Favre to the Jets

The Brett Favre era in Green Bay officially came to an end late Wednesday night as the legendary longtime Packers quarterback was traded to the New York Jets, the Packers announced.

The exact compensation wasn't immediately available, but it is believed to be a fourth-round draft pick that increases in value depending on how the Jets perform in the 2008 season.

According to the NFL Network, if Favre takes 50 percent of total snaps with the Jets in 2008, the fourth-rounder becomes a third-round pick. If he gets 70 percent of the snaps and the Jets make the playoffs, it becomes a second-round pick; and if he gets 80 percent of snaps and the Jets make the Super Bowl, it becomes a first-round pick.

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Paris Hilton has decided to speak out against John McCain's presidential campaign ad which hinted that Obama more worried about his celebrity than his politics. Her response is pretty funny and definitely puts the old gasbag in his place.



Also it was announced that Britney Spears will be playing a lesbian stripper in Quentin Tarantino's upcoming remake of "Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!" Spears' character murders the boyfriend with her bare hands before taking the girlfriend hostage. The troubled singer will also have sex scenes with another girl before the drama ends in a blood-bath. Well I can see why Tarantino would want to put her in after her amazing performance in Crossroads.. First Fergie in a movie and now Britney, Rihanna you better start getting ready for acting classes.



Finally, some sad news as comedian Artie Lange (Dirty Work, Mad TV) best known for being on the Howard Stern Show has checked into rehab. It is only an outpatient program and he is expected to return to the Stern show next week. Not too shocking as Artie has been battling with substances for years but I hope he gets better as he is one of the best things about that show.

Tropic Thunder Review

Saw a screening of Tropic Thunder tonight and I must say going into this movie I was very excited. I had seen the trailer back in March and knew it had a ton of potential and was just praying that they wouldn't drop the ball like a lot of recent Stiller comedies. Fortunately, Ben Stiller proved that he might be a better director than an actor (The Cable Guy, Zoolander) as Tropic Thunder was absolutely fantastic and right now stands as my top comedy of 2008 (haven't seen Pineapple Express as of this writing).

The movie is about 3 very insecure actors, Ben Stiller plays Tugg Speedman your typical action hero who is in need of a hit pretty badly as his franchise films are starting to die out. Jack Black plays Jeff Portney a cross between Eddie Murphy and Jeff Conaway from Celebrity Rehab. Robert Downey Jr. steals the show as Kirk Lazarus a serious actor who has 5 academy awards and gets lost in every role as he is a method actor. All 3 men are hired to be on a war epic to end all war epic's but the director is a rookie and production isn't going according to plan. This leads to the idea of putting the guys into a remote area of the jungle and to film it guerilla style to get a reality tv style view of the action. As you can guess this doesn't go according to plan and the actors are forced to hold their own against Vietnamese drug dealers.

All of the actors are great in this movie. Stiller plays Speedman as a more intelligent Derek Zoolander type of character who is just dying to be taken more seriously for his work. Jack Black is a little misplaced and under used in the movie as he doesnt seem to have as much going on plot wise as everyone else but still has some very funny parts. Robert Downey Jr. is to this film as Heath Ledger was to The Dark Knight. His performance as an african american sergeant is top notch and he really makes you forget that youre watching a white guy acting as a black guy on the screen. Brandon T. Jackson plays Alpa Chino who is your typical rapper turned actor character and brings some great comedy throughout the film and even shows a more complex side to his alpha male character mid way through, and new comer Jay Barauchel has a stand out performance as Kevin who is kind of the nerdy computer tech guy and the heart of the crew. I can see him getting a lot more work after people see him in this movie. There are also pretty big roles for Tom Cruise (in full make up as studio exec Les) and Matthew McConaughey who plays Speedman's agent and channels his best Ari from Entourage. There are even cameo's from Toby Mcguire, Lance Bass, Jennifer Love Hewitt, and a litany of other stars.

This movie has all of the ingredients of a good action comedy as the fight scenes are done very well and there are nonstop jokes from beginning to end. One of the highlights of the film are the trailers played before the movie which feature all of the actors in their hit roles. Tropic Thunder is a must see for any fan of comedy or even action movies in general. There are so many subtle view points about the state of big budget hollywood films these days and just how insecure and shallow actors and film makers can really be. Stiller knocks another one out of the park as a director, writer, producer, and actor with the supporting cast helping to make Tropic Thunder an instant classic.

9/10

The Rock

from TMZ... that's a pic that could make a man question some things about himself. I don't know if any amount of working out could get me to look like that. Must be a good life.

Step Brothers

Step Brothers is another collaboration between Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly. The difference with this movie and Talladega Nights is that this time Judd Apatow (Superbad, Knocked Up) is producing and Ferrell co-wrote the movie with Adam McKay (SNL, FunnyorDie.com) who also gets directing credit. I did not really even want to see this movie based on the original trailers as it seemed to be another in whats becoming the long line of Will Ferrell groaners. After hearing good word of mouth and being dragged to the movie on a boring Sunday, I must say this is truly a very funny movie.

Brennan (Ferrell) and Dale (Reilly) are two 40 year old, unemployed losers who are still living at home with their parents (Mary Steenbergen, Richard Jenkins). At a medical conference the parents meet up, hook up, and end up getting married. Thus making the guys... Step Brothers. While the plot certainly isn't the highpoint of this movie, the improvisation between Ferrell and Reilly steals the show. It's hard to believe there was really a script with dialogue pre-written as both comedians do an amazing job playing off each other and have great chemistry. The jokes are very R rated and immature but fit very well with the flow of the movie. Dale and Brennan don't get along at first but find a common enemy in Brennan's younger, and much more successful brother Derek. Derek is the polar opposite of Dale and Brennan as he has a wife, 2 kids, 500k a year salary, and a range rover. One of the funniest scenes in the movie is when the family is singing an acapella version of Guns N Roses "Sweet Child O' Mine."

Derek convinces the parents to sell their house so that they can retire and set sail around the world on their yacht, this of course would mean Dale and Brennan would have to enter the real world and get their own job and place. They go on a series of interviews which are highly entertaining and even feature a cameo from Seth Rogen (Pineapple Express, Superbad). As you can guess things don't go according to plan and hilarity ensues. The movie has so many great moments that weren't put into the trailer, probably because of the adult nature of the humor. The film also narrowly avoids the trap that most comedies in this genre fall into where the main character realizes the mistakes he has been making and spends 30 minutes of the film trying to right the wrong. There is a section of the movie like that where the brothers both go out on their own and are successful as adults in the real world and must reunite to bring the parents back together. Fortunately the scenes are well done and the movie doesn't have any real points where its dragging on.

Overall, Step Brothers is a win for Ferrell as his stock was on a slow decline after Semi Pro. The movie will not hold up as funniest movie of the summer as Tropic Thunder and Pineapple Express will be most likely battling for that title, but Step Brothers is a great comedy with some good acting and definitely worth checking out at your local matinee.

8/10

The Day The Earth Stood Still

Usually when I hear about a new Keanu Reeve's movie that doesnt rhyme with The Schmatrix it is met with a groan or a cringe. But after watching the trailer for "The Day The Earth Stood Still" I must say that I am a bit intrigued.

Batman rumors

Some new rumors circulating about the third Batman film. UK's Daily Telegraph is saying that an "unnamed source" from Warner Bros wants Johnny Depp to play The Riddler and Phillip Seymour Hoffman as The Penguin. I think the Hoffman casting would be perfect, not sure how I feel about Depp as The Riddler. Personally, I was a big fan of Jim Carrey's portrayal in Batman Forever and almost feel like it shouldn't be touched. It'll be interesting to see how this pans out but right now I would take these rumors with a grain of salt. Check out IGN's story on this here.