by Alex Savilo, Sarah Mathews
and Cookie Savilo
Here at Word!, we like to keep things fresh and up to date. And so once a week, our dedicated and loyal editors have the task of gluing themselves for long, grueling hours in front of a movie theatre screen, wasting their precious paychecks and allowances to save you a buck or two at the box office. Some movies may have just come out, others have passed the “buzz” and are “watchable” if you’re the kind who doesn’t enjoy waiting in line for hours, or sitting in a theatre with a huge crowd with ringing cell phones, crying babies and flying popcorn.
We have the Cookie-O-Meter, which is essentially, Word!’s number one pet giving his paws up or paws down to latest motion pictures. Here are the ratings:
1 paw - Entirely nappable, Cookie would rather watch a fly on the wall.
2 paws - Cookie’s not reaching for the popcorn just yet, but his tail isn’t asleep either.
3 paws - Cookie approves, kept his attention the whole time and didn’t yawn once!
4 paws - Cookie equivalates this to his kibble treats, very good!
5 paws - Good luck getting Cookie off the table the TV’s sitting on, he’s glued to it, chasing the actors as if they were tennis balls in Wimbledon.
Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants 2
Cookie doesn’t know what’s more popular at the theatres, movies based on books, or sequels or both in this case. Though Cookie believes if you’re going to give a proper movie for teenage girls to watch, enjoy and have as a good role model it’s these girls.
Cookie still isn’t overly thrilled with Hollywood’s originality and gives this movie 3 paws minus a claw or two.
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Burn After Reading
This film left Cookie scratching his furry noggin, wondering whether to give it four paws and a claw–or one. The whole movie is an absurdist comedy in the guise of a spy thriller. The plot can be summed up like this: An ex-CIA agent writes a memoir about his time, memoir falls into the hands of two nitwit gym employees, chaos ensues–and everyone sleeps with each other.
The star-studded cast (John Malkovich, Tilda Swinton, George Clooney–and Brad Pitt in possibly his funniest role to date) pulls through and the movie is totally unpredictable and hilarious, keeping you guessing the whole time. It’s only when the credits start to roll and you realize you just spent $9.95, not counting popcorn and drinks, that the movie feels like a huge practical joke at the expense of the audience.
Four paws for an intelligent Coen brothers comedy? Two paws for a nonsensical film? AHHH, the pressure! Cookie seeks refuge in his Kibbles treats to soothe his feline nerves. After some contemplation, he settles for three paws–and maybe a whisker. Burn After Reading might be nonsense, but it’s rather delightful nonetheless.
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That’s all for this week folks, we hope you enjoyed our reviews! Be sure to let us know what you think of our feature films and our reviews; you’re what matters the most to us!
September 14 2008 11:03 pm | Uncategorized
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