trivia for thursday's paul screening

I need three trivia questions for PAUL for Thursday night.  If you have some that work AND post em here AND i use them, ill get you a shirt (s-xl) at the event.  I dunno what the trivia winners will get.  Maybe passes to see the "music never stopped" or something.  maybe "mars needs moms" this weekend.  i may have some ROE passes for "unknown" as well.

To the loyal dozen following:

http://themusicneverstopped-movie.com/rsvp-to-a-screening/

click and get some tickets. there are dozens of locations, just scroll down.

Beastly Review

Beastly

“Beastly” is a love story set in current day New York.  Alex Pettyfer is the male lead Kyle Kingston, Vanessa Hudgens is the female lead as Lindy, Mary-Kate Olsen is the witch Kendra, Lisa Gay Hamilton as Zola, and Neil Patrick Harris is the blind teacher Will.  The film takes place in a large house or confine as the abominations are more-or-less secluded from the public’s eyes. 

“Beastly” is a modern day “Romeo and Juliet” meets “Beauty and the Beast.”  There are the pretty ‘have’s” and the externally not so pretty “have-nots.”  The stunning Kyle is running for Green Committee President at his prep academy and is quite degrading to the outsiders.  His father has instilled some hostile views about looks, public perception, and social standing.  These views flowed into his everyday life and during his speech he was quite offensive and Kendra cast a spell on him to make him externally shameful and required that he get someone to say they loved him within a year to reverse the curse.  Alex ends up begin drawn to Lindy and follows her discretely throughout her days.  She was one of the outsiders from his prep school and would never have had a chance with Kyle (who goes by the name Hunter once in seclusion) until the curse was upon him.  He writes undelivered letters to her.  He later encounters her father trying to protect her and he shots some gang members.  Kyle takes Lindy into his secluded spot for protection with the permission of her father.  The love story rolls out at this point.  At the hideout there is Will who is hired to teach Kyle and not be afraid of the way he looks, and Zola who has lost her family and is there as the hired help.  Kyle learns many lessons about life and himself as the months roll by.  Will and Lola are “insightful” and provide much of the nurturing his father neglected to give him.

The movie is perfect for the “tween” age group.  There are an abundance of morals and personal revelations viewers will uncover as they sit through “Beastly”.  A quote by Lindy says a lot for the lessons in the movie and this critic’s feelings, “I guess this cage set me free.” Good wholesome moral lovestory - absolutely. Good movie, editing, lead performances  – no, but thank you Doogie Howser and Mary Kate for giving us something to enjoy.  The rest of the production should have been cut out.  Alex Pettyfer must have an amazing agent, because his performances lack much talent.  Take your kids to see this and watch it with them.  If you are in college or at least old enough to drive, keep looking over the movie menu for something else.  Let me digress even further:

The movie was horrible.  I realize that if I complain about the “Beauty and the Beast” aspects of “Beastly” it is like complaining that “Chicago” was a musical and is a cold city, or that Halle Berry wasn’t naked enough in “Swordfish”.  We just gotta take the movie for what it is worth.  If viewers want to see a watered down version of a Twilight love story, then go rent the second installment or see “Beastly,” both are equally as disappointing.  Simple movie, simple story, works well for tweens and Bieberphiles who want to text, talk, and cry through the film. 

The PG-13 rating is even a bit rough.  Many kids under 13 could see this with their parents and be just fine.  There is nothing very graphic or offensive to make parents want to turn their kid’s head away from the screen.  The editing was horrific, but the big picture was there.  Fans of Twilight, Notebook, I Am Number 4, Lake House, and Edward Scissorhands may enjoy “Beastly”, not that I am chalking this up to the levels of any of those films.  Wait for the DVD.  “Beastly” earns 1 out of 5 Cyclones.

Jeremy Brickner

CycloneMovies.com

Trivia for Wed at the Beastly Screening

Brush up on your Olsen twin knowledge, your favorite child doctor, and the acting backgrounds of the two leads in Beastly.  We will be giving away some passes for movies and future screenings at the 3/3 Beastly screening!

The Adjustment Bureau - Review

“The Adjustment Bureau” is a suspenseful drama (with a little bit of love) film set in current day New York.  Stars include Matt Damon as Congressman David Norris, Emily Blunt as the dancer Elise Sellas, and Anthony Mackie as Adjuster Harry Mitchell.  

The movie begins with David Norris running for office as a US Senator for New York.  He is very young and has a bad boy reputation to precede him.  Elise’s entry into David’s world was snappy and entertaining in the men’s room at the Waldorf Hotel in New York.  His run for office faces many of the typical challenges.  After his bid for Senator, and against the will of the Adjustment Team, he reunites with her on a New York Metro bus.  This encounter was not part of ‘the plan’ and begins the drama that unfolds and creates this wonderful movie.  The two are separated by the team, but by chance David encounters her again on the same bus route about three years later.  David is forced to make life altering decisions in dealing with the Elsie dilemma and the Adjustment Team’s options presented to him.  David leaps through many doors to try and make his “reality” work.  He tries to balance his professional needs, his love life, and his political career in split second decisions.  

The Adjustment Team’s entry into the movie was a bit abrupt and abrasive, but necessary for the story.  It just felt rushed as a viewer.  Yes, the outfits are terribly cliché and tacky with the fedora hats and the tacky suits, but it works.  The terms used by the team are not as important as paying attention to the big picture.  Don’t get hung up or confused while watching….it will all come together for you as you watch.  There is always a plan, but the entities involved only see part of it.  

This all comes back to a “big brother” issue.  Is there something bigger than us out there controlling our future?  There are unseen characters in the film that leave the viewer some discretion to explore their own avenues.  There is the Chairman who is the only one who knows and writes the whole plan.  There are the unknowns in the everyday life, people wearing hats, doors that lead places, coincidences that may often serve a legitimate purpose in our destiny, yet we just don’t know it.  The issue of free will is profound in this movie.  Do we have it, or is it all just a plan?  

“The Adjustment Bureau” provides an amazing mix of comedy, suspense, action and drama.  There is some love in there as well.  All audiences can take something wonderful from this movie.  The PG-13 rating is spot on.  The previews and trailers for this movie do not do it any justice.  The movie is not as predictable as you might be predicting, LOL.  If you are a fan of “Mad Men”, “City of Angels”, “Matrix”, or “Inception” then this film may work great for your next night out.  There isn’t much to bring this movie down or to bag on, it was a very pleasant surprise.  “The Adjustment Bureau” will earn a respectable 5 out of 5 Cyclones. 

-Jeremy Brickner-   

CycloneMovies.com Critic

codes for the week

***There are no codes for Adjustment Bureau on Tuesday.  Just studio passes sent to members through the studio. Same goes for Paul on Thursday.

Hello Cyclone members,

To show our appreciation for being apart of Cyclonemovies.com we have passes to see a special screenings of BEASTLY and for our Sacramento members CEDAR RAPIDS. To receive passes enter the following codes at http://www.gofobo.com . Hurry passes are extremely limited and are on a first come first serve basis.

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See you at the movies,

First one to tell me....

My predictions about the Ocsars came true, will get one of our CycloneMovies.com shirts at the screening on Tuesday for Adjustment Bureau.  You know who I am.  Read my reviews and just know that I called it when I said "King's Speech" would take home the 'movie awards' and "The Fighter" would take home the 'acting awards'.  I only wish I had enough insight and was bold enough to mention "Inception" taking the effects and sound awards...I will drag some S-XL shirts to the screening.  Let me know you read it here and how amazing I am with my predictions.

-This Guy