Splice 9/10
I expected absolutely nothing from this movie, so I was totally shocked at the awesomeness that was Splice. Very Army of Darkness in the way the story unfolds, with the absurdity cranking up exponentially with each scene and plot twist. If youre the guy thats always bemoaning the implausibility of various aspects of movies, just stay at home and watch the History Channel, but if you want to lose yourself for a bit and laugh/squirm/groan, this is a cant miss. Wife and I saw it as a matinee but I wouldve paid full price knowing what I know now. One of my favorites of the year so far. This is a totally ridiculous movie but I loved it.
Get Him to the Greek 1/10
This is a dreadful film and I would not recommend anyone ever see it. If youre trapped under something heavy and its on a screen in front of you, I would watch it rather than, say, gnaw off my own arm or swallow my tongue, but other than that its unwatchable. The only reason wife and I even saw it was because we were trapped in LA waiting for a plane. Jonah Hill is fat and awkward and I guess thats supposed to be funny, as is Puff Daddy essentially playing an amplified version of himself, as is vomiting? Yes theres lots of vomiting. I dont know how a movie like this gets made. Does the story come first or does the studio just say Russell Brand, Jonah Hill, P Diddy; GO! It really couldnt have been worse. I would have given it 0, but the audiences deafening silence following one of P-Diddys many profanity-laced tirades which are presumably supposed to be funny warrant a +1 from me. So it gets a 1 on accident.