The Movie Mind

There’s only so long The Movie Mind was going to be able to stay silent on the latest happenings in the ever so entertaining land of the NFL. After 14 weeks, we’ve got an undefeted team in the Packers who are showing no signs of slowing down and a winless team in the Colts who are showing no signs of life. It just so happens that the winless Pack roll on into Kansas City this weekend to play my beloved and agonizingly frustrating Chiefs. On paper this one should be a sleep-walker for the Pack. Man, it might be less painful to watch as a Chiefs fan if they really did just play it on paper. Unfortunately this one has to be played out on the field, and while part of me wonders if it can get any worse, the logical part of me knows it sure as hell can.

As a Chiefs fan, the least I can say is that this season has been entertaining. Unfortunatley some of that entertainment is of the “train-wreck” variety. As it happens, earlier this week KC general manager Scott Pioli pushed former head coach Todd Haley right in front of that very train when he sent him packing. While I have never been Haley’s biggest fan, and in fact I thought he was a fraud of the Herm Edwards variety from day 1, I also think he got the shaft from Pioli. Let me be clear in saying I do not think Haley was a good coach. I don’t think his players cared for him, nor did his other coaches. But the fact of the matter is that Pioli is the “genious” who allowed this team to go into the season with Tyler “Shane Falco” Palko as the backup QB. I hate to pick on Palko because at the least the kid has guts, but we’ve also learned that in about 3 more weeks he will be bagging groceries.

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Movie Mind Says:  Wait for Basic Cable

If You Like This You Should Watch:  Showtime, Cop Out
Better Than:  I Spy, The Man
Worse Than:  The Other Guys, Inspector Gadget, Bowfinger

Starring: Ben Stiller, Alan Alda, Matthew Broderick, Eddie Murphy, Casey Affleck

What usually happens when you combine a supposedly all-star cast with a very shoddy story and writing for simpletons? Pure crap. Also known as, Tower Heist. The biggest heist that was pulled off here was when the ticket booth took my money for admission to this lame piece of trash. You all should know by now that The Movie Mind certainly appreciates his share of stupid comedies that would make more intelligent folk cringe after mere minutes of viewing. Yet even I can’t defend this one since there is a key component missing from it that those other stupid comedies had: comedy. This movie is simply the most boring “caper” film I’ve seen in a long time. I kept waiting for it to pick up but instead I went a solid hour without even so much as a chuckle. If this film isn’t up for a year-end Razzie then I’m boycotting movies.

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Movie Mind Says:  Add to Bottom of Netflix Delivery List

If You Like This You Should Watch:  Rendition, The Good Shepherd
Better Than:  Syriana
Worse Than:  The Hurt Locker, The Bourne Ultimatum

Starring: Matt Damon, Brendan Gleeson, Greg Kinnear

If I didn’t know better, I would’ve thought Oliver Stone was the conspiracy theorist/nut-job behind this political action thriller starring do-it-all Matt Damon. The main reason we know he’s not though, is that the writing isn’t nearly as compelling as it would have been if he wrote it. The beginning of the film feels rushed and forced, which shouldn’t be the case in a 2 hr. film. Nonetheless there are some good action scenes as long as you don’t get queasy too easily (aka handheld camera work and lots of shakiness). I feel like there should be a warning that says, “Not based on a true story” just so we don’t have a coup on our hands. The film was a flop at the box office which leads me to believe the viewing public has had enough of the Iraq war fairytales and left-wing slant designed to do nothing more than mislead.

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