Published: Fri, 31 Jul 2009
Description: (NECN) - In the dead of summer, it might be nice to treat yourself to a movie. Sharing his thoughts on the latest films to hit theaters is Garen Daly, film critic and host of FrugalYankee.com. Funny People A comedy with a pretty dark premise,...
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" It's Friday morning and that means it is time to take a look at what's new in theaters joining us that they appear at his reviews is Gary daily film critic and host of frugal Yankee dot com always great to see my pleasure. Hearts we've got three films. Let's start watching a clip from funny people with atom --"
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" Artistic comedy with a pretty dark premise I guess yeah it does is."
" The -- Judd Apatow who did forty year old virgin and knocked up and everyone knows what kind of over the top kind of you know slightly sophomore argument that was involved has very good phone to really enjoy it he brings his entire group group group of characters to this -- Except he brings an Adam Sandler Adam Sandler plays a very popular very famous comic who's made lots of movies who's just diagnose the very beginning of the film with a fatal illness. And the whole movie is him dealing with that bringing in Seth Rogen as a writer slash companion because nobody likes them. And then -- their journey together throughout the comedy world in Los Angeles so there's a lot of layers going on there is a lot of humor in it but this is a very serious stuff. This is -- like you you know Judd Apatow has said he's gonna do what -- Woody Allen went from take the money and run to Annie Hall. Judd Apatow of knocked up too funny people. Laugh out loud and so if you're thinking about going -- anyone or your head back and laugh and know might not be exactly auto accident very -- is very -- fact they make fun of some of the things finance and one of them being a -- out and in the more in the movie there's a movie about Andy is literally a man -- figure recommend that you think I like that I like debates as I go to some reservations don't go thinking using the Judd Apatow comedy."
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" It is especially if you're a certain age and I'm gonna make another Annie Hall reference here this is sort of an off for the millennial generation. And you've got two very appealing -- Joseph Gordon-Levitt and -- dash from big fan of both of them they're really bring a lot to this them. The editing is very don't know -- well done sort of like at any hall again but done with memento Austin. The problem is is that the script the little whiny and if you still really sit back and take a look at what they're doing. It's now like a boy when Winslow boy loses girl boy it just is over girl boy gets girl back -- To any are worth the price I don't know I think I think this should measure gonna enjoy this from a lot. All right and out about a minute left we want to talk about this up. This new documentary that's getting a lot of press Afghans are I Afghans is the Afghanistan version of American Idol and this -- was a -- observatory. In other words it doesn't inject a lot of personality from the director that's very nice you story you're following for people who are from different segments of the Afghans society. Trying to go through a American Idol thing you learn a lot about Afghanistan you'll learn a lot about them. He very good very yet it's if you don't know anything about Afghanistan and what's going on. This is a great tremor plus it's a great American Idol story as well. And then finally in any -- take your kids to see -- you can take it can just keep their threats are real violence throughout the entire -- one of the women dances on stage and she gets threatened to be murdered as a result because there's a whole woman problem in Afghanistan well this as the other week thing is really comes up and you're looking forward to one exit in particular -- we have very high in this film Meryl -- is and incredible -- them she -- Julia Child like nobody else all right lots to -- thanks so much is but now my pleasure to."