Friday, February 11, 2005

Sight Unseen: February 11, 2005

Continuing the Friday series of reviews of movies I haven't seen.

Hitch
Why is the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air slumming it with the King of Queens? Big Willie, what are you doing? You ruled the box office for two consecutive 4th of July weekends with Independence Day (1996) and Men in Black (1997; not so much with Wild Wild West, 1999). You successfully jumped from TV to the silver screen; don't let Kevin James pull you back in (or hitch his wagon to your star). Not since Rocky (the fictional boxer) has the fighting city of Philadelphia had a hero of Will Smith's stature, so in these parts he has a get-out-of-Hitch-free card.


Pooh's Heffalump Movie
Fuckin' with the classics. Still, just the word "pooh" will probably garner more laughs than the whole of Hitch. Hopefully, this movie will renew interest in reading A.A. Milne's work.

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