Blogcritics Author: Cara de Pescado

Blu-ray Review: Shrek the Third

Cara de Pescado — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:08:17 EDT

The animation is so crisp it almost distracts from the movie.
I remember reading Shrek when I was little. I loved that book. That book is also why I initially hated the first Shrek movie. Sure, there was an ogre and a princess ogre he falls in love with, but the movie wasn’t really anything like the book. After pretending it wasn’t supposed to be based on the children’s’ book by...

DVD Review: Another Cinderella Story

Cara de Pescado — Mon, 6 Oct 2008 21:24:04 EDT

It's like Cinderella ate Step Up and made a mess in the bathroom.
A Cinderella Story was cute. I like the cheesy family flicks that would be found on the likes of Disney or ABC Family. But what I don’t want is a ton of rip-offs of the same modern translation of yet another story. Each new movie is worse than the one before it. And a lot has to be said for originality, unfortunately Another Cinderella Story...

Blu-ray Review: The Love Guru

Cara de Pescado — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 20:17:25 EDT

Mike Myers' return to the big screen is a comedy of potty humor and sex gags.
The Love Guru can very easily be called a really dumb movie. But unlike most dumb comedies these days, it actually made me laugh. Perhaps it is because a lot of Mike Myers’ golden lines are ad-libbed, but the humor in The Love Guru isn’t as predictable so the surprise factor goes a long way. And while I won’t say I think everyone...

TV Review: The Big Bang Theory - The Complete First Season

Cara de Pescado — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 23:04:28 EDT

Nothing beats dorks who masturbate for money.
I have a thing for dorks. That dictated my desire, no my need, to watch The Big Bang Theory. I quickly fell in love with Sheldon (Jim Parsons) and Leonard (Johnny Galecki). The two are roommates and physicists; they know everything about integrals and black holes but have little to no knowledge of women. That is plenty apparent when the blonde...

DVD Review: Gossip Girl - The Complete First Season

Cara de Pescado — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:40:36 EDT

The lavish lifestyles in Gossip Girl go where The OC never dreamed.
Canceling Veronica Mars left a void in my CW viewing. Fortunately, Kristen Bell is involved in a new teen drama -- even if only as the never-seen, snarky narrator. Gossip Girl may not be about a sarcastic teen detective, but the private-school offerings do serve up some guilty pleasure fodder. Throw in the fact that I went to prep school and the...

Movie Review: My Sassy Girl (2008)

Cara de Pescado — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:03:44 EDT

My Sassy Girl is an amorphous mass of dating disasters.
When I heard they were turning the Korean romantic comedy My Sassy Girl into an American movie, I had mixed feelings. First, I was excited because I highly enjoyed the Korean original. But I was also skeptical because it seems many Asian movies translated into an American version simply aren’t as good. Either way, I knew just had to see My...

Movie Review: The Great Debaters

Cara de Pescado — Wed, 9 Jan 2008 00:09:53 EST

Directing for the second time, Denzel Washington manages to capture the greatness of the debaters.
I love the Disney-esque stories of the underdog beating all odds to achieve something everyone said they couldn’t do. I like to feel good. Sure, we know they’ll come out on top before we even see the movie, but the heartwarming hope is still nice to watch. I don’t care for the ones that are overly sentimental and gag inducing, but...

Movie Review: Lars And The Real Girl

Cara de Pescado — Sun, 6 Jan 2008 14:45:13 EST

Amazingly a sex doll brings together an entire community in a touching way.
I enjoy subtle, sarcastic, and dark humor so seeing a preview for Lars And The Real Girl was all it took to garner my interest. Oddly enough, I had just watched a documentary on people who had “relationships” with the life-size sex dolls that made for another reason to see a movie about just that. While the idea of a movie centering...

Movie Review: No Country For Old Men

Cara de Pescado — Sun, 6 Jan 2008 01:55:52 EST

I know I'm in the minority for not liking this film.
Everyone I know loves No Country For Old Men. I even heard several people talk about how it is the best movie they have seen in years. I couldn’t disagree more. I actually hated the movie. But I also understand how it is a good movie all at the same time. Let me start by saying I thought the actors are all great; the casting was spot on for...

DVD Review: Scrubs - The Complete Sixth Season

Cara de Pescado — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 14:13:32 EST

Scalpel sharp wit oozes from the sixth season of Scrubs.
Scrubs is one of the plethora of hospital shows on television. But unlike the rest, it is a 30-minute sitcom. Sure the show deals with some less-than-happy subject matter, but each episode has its funny moments that endear the series. It is also one of those rare shows where the reruns are just as funny as they were when they originally aired....