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Favorite Movies of All Time (2019 Edition)
Most Anticipated Movies - 2017 (30 movies items)"Points of anticipation: Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler are hopefully an awesome duo. Result: #19 on "Best Movies of 2017" list. Trailer: "
Phoenix Feather's Movie Diary 2018 
Miika's Movie Diary - 2018 (222 movies items)"22.9, Netflix Aikalailla sitä samaa huttua mitä nämä SNL-tähtien suoltamat elokuvat ovat muutenkin. Tämä aiheutti muutamat hymähdykset eikä juuri ärsyttänyt."
Seen in 2018 (388 movies items)"The Sopranos theme song part made me blow some air through my nose and so did the hatchet/axe parts."
The Cinephile's Film Journal: 2018
BradWesley123's Movie Journal- October 2017 (23 movies items)" DVD- 1hr. 28min. First Viewing The House is a disappointing film; it has a pretty fantastic premise, but can never really conceive of a cohesive plot to go along with it. It is a collection of absurd scenes, most of which have been featured in other films (and often used more effectively as well). If there's an issue with the comedy, its that its often to tame; sure, it's all over-the-top, but rarely does it go to extremes. When it does, as it does as the characters become more entrenched in th"
Moviewatcher122's 2017 Film Diary: November & Dec. (18 movies items)"December 11 This was a comedy that had a lot of potential for jokes, but for whatever reason isn't really that funny. The comedic premise had a ton of possibilities, but the way the script was written was in the most autopilot way possible. The way the plot progresses is so simple that you can pretty much predict it from plot point to plot point and sometimes the characters are really stupid just for the sake of moving the plot forward. There are still some decent jokes here and there, but un"
Films I've Seen in 2017 (December) (62 movies items)"When: December 8th First-Time Viewing: No. How: DVD from the library. What'd I Think?: Ridiculous film manages to have enough weird laughs to recommend. My Rating: 7/10 Other Notes: NA."
A studious waste of talent and potential
“On the surface, 2017's The House ostensibly had all the right ingredients to become an instant dark comedy classic. But despite the presence of Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler, plus a colourful supporting cast of recognisable names and a promising comedic plot, The House falls flat for the most part - it comes up dangerously short in terms of laughs, and feels much longer than its comparatively scant 88-minute running time. Making his directorial debut, Andrew Jay Cohen (who also co-wrote the script) is unable to achieve an agreeable rhythm as the movie meanders from one undisciplined scene to the next, never quite coming together in the end. Even the ordinarily reliable actors are powerless here, struggling to come up with any witty, well-timed jokes. It's certainly telling that even though ” read more
