I know that Dobkins had a with with Wedding Crashers but I think that was partly good timing, good casting and the fact that many of us enjoy a raunchy comedy.  His most recent work, Fred Claus, certainly didn’t earn him any accolades…

I’m also not completely thrilled with how this plot sounds.  Here’s the description:  “an urbanites moves to a suburban community, joins the neighborhood watch and uncovers a large conspiracy.”

I don’t know about you but that sounds an awful lot like one of my favorite movies of all time, The ‘Burbs, which starred Tom Hanks who delivered a memorable performance that I doubt many could rival.  I hope this isn’t a rip-off as so many movies seem to be these days.

Out of curiosity, I checked out Ferrell’s IMDb profile and discovered he’s got a lot of things in the works.  His new film The Other Guys is in pre-production (2010 release) but he’s got at least four other things on the burner including Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters and Anchorman 2 (could be pretty funny!).

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Ferrell Leaves “Neighborhood Watch”

Let’s get something out of the way right away, shall we?  The first movie was a little self-indulgent and I’m praying  that they learned from that mistake and corrected their approach when creating this film.  I liked the storyline but something (a lot of things) were just a little off for me.

Another thing to mention is that, as you could probably tell from the title, people who don’t like movies about religion are probably not going to want to see it (plus, I can tell from the soundtrack that it will likely be pretty creepy).

Robert Langdon (Hanks), a Harvard symbolist, is called in when physicist, Leonardo Vetra, is murdered.  Robert meets up with Vetra’s daughter, Vittoria and their quest to find the truth, leaves them searching for clues around the Vatican.  When they learn that an assassin working for the Illuminati (a secret brotherhood) has captured and killed four cardinals, Robert and Vittoria realize that they are not only looking for her father’s murdered but also a new, very destructive weapon that could kill millions.

I don’t know to what extent Angels and Demons relates to The DaVinci Code since I don’t want to ruin the movie for myself but it’s clear that there is a similar theme going on.  Check out this great little sneak peek of the film with director, Ron Howard.

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Now in Theaters: “Angels and Demons”

This week, I’m suggesting the movie Big for two main reasons.  The first is that it was just released on Blu-ray this week and the second is that it stars Tom  Hanks who is reprising his role Robert Langdon in Angels and Demons today in theaters.

Big tells the story of Josh Baskin, a kid who makes a wish in front of a fortune-telling machine on the boardwalk of a county fair.  Shockingly, he wakes up the next morning to learn that his wish came true – he was now all grown up and his poor mother, after having an encounter with this grown man in her home, reports him as a missing person.

It’s a great movie filled with a lessons about relationships, work, aging and the importance of keeping laughter and fun in our lives.

Memorable scenes – Tom Hanks playing the giant piano in F.A.O. Schwarz and teaching Elizabeth Perkins to jump on an indoor trampoline.

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Friday Date Night Movie: “Big”