I absolutely love to give gifts. (It’s nothing new, just ask my exes.)

In the spirit of Christmas and gift-giving (and a little down-time at work), I’ve put together some funny Hollywood movie trailer adaptations…”Take Twos,” if you will.

Some are mashups, some recuts, some cheesy and others scary. I’ve tried not to include too many of the same type.

There are many blog posts of people ranking the “Top 10″ edited trailers, so I’m just posting ones that made me smirk or impressed me. Continue Reading

Let me preface this by stating that I have not viewed the original, John Wayne version of True Grit. Without a screening of it, this review is partially incomplete for many reasons, among which originality and plot are foremost.

My impression of True Grit is simply that it was not anything I did not expect. It did not disappoint, it did not amaze. But that was certainly enough for this film.

And that’s not to discount the film itself, which was quite an accomplishment.  Making a Western-style (not a formulaic Western) movie that appeals to the mass modern crowd, including teens is a tall task–of which I am confident the Coen brothers accomplished.

A good friend of mine said it well,

I loved True Grit. It was exactly what I was expecting and wanted it to be. You won’t be disappointed. #fillyourhandyousonofabitch

With a college minor in Cinema Studies, this–and all of my reviews–will have an academic-like structure, analyzing the main components that I noticed in the movie. Each will be given a rating out of five stars, with an overall rating at the end. Spoiler alert below the jump. Continue Reading

Confused by the acronym? Yeah…it’s not exactly an obvious one.

HISHE is the short form for “How It Should Have Ended,” a website funded by Starz Media that parodies trailers for movies and offers an alternate ending. Continue Reading