Dave’s Pick: Thank You For Smoking

Nick Naylor (Aaron Eckhart), a lobbyist for big tobacco, finds it difficult to balance his duties defending the dangerous substance with those of being a good role model for his young son. Nick’s life gets even more complicated when a liberal senator mounts an anti-smoking campaign that he must counter. Based on the novel by Christopher Buckley.

Thank You For Smoking was released to theaters on March 17, 2006.

The movie is Rated R for language and sexual content.

Will the reviews be rich and full of flavor, or will they go up in smoke?

IMDB Rating: 7.6 / 10

Rotten Tomatoes: *CERTIFIED FRESH* 86% Tomatometer, 87% Audience Score

Joe’s Rating: Large Popcorn

Justin’s Rating: OVERFLOWING Large Popcorn

Dave’s Rating: OVERFLOWING Large Popcorn

The guys agree with the masses, Thank You For Smoking is worth a watch.

Mentalist Derren Brown engineers an audacious social experiment demonstrating how manipulation can lead an ordinary person to commit an appalling act.

The Push was released on Netflix on February 27, 2018.

This special is Rated TV-MA.

Would the guys push or not? Let’s find out.

IMDB Rating: 7.5 / 10

Rotten Tomatoes: 75% Audience Score

Justin’s Rating: Overflowing Large Popcorn

Dave’s Rating: Overflowing Large Popcorn

Joe’s Rating: Overflowing Large Popcorn

It’s obvious that The Push is an interesting film, and a great conversation piece. Stay tuned as the guys review Thank You For Smoking.

Fan Pick: The Princess Bride

A fairy tale adventure about a beautiful young woman and her one true love. He must find her after a long separation and save her. They must battle the evils of the mythical kingdom of Florin to be reunited with each other. Based on the William Goldman novel “The Princess Bride” which earned its own loyal audience.

The Princess Bride arrived in theaters on October 1, 1987.

This movie is Rated PG for violence and language.

Let’s see if the guys save the Princess, or let her fall victim to the bad guys.

IMDB Rating: 8 / 10

Rotten Tomatoes: *CERTIFIED FRESH* 97% Tomoatometer 94% Audience Score

Justin’s Rating: Large Popcorn

Dave’s Rating: Large Popcorn

Joe: Rating: Large Popcorn

The Princess Bride is a CERTIFIED LARGE POPCORN for the guys, and well deserved at that. Stay tuned as we review Justin’s pick, The Push.

Joe’s Pick: The Shawshank Redemption

Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) is sentenced to two consecutive life terms in prison for the murders of his wife and her lover and is sentenced to a tough prison. However, only Andy knows he didn’t commit the crimes. While there, he forms a friendship with Red (Morgan Freeman), experiences brutality of prison life, adapts, helps the warden, etc., all in 19 years.

The Shawshank Redemption first arrived in theaters on September 22

The Shawshank Redemption is Rated R for language and violence.

Here we go with the ratings:

IMDB Rating: 9.3 / 10

Justin’s Rating: MOP BUCKET

Dave’s Rating: MOP BUCKET

Joe’s Rating: MOP BUCKET

It’s without a doubt that The Shawshank Redemption receives a CERTIFIED MOP BUCKET rating. Coming up next for the guys is The Princess Bride.

Dave’s Pick: Unfinished Business

Tired of playing second-fiddle to his obnoxious boss (Sienna Miller), businessman Dan Trunkman (Vince Vaughn) quits and forms his own competing mineral sales firm. He takes a retiring associate (Tom Wilkinson) and a dim-witted sales applicant (Dave Franco) with him. After a year and a half of struggle, a promising deal is in sight — then promptly folds, thanks to Dan’s ex-boss. Determined to save the deal, Dan and company fly to Germany, where a series of outrageous obstacles awaits.

Unfinished Business hit theaters on March 5, 2015.

Unfinished Business is Rated R for some strong risqué sexual content/graphic nudity, and for language and drug use.

Now is the time for the guys to finish “Unfinished Business”.

IMDB Rating: 5.4 / 10

Dave’s Rating: Medium Popcorn

Justin’s Rating: Medium Popcorn

Joe’s Rating; Medium Popcorn

It appears this movie still has some unfinished business as far as ratings go, stay tuned as the guys review Shawshank Redemption.