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- Movie Review: Date Night
- Contest: ‘Lord Of The Rings’ Prize Pack
- DVD Review: Mad Men Season 3
- Watch Now: Star Trek II, III, IV On Netflix Instant; ‘Generations’ On Hulu
| Posted: Date Night Directed by Shawn Levy Starring Tina Fey, Steve Carell, Mark Wahlberg, Jimmi Simpson, Common Rated PG-13 Release date: April 8, 2010 It seems like good comedies are increasingly hard to come by these days. Why bother with decent writing and actors with skilled comedic timing when you can just make pop culture references and poop jokes? Yes, I'm looking at you Friedberg and Seltzer. Date Night, on the other hand, will probably be remembered as the best comedy of 2010. While the film is already be called this year's The Hangover, I'm going to just say something that will probably bring me ridicule and debate. Date Night is better than The Hangover. Obviously comedic values are very subjective, but I personally find awkward, fish-out-of-water comedy much more entertaining than drunken wackiness. Each has their place, but I think in the long run Date Night will appeal to more people as The Hangover is more of the definitive "guy movie." Date Night stars a powerhouse of comedic talent in Tina Fey and Steve Carell. Carell has proven himself to be a strong comedic lead with The Office and The 40-Year-Old Virgin, and Fey may just be the most talented comedic writer in television today. While they don't have much romantic chemistry between them on screen, the plot only requires that they have comedic chemistry, of which they have plenty [...] |
| Contest: ‘Lord Of The Rings’ Prize Pack Posted: The Lord Of The Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy was released this week on iTunes as a digital download. In conjunction with this event, we here at Geeks of Doom have a Lord Of The Rings prize pack with some real cool goodies to give away to one (1) lucky reader! One (1) winner will receive: -- One (1) The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Original Theatrical Poster --One (1) LOTR Playing Cards --One (1) LOTR Bookmarks --One (1) LOTR Necklace --One (1) LOTR Jade necklace from New Zealand The digital version is available now for only $19.99 at iTunes [note, link opens up iTunes application]. Also on PlayStation 3 fans can own the all-new The Lord Of The Rings-inspired game console themes. Here's a preview: .wmv | .mov The Lord of the Rings Trilogy tells the story of Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood), a hobbit who battles against the Dark Lord Sauron to save his world, Middle-earth, from the grip of evil. In the films, Frodo and his fellowship of friends and allies embark on a desperate journey to rid Middle-earth of the source of Sauron's greatest strength, the One Ring — a ring that has the power to enslave the inhabitants of Middle-earth. The trilogy tells tales of extraordinary adventures across the treacherous landscape of Middle-earth and reveals how the power of friendship, love and courage can hold the forces of darkness at bay. Beside Wood, the films star Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, featuring Sean Bean, and Ian Holm, with Andy Serkis as Gollum. The films also star Marton Csokas, Craig Parker and Lawrence Makaoare [...] |
| Posted: Mad Men Season 3 DVD  | Blu-ray Directed by Matthew Weiner Starring Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser, January Jones, Christina Hendricks Lionsgate Home Entertainment Release Date: March 23, 2010 Welcome to the world of the Sterling Cooper Advertising Agency. Mad Men explores the lives of the Madison Avenue ad men of New York City in the 1960's. Don Draper (Jon Hamm), agency director, is the focus of the hour-long drama and the people involved in his personal and professional life. The series, as a whole, is fantastic and accurately portrays the events of the 1960s. The DVD set offers much enjoyment for new and old fans of the show. The third season was great because the show depicts a historically accurate view of the 1960s. Another good thing about Mad Men is that each season has thirteen episodes which keeps the show focused and on track. The audio commentaries provided the perfect insight into how each episode was made [...] |
| Watch Now: Star Trek II, III, IV On Netflix Instant; ‘Generations’ On Hulu Posted: It is with great pleasure that I notify all of you Neflix users that several Star Trek movies have been added today to Netflix Instant! Right now, the following movies are up at Netflix Instant, so if you're already a subscriber, head on over and watch! If you're not a subscriber, now would be the time to join. I joined recently just so that I could watch all the Instant movies -- totally worth the $9 a month. Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan Star Trek III: The Search For Spock Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Star Trek VIII: First Contact Also, Star Trek VII: Generations is available to watch for FREE in the United States over at Hulu (no sign-up required for this viewing). You can watch it in full right here below. If you're not familiar with these Star Trek movies [*gasp*], let me quickly break it down for you [...] |
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