"Your Highness" Red Band Trailer

I love Danny McBride, I mean I really really love Danny McBride. I've been watching his work for a few years and I honestly think he's one of the most underrated comedy actors in Hollywood. The man really can do it all. Check out Up in the Air as well as Due Date if you don't believe me. Those are just co-starring roles; check out Eastbound and Down to see the man really shine!

The trailer below is for Your Highness; it stars McBride, James Franco, Zooey Deschanel and the gorgeous Natalie Portman. I kind of want you all to see the trailer and tell me what you think. Check after the jump for my comments.

Ok, what did you think? Different, no? I like it. I think it's an interesting and fun way to look at Medieval Times. We know based on Pineapple Express that there will be a lot of riffing and improv between Franco and McBride. McBride especially knows how to roll with the lines, even if they weren't intentionally written that way. Then there is the crush of a lifetime; Natalie Portman. My goodness, crushes come and go (Emma Stone this year), but Portman has had my heart for a long time. And she's all thonged out in this trailer which was awesome to say the least. Share your thoughts about this kooky comedy.

Guest Review: Tanya M: 500 Days of Summer

The tagline for 500 Days of Summer reads: “This is not a love story. This is a story about love.” Fooooor real. If you’ve ever been in love with someone and it didn’t work out – this is the movie for you. “500 days” is about Tom Hansen (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) an under-achiever who believes he’ll never be happy; until he suddenly meets and falls in love with Summer Finn (Zooey Deschanel). Summer is beautiful, smart, charming, and upfront – she does not want to be in a relationship. Tom ignores this and still pursues her. With the assistance of a narrator, what follows is a back-and-forth jump through Tom’s 500-day obsession with Summer.

It’s hard to explain the rest of the story without giving anything away. I can tell you that it’s a visual treat, it’s highly electric, it has a killer soundtrack and it is really funny. Oh, I can also tell you I absolutely loved this movie!!! The plot is great. It’s realistic and still filled with enough comedy and cartoonish scenes that make it highly entertaining. The actors are fabulous. Levitt (10 Things I Hate About You) and Deschanel (Yes, Man) are familiar faces that audiences love to see and whose performances are flawless and a good fit for their characters.

The Director, Marc Webb, is a virtual un-known, whose only credit to fame is, well, this film. He has a great eye for what works and what doesn’t. More importantly, he has already mastered the art of not trying to fit 100 pounds of crap in a 50 pound bag… you know what I’m saying? He does what I didn’t do right here – he gets to the point.

One of the hits at this years’ Sundance Film Festival, “500 Days” is reminiscent of another Sundance favorite, Juno. What both share in common, other than their visual aspects, are their superb screenplays. The smart, quirky comedy in both is what makes them refreshing and enjoyable; and while I would love to quote different lines from the picture, I think it would be best to let you see it for yourself and enjoy the piece all at once.

The film is a tragedy of sorts, but it doesn’t leave the audience depressed in the end. Ultimately, it’s a feel-good movie that for all intents and purposes, aims to teach an age-old lesson about love and life in general. The lesson, echoed in the film by the changing of the seasons, is one about the eventuality of time – that while there may be rain today, the sun will come out again… like maybe tomorrow.