Me & 3 Dave Franco Movies

Without even realizing it, I watched three movies starring Dave Franco in a short period of time. He’s never the main star, yet, but I see a bright future for this guy. Although he isn’t as good as his brother James, and he probably never will, he’s not bad to watch. So here are three movies starring Dave Franco.

 

Now You See Me

Genre: Thriller

Year: 2013

Director: Louis Leterrier

Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher, Dave Franco, Mark Ruffalo, Mélanie Laurent, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine

Description: An FBI agent (Mark Ruffalo) and an Interpol detective (Mélanie Laurent) track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances and reward their audiences with the money.

Opinion: It’s visually an amazing movie, but the director doesn’t have great tricks up his sleave. It’s all very predictable and not all the characters get the attention they deserve.

Favorite character: Alma Dray (Mélanie Laurent)

Most memorable quote: “Whatever is about to follow, whatever this grand trick is, is really going to amaze. Look closely, because the closer you think you are, the less you'll actually see”. –Thaddeus Bradley-

Best scene: The opening scene, where we meet the four horsemen.

Fright Night

Genre: Horror/ Thriller/ Comedy

Year: 2011

Director: Craig Gillespie

Cast: Anton Yelchin, Colin Farrell, Toni Collette, Imogen Poots, David Tennant, Dave Franco, Christopher Mintz-Plasse

Description: Charlie (Anton Yelchin) suspects that his new neighbor Jerry (Colin Farrell) is a vampire.

Opinion: Definitely not bad for a remake. My brother is a huge fan of the original and was pleasantly surprised by this one. It’s a very enjoyable horror, with little touches of subtle humor in it.

Favorite character: Peter Vincent (David Tennant)

Most memorable quote: “That is a terrible vampire name. Jerry?” –Charlie Brewster-

Best scene: Jerry is asking Charlie if he has some beer for him. By this time Charlie is doubting his friend’s stories, that Jerry is a vampire. While Charlie is getting the beer out of the fridge, Jerry is standing outside. But Charlie doesn’t invite him inside, because if he is a vampire that would give him all access.

Neighbors

Genre: Comedy

Year: 2014

Director: Nicholas Stoller

Cast: Seth Rogen, Zac Efron, Rose Byrne, Dave Franco, Christopher Mintz-Plasse

Description: Kelly and Mac (Rose Byrne and Seth Rogen) are settling down in a quiet neighborhood with their newborn child, until a fraternity moves into the house next door.

Opinion: A good comedy that managed to make me cry of laughter. Both verbal and physical humor, great comedic performances by Rogen, Byrne and Efron.

Favorite character: Mac Radner (Seth Rogen)

Most memorable quoteL “He puts his dick in your mouth while you were asleep!” –Pete- “I wasn’t asleep.” –Assjuice- Best scene: The fight between Mac and Teddy.

Favorite of the 3: “Neighbors”

Movie Trailer Sunday (138)

Here are this weeks trailers.

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Description: Alexander (Steve Carell) wakes up with gum in his hair, and things just get worse as his day progresses.

Director: Miguel Arteta

Starring: Steve Carell, Jennifer Garner, Dylan Minnette, Kerris Dorsey, Ed Oxenbould, Megan Mullally, Jennifer Coolidge and Bella Thorne

Trailer: Trailer "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day"

Comment: I love Steve Carell, so this is probably very funny

Good People

Description: Tom and Anna Reed (James Franco and Kate Hudson) fall into severe debt while renovating Anna's family home in London. As the couple faces the loss of their dream to have a house and start a family, they discover that the tenant in the apartment below them is dead, and he's left behind a stash of cash, $400,000 worth. Though initially hesitant, Tom and Anna decide that the plan is simple: all they have to do is quietly take the money and use only what's necessary to get them out of debt. But when they start spending the money and can't seem to stop, they find themselves the target of a deadly adversary, the thief who stole it, and that's when very bad things start happening to good people.

Director: Henrik Ruben Genz

Starring: James Franco, Kate Hudson, Tom Wilkinson, Omar Sy

Trailer: Trailer "Good People"

Comment: Kate Hudson is back, I always liked her.

And So It Goes

Description: Oren (Michael Douglas) is a self-centered real estate agent who couldn't care less about anyone else. But Oren's life is turned upside down when his estranged son suddenly drops off a granddaughter (Sterling Jerins) he never knew. Now, with the help of his determined and loveable neighbor, Leah (Diane Keaton), Oren stubbornly learns to care, and unexpectedly, to fall in love again.

Director: Rob Reiner

Starring: Michael Douglas, Diane Keaton, Sterling Jerins

Trailer: Trailer "And So It Goes"

Comment: Rob Reiner always does a good job.

A Short History of Decay

Description: Failed Brooklyn writer, Nathan Fisher (Bryan Greenberg) visits his ailing parents in Florida. His mother (Linda Lavin) has Alzheimer's and his father (Harris Yulin) has recently had a stroke.

Director: Michael Maren

Starring: Bryan Greenberg, Linda Lavin, Harris Yulin, Kathleen Rose Perkins, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Benjamin King

Trailer: Trailer "A Short History of Decay"

Comment: Not a lot of big names, but I would like to see this movie.

The Big Ask

Description: Three couples head to the desert to help their friend heal after the death of his mother. They would do anything for him - except for the one thing he wants.

Director: Thomas Beatty, Rebecca Fishman

Starring: David Krumholt, GillianJacobs, Ahna O'Reilly, Melanie Lynskey, Jason Ritter, Zachary Knighton, Ned Beatty

Trailer: Trailer "The Big Ask"

Comment: Looks funny.

Marry, Kiss, Cliff - Round 1

I saw various people do this item on youtube. You pick three book characters and then you have to decide which of them you marry, kiss or push and a cliff. I want to do this item as well, but I’m going to do this with movie characters. All male off course. I already made a shit load of notes with various characters on it, but I’m excited about the three going head to head with each other every time. You can also suggest characters to me, maybe I can add them to my ‘bucket’ of notes.

Round 1: Frank Abagnale Jr. (“Catch Me If You Can”), Alex (“Good Bye Lenin”) and Hesher (“Hesher”)

Marry: I would most definitely marry Alex. He’s such a sweet guy, he takes good care of his mother. Alex does everything to make sure his mom stays healthy.

Kiss: Altough Frank Abagnale Jr. is a con artist, I would probably kiss him. I would never start a relationship with him, he would leave you anyway because he’s always on the run.

Cliff: Hesher is a weird guy. Good taste in music though, but he’s strange. I don’t think he is boyfriend or husband material.

In My Mailbox (147)

I received 17 postcard this week, postcard madness I tell you! A Jane Austen card from O'Fallen, Illinois, US. Really lovely!

 

Sent: april 26th 2014

Received; may 4th 2014

Distance: 7,134 km (4,433 miles)

Travel Time: 8 days

 

I'm not really sure, but I think this is Errol Flynn. I got the card from Marietta, Georgia, US.

 

 

Sent: april 25th 2014

Received: may 4th 2014

Distance:  7,172 km (4,456 miles)

Travel Time: 9 days

 

From Sosnowiec, Poland I got this multi view postcard.

 

 

Sent: april 26th 2014

Received: may 4th 2014

Distance: 928 km (577 miles)

Travel Time: 8 days

 

A lighthouse postcard from Taipei, Taiwan.

 

 

Sent: april 26th 2014

Received: may 4th 2014

Distance: 9,462 km (5,879 miles)

Travel Time: 8 days

 

And a beautiful castle from Egling, Germany.

 

 

Sent: april 28th 2014

Received: may 4th 2014

Distance: 542 km (337 miles)

Travel Time: 6 days

 

What lovely foxes, so sweet. I got this card from Orel, Russia.

 

 

Sent: april 5th 2014

Received: may 4th 2014

Distance:  2,050 km (1,274 miles)

Travel Time: 29 days

 

Another classic movie star, this time it's from Kiev, Ukraine.

 

 

Sent: april 2nd 2014

Received: may 8th 2014

Distance: 1,717 km (1,067 miles)

Travel Time: 36 days

 

From Wageningen, Netherlands I got this very adorable ape. Soooo cute!!!

 

 

Sent: may 3rd 2014

Received: may 8th 2014

Distance: 89 km (55 miles)

Travel Time: 5 days

 

Keep Calm postcard are always a success with me. I think the sender designed this one herself, so extra cool. It's from Sumy, Ukraine.

 

 

Sent: april 28th 2014

Received: may 8th 2014

Distance: 1,999 km (1,242 miles)

Travel Time: 10 days

 

I really love this card from Lohja, Finland. It's nothing like I've ever received before.

 

 

Sent: may 3rd 2014

Received: may 8th 2014

Distance: 1,506 km (936 miles)

Travel Time: 5 days

 

This postcard had me jumping up and down in the hall, when I got this from my mailbox. I just love the TV-show "Sherlock" and Benedict Cumberbatch is so awesome! It's from Moscow, Russia.

 

Sent: april 25th 2014

Received: may 8th 2014

Distance: 2,133 km (1,325 miles)

Travel Time: 13 days

 

From Joensun, Finland I received this cute dog. It's the senders dog when she was a puppy. So unique, because I will never get a card like this again.

 

 

Sent: may 4th 2014

Received: may 9th 2014

Distance: 1,902 km (1,182 miles)

Travel Time: 5 days

 

I got this postcard from Minks, Belarus. I especially like the blossom tree in the front.

 

 

Sent: april 26th 2014

Received: may 9th 2014

Distance: 1,378 km (856 miles)

Travel Time: 13 days

 

An autumn card from Erfurt, Germany.

 

 

Sent: may 6th 2014

Received: may 9th 2014

Distance: 352 km (219 miles)

Travel Time: 3 days

 

I love this card, squirrels are just such sweet animals. It's from Moscow, Russia.

 

 

Sent: april 27th 2014

Received: may 9th 2014

Distance: 2,133 km (1,325 miles)

Travel Time: 12 days

 

Another card from Russia, this time Novosibirsk. A wintery scene.

 

 

Sent: april 25th 2014

Received: may 10th 2014

Distance: 4,887 km (3,037 miles)

Travel Time: 15 days

 

And my favorite of the week came from Wädenswill, Switzerland. Cute baby elephant!

 

 

Sent: may 6th 2014

Received: may 10th 2014

Distance: 481 km (299 miles)

Travel Time: 4 days

Thanks Danielle, Hank, Darius, Lisa, Susanna, Evgenii, Anna, Pauline, Polly, Minna, Tanya, Erja, Kristina, Jenny, Ksenia, Maksim and Pia

Quotables: "Fantastic Mr. Fox"

How this movie was made is just amazing. I just love Wes Anderson’s style! It’s based on a book by Roald Dahl and I decided to pick my favorite quotes and to share them with you.

Mole: I just want to see... a little sunshine.

Mr. Fox: But you're nocturnal, Phil. Your eyes barely open on a good day.

Mole: I'm sick of your double talk, we have rights!

Coach Skip: Basically, there's three grabbers, three taggers, five twig runners, and a player at Whackbat. Center tagger lights a pine cone and chucks it over the basket and the whack-batter tries to hit the cedar stick off the cross rock. Then the twig runners dash back and forth until the pine cone burns out and the umpire calls hotbox. Finally, you count up however many score-downs it adds up to and divide that by nine.

Mrs. Fox: Why did you lie to me?

Mr. Fox: Because I'm a wild animal.

Mr. Fox: [looking at an electric fence] Huh. This could be difficult.

Squirrel: It's fatal for humans, but we got enough fur to keep the voltage from getting to us. Let's go!

Mrs. Fox: Excuse me? Am I being flirted with by a psychotic rat?

Ash: There's a lot of attitudes going on around here... don't let me get one.

Mr. Fox: They say all foxes are slightly allergic to linoleum, but it's cool to the paw - try it. They say my tail needs to be dry cleaned twice a month, but now it's fully detachable - see? They say our tree may never grow back, but one day, something will. Yes, these crackles are made of synthetic goose and these giblets come from artificial squab and even these apples look fake - but at least they've got stars on them. I guess my point is, we'll eat tonight, and we'll eat together. And even in this not particularly flattering light, you are without a doubt the five and a half most wonderful wild animals I've ever met in my life. So let's raise our boxes - to our survival.

Franklin Bean: What are you singing, Petey?

Petey: Erm... I just kind of made it up as I went along, really.

Franklin Bean: That's just weak songwriting! You wrote a bad song, Petey!

100 Movie Challenge 2014 - # 60: Neighbors

Director: Nicholas Stoller

Genre: Comedy

Runtime: 96 minutes

Year: 2014

Starring: Seth Rogen, Zac Efron, Rose Byrne, Dave Franco, Christopher Mintz-Plasse

Description: Kelly and Mac (Rose Byrne and Seth Rogen) are settling down in a quiet neighborhood with their newborn child, until a fraternity moves into the house next door.

Review: When new parents Mac and Kelly see a fraternity move in next door, they want to be cool about it. Their own college days aren’t that long gone, but they want to send the boys the message to keep it down a bit. Teddy, president of the fraternity, and his right hand Pete, get along with the couple at first. When they call the police to complain about the loud music, the neighbors go to war.

Seth Rogen plays the comical good guy, a role perfect for this teddy bear. His very good observations of Teddy’s insanely muscular arms, parenthood and sex are hitting every note. Rose Byrne, fairly new to this genre, can easily keep up with Rogen and they work well together on the screen. She was really funny. Zac Efron got rid of his Disney image and was really giving his all. He was surprisingly good and also had a sense of comedic timing.

There is a pleasant mix of verbal and physical humor. Sometimes it’s a bit juvenile, but the humor never goes to far. They know exactly when to stop and move on. The second half of the film was a bit more successful then the first, but in general highly enjoyable and a good laugh. Especially a fight scene between Zac Efron and Seth Rogen and some airbag incidents.

“Neighbors” is definitely a good comedy, simply because I had tears of laughter. Nowadays that’s very rare for comedies.

Rating: 4/ 5

Top 5 Thursday: Movies from 1992

This is probably the weirdest movie top 5 I’ve ever made. It’s very diverse, but I like all of them. Here are my favourites of 1992.

5. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

I always have this creepy feeling when I watch this. But that is just what David Lynch does with me.

4. The Muppet Christmas Carol

From David Lynch to the Muppets. It’s not Christmas until this is on TV. The best movie version of the classic story.

 

3. Thunderheart

I don’t think many people even saw this film, but I’ve always had a weakness for it. At the point when I saw this for the first time, I was a bit in love with Val Kilmer. It only lasted for a short while though…

2. A League of Their Own

“There’s no crying in baseball”! This film is one of Tom Hanks’ best and one of my favourite movies. I really want to see it now, because I haven’t seen it in a while.

1. Reservoir Dogs

One of the best movies Quentin Tarantino has made. It’s basically set in one location and it still manages to keep my attention at all times.

They Almost Made the Top 5: Batman Returns, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Malcolm X