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AMERICAN REUNION Needs You!

The fourth installment in the American Pie franchise, American Reunion, is coming to theaters in 2012. The beloved cast of American Reunion has taken to Tout, the social video sharing platform, to share the trailer and ask for your thoughts.

Check out American Pie star Thomas Ian Nicholas asking for YOUR feedback: http://tout.com/m/q6nfme

Reply to his Tout and maybe one of the stars will reply to you! http://www.tout.com/m/2pewep

SYNOPSIS:
In the comedy American Reunion, all the American Pie characters we met a little more than a decade ago return to East Great Falls for their high-school reunion. In one long-overdue weekend, they will discover what has changed, who hasn’t and that time and distance can’t break the bonds of friendship.

It was summer 1999 when four small-town Michigan boys began a quest to lose their virginity. In the years that have passed, Jim and Michelle married while Kevin and Vicky said goodbye. Oz and Heather grew apart, but Finch still longs for Stifler’s mom. Now these lifelong friends have come home as adults to reminisce about—and get inspired by—the hormonal teens who launched a comedy legend.

This is your chance for 15 seconds of fame and to share your thoughts on the upcoming American Reunion.

About Tout

Tout is a San Francisco-headquartered social video sharing platform/free app that allows users of a variety of devices -including Android, iPhones and webcams – to easily shoot and share real-time 15-second videos. Users are able to share these videos through Facebook, Twitter, email or SMS with just one click.

FOR MORE INFO:

WEBSITE: http://www.americanpiereunion.com

 

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/pages/American-Reunion

 

AMERICAN REUNION Red Band Trailer

From Universal Pictures, carefully check out the red band trailer for AMERICAN REUNION starring Jason Biggs, Alyson Hannigan, Chris Klein, Natasha Lyonne, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Tara Reid, Seann William Scott, Mena Suvari, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Jennifer Coolidge and Eugene Levy.

In the comedy AMERICAN REUNION, all the American Pie characters we met a little more than a decade ago are returning to East Great Falls for their high-school reunion. In one long-overdue weekend, they will discover what has changed, who hasn’t and that time and distance can’t break the bonds of friendship. It was summer 1999 when four small-town Michigan boys began a quest to lose their virginity. In the years that have passed, Jim and Michelle married while Kevin and Vicky said goodbye. Oz and Heather grew apart, but Finch still longs for Stifler’s mom. Now these lifelong friends have come home as adults to reminisce about—and get inspired by—the hormonal teens who launched a comedy legend.

Directed by Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg, AMERICAN REUNION will be in theaters April 6, 2012.

http://americanreunionmovie.com

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Follow it on Twitter: @americanpie #AmericanReunion

Review: COP OUT

COP OUT is a love letter. It’s a love letter from Kevin Smith to the action comedies that dominated the 1980s both critically and financially, movies like BEVERLY HILLS COP, FLETCH, and pretty much anything else that had a musical score provided by Harold Faltermeyer. For years, Smith has been talking about wanting to do such a love letter, and, thanks to Rob and Mark Cullen who wrote the screenplay, he has it.

But a love letter and clear respect for a sub-genre can only take a film so far. The homage that bounces around the walls of COP OUT like a ricocheting bullet only holds the audience for a finite amount of time. At some point, much like a comedian after the initial greetings and salutations, the film much entertain based on its own merits. COP OUT does this to an extent, and, though it lacks structure in much of its parts, loses its way on a number of occasions, and, for a large part, feels like a highlight reel of Tracy Morgan acting goofy, it has an undeniable heart that comes through. It’s pretty damned funny, too.

Morgan and Bruce Willis play Paul Hodges and Jimmy Monroe, two New York cops, one serious, the other a goofball. I’ll give you two guesses which is which, but you’ll only need one. After a botched stakeout, they find themselves suspended without pay. With only a few weeks until his daughter’s wedding (which he is dead set on paying for), Jimmy decides to sell a rare baseball card. He gets mugged, the card gets stolen, and an unauthorized investigation begins.

Yeah, I know it sounds like a premise used for The Little Rascals, but things turn serious when Jimmy and Paul’s investigation into the stolen card puts them right in the middle of a Mexican drug lord’s business. Things get violent. Things get wacky. Tracy Morgan makes all kinds of wacky sounds and gestures.

It’s a flimsy premise at best, and one can’t help but wonder how many nanoseconds it took Rob and Mark Cullen, the writers behind “Gary the Rat”, to outline it out. Oddly enough, it isn’t the overall texture and fleshing out of the story that gives COP OUT all of its necessary charm. This comes from the trimmings, the little nuances that pop up here and there, little flashes of genius that only lovers of those popular action movies of the ’80s would catch. The villain, played with absolute gusto by Guillermo Diaz, is straight out of LETHAL WEAPON complete with overly dramatic gestures and henchmen who seem to literally pop out of the woodwork to do his bidding. Adam Brody and Kevin Pollack play those other cops in the department, the guys who do everything by the book and end up being the butt of most of lead character’s jokes. The aforementioned Faltermeyer even provides the score here, and listening to it, there is no doubt at all that it is him.

It’s all there, and, unfortunately, as with any love letter that may not necessarily be pieced together as well as it probably should be, much of the humor in these little moments will be lost on many. The Cullens, and Smith at the helm (we’re getting to him soon enough) aren’t exactly playing to the masses here. In fact, Kevin Smith has never been one to do that in the least. Their film isn’t for everyone, but, in the early moments of the film, it almost feels like the decision to hone the feel and style of the film into one, specific demographic wasn’t entirely decided upon.

The early parts of the film feel a bit of a mess. The opening scene consists of Morgan “interrogating” a suspect, spouting out famed lines of dialog from various films, and cutting to Willis who points out precisely what film or TV show it is. It’s a funny scene, and the catalyst comes at a direct reference to DIE HARD, but it feels very out of place. It gives us the idea of who these two are, but it never feels right. The same can be said for a subplot involving Seann William Scott as a parkour-practicing, knock-knock-joke-telling burglar. Sadly, while his ride in the back of the car driven by Willis and Morgan might be remembered as the funniest part of the film, its humor doesn’t gel it into the storyline any more than it can. It just feels out of place.

This may be a side effect of COP OUT being directed by Kevin Smith from a script not written by him. This is something he has never done before, and, while many of his previous films definitely have something to say, COP OUT plays for entertainment value alone. It’s laughs upon laughs and there’s even some action thrown in there to give your jaws a rest, but it has absolutely nothing to say. On top of that, COP OUT simply doesn’t feel like a Kevin Smith film. Now, while this isn’t something that can be held against it in the long run, it may catch some View Askew die hards off guard.

All of this, though, doesn’t keep COP OUT from being an highly successful film in the laughs department, and much of that comes courtesy of Morgan. He’s in full “30 Rock”/Tracy Jordan mode here, and there are some who can’t stand him. For those of you out there, don’t even bother looking at a ticket for COP OUT. Morgan is 75% of this film, and he’s probably 90% of its comedy. He works, and the comedy works through him. It’s almost a shame that it overshadows Willis towing the action line as he’s done for years. He isn’t suited for comedies, even if there’s a bit of action-oriented garnish on the side. The action in COP OUT isn’t much to write home about, and, with the lackluster action comes the lackluster effort by the film’s hero. Nonetheless, Willis seems to be having a fun time in the movie, and it all comes off as genuine even if it never reaches the full potential we know it can.

And that is how COP OUT reads as a whole. The Cullens and Smith alike show a genuine love for the films they are homaging. I would go so far as to say their appreciation for these action films is felt more in COP OUT than Edgar Wright’s was in HOT FUZZ. That doesn’t mean COP OUT is a better example of film making than HOT FUZZ. It isn’t. But the honesty behind it all helps carry a mediocre film much further than it would have carried under the guidance of someone less devoted. COP OUT wears its heart on its sleeve, and, while the actual love for it might not come easily, it is certainly there somewhere under the surface. And, love it or hate it, you can’t disrespect Faltermeyer.

Overall Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

Trailer for ‘Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs’

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DreamWorks has been the next best thing in computer-animated comedies for awhile now, second only (of course) to Pixar. So, this is probably one of a very few, rare times when you’ll hear me say I’m looking forward to a THIRD movie in an animated franchise. ‘Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs’ may not sticking very closely (at all) to the bio-geological facts of life on Earth, but it certainly is likely to please fans for a third go round. The voice cast features the usual suspects, including John Leguizamo, Ray Romano, Queen Latifa, Dennis Leary and Seann William Scott.

Watch the trailer below and ready yourself for a July 1, 2009 release date. Oh, yeah… and did I mention it’s going to be 3D?

Review: ‘Role Models’

Ram Man:

If I was a young boy looking for a big brother to mold me and steer me down the path to adulthood, there is only one person I can think of for the Job… Stifler! That is the exact concept for the new comedy from Universal and David Wain (Reno 911) ‘Role Models’ With a cast featuring Paul Rudd, Sean William Scott, Elizabeth Banks and McLovin himself Christopher Mintz -Plasse, you would expect to see Apatow or Rogen attached to this, but that isn’t the case. Instead we have an A-list cast performing in a great comedy written by Rudd himself.

Role Models is a buddy comedy about two guys Danny (Rudd) and Wheeler (Scott), stuck in a dead end job peddling Minotaur Energy Drinks to school kids. They’re message stay off drugs and drink Minotaur “unleash the beast”. Danny, after 10 years in the business, needs to shake things up and asks his girlfriend Beth to marry him. Unfortunately Beth is tired of Danny’s sad sack approach to life and can’t live with it or him anymore and breaks up with him after he proposes. After guzzling a few cans of his product with some Vodka Danny has a meltdown that includes driving the Minotaur truck into a statue at the school. Even with a laundry list of felonies against them ,Beth is able to keep the guys out of jail and arranges for Danny and Wheeler to do 150 hours of community service at Sturdy Wings, a big brother type program. Danny prefers jail to the though of hanging with a kid for a month.

Danny and Wheeler report for duty and meet the over ambitious ex coke-head administrator Gayle Sweeney (Jane Lynch) who claims to take no crap from anyone but talks in circles and makes little sense (a side affect from eating cocaine for lunch and dinner over the years). She give the guys the two most impossible cases, Augie (Plasse) and Ronnie (Bobb’e J Thompson). Augie and older kid who doesn’t fit in at school, home or anywhere else. He lives to be a knight in a Medieval times type game with other losers played in the local park. Complete with cape and PVC sword Augie is a piece of work. Danny again asks if it’s too late to just go to jail. Wheeler, on the other hand is the “Big” to the next Omen or problem child Ronnie. No other adult has lasted more than a day with Ronnie, but they weren’t Wheeler. Ronnie is abusive and talks like he just watched a Scarface marathon, but he and Wheeler have one thing in common…they both are obsessed with women’s breasts. Wheeler and Ronnie during a camping trip have a yoda-skywalker type training class on how to spot the boobs without getting caught. Wheeler also inducted Ronnie into the KISS army. He explained to a ten year old how four Jewish guys painted their faces and sang about sex made billions of dollars the last 30 years. Ronnie’s response “I’m down with that!”

After Danny meets Augie’s parents and discovers that the kid lives in middle earth because his mom and step dad are shit-heads, he begins to bond with Augie and even joins the Zanthian Army to thwart the king. Remember Danny is an idiot. He not only roughs up the king but gets Augie throw out of the only world he is comfortable in. After numerous outings with Augie and Ronnie, that would border on child abuse, Danny and Wheeler are staring at jail time again after flunking out of sturdy wings.

Role Models is a very funny film, but not for the kids. It is jammed with enough bad language from little Ronnie to make a sailor blush. There is also drinking and some nudity. The film is worth the time just for the performance of Bobb’e J Thompson as Ronnie, who had me rolling as the most incorrigible child you will ever meet. After 90 minutes, it may have you rethinking the though of community service the next time your in trouble!

[Overall:3.75/5]

Zac:

David Wain’s latest is a vast improvement from the hit or miss The Ten, but also doesn’t come close to the awesome amazingness of Wet Hot American Summer; though remains a solid comedy entry in its own right.

Danny (Paul Rudd) and Wheeler (Seann William Scott) are co-workers who go around everyday giving presentations to students about staying off drugs, and to drink their Minotaur energy drink instead. Danny is down and out in his life, becoming a miserable dick to the world around him, while Wheeler spends his time chasing tale and enjoying every minute he works in the minotaur costume he dawns. Well one day Danny loses it as his life falls apart, and upon an impending towing of the Minotaur Mobile, his actions to halt it get himself and Wheeler a 150 hours of community service in 30 days to be served at the Sturdy Wings big brother program. The two are assigned their little’s from the head of Sturdy Wings, Gayle Sweeny (Jane Lynch) who herself has a sketchy past, Danny is paired up with Augie a live action role playing super nerd, and Wheeler with Ronnie a foul mouthed 10 year old black kid that has never had a Big last longer then a day with him. The four get off to a sticky start, but slowly bond over time as they learn a lot about each other and themselves.

The plot for Role Models follows the token comedy formula, and seems blatantly unoriginal especially coming from the mind of David Wain, but the movie is very funny though. Anchored by the always great Paul Rudd, the movie remains consistently funny throughout and outside a couple of hit or miss gags throughout the picture, i.e. a Ronnie’s foul mouth, the film stays funny and rouses to a great third act. And the film really stands out in the end when it really tries to be different, which also happens to be a major theme of the movie, it just sucks thinking how fun and exciting this film could have been if it had been as original throughout.

Paul Rudd is great in this film and has great line after line throughout the picture. He also does a great job at selling us on the ‘I’m sick of my life’ side of Danny while also keeping him likable and never insufferable to watch. Seann William Scott’s Wheeler is also pretty funny through out, though a couple jokes do fall flat from time to time, but he makes up for it with some of the best laughs in the film to counteract that. Christopher Mintz-Plasse is great at nailing the mega geek without being a stereotype and also showing a lot of heart in pride in who he is; and it is nice to see him not just recycle McLovin. Bobb’e J. Thompson’s parents must be pretty open to let their son come out and say some of the stuff he says her, and act like a little monster for the camera. But Bobb’e does a great job at nailing the anger and angst that comes along with his character and he and Seann William Scott nail some pretty great chemistry. The rest of the cast is sprinkled with some solid supporting turns as well, Elizabeth Banks is cute and makes us wishing for more, Jane Lynch remains mostly funny throughout with her crazy eyed bullshit sensing abilities, and Ken Jeong plays up his role to great effect as the King of the L.A.I.R.E. roll playing game.

In the end, Role Models is a solid comedy that could have been a tad less formulaic. The ending is great, and even though it might be a little to nice, what were you expecting? Paul Rudd and company are all constantly funny and the film will make you laugh from start to finish, and while not one of the top tier comedies of the year, you should definitely check it out if interested as I am sure you will find some enjoyment out of Wain’s latest feature. [Overall: 3.5/5]

P.S. – Go rent ‘Wet Hot American Summer’!

Melissa:

Do you know how happy I am that comedies have actually become funny again!!! There was a good stint of those “Disaster-Scary-Superhero-Lame B Actors Trying to Save Their Career and Make A Buck-Movies”! I was worried with Seann William Scott being involved that it remind me too much of the American Pie days. Much to my surprise, and glee, it turned out to be hilarious!

David Wain (writer on The State and Wet Hot American Summer) brings us another entertaining story bringing the youth of America and today’s working generation together. I agree with the guys about renting Wet Hot American Summer! It is one of my favorite comedies! Just don’t play the DVD with the fart tracks unless you actually like those “Disaster-Scary-Waste of My Time-Movies”.

Danny and Wheeler (Paul Rudd and Seann William Scott) work for an energy drink company. They go school to school promoting their product and telling children to stay off of drugs. During a particularly bad day for the ultra-negative Danny, his girlfriend breaks up with him and his whole day goes haywire. To avoid jail time, they must mentor a child.

Wheeler is placed with Ronnie (Bobb’e J. Thompson), a kid that has chased every other mentor away with his inappropriate behavior. Danny is assigned to Auggie (Christopher Mintz-Plasse). Auggie lives in the fantasy world of Laire, a role playing game where they meet to battle with foam swords. The challenge is to get through the necessary hour to avoid jail time without completely screwing this up.

The cast is hilarious. Mintz-Plasse, who will never outlive his role of McLovin in Superbad is absolutely hilarious. Paul Rudd always does an amazing job with his sarcastic, negative humor. It really fits in this role since his character doesn’t have a single positive thing to say about anything! Scott does have the womanizing characteristics and stupidity that he brought to the table in the American Pie Films, but it’s done in a way that works. Not only does he get chicks, but it seems that he has gotten more attractive. I like pretty things to look at!

Wait for the ending! I don’t think I’ve seen a comedic ending this good in a long time! I just hope you wanted the best…. because you got the best!

[rating:3.5/5]

‘Role Models’ goodness …

Since ‘Role Models’ is coming out this week, we thought it is in your best interest to know everything that is going on with it. Lets start off with the red band trailer…

If that wasnt enough, you can also play the Mammary Game, which everyone knows is just a good ole boob watching game! Go check out the ‘Role Models’ official site for  that and all kinds of other dirty good stuff.

Want To Go See ‘Role Models’ With The Geeks?

This one is easy folks. All you have to do is email me at ramman@wearemoviegeeks.com with the name of the Rams player that caught the first touchdown pass against Dallas last Sunday. A very easy question! Be one of the first 20 people to do just that and I will reward you with a pass (for 2) to the exclusive screening of Paul Rudd (‘Knocked Up’) and Seann William Scott’s (Stiffler from ‘American Pie’) new comedy, ‘Role Models’. A comedy about two guys that decide mentoring devilish crumb-crunchers is better than jail…they may want to re-think that one. Good Luck. Email me quickly only the first 20 will recieve a pass!   The Screening is November 6th at the Ronnies 20 Cinema @ 7PM. Hope to see you at the show!

‘Role Models’ Poster and Red Band Trailer…

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Today we get a double-dose of new goodies from the upcoming comedy ‘Role Models’ starring Seann William Scott, Paul Rudd and Elizabeth banks. The first “green band” trailer made this film look hilarious, but the “red band” trailer make me that much more eager to see this film.

After one of their sex and beer romps gets out of hand, a pair of thirty-something perpetual frat boys are forced to sign up to be Big Brothers as part of their court-mandated community service. — Yahoo! Movies

Poster courtesy of MoviesOnline!. Read their full write-up http://www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_15593.html>here.

Role Models teach us about Boobies and Live Action RPG’s

David Wain’s latest has a trailer and stars Paul Rudd and Seann William Scott. Elizabeth Banks and Christopher Mintz-Plasse (McLovin) co-star. The two leads own a energy drink company and after an unfortunate accident are forced to do community service or 30 years in jail. They decide to take the service and become part of the a Big Brother program and life lessons are learned. Check out the trailer at MTV.

Review: ‘The Promotion’

John C. Reilly and Seann William Scott star in the new supermarket satire film..”The Promotion”. Usually when a new comedy comes out, there is a marketing blitz and all the trailers show you all the funny scenes from the film. Not so with this one. I think they are using a word of mouth campaign to get people in the theaters to see the Promotion.

The film centers around two assistant managers for Donaldson’s Supermarket, both of them, competing for the same position managing the new store. This starts a series of one-up-manship battles and sneak attacks on each of them to try to sabotage the other’s chance at the Promotion. The film features a great cast of Jenna Fischer, Lili Taylor, Fred Armison Gil Bellows and Rick Gonzalez .One of the funniest characters is called “Teddy Grahams”, a Russian guy that doesn’t speak English and is pissed off with Donaldson’s and takes it out on Doug (Scott) by sneaking up on him and slapping him. Some of the best moments in the film come from the Hispanics stocking staff who do everything from sampling the food and putting it back on the shelves to shaving in the isles of the store. Kinda makes you think before going on a shopping run this weekend.

The Promotion isn’t one of those belly-buster comedies, but is an enjoyable film. The only thing I can gripe about is the pace of the film..for an 80 min movie it seems too long. But as I said before this is a word of mouth “Promotion” so if you are for a satirical look at you local grocer , I’m telling you to get “Promoted” and check-out the “Promotion”