Movie #237 - Good Luck Chuck

Good Luck Chuck
2007 - Rated R - 1 hr 36 min
Director: Mark Helfrich
Starring: Dane Cook, Jessica Alba, Dan Fogler

Aside from the disturbing movie poster, there's not much about this comedy that sets it apart from the white noise of rom-coms out there.  It is exactly as advertised: boy meets girl, boy screws up, miscommunication occurs, hillarity ensues, boy gets girl.  The road there is a little weirder than usual, but it's predictable.

Now, that's not to say it's not funny to watch them get from Point A to Point E.  The added elements of Chuck's curse (that every girl he's with will marry the next guy she meets) and Jessica Alba's klutzy crazy make it different enough to make you laugh.  But there are parts that even gross me out... so yeah, there's that too.

Anyway... nothing exemplary, but Dane Cook and Jessica Alba make a cute couple.  And those penguins are adorable too.

Movie #198 - Fantastic Four

Fantastic Four
2005 - Rated PG-13 - 1 hr 46 min
Director: Tim Story
Starring: Ioan Gruffudd, Michael Chiklis, Chris Evans, Jessica Alba

Ugh.

This is one of those moments where I curse myself for having this crazy idea.  Watch all the movies, Steph? Really?

But I soldier on, because them's the rules.  So I watched this trash - a lame comic-turned-movie complete with a Stan Lee cameo.  Jessica Alba is no scientist. And Chris Evans isn't funny, he's annoying.  And poor Michael Chiklis. His wife's a bitch, but he's not so bad.

And.....scene.