Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22 (2007) Review

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(More customer reviews)again, for those who don't get it, this is meant to be a comedy. yet it's still smart and i would argue, well acted. the lip syncing is flawless and just adds to the humor. coming from a non-R. Kelly fan, trust me, it's good stuff.

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R. Kelly has created a cultural phenomenon of which no one has seen before. His truly original and fresh urban operetta Trapped in the Closet earned him numerous accoloades, including a Grammy nomination. The media and the world were captivated with each episode as a new cliffhanger unfolded with every word in this unique rhyming soap-opera sung to a melody. Now the tale continues with Chapters 13 to 22 - featuring brand new characters and plot twists that are sure to capture the imagination of the public once again. Recap of Chapters 1-12 Chapters 13 - 22 Trapped Behind the Scenes - a sneak peek from the setAll chapters available in 5.1 sound All footage shot and edited in Hi DefinitionBonus features are unrated

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WWE: John Morrison- Rock Star Review

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(More customer reviews)The Shaman Of Sexy, The Monday/Friday Night Delight, Johhny Nitro...you can call him by almost any other name but he's mostly known by the name of John Morrison. Overtime he's become one of the WWE's most popular characters either through his entertaining personality or his inring matches so here is a brief showcasing of matches throughout his career in "John Morrison: Rock Star".
ECW Championship Match vs. C.M. Punk - After these two had various matches on TV & the previous 3 PPV's (Night Of Champions, Great American Bash, SummerSlam), this was C.M. Punk's last chance to face Morrison for the ECW Championship. Both men traded offensive moves of grounding their opposition along with stiff kicks while breaking out other manuevers like Punk doing a springboard crossbody from the apron to the floor while Morrison was able to reverse a top rope attempt by Punk into a powerslam at one point & used "Starship Pain" for the first time in his career. This was a very competitive match & the best encounter from their series of matches throughout the summer.
"ECW On Sci-Fi" Sep. '07
w/The Miz vs. D-Generation X - Unfortunally they didn't show the comedic pre-match promo from DX on Miz & Morrison but this was a match that went back & forth between both teams that showed Miz & Morrison constantly attempting to get one over on DX by constantly mocking DX by doing their trademark crotch chops along with stealing their signature moves like Miz's attempt at a pedigree while Morrison executed his own version of Shawn's "Sweet Chin Music" but DX prevailed in the end. It was a good match but their match the next week against Mysterio & Shawn (on the "Allied Powers" DVD) was better in quality.
"RAW" Nov. '08
vs. Evan Bourne - This happened the day after the 2009 draft when Miz was drafted to RAW & turned on Morrison in the process but before the "supplemental draft" later that week when Morrison was drafted to SmackDown so this turned out to be his last match as a member of the ECW roster. This was a very athletic contest between both men as they didn't hold anything back by exchanging chops & kicks several times leading to such moves & moments like Morrison executing a running knee strike into Bourne's face while he lying on the apron causing him to fall to the floor & gave a loud kick to boot afterwards, Bourne reversing a modifed "torture rack" backbreaker into a head sissors, Morrison dropkicking Bourne's knees while he was running the ropes, Bourne delivering a crossbody block that went both men over the top rope, and Morrison pulling out a rare submission hold as he worked over the arm with an armlock into a modified chickenwing crossface. This is one of those matches (just like a few others on this disc) that constantly got overlooked in the long run because this didn't have a big storyline/feud going into it or took place on a bigger stage like a PPV but it was definately one of the best matches on free television that year.
"ECW On Sci-Fi" Apr. '09
vs. Chris Jericho - Before I get started, it should be noted that this is the first match from the new version of "WWE Superstars" to make it onto DVD. This match went back & forth between both men as Morrison was able to match Jericho as far as athletic moves but Jericho had more heelish tactics & heavily kept showcasing his arrogance early on. Whenever Morrison gained momentum, Jericho was able to counter but that didn't hold back Morrison as it took Jericho cheating to gain the victory but definately an impressive showing that left you wanting to see more of these two against each other.
"Superstars" June '09
vs. Edge - They had a small conversation before the match before it started with Morrison grounding Edge early & working over his arm. Edge was able to recover beating Morrison with various kicks & punches along with choking him on the ropes. The focus then shifted to Morrison's ribs after Edge hung him on the top ropes then later applying the sharpshooter but Morrison was able to recover & even pulled off a head sissors driving Edge into the ringside steps. The rest of the match went back & forth between both men resulting in Todd Grisham stating afterwards that it was a "breathtaking performance from both athletes" and he wasn't lying.
"SmackDown" June '09
vs. C.M. Punk - Punk was the World Champion at the time but this was a non-title match. This wasn't the quality that we saw in the earlier ECW Championship match but still a good encounter between both men that saw early chain wrestling between both men along with a series of each men countering each other's moves based off their past of knowing each other so well. The finish was a complete shock to everyone but overall was a nice encounter.
"SmackDown" June '09
vs. World Champion Jeff Hardy - Just like the previous Punk match, these two also had a history dating back to the "Johnny Nitro" days feuding over the Intercontinental Title & wrestling against each other in their tag teams of The Hardys & MNM. Both men's styles are almost mirror images of each other with the arial & grounded attack which resulted in Morrison kicking out of the swanton bomb while Hardy was able to counter "starship pain" at various points in the match. This was another highly competitive match.
"SmackDown" July 31, 2009
vs. Intercontinenal Champion Rey Mysterio - The match started off quick paced & kept that way throughout the bout leading a match full of non-stop action such as Mysterio rotating about Morrison's body twice to get a head sissors, Morrison doing a backwards flip kick to Mysterio's face & later doing a dropkick onto Mysterio in mid-air while delivering the most impactful "Starship Pain" I've seen. Add in both men giving each other loud kick & so many close near falls that the crowd couldn't help but chant "THIS IS AWESOME!" in a performance that had Jim Ross say, "No one can say that John Morrison didn't earn the Intercontinenal Championship." Just like the Evan Bourne match earlier, this was one of the best matches on free television throughout the year.
"SmackDown" Sep. '09
Along with the matches are various segments starring Morrison himself such as highlights of his online show "The Dirt Sheet" with The Miz, answering fan questions, showcasing his training style called "parkour", discussing his signature moves, showing his love for surfboarding, and a DVD extra showing the birth of the John Morrison character. In the end, normally I would point out how WWE completely ignored the career of Johnny Nitro & M-N-M amongst other things but this DVD was setup to be just a one disc release that viewers can watch in one session instead of the usual 2-3 disc sets that take more than one viewing or a bunch of time to get through the presentation & matches completely. Taking that into concideration, I'm really happy with this release as the matches themselves where action packed for the most part while the other segments had it's entertaining moments ("The Dirt Sheet" had me really laughing, he gave some funny answers to the fan questions, and I find the parkour training interesting) so this is a release that I would recommend.

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He’s the Shaman of Sexy, the Friday Night Delight. John Morrison is one of WWE’s best and brightest rising stars, having held numerous tag team championships, first as part of MNM and then with The Miz. He’s also had great solo success, earning the ECW and Intercontinental championships. The DVD is packed with a revealing 1-hour documentary, as well as bonus matches, interviews, Dirt Sheet segments, and more. Stars: John Morrison, The Miz, Melina, Joey Mercury, Dolph Ziggler, CM Punk, Rey Mysterio, Triple H, Shawn Michaels

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Crank 2: High Voltage Review

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(More customer reviews)I enjoyed how unique the first Crank film was and this sequel is even more wild, but I liked it a lot less. Crank: High Voltage is a roller coaster ride that last 85 minutes and features some really gross scenes. For example, a guy getting a shotgun rammed up his rear end isn't even in the top three weird moments in this flick. There was one scene where a guy had to punish himself for letting his boss down, which I had to turn my head and look away (I can't remember the last time I did that). There is almost zero realism here, much like the original, only multiplied by a hundred. Jason Statham is the main action star in the business right now and he is pretty good at what he does. He went all out here and I'm sure he has nothing but bruises and a nice paycheck to show for it. The large supporting cast was better than average and Amy Smart was especially yummy. If you liked Crank (2006) you will probably enjoy this one well enough, but I think they should put this series to rest. Judging by the ending during the credits, I'm sure we can expect Crank 3-D: Zombie Chev in the near future.

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You can’t keep a good man down. Jason Statham is back as Chev Chelios – this time to retrieve his stolen heart (that’s right, he’s running on battery power). High-octane and truly electrifying!

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The Ugly Truth (Widescreen Edition) (2009) Review

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(More customer reviews)"The Ugly Truth" represents something I never thought I'd see: A romantic comedy that both women and men will appreciate. Granted, it probably won't be for the same reasons. Women will like it because underneath it all, it's a fairly typical romantic comedy, the story of Girl Hates Boy, Boy Hates Girl, Boy and Girl Fall in Love Anyway. Men will like it because one of the main characters expresses much of what they think and feel on a daily basis. Everyone will like it because the story is engaging and the characters are not mere cardboard caricatures. You can actually invest in them, and you're able to care about what's going on. What could easily have been a routine date night movie is instead a surprisingly good movie that need not wait until date night. It's also genuinely funny--a bit raunchy, yes, but funny just the same.
Much of the film's success is due to the wonderful onscreen chemistry between Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler. They continuously make us laugh, yet the comedy is not so broad that you can't believe them in their roles. They make a point of interacting with one another, not as comic relief but as real people. Heigl plays Abby Richter, the romantically challenged, neurotic, controlling producer of a failing Sacramento morning talk show. Butler plays Mike Chadaway, the chauvinistic host of a public access relationship program called "The Ugly Truth." He's unapologetically tell-it-like-it-is in matters of men and women. There's no such thing, he claims, as a sensitive, nurturing man who wants to connect at an emotional level. Men just want sex, plain and simple. And they only want it with attractive women.
Abby, who thinks Mike's rhetoric is appalling, is horrified when she learns that he has been hired to her station in an effort to boost ratings. They clash at every turn ... until he learns that she's interested in dating her next door neighbor--an orthopedic surgeon named Colin (Eric Winter) who just happens to be incredibly handsome. Sensing she's doing everything wrong to initiate a relationship, Mike offers to help Abby by having her test his relationships theories on Colin. She reluctantly agrees, and sure enough, Mike's methods work wonders. She dresses more provocatively. She learns to stop being critical and avoid discussing her personal problems. She learns to be the embodiment of both the saint and the sinner, or as Mike puts it, "The librarian and the stripper."
And that's when things start to get more complex. Abby is succeeding with Colin, but only at the expense of not being herself. On the other hand, could anyone love her as herself? She is, after all, known for bringing background checks and printed topics of conversation to blind dates. As for Mike, he has very definite reasons for believing that loving relationships are a sham. They're gradually revealed not only through carefully structured scenes, but also through Butler, who shows he can find the right balance between smug and sensitive. We see that Mike is the closest thing his young nephew has for a father, and even though he playfully gives the boy relationship advice, he's also quick to remind him that kids should never, ever watch his show.
Heigl also manages a balancing act with her performance, specifically between strength and vulnerability. Abby overachieves at work to compensate for a lack of a love life, which initially seems funny but steadily grows desperate. For reasons she doesn't care to admit to, she's falling in love with Mike, and he too is falling in love with her. But what about Colin? Is he with Abby only because of the façade Mike told her to put up? There's a scene between her and Colin late in the film that directly addresses this issue, and to my delight, it's handled in a way that avoids just about everything that would happen in the average romantic comedy. There are no shouting matches. There are no flying fists. There are no confrontations. There's only a quiet moment of realization that the truth is indeed ugly.
Scenes like these are wonderfully juxtaposed with moments of well written comedy. There are some very amusing moments between Cheryl Hines and John Michael Higgins as unhappily married news anchors who share the same desk and time slot. The film's single funniest scene takes place in a restaurant and involves Abby, an extremely stimulating pair of underwear, and a control device that ends up in the wrong hands.
I can say with complete honesty (and some embarrassment) that I wasn't expecting such a strong film. I certainly wasn't expecting a strong film belonging to this particular genre. What floors me is that two of the three writers of this film are Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith. There are the same two that brought us "The House Bunny," one of the worst films of 2008. They certainly got it right this time around. "The Ugly Truth" is one of the best romantic comedies I've seen in a long time, a delightful and absorbing tale about the fronts people display. It's funny without lowering itself to the level of cheap gags, and this is in spite of the film's well-deserved R rating. Heigl and Butler convincingly pull off a romance, no small feat given the contrived nature of these kinds of films. At last, a date movie both the man and the woman can enjoy.

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Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler star in this wildly funny battle of the sexes. Abby (Heigl), a successful morning show producer, is looking for a lot in a man. Mike (Butler), her obnoxious TV star, knows men only want one thing. Determined to prove that she's not romantically challenged, Abby takes Mike's advice during a promising new romance, but the unexpected results will stun everyone.

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