Blossom Buffalo Movie Reviews

Blazing Saddles

Wildly racy, this over-the-top comedy is a must see film.  Mel Brooks along with the writing of Richard Pryor push past today’s politically correct film making boundaries with a tale about a corrupt business man who pressures a politician to appoint a black sheriff to a small Western town.  Set up for failure, he wins over the town and the audience with his wit and witticisms.  No demographic is safe from the satire here.

Recommended for any fan of comedy or American history.

A hilarious Friday night movie.

Starring Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Slim Pickens 

Rated - R

1 Hr 33 Mins

 

Happiness For Beginners 

Get outside of yourself and in touch with nature with this light-hearted romantic comedy depicting different personality types.  A group signs up for a week long adventure on the Appalachian Trail where they rediscover their youthfulness, come to terms with relationships and gain a deeper understanding of the values of teamwork, family and heal.

Recommended for people searching to reset their lives with light hearted laughter. 

A great rainy afternoon movie.

Starring Ellie Kemper, Luke Grimes, Blythe Danner, Ben Cook

Rated - TV-14 

1 Hr 45 Mins

 

Poor Things

Not for the faint of heart or weak-stomached.  This is an intense movie filled with profound ideas, visual gore and graphic nudity that should probably be saved for a Friday Night.  A raw description of the indulgence of human desires and dissection of cultural norms between sexes leaving you twisting in your seat and looking away from the screen.

A Friday night movie.

Staring Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, Mark Ruffalo

Rated R

2 Hr 21 Mins

 

Born On The Fourth of July

This brutal depiction shows common forms of childhood indoctrination influencing adolescent decision making.  Tom Cruise plays Ron Kovic, a promising high-school graduate who volunteers for the Vietnam War to protect American ideology only to end up as a drug addicted, paraplegic.  Based on the true story of Ron Kovic, who eventually became an anti-war activist after experiencing the horrors of modern day warfare and the reality of returning home to a country that doesn’t support the war, this movie makes you rethink America and sticks with you for days. 

A great movie for the weekend.

Starring Tom Cruise, Bryan Larkin, Raymond J. Barry.  Directed by Oliver Stone

Rated R

2 Hr 25 Mins