Joy Ride: An Architect's Journey to Mexico's Ancient and Colonial Places
David Martin and Stephanie Woodard
Book
Joy Ride is a simple book on the surface. A collection of renowned architect-come-artist David C....
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Chicago Fire - Season 1
TV Season
No job is more stressful, dangerous or exhilarating than those of the Firefighters, Rescue Squad and...
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The Getaway (1994)
Movie
Real life husband and wife, Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger, star in this Nineties version of the...
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BankofMarquis (1832 KP) rated Megamind (2010) in Movies
Dec 5, 2018
What? You don't remember MEGAMIND? Well, you should. Spooffing SuperHero films by focusing on the villain, Megamind stars some incredible voice talents - Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Brad Pitt, David Cross and Johan Hill - and tells the cautionary tale of "be careful what you wish for, you just might get it."
Ferrell, of course, stars as the titular Megamind, a Super Villain who after years of failure, finally defeats SuperHero Megaman (Brad Pitt). He realizes that without his arch-nemesis, his life is empty and begins to search for meaning in his life. Along for the journey is a reporter (Tina Fey), her Cameraman (Jonah Hill) and Megamind's Minion (long before Despicable Me), David Cross.
Sounds like pretty standard stuff, huh? But in the hands of comedians like Ferrell, Fey, Cross and Hill it elevates itself to something more. The comic sensibilities make a little more sense to me when I realized that Ben Stiller and Justin Theroux were the Excecutive Producers - both very funny men. They, smartly, turned the Direction of this film over to Dreamworks Animation veteran Tom McGrath (REN & STIMPY, some of the MADAGASCAR films and THE BOSS BABY), he keeps the events of the film moving swiftly and simply, being really clear of the events and motivations of the players while not getting too clever and complex.
I caught this film on HBO, and am sure you can stream it elsewhere. If you're looking for a fun film for the whole family this Holiday Season - especially one without Princes & Princesses in it - check out MEGAMIND, it's a fun way to spend a few hours.
Letter Grade: A-
8 (out of 10) stars and you can take that to the Bank(ofMarquis)
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Where Gods Fear to Go
Book
The David Gemmell Award-shortlisted author of Age of Iron returns with the final book in his West of...
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OS X Mavericks: The Missing Manual
Book
What do you get when you cross a Mac with an iPad? OS X 10.9 Mavericks. Its 200 new features include...
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The End of the Ocean
Book
From the author of the number one international bestseller The History of Bees, a captivating new...
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Dean (6925 KP) rated The Reader (2008) in Movies
Feb 10, 2018
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The Rocket Man: And Other Extraordinary Characters in the History of Flight
Book
The wonder of flight has long captured the human imagination. In this beguiling history - ranging...
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I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue: Volume 13
C. Bb, Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden and Jack Dee
Book
This thirteenth collection of the antidote to panel games finds Jack Dee giving regular panellists...