HERE COMES THE BOOM

Plot:


Scott Voss (James) is a passionate but reckless biology teacher with a tardiness problem who is always trying to win a date with his beautiful colleague Bella (Hayek). When his buddy and fellow co-worker Marty Streb (Winkler) who teaches music is about to become unemployed because the schools lack of funds, Scott, who use to wrestle back in his school days, comes up with the idea of becoming a MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) fighter to raise the money to save Marty's job. He enlist the help of Niko (Rutten), an immigrant trying to gain US citizenship who's also a retired MMA fighter. Not knowing just what he was stepping into, Scott realizes that he is not only just in a fight to save Marty's job but also for his life.


Reel Talk:


James who you can certainly see that he physically conditioned himself for this film, brings some comedic boom to this action/comedy. He does not slack off with his hilarious brand of humor along with the additional help from co-stars Winkler, Hayek, Rutten and Gary Valentine. But besides the comedy the MMA fight scenes are pretty good. What MMA fight movie would be complete without adding commentator Joe Rogan who plays himself in this film. If you are in need of a good laugh see this movie, if you're in need of some action see this movie. You won't miss on either level.

Starring: Kevin James, Salma Hayek, Henry Winkler, Greg Germann, Bas Rutten, Gary Valentine and Joe Rogan
Directed by: Frank Coraci
Rated: PG

I give it 3 corn dogs.

By: Corn Dog - The Reel Hustler

SEVEN PSYCHOPATHS

Plot:


Colin Farrell plays Marty, an alcoholic Irish screenwriter who is experiencing writer's block while trying to write his movie about seven psychopaths. This will soon all change as he becomes entangled with his buddy Billy (Rockwell) and Hans (Walken) who are dog nappers who just so happen to dog nap the dog of ruthless gangster Charlie (Harrelson) who will kill anyone that has any connection to stealing his dog. The violence and mayhem that Marty experiences and the various blood drenched stories that he is told by various people soon gives him the material needed for his movie if only he gets to live to film it.


Reel Talk:


OK...right off the rip, this is one weird movie. It has a good all star cast but no real plot to it. It's like an all out meaningless movie that over glorifies violence. It kinda reminded me of Woody Harrelson's 1994 ultra violent movie "Natural Born Killers"(ironic that Harrelson is in this one). With so many people walking around with demented minds I don't think that this film should contribute to giving people more ways to be twisted. It may have even been acceptable if the story made sense but there is no justification that way either. Not even the comedic overtone can mask the stupidity of this crap. This is just a plain pointless, extra violent film. I am the eighth psychopath for sitting thru and watching that movie....LOL. This is definitely one that you can wait to catch on cable.

Starring: Colin Farrell, Sam Rockwell, Abbie Cornish, Christopher Walken and Woody Harrelson
Directed by: Martin McDonagh
Rated: R

I give it 1 corn dog.

By: Corn Dog - The Reel Hustler

ARGO

Plot:


During the 80's, the United states held and refuse to release a former Iranian leader causing a revolt in Iran in which the people storm a compound taking the US citizens that worked there as hostages. But realizing that 6 unidentified Americans managed to escape 5taking refuge within the home of the Canadian Ambassador (Garber), they do whatever to race to identify them so that they can capture and put them to death as an example for the United States to witness. Knowing time is of the essence, the CIA allows their hostage specialist Tony Mendez (Affleck) to go to Iran posing as a filmmaker scouting to shoot a film there and using the 6 fugitives as his Canadian film crew in order that he can get them out.


Reel Talk:

Base on the real occurrences that took place in the 80's, this movie packs intensity. It is not an action film with a lot a car chases or fight scenes but rather a drama film depicting what took place in the life of 6 people's will to survive and one man's determination to save their lives to the point of risking his. Although you pretty much know the outcome, you are still not prepared for the intense moments that leads to the climatic ending. Excellent directing job by Affleck and Alan Arkin pretty much makes the movie with his scene stealing performances. Awesome movie worth checking out and you may want to stay for the credit and review some of the remarkable still pictures from the actual events of that era.

Starring: Ben Affleck, Bryan Crankston, Alan Arkin, John Goodman and Victor Garber
Directed by: Ben Affleck
Rated: R

I give it 5 corn dogs.

By: Corn Dog - The Reel Hustler