MOVIES OF THE MONTH - August

It's that time again. Time to announce my picks for the best and worst movies of the month. This time it's August. Gotta be honest, after looking at the list of movies last month, it was a tough choice to find ones that could wear the "best" tag. It was one of the worst Augusts I can remember. All movies mentioned have to be released to our area in the said month. Box office take makes no difference. I'll pick a best and worst and an honorable mention in each category.

So let's go!

Best Movie of the Month - August

Eat, Pray, Love - This wins by default. Although this is not a GREAT movie, it is at times very
well done. Julia Roberts is strong in this true story of a woman trying to
break a cycle of self esteem troubles. Filmed in some beautiful areas around
Italy, India, and Indonesia as well. A bit draggy at times but overall pretty
good.

Honorable Mention - Best

The Other Guys - Someone finally convinced Will Farrel his old and tired act was exactly that.
He is somewhat reinvented here, and there are some really funny moments
in this silly police comedy. Good cast, and a funny, sarcastic script. I am not
a Farrel fan at all, but he's not "Will Farrel" in this flick and it sort of works.

Worst Movie of the Month - August

The Expendables - Sylvester Stallone and tons of aging stars in this complete waste
of time movie. No real story, no real point, and too many "stars" and not
enough movie. Why? Dude, Sly.... retire, or reinvent yourself! This is
getting embarrassing.

Honorable Mention - August

Piranha 3-D - I know this is designed to be so bad, that it's actually good. Heavy satire and
parody here, that at times is amusing, but sheesh! This is just an excuse to show
as much guts and gore as possible. So much nudity, and everyone dying with no
clothes on too. Blood galore. So bad it's good? No, just so bad ...it's bad. 3-D not
necessary either. Added nothing

Check in next month for the best and worst movies of the month E-mail me too with your thoughts too scott@wqmx.com