Classic Hollywood Ending

I haven't written anything here in quite a while, and Shauna's been giving me a hard time about it. "Just write anything," she says. Well, I kinda got stuck cuz there are some things I want to write about but I've been having a hard time getting started. So, I've decided that since I rented some movies this last week and they all surprised me in one way or another I would write a little bit about them.
First up is "Punisher War Zone." I am an unabashed fan of action movies, and I'm not particularly discriminating when it comes to them. I'm not really a big fan of comics, but I do tend to like movies made from comics. My favorite comic (or graphic novel) is "Watchmen," which I also saw this week, and it was phenomenally good. "Punisher War Zone" doesn't fit into that category by any stretch of the imagination. It was wonderfully violent although perhaps a little more graphic than necessary at times. The problem I had with it was the guy who played the Punisher--bland, bland, bland. He did fine with the action sequences, but that was it. Nothing in the script or perfomance gave me any stake in him or the things he did. Every other character in the movie was far more interesting than the hero. For example, this was the first time I can remember seeing Wayne Knight in a non-comedic role and he was actually pretty good. That I cared more about his sidekick character than the hero surprised me, as did the fact that this quite bloody and emotionally void mess was directed by a woman.
"My Name is Bruce" stars possibly the greatest actor of his generation, Bruce Campbell. This movie is terrible, embraces its terribleness, and rises below it. Total camp. Anyone who isn't a big fan of Bruce Campbell and bad movies will hate it, and they should. This is a movie that sets the bar low and still limbos under it. I loved it.
"Role Models" is the kind of movie that I almost never watch on purpose. I don't even know why I rented it. I'm not a fan of most comedies made nowadays, I just don't find them very funny. Generally speaking, if you've seen the preview you've seen all the funny bits. This week I rented two comedies and they were both hilarious. Paul Rudd is very good as a cynical guy whose life isn't turning out the way he wanted, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse, who's turn as McLovin in "Superbad" was by far the funniest thing about that movie, is once again very funny as the nerdy kid whose hobby is live action roleplaying. The whole live action roleplaying thing will certainly be a riot for a lot of the people I know (I'm thinking of my D&D friends). This movie had me cracking up all the way through, and I highly recommend it.
Okay, I saved the best for last--"Hamlet 2." Don't worry, you can enjoy it even if you haven't seen the first one. There really isn't that much to say about this one other than SEE IT. It turns every "inspirational teacher" movie ever made in its ear, and the tunes are quite catchy. Steve Coogan is one funny guy.