, friendship, dreams and life. A movie that you’ll be talking about long afterwards. Experience something special, something romantic, something honest.

Summary Capsule: 3 girls, in limbo between high school and college, learn about life, love and damn good pizza.

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Posted May 24, 2013 by Eunice in 80's, Andie, Comedy

The Kentucky Fried Movie   1 comment

tkfm-poster“This is Buttkiss, Klahn’s bodyguard – he is tough and ruthless. This is Kwong, Klahn’s chauffeur – he is rough and toothless. ”

The Scoop: 1997 R, directed by John Landis and starring Marilyn Joi, Colin Male, David Zucker, and Ed Griffith

Tagline: This movie is totally out of control!

Summary Capsule: SNL skits go R-rated (and sometimes, X-rated)

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Posted May 22, 2013 by Eunice in Comedy, Justin, Spoof

Eunice does Greedy   Leave a comment

greedy-poster“You’re a detective? Great help me find my pants.”

The Scoop: 1994 PG-13, directed by Jonathan Lynn and starring Michael J. Fox, Kirk Douglas, Olivia d’Abo, Nancy Travis, Phil Hartman, and Jere Burns

Tagline: Where there’s a will…there’s a relative.

Summary Capsule: An average guy ends up in the middle of his family’s insane obsession with inheriting his uncle’s millions.

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Posted May 17, 2013 by Eunice in Comedy, Eunice

A Life Less Ordinary   Leave a comment

life_less_ordinary_poster“Kidnapping For Beginners, Chapter One. Have you even asked for a ransom yet?”

The Scoop: 1997 R, directed by Danny Boyle and starring Ewan McGregor, Cameron Diaz, Holly Hunter, and Delroy Lindo

Tagline: A comedy for anyone who’s ever been in danger…of falling in love.

Summary Capsule: A kidnapper and kidnappee must fall in love or two angels will be sacked

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Posted April 18, 2013 by Eunice in Comedy, Justin, Romance, Sue

Eight Days a Week   Leave a comment

eight_days_a_week “You’re doing life in the friend zone.”

The Scoop: 1997 R, directed by Michael Davis and starring Keri Russell, Joshua Schaefer and R. D. Robb.

Tagline: He came. He sat. He conquered.

Summary Capsule: Dedicated loser decides to win hot chick by camping out in her front yard. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted April 2, 2013 by donalsgirl in Andie, Comedy, Justin, Kyle, Romance, Teen

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