Friends with Benefits

I would like to start this post by saying that my rating on this film is slightly bias as I am firstly a huge fan of Romantic Comedies (Rom-Coms) and secondly love both Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis (both for their own reasons).  As one can only imagine with the preconceived admiration for the combo Friends with Benefits provides, I did greatly enjoy the film. As I am also a huge fan of Jason Segel, when I discovered he had a minor role it made my day.  The minor character inject the humor consistent with Rom-Coms that I like so much. Woody Harrelson plays the sports columnist at GQ and he is a hilarious single gay man on the hunt for fresh meat (excuse the expression). Richard Jenkins (some may recognize as the father from the comedy Step Brothers) plays Justin Timberlake's father in the film; Jenkins provides as much comic relief as he does a tone of seriousness that brings the film down to earth.  Andy Samberg and Emma Stone also make comedic cameos at the beginning of the film.

As a man I consider myself and those I associate to be fashionable dressers, and if I had more money than I knew what to do with I would buy extremely nice clothes. However, I don't remember ever seeing anyone dress as well as Justin Timberlake consistently through out a film. With an array of amazing shoes, blazers, skinny ties, and cardigans, Justin exudes an air of casual richness. Also just in in case anyone didn't know, Mila Kunis is Hot! Yep, shes hot and she knows it and she is still funny and awesome; go figure she may be perfect. The sexual chemistry between Kunis and Timberlake appears natural and is amplified by the landscapes. Both New York and LA are illustrated in a great light, but New York is still pushed as the city of opportunity. The use of running jokes and cleverly crude humor made this a must see Rom-Com. The sex/love hybrid plot though nearly identical to the Ashton + Natalie flick from a couple months ago does not fail to meet expectations.

Movie Rating: 8.0
See-ability: Theater Worthy
Replay Value: medium+ 
Acting: 7
CRAB Rating: 8.3

DiCrabs Out

Captain America

If the world is not enough for Pierce Brosnan, than using that same logic the world is a little to much for Chris Evans.  Captain America: The First Avenger is a solid comic book film, but as it is just that I have a few problems with it.  First things first, too much of the movie was devoted to Evans as a show puppet and not enough time of him being awesome.  This is my personal rule of thumb for superhero movies, when in doubt just shoot more footage of the hero being awesome.  I honestly think that more time needs to be devoted to showcasing the body transformation of the actor playing the hero.  Directors should put more stock in the new features as they were requirements for the role. Two: the middle of the movie dragged on; so much so that I went into nod-off mode (to the movie's defense I was extremely tired, but still..).
Time for some good stuff.  As it turns out the special effects in this movie were incredible. Hugo Weaving as Red Skull and the digitally altered puny Chris Evans was astoundingly consistent.  I also thought there were many funny parts that truly made the film a joy to watch; Tommy Lee Jones and Stanley Tucci were excellent minor characters and aided this refreshing comic side of the film. I don't wanna give away any of the plot for those who have yet to see it so I will end with my ratings.
Movie Rating: 7.8
See-ability: Theater Worthy
Replay Value: medium
Acting: 8
CRAB Rating: 7.4

Goodnight and have a CRABtastic Voyage through life

DiCrabs out!