Inspired by the cathartic bash-a-thon which resulted from sitting through that piece of shit Titan A.E., a group of local punks decide that the only way to truly review a movie is to capture the mood they're in directly after leaving the theatre. Thus, we present...

It's A Movie So Watch It

The Cast:

Mark
Mark!
"If you see those guys, kick 'em in the balls!"

Chris
Chris!
"You are hearing me talk."

Keith
Keith!
"Where you going, baby? Gonna get some corpses?"

Lars
Lars!
"No fucking deal."

Dan
Dan!
"Jeeeeesus Fucking Christ..."

Matt
Matt!
"Dude! Those guys are freaks!"

Jay
Jay!
"Hey, you like porno?"

Brad
Brad!
"Don't hate me because I'm beautiful. Hate me because I'm better than you at almost everything that makes you special."

Kenneth
Kenneth!
"There's a car coming, yo!"



Jump to a specific movie:

Autumn In New York
Adventures of Joe Dirt
Charlie's Angels
Chicken Run
Coyote Ugly
Dude, Where's My Car?
Final Destination
Freddy Got Fingered

Ginger Snaps
Gone In 60 Seconds
In Crowd, The
Loser
Me, Myself and Irene
Mission: Impossible II
The Mummy Returns
Patriot, The

Road Trip
Scary Movie
Shaft
Shanghai Noon
Snatch
Traffic
Tomb Raider
X-Men


Tomb Raider
with Chris, Mark, Keith and Peck

Tomb Raider

When We Saw It: 
What We Paid: 
 June 24/01
 $6.50 a head
What We Thought:
Tomb Raider.mp3
(628k, 1:46)
Read the transcript!
Notes:

First appearance of our friend Matt Peck, hereby known as "Peck" to promote confusion.


Ginger Snaps
with Kenneth, Matt, Mark, Chris, Keith and Neil cameo

Ginger Snaps

When We Saw It: 
What We Paid: 
 May 17/01
 4 free passes
$6.50 (x2)
What We Thought:
Ginger.mp3
(1.08M, 3:08)
Read the transcript!
Notes:

This review includes our good friend Kenneth, who moved away mere days after the review. We wish him good luck with those big, pink pigs. At hey, at least you got to go out on a good movie.


The Mummy Returns
with Chris, Keith, Mark and Matt

The Mummy Returns

When We Saw It: 
What We Paid: 
 Whenever it came out
 $9.50? $6.50? I dunno.
What We Thought:
Mummy2.mp3
(540k, 1:31)
Read the transcript!
Highlights:

-We mostly talk about Jurassic Park.

Freddy Got Fingered
with Matt and Keith

Freddy Got Fingered

When We Saw It: 
What We Paid: 
 May 05/01
 $9.50 a head
What We Thought:
Freddy.mp3
(381k, 1:04)
Read the transcript!
Notes:

The review's kind of rambling, but take our word for it - despite the horrific commercials, it was a really good movie


The Adventures of Joe Dirt
with Keith, Mark and Matt

Joe Dirt

When We Saw It: 
What We Paid: 
 April 25/01
 $6.25 a head
What We Thought:
Joe Dirt.mp3
(364k, 1:01)
Read the transcript!
Notes:

The actual review of the movie lasts just over seven seconds


Traffic
with Keith, Mark and Matt

Traffic

When We Saw It: 
What We Paid: 
 Feb something/01
 $6.25 a head
What We Thought:
Traffic.mp3
(368k, 1:02)
Read the transcript!
Highlights:

-Short, unlike the movie, and Mark shows Topher some love


Snatch
with Keith, Mark, Matt and Chris

Snatch

When We Saw It: 
What We Paid: 
 January 23/01
 $6.25 a head
What We Thought:
Snatch.mp3
(876k, 2:29)
Read the transcript!
Highlights:

-We mostly talk about the movie for once


Dude, Where's My Car?
with Chris, Mark, Matt and Keith

Dude, Where's My Car?

When We Saw It: 
What We Paid: 
 End of December
 $6.25 a head
What We Thought:
Dude.mp3
(1.03M, 3:00)
Read the transcript!
Highlights:

-A great big convoy
-Spontaneous Fight Club re-enactment
-Burn of Dracula 2000


Charlie's Angels
with Keith, Matt, Mark and Chris

Charlie's Angels

When We Saw It: 
What We Paid: 
 November... I think
 $6.25 a head
What We Thought:
Charlie.mp3
(1.46M, 4:15)
Read the transcript!
See if you can find the references to the following things:

The Simpsons
Adam Sandler
GWAR
The Quake movie "Apartment Huntin'"
The Insane Clown Posse


Coyote Ugly

with Chris, Keith, Mark and Matt

Coyote Ugly

When We Saw It: 
What We Paid: 
 Beats me. Awhile ago.
 3$ a head
What We Thought:
CoyoteUgly.mp3
(1.00M, 2:55)
Read the transcript!
Highlights:

-Reference to the Elwood song "Bush", some Busta Rhymes and of course, a little Simpsons.

Notes:

-The theatre we always went to closed, so this marked the end of regular updates for It's A Movie.


Loser
with Matt and Keith's Uncalled For Adventure
with Matt, Keith, Mark and Chris

Loser

When We Saw It: 
What We Paid: 
 October 18, 2000
 3$ a head
What We Thought:
Loser.mp3
(977k, 2:46)
Read the transcript!
Highlights:

-For the sake of cruel comedy, Matt and Keith left Mark and Chris in the rain at the theatre. Read the transcript for further details.


Scary Movie
with Keith, Mark, Dan and Matt

Scary Movie

When We Saw It: 
What We Paid: 
 October 15, 2000
 3$ a head
What We Thought:
ScaryMovie.mp3
(596k, 1:41)
Read the transcript!
Notes:

-Pretty goddamn short


Chicken Run
with Chris, Mark, Matt and Keith

Chicken Run

When We Saw It: 
What We Paid: 
 October 11, 2000
 3$ a head
What We Thought:
ChickenRun.mp3
(1.04M, 3:01)
Read the transcript!
Notes:

-Large portions of this review will make absolutely no sense unless you've heard the skits from the De La Soul album De La Soul Is Dead and seen Mr. Show episode #102, "What To Think".

Highlights:

-The parts where we rip off De La Soul and Mr. Show.
-Col. Redcock, who is regretably not an actual character in the film.


Gone In 60 Seconds
with Matt, Lars, Dan and Keith

Gone In 60 Seconds

When We Saw It: 
What We Paid: 
 October 04, 2000
 3$ a head
What We Thought:
GoneIn60Seconds.mp3
(801k, 3:24)
Read the transcript!
Highlights:

-Matt explains exactly what constitutes "tit" in a movie
-Our best spontaneous burst of song yet


Autumn In New York
with Dan and Keith
The Two Bravest Souls In All Of Crackton

Autumn In Fuck You This Was A Piece Of Shit Movie

When We Saw It: 
What We Paid: 
 September 27, 2000
 3$ a head
What We Thought:
AutumnBullshit.mp3
(482k, 2:02)
Read the transcript!
Notes:

-We walked out after withstanding horrific torture for an amazing 1 hour and 20 minutes. Don't cry for us, we're already dead...
-The sound quality is a little worse than usual (!) – there was a lot of traffic on the way home.


The Patriot
with Lars, Dan, Keith and Chris

The Patriot

When We Saw It: 
What We Paid: 
 September 26, 2000
 3$ a head
What We Thought:
The Patriot.mp3
(1.27M, 3:43)
Read the transcript!
Notes:

-It's hell being Mel

Highlights:

-Brilliant Star Wars comparison by Lars
-Men who are more attractive than women
-And a little ICP for all the ladies


Shaft
with Keith, Chris, Matt, Mark and Lars

Shaft

When We Saw It: 
What We Paid: 
 September 19, 2000
 3$ a head
What We Thought:
Shaft.mp3
(959k, 2:43)
Read the transcript!
Notes:

-This is the 2nd viewing for all, payed for by the generous birthday gift of 60$ in Movie Money from Keith's parents. They also kindly refrained from kicking him out of their house.

Highlights:

-FLIPMODE!!!
-Chris busts out some old skool MC Face
-Extensive quoting from Jeff K's front page

Mission: Impossible II
with Matt, Keith, Chris, and Mark

Mission: Impossible II

When We Saw It: 
What We Paid: 
 September 12, 2000
 3$ a head
What We Thought:
Mission Impossible 2.mp3
(1.00M, 2:54)
Read the transcript!
Notes:

-Not really much to say about this flick. We went expecting an action movie and we got... an action movie

Highlights:

-Rudimentary groundwork for a "Simpsons Language" is laid down


X-Men
Review 1 with Dan, Brad and Keith
Review 2 with Chris, Jay, Matt, Mark and Keith

X-Men

When We Saw It: 
What We Paid: 
 September 03+05, 2000
 3$ a head
What We Thought:

X-Men (Review 1).mp3
(751k, 2:07)
Read the transcript!

X-Men (Review 2).mp3
(952k, 2:42)
Read the transcript!

Notes:

-Review 2 is uncharacteristically low-key for us, principally due to the fact that most of us had seen X-Men before, and it was pretty fucking chilly outside.

Highlights:

-Dan (review 1) fucking hated it. Imagine his review spanning an entire 40 minute walk home. It was brutal.

-Extremely obscure Jeff K reference at the end of review 2
-And a little kid walks into a door


Me, Myself & Irene
with Keith, Matt, Chris, Mark and Jay

Me Myself and Irene

When We Saw It: 
What We Paid: 
 August 30, 2000
 3$ a head
What We Thought:
Me Myself and Irene.mp3
(1.48M, 4:19)
Read the transcript!
Highlights:

-Lots of motherfucking swearing (according to Erik, there are 47 "fucks")
-A little classic Bloodhound Gang acapella
-And some old skool Tom Green to finish things off

Fun Facts:

-We actually edited swearing out of this review. Lots of it


THE IN CROWD
with Matt, Keith, Chris, Jay, Mark and Brad

The In Crowd

When We Saw It: 
What We Paid: 
 August 22, 2000
 3$ a head
What We Thought:
The In Crowd.mp3
(1.33M, 3:53)
Read the transcript!
Highlights:

-Severe burning of Brad
-Spontaneous singing of Prof. Plutonium song


FINAL DESTINATION
with Lars, Matt, Chris, Mark, Keith, Jay and Dan

Final Destination

When We Saw It: 
What We Paid: 
 August 15, 2000
 3$ a head
What We Thought:
Final Destination.mp3
(1.82M, 5:17)
Read the transcript!
Highlights:

-Gratuitous mocking of the French
-Realization that we're desensitized to violence


SHANGHAI NOON
with Matt, Mark, Chris, Keith and Jay

Shanghai Noon

When We Saw It: 
What We Paid: 
 August 08, 2000
 3$ a head
What We Thought:
Shanghai Noon.mp3
(1.51M, 4:25)
Read the transcript!
Notes:

-Dan didn't see the movie, but showed up to meet us after the show

Highlights:

-Mark injures himself closing the door of Matt's car
-Matt laments the fact that they always kick him out of McDonald's Playland


ROAD TRIP
with Chris, Mark, Lars and Keith

Road Trip

When We Saw It: 
What We Paid: 
 August 02, 2000
 3$ a head
What We Thought:
Road Trip.mp3
(0.99M, 2:51)
Read the transcript!
Notes:

-This recording is of particularly low quality, as it was made with our old voice recorder
-This is K+C+Mk's second viewing, justified by the fact that they found $20 worth of Movie Money in K's porch

Highlights:

-Mark and Chris make an obscure Penny-Arcade reference
-We notice that Log Home video has a new sign for their porn movies
-Sudden rant by Lars about how there was too much cock in Scary Movie

TO THE NEW SITE!