Ebert & Roeper: 9-25-06

Richard Roeper and Guest Critic, Actor & Comedian, Fred Willard (I really missed him) reviews "All the King's Men" (Truly Disappointing and Unnecessary Remake of the 1949 political feature with Broderick Crawford that's based on the Robert Penn Warren's novel. This time is from Writer, Producer and Director Steven Zallian. Starring: Sean Penn, Kate Winslet, Anthony Hopkins, Jude Law, Mark Ruffalo and Patricia Clarkson.); "Jet Li's Fearless" (Incredible Martial Arts Feature with Jet Li. I saw it in theatres at the time!); "Flyboys" (A war drama about the adventures of the "Lafayette Escadrille" where a group of American Aviators are fought during World War I in France. Directed By: Tony Bill. Starring: James Franco, Jean Reno, Jennifer Decker and Scott Hazell. It was a box office bomb and not a great film. Also, this was one of Skydance's first productions (long before their relationship with Paramount) with MGM releasing); "Jackass: Number Two" (Another chapter on MTV's popular reality TV comedy series after the success on the first 2002 film about a bunch of guys doing outrageously crazy and insane stunts! Yes, it hilarious! I did watch it back then. Starring: Johnny Knoxville, Steve O, Bam Margera and Ryan Dunn.) and "The Science of Sleep".

Thumbs Up Video: "Stick It"; "Loverboy" and "The Proposition". Roeper's picks are "The Lake House" and "Curious George" (Roeper is still full of crap as always when he didn't recommend it in theatres for his lousy disdain comments. At least he recommends it for just the DVD with extra features and all. Well, I love the animated movie, I'm glad I saw it in theatres and I'm happy to own the Blu-ray. Been a fan of the Book, the animated shorts and now, the long-running PBS series that aired during that fall season.) While, Willard's pick is "The Court Jester" (A Brilliant film with Danny Kaye.)