Showing posts with label comedies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label comedies. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 5, 2020

Christopher Miller & Phil Lord's THE LEGO MOVIE (2014)


Oh god, please make it stop, that effing song,
So dumb it's smart, or, yeah, so smart it's dumb
I will say this, though, as things moved along
I hated Ferrell less than e'er my numb
And hateful heart could e'er allow. This tale
Of toys and how they're played with and of how
They get commodified and made a rail
Along which thoughts are shoved felt very now
Until the bit when Emmett, hailed as one
Unspecial leader with no talents, well,
It's not so funny, ne'er will be as fun
Since that November when we went to hell
In 2016. Oh well, it was cute
And I'm sure all the sequels are a hoot.

Saturday, February 15, 2020

Bert and Bertie's TROOP ZERO (2019)

It's Bad News Bears but minus the Bizet
With "Birdie Scouts" instead of baseball boys 
And where belongeth Tatum, rather, they
Have Charlie Shotwell. While there's much less noise
And cursing, there is cuteness here to spare.
The misfit kids are excellent and then 
Viola Davis plays for Matthau. Care
To guess how all this ends? Go 'head and spend
Some time with these wee charmers and you'll find
It spent amused enough. One extra, though, 
It's set back in the '70s. You'll find
The art direction nearly steals the show. 
It's got more edge than we expect from fluff, 
But in the end, no challenge. Just fun stuff. 

Guillermo del Toro's THE SHAPE OF WATER (2017)

Some movies are for looking at, and I'd Say this is one, for ev'ry gorgeous frame Would look great on my wall. All that ...