Let’s say I had a strong sensation of a “deja vu”, when seeing this movie, Year One.

Jack Black and Michael Cera or, as they appear in the movie, Zed and Oh, are two not very bright primitive people who get banished from thei village after Zed bites the forbidden fruit. Yes, it sounds familiar, right? Right. We’ll meet a lot of other “famous” people for anyone who’s bothered read the Bible and find out about the events back then. We witness the murder of Abel, see Sodoma and Gomora, find out about the first circumcision.

Even if the comedy doesn’t make you laugh as others used to (I do believe people seem to have lost their humor, or maybe I’m the one who’s getting old, who knows), it does have it’s charm. There were scenes that were very funny, especially if you knew what to expect.

So, even if this won’t ever be in my top 5 comedy list, I do believe it’s worth a shot. Please let me know how if you liked it

Judy Benjamin

He is so shaken by this, that she leaves it all behind to enroll in the army.

Let’s say that I can’t consider this movie to be as hilarious as others presented it in the reviews, but there were some scenes that made me roll on the floor in laughter. Imagine a 28 wealthy woman getting to Fort Biloxi and asking if the uniforms do come in something else than green and where do they keep the yachts. After realizing the army is not a 5 star hotel, she suddenly decides she doesn’t like and wants to quit.

We’re taking through her military career start and all those funny things happening to her. Well, funny to us, I assume a person who’s dealing with such a wake up new life style doesn’t really enjoy the change.

Armand Assante is doing his “sexy, sexy, sexy” role as her new lover, the one who “teaches” her that making love can be pretty pleasing. He’s a rich gynecologist she falls in love with.

Overall the movie under-delivers, if you expect many funny situations and I believe they go too fast over her military beginnings, the moment that could have provided more and more funny scenes. Still the movie is enjoyable and you will find yourself laughing uncontrollably.

In my case “the original” was the series, since I got to see the movie after few years. And it didn’t disappoint me at all.

The entire action is set up in Korea, during the war. It’s not a “heroism” movie, fortunately you don’t see too much military action, even if we’re in the middle of a war. The movie shows us how the doctors from a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) deal with being away from their homes and swimming in blood all day. No, it’s not their blood, but so much dying can surely get to you.

Their sanity is preserved by fooling around, sleeping with whoever gets their attention, playing practical jokes on each others and trying not to take all this army stuff seriously.

Though otherwise brilliant surgeons, Hawkeye Pierce (Donald Sutherland) and Trapper John McIntyre (Elliott Gould), do everything in their powers to make Maj. Frank Burns (Robert Duvall) and Army true-believer Maj. “Hot Lips” Houlihan (Sally Kellerman) regret the day faith brought them into such place with such people. We meet the innocent Radar O’Reilly (Gary Burghoff), whom we find in the series too, trying to bring some sanity and good will into such a hellhole.

Of course the movie seems outdated, let’s not forget it’s 1970, more than 40 years ago, but it’s a great comedy as it is. Would love seeing it again, hope you’ll like it too.

Tess Carlisle (Shirley MacLaine) used to be a First Lady, now she’s just an old widow who’s living alone in an Ohio mansion, and gets to bark orders to few men who are in her service (her cooks, her secretary, her chauffeur and other employees), plus the Secret Service agents who have to protect her from whatever might happen. She’s stubborn and demanding and Doug Chesnic (Nicolas Cage) just had enough. It’s been more than 3 years since he was stuck there and she doesn’t seem to willing to let him pursue a more challenging job.

Whenever he’s trying to escape his “prison”, Doug is taken back by a simple phone call she makes to the current President. Even if she’s old and widowed, there’s still a lot of influence has over the President, so Chesnic’s only chance to still have a career is to conform and protect the old lady. And she’s doing everything to make his job hard.

Starting as enemies almost, their relationship develops into some kind of acceptance. We can’t say they like each other, but at least the start showing some sort of a respect.

This is an enjoyable movie for sure, offering the chance to see 2 great actors together and it’s got enough funny scenes to keep you entertained.

The movie starts pretty predictable with showing the 2 main characters, 2 neighbours and high school rivals: Nell (Samaire Armstrong), a virgin, geek and future to be Yale student, more interested in Shakespeare than anything resembling a social activity, and Woody (Kevin Zegers), the football quarterback, dating the cheerleader, who’s idea of poetry is Eminem or 50 Cent.

Almost everything goes OK for the two, he’s trying to make her life miserable with all kinds of pranks, while she’s keeping away from this unworthy persona. We meet Sharon Osbourne as Woody’s mother, doing what she does best: cussing 3 times in a sentence. Anyway, it’s a refreshing character, especially since she does have her wicked charm. I assume she is behind plugging Ozzy’s tune “Goodbye to Romance” in the soundtrack too, a good choice in the end since it’s a widely used prom song.

And just when you’re nicely set into the plot, as boring as it might look at the beginning, something changes the game.

The 2 teenagers are taken to the museum, where they fight in front of an Incan God statue. And wake up the next day each being the other one. This is when the movie really starts looking good. There’s a lot of “drama” in their life, she’s now in his superb body, with an idiot as girlfriend and total lack of football talent, while he’s “wearing” her body, showing a stupid manly Nell who’s got zero chances to even graduate, lest go to Yale.

After trying to sabotage each others, the 2 come to the conclusion peace is better and try to secure their futures, by training in football, respectively learn about literature.

With all the references to sex, the movie is VERY clean still, so absolutely safe for any teen-age viewers. It’s a cute comedy that delivers more than initially expected.

Overall the plot is pretty simple to follow, especially if we’ve done our reading / movie watching. Evil Price John (Richard Lewis) oppresses the people helped in his ill-doings by Sheriff of Nottingham (Roger Rees). Maid Marian (Amy Yasbeck) runs in the woods to let Robin know about it all, while being guarded by her nanny and also a well locked chastity belt.

Robin itself is cute and funny (Cary Elwes), together with Rabbi Tuckman (Mel Brooks), the priest who really loves a good wine.

We’ve got a lot of comic situations, battles, archery contests, witty dialogues. The entire movie is so silly, it’s gotta be funny. Of course it won’t enlighten you or grow your spirituality, but it’s surely a great way to spend some time forgetting about the daily problems. Even after seeing it for 3-4 times and knowing every scene, this movie still makes me laugh.

Jake (Jay Jablonski) owns a fish store and tries to get back with his ex. He’s so passionate about this, his co-workers are convinced there’s something wrong with his brain, if he’s so caught up in this dead end story. They try to set him up with an “Italian” girl (Cerina Vincent), while making him pose as an Italian too, so that they can both enter a party.

Let’s say he’s an utter idiot and says and does all the bad things. While she is prepared to be a real Italian wife, he’s still talking about his lover, and acts like an airhead.

Even if the movie is not in my top 10 comedies, can’t say it failed to amuse me. It’s outrageous in some moments, it’s silly and yet definitely funny. You will laugh and cringe at the same time, seeing how stupid a man can be. Don’t expect an amazing movie, just expect to be entertained for 100 minutes.

And how can one ‘fool’ the Immigration system better than marrying someone who’s got all the paperwork done properly?

When Andrew has to visit his family in Sitka, Alaska, he’s joined by his new “fiancee” to his parents amazement. Imagine a well dressed woman (for the NY social events) getting off the plane in the ‘countryside’. Put in the mix some good situational comedy and you have the ingredients for a pretty nice relaxing movie.

Sandra Bullock shows some skin too, while Ryan Reynolds makes it worth the movie for us gals too. Not to mention a very cute white doggie and a well played grandma (Betty White).

Yes, the plot is pretty simple. Yes, you can kinda guess the end (in most romantic comedies the end is clear from the beginning), but the actors do play their parts and the entire experience is a very enjoyable one. Not a movie for someone looking for something ‘serious’, but, if you need to relax those neurons, The Proposal is just what you need. You might even be interested in seeing it again, as I was.

And still Meryl was in the movie, so I had to see it.

The movie starts very relaxing. I did have a good feeling about it from second 1. The music was entertaining (not a fan of pop, but the songs were WELL CHOSEN), the scenes pretty entertaining. It started as a nice beautiful movie and it stayed the same.

We have Anne Hathaway playing the role of a young graduate from “the country” who’s trying to start a journalism career in New York. Has no interest in anything fashion related and dresses even worse than I do. Her BF is training as a chef while she’s trying desperately to find some sort of a job.

And she finds it.

One of the most important magazines in fashion is called Runway (doh, pretty inspiring) and is run by the “nazi” like editor in chief Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep). As you can imagine our young talent gets her “behind” handed to her in some epic verbal fights with Miranda, who’s amazingly polite and decent and kills with her eyes and words at the same time.

I don’t recall seeing Meryl Streep look so sexy in her entire career. They “aged” her (she’s having grey hair), but she’s looking absolutely stunning. I kinda see another Cruella DeVil in her, except she’s not obsessed with fur and has a better mental state than the character Glenn Close brings to life.

Everyone is afraid of her and she’s getting the “pet-name” of dragon lady. As you can guess she’s the villain in the movie and the lifestyle she has is “bad”. The little journalist has to sacrifice her relation and beliefs to work for Runway and can’t wait to escape the “terror”. This is where I stop understanding where they’re going with the plot. Let’s focus …

She’s a young casual dressed woman. Of course she has to start caring about fashion and dress better than you’d dress to walk your dogs. Tough. I have “corporate” friends who hate elegant outfits just as I do, but wear suits. Because you can’t go to the bank in your every-day clothes. So, I fail to understand her drama. You’re working for a fashion magazine, you dress like it.

Then we have the career problem. Her BF is mad she’s missing his birthday (imagine the importance of such galactic event). Again, tough. My sister in law is a doctor. I can’t count the birthdays, Christmas dinners, Easter dinners etc. her family spent without her. Did her husband divorce? Not as far as I can recall it. My BF worked all day long as a civil engineer. Even worked in another part of the country or another country altogether. Did I leave him? Nope.

So, careers sometimes do require a sacrifice. So, his entire attitude kinda .. blows, if you allow me.

And let’s see this “dragon lady” Miranda Priestly, who’s so feared and evil. She is running a HUGE business. She is the one setting the tone in fashion (designers don’t show their creations publicly till she’s giving the OK). There’s millions of dollars at stake, hundreds (if not more) employees a huge brand to be kept successful. She cannot succeed if she’s lazy or “cute”. You cannot be an amazingly successful business woman and be a “doll”.

Andrea “Andy” Sachs on the other hand needs to grow up in my opinion. You get a difficult, but with great potential job. Amazingly, once you stop whining, you can even get better at it. No, forgive me, GOOD. So good, you’re now in the “first league” together with your boss. And you still fall on your back amazed to see how much drama is between coleagues and how people stab each others in the back. Well, flash-news: it happens EVERYWHERE.

The end for me at least is weird. I cannot understand why would we like to think about such a career in a bad way. It’s a lot of hard work, but you are there, in the top. Instead of going along and working at the Runway, once she’s Miranda’s right hand, she chooses to work as a “journalist” at a newspaper or something. I’ve worked in the media for 10 years, there’s nothing fancy about this. Or maybe it’s in the USA and I am not getting it.

Overall the movie was EXCELLENT. It was very dynamic, I can’t remember a moment of dull action, the situations were comic and every time I watched again (have seen it for 8 times I think) I was able to discover something new about it. I do recommend it with all my heart, since it’s been a well spent hour and a half. You will laugh, see some “cool” images and of course meet an amazingly looking Meryl Streep, doing an amazing role.