Film 336/365, Day 351/365 – Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Forty percent romance to sixty percent comedy, which is almost the ideal mix for me... almost.  This film has a number of very funny moments and plenty of moments that are more than uncomfortable.  However this is also the film that brought us Aldous Snow who went on to have his own film, Get Him to the Greek, which was brilliant.

Synopsis:  Dumped by his long time girlfriend, Sarah Marshall, Peter decides to go to Hawaii to forget all about her and try to get his life moving again.  But in a cruel twist of fate Sarah is staying at the same hotel with her new boyfriend, an outrageous British rocker.

Film 58/365, Day 62/365 – Despicable Me

Gru is an evil genius, he was possibly the best evil genius... that is until someone stole one of the pyramids. Now in an attempt to put himself back to the top of the rankings he is planning to steal the moon! But first he needs to steal a shrink ray from the new top evil genius, Vector. To complete the first part of the plan he adopts three girls from an orphanage...

Despicable Me was a very entertaining film with plenty for the adults as well as the kids. The constant high-jinks from Gru’s minions were excellent and Gru himself was fantastically despicable. It’s no Toy Story but for anyone that enjoys those sort of films you should definitely check this out.

Film 50/365, Day 58/365 – Get Him to the Greek

Times are hard; the recession has hit and Sergio, challenges his staff to help his record company through it. Aaron suggests that a repeat of rock legend Aldous Snow’s landmark concert to mark its ten year anniversary is just what the company needs. Sergio eventually agrees and tasks Aaron with getting Aldous from London to Los Angeles in 72 hours. What could possibly go wrong?

If you have seen Forgetting Sarah Marshall then you have some idea of what you are in for. Aldous Snow, played by Russell Brand, gets a second outing in Get Him to the Greek. Jonah Hill stars alongside as mild mannered Aaron Green, although Sean Combs (P. Diddy) steals the show as Sergio. Get Him to the Greek was hilarious, I’ve just finished replacing all of my wallpaper with furry material… I don’t think I’ve ever laughed so hard, as when Aaron and Sergio are stroking the furry wall. Curious, you should be? Watch it, now.