Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Two Soso Romantic Comedies


Never been much of a Jenny McCarthy fan and this movie did little to change that. She nearly runs down a guy with her car and they kind of end up "hooking up" mistaking each other for prostitutes. Yeah, uh, so, um, so there's that.

The guy played by Chris Eigeman, did an ok job with this stinker script. The only reason this got a soso rating was because of his story of loving the little girl next door. He romanticized her and how confused he was when he found out she died. He had the fantasy of being with her someday. This one moment of perfect beauty saved this film from a trashing review.

Have a look in Bandon and Coos Bay for the DVD.

IMDB
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0258877/

Buy the DVD on Amazon:
Crazy Little Thing


John Hurt plays a womanizing university student who becomes obsessed with Hayley Mills. For reasons I cannot fathom he's sent on an expedition to document the struggles of antarctic penguins.

So he's out there in the freezing cold watching the critters and writing to the lady he thinks he likes. She listens to his tapes and reads his letters telling of the bird strife and begins to fall for him.

He tries to protect them from attack and blizzards, but then realizes it's not his job. It's not bad for a film made in 1971. I just don't really see the point. Most of the action is him alone in a cabin or out on the tundra with a bunch of penguins.

See March of the Penguins first. But if you want to see this older film, the DVD is in Bandon.

IMDB
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066961/

Buy the DVD from Amazon:
Cry of the Penguins

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