2008 Woodie Awards
Two thumbs up for "Employee of the Month"
Aaron and Priscilla Mizell with guests, Clinton Plenart and Ali Arnold
We had several requests for a review on this terrifying prequel but we detest watching horror movies. However, we didn't want to let our review readers down. Fortunately, our friends and co-workers, Clinton Plenart and Ali Arnold, agreed to help us out with this issue.
Clinton: I was excited to see that a prequel to the Texas Chainsaw Massacre was coming out, seeing that it is one of my favorite horror movies. After watching the prequel I was very disappointed in the story. Instead of taking the time to explain the childhood of the killer throughout the movie they covered it only in the credits. This saved plenty of time for pointless gore and murder with an end that was far too foreseeable.
Ali: I didn't enjoy the first movie but was interested in finding out what brought the killer and his family to be the way they were. Though some hints of the upbringing of the killer were touched in the beginning credits, the movie didn't cover any of the material I was hoping it would about, "The Beginning." This prequel seemed to replicate the original movie with additional violence and gore.
Clinton: My biggest complaint of this movie is the weak story line. If you enjoy a very bloody and gruesome movie then you may like this, but that does not fit in well with my personal taste. I could tolerate those things in the '03 version of the TCSM, because it followed a story and it was unknown who would die. In this movie everyone knows what will happen, which kind of ruins it from the start.
Ali: My stomach and mind can tolerate quite a bit of blood and guts, but this movie made my eyes well up and needless to say I tucked my head away into Clinton's armpit very often. I once heard that chocolate was used on occasion for blood in the movie making process, if that is true then this movie was a huge waste of the creamy delicacy. So very much chocolate went to waste and I would like to petition that alone.
The Departed
Priscilla: Filled with suspense and intrigue, this was a truly wonderful film. The cast was amazing and the plot was flawless. Finally, a film with twists that even Aaron couldn't anticipate! I wholeheartedly recommend this film.
Aaron: I thought it was interesting that they introduced some letter that the girl would have to open if a certain character died, but the envelope was never brought back into the picture. Um, yeah-I was a little lost at that part. It was pretty good besides that, however.
Employee of the Month
Aaron: Definitely one that I'd advise you to go to. My wife and I talked a lot about how it made us feel like we could be more than what we already are as long as we never give up. It was a great group of comedians put into one movie. I will say, however, that they went a little overboard with the how stupid they made the manager. No one who owns a great business can really be that stupid!!!
Priscilla: I loved this movie! I laughed throughout the entire thing. It was funny, well-written, and surprisingly inspiring. Dane Cook was splendid in his role of "box boy" Zack-paired with the rest of the cast this comedy is a classic. And the crazy quirks of the characters were awesome, especially concerning the Grandma. I totally recommend this film.
School for Scoundrels
Priscilla: This movie wasn't quite as good as Employee of the Month, but it was pretty entertaining. Jon Heder and Billy Bob Thornton were great and the lines were humorous. If you enjoyed Benchwarmers, this is worth seeing. The second ending was kind of odd, but overall this was a pretty good movie.
Aaron: This movie was interesting. They messed up quite a few times with the flow near the end, but the rest went pretty well as far as I was concerned. It made me kind of mad that at the end; even though all of these guys went through this school to change and they didn't change at all. Instead, they were all stuck right back where they began. That was kind of depressing really; especially after the big finale with the main guy winning the girl and the war.
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