Review: National Lampoon’s Animal House

The latest review from the Been There, Watched That team is National Lampoons’ s Animal House. This movie was Dave’s “Pick of the Week”.

Synopsis:

When they arrive at college, socially inept freshmen Larry (Thomas Hulce) and Kent (Stephen Furst) attempt to pledge the snooty Omega Theta Pi House, but are summarily rejected. Lowering their standards, they try at the notoriously rowdy Delta Tau Chi House, and get in. The trouble is, the college dean (John Vernon) has it in for the Deltas. He has put them on “Double Secret Probation” and secretly assigned Omega’s president (James Daughton) the task of having their charter revoked.

This comedy classic made it’s theatrical debut on July 28,1978.

IMDB Rating: 7.5 / 10

Rotten Tomatoes: *CERTIFIED FRESH* 90%, Audience Score 89%

Dave’s Rating: Large Popcorn

Justin’s Rating: Large Popcorn

Joe’s Rating: Medium Popcorn

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Review: Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior *CERTIFIED MEDIUM POPCORN*

In this installment of Been There, Watched That, we continue our adventure down the Mad Max path and watch “Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior”.

Synopsis:

After avenging the death of his wife and young son at the hands of a vicious gang leader, Max (Mel Gibson) drives the post-apocalyptic highways of the Australian outback, fending off attacks from nomadic tribes that prey on outsiders. Falling into an encampment led by the relatively peaceful Pappagallo (Mike Preston), Max at first schemes to steal their oil, but soon becomes the group’s reluctant defender against the hulking Humungus (Kjell Nilsson) and his ruthless marauders.

The original box office release was May 21, 1982.

Let’s see how The Road Warrior ranked. Did it fair better or worse than the original?

IMDB Rating: 7.6 / 10

Rotten Tomatoes: *CERTIFIED FRESH* 93%, AUDIENCE SCORE: 86%

Justin’s Review: Medium Popcorn

Joe’s Review: Medium Popcorn

Dave’s Review: Medium Popcorn

Based on the guy’s review this movie is certified *MEDIUM POPCORN*

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REVIEW: Mad Max (1979)

Today’s Feature Presentation is Mad Max, starring Mel Gibson.

Synopsis:

In a self-destructing world, a vengeful Australian policeman sets out to stop a violent motorcycle gang.

The movie originally hit theaters on March 21, 1980, and made over 8.7 million worldwide.

The movie is Rated R for Violence, Language, Nudity.

Now… on to the review.

IMDB Rating: 6.9 / 10

Rotten Tomatoes: *CERTIFIED FRESH* 90% Audience Score: 70%

Justin’s Rating: Small Popcorn

Dave’s Rating: Medium Popcorn

Joe’s Review: Small Popcorn

The first Mad Max movie is in the books. Tune in next week as we review: Mad Max: The Road Warrior

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Review: “Home Alone”

This episode the guys review the 1990 Holiday Comedy Classic “Home Alone”.

Synopsis:

When bratty 8-year-old Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) acts out the night before a family trip to Paris, his mother (Catherine O’Hara) makes him sleep in the attic. After the McCallisters mistakenly leave for the airport without Kevin, he awakens to an empty house and assumes his wish to have no family has come true. But his excitement sours when he realizes that two con men (Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern) plan to rob the McCallister residence, and that he alone must protect the family home.

The movie was originally release on November 16, 1990 and made 477.1 Million Dollars at the Box Office. The movie was number 1 for 12 weeks in a row.

The movie is rated PG for Drug Use, Foul Language, Sexuality, and Voilence.

IMDB Rating: 7.6 / 10

Rotten Tomateos: 66% Audience Score: 80%

Justin’s Rating: Large Popcorn

Dave’s Rating: Medium Popcorn

Joe’s Rating: *MOP BUCKET*

For those of you keeping track this is Joe’s first Mop Bucket rating and the first mop bucket rating of the series. When will the other guys announce their first MOP BUCKET rating? Stay tuned to find out.

Christmas Movie, Comedy

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Review: “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation”

We are counting down the days ’til Christmas the guys jump in to the 1989 classic, “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation”.

The movie stars Chevy Chase as Clark Griswald, who works hard to give his entire family the PERFECT family Christmas. We find as the movie progresses that Clark is fighting a losing battle.

This movie is rated PG-13 for sexuality, violence, foul language, and drug use.

We have reached our review. What did the guys think of this classic?

IMDB Rating: 7.6/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 68% TOMATOMETER, 86% AUDIENCE SCORE

Justin Rating: Medium Popcorn

Dave Rating: Large Popcorn

Joe Rating: Medium Popcorn

Let us know in the comments below what your rating and favorite part of the movie.

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Review: “The Social Dilemma” *CERTIFIED LARGE POPCORN*

As our first movie review we decided to review the Netflix Original Documentary, “The Social Dilemma”. The movie stars Skyler Gisondo (Young Shawn in Psych), Kara Hayward (Moonrise Kingdom), and Vincent Kartheiser (Pete Campbell in Madmen).

This documentary explores the dangerous human impact of social networking, with tech experts sounding the alarm on their own creations. Below you will find the movie trailer, our ratings, and our breakdown of “The Social Dilemma”.

Official Trailer

This movie is rated PG-13, recommended for viewers 13 and older. This movie contains disturbing/violent images, and suggestive material.

Now is the time for the review. Check out what the guys have to say about the film and see how they rate the movie compared to IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes.

IMDB Rating: 7.7 / 10 Stars

Rotten Tomatoes: *CERTIFIED FRESH* 87% Tomatometer, 84% Audience Score

Justin Rating: Large Popcorn

Dave Rating: Large Popcorn

Joe Rating: Large Popcorn

The guys and critics agree “The Social Dilemma” is a great film to add to your Watchlist.

Documentary, Netflix

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