Posted in: No Huddle Reviews by Brent Lorentson on May 3rd, 2012
Ever since Ralphie May first appeared on Last Comic Standing, it seems his career has exploded and he has become one of the most recognizable comedians of the past decade. He’s just released his fourth Comedy Central DVD and has done numerous appearances on television talk shows. The guy simply is a rock star in the comedy world and shows no signs of slowing down as he is doing a US tour throughout the rest of the year. He’s always come off as a likeable guy,
Posted in: No Huddle Reviews by Brent Lorentson on May 1st, 2012
Three sisters have to come together after the death of their father, and in the process discover they have a half-sister they never knew about, and if they can manage to live together for six months they will receive 4.3 million dollars. This is the simple setup for this train wreck of a film that claims to be powerful and inspirational but instead comes off as shallow and just painful to watch. Perhaps I’m not the target audience for this, but really I don’t see how there is anyone out there that could endure the 90-minute running time and have anything good to say about this.
Posted in: No Huddle Reviews by Brent Lorentson on April 27th, 2012
Can someone please explain to me what happened to Val Kilmer? I can remember the days when he was an A-list celebrity and in some of the highest grossing films of the 90s. He was the Iceman in Top Gun, Doc Holiday in Tombstone, and he even put on the cape and cowl for Batman Forever. My point is that at one time the name Val Kilmer actually meant something to a film, but any more it seems he has disappeared into obscurity, and that bothers me.
Posted in: No Huddle Reviews by Brent Lorentson on April 25th, 2012
For over twenty years Patton Oswalt has been working the comedy stand-up circuit, and with his fourth full length album being released on DVD he shows no signs of stopping. Over the years I’ve found myself becoming a fan of Oswalt’s work. Most fans may know him from King of Queens and as the voice of Remy in the Pixar film Ratatouille.
Posted in: No Huddle Reviews by Brent Lorentson on April 10th, 2012
Back in 2009 comedian Jo Koy had his first comedy central special Don’t Make Him Angry and it made him a comedy star. I had caught his previous special on comedy central and had seen him do spots on the late night circuit, so I somewhat knew what I was getting into. I have to say, though, I was more than a little surprised how much he’s improved with time. Not to say he needed improvement before , but it seems with Lights Out he’s hit his stride and has polished himself, and he simply just knows how to work a room.
Posted in: No Huddle Reviews by Brent Lorentson on April 6th, 2012
To just look at the cover of this DVD you would expect this would be your average run-of-the-mill talking animal kids’ film. Instead Animals United comes off as a call to arms for children to save the planet before it is too late. I could say how this movie suffers from having a weak script filled with the same characters we’ve seen from dozens of children’s films before, but that would just be too easy. Instead I want to praise this film, for while it lacked originality I appreciate the boldness of the message they are trying to send.
Posted in: No Huddle Reviews by Brent Lorentson on April 5th, 2012
When I first got this DVD I really had no idea what to expect. The title of the stand-up act, That’s How I Dooz It, didn’t inspire much confidence in this comedian I knew nothing about. Instead of checking him out online and getting a feel for the guy, I decided to risk it and go in with a blank slate; after all, it’s only 60 minutes and can’t be that bad. So I slid the DVD in the player and got comfy.
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Brent Lorentson on March 26th, 2012
Released back in 1982, Treasure Train tries to capture the imagination of kids as Disney had for years but with a much smaller budget. Helmed by surrealist artist and director Fernano Arrabal, he crafts a film heavy on the power of a child’s imagination and sense of adventure. To be fair I had to give this movie a second viewing not because I liked it but because it was so weird I had to make sure what I saw was real.
Posted in: No Huddle Reviews by Brent Lorentson on March 24th, 2012
For me the last decent spoof film Scary Movie 4 (2006), and having David Zucker (Airplane and the Naked Gun series) at the helm helped make the movie what it was. Hollywood doesn’t exactly have the best track record for putting out good spoof films, so when I saw the trailer for it Breaking Wind was immediately forgotten to never be thought of again. Or so I thought.
Posted in: No Huddle Reviews by Brent Lorentson on March 14th, 2012
Through the course of time Hollywood has given us a fair share of great sports films. There are even a few baseball films out there I’m sure are on several people’s all time favorite lists. Personally I’m a fan of The Sandlot, and I recently discovered Eight Men Out. I wouldn’t say I’m a baseball fan, and to be honest I haven’t watched an entire game in years, but yet I do love a good baseball movie. I mention this only because after watching Screwball, I seriously will be content never to watch a sports comedy again after the bad taste this left in my mouth.
