Funny Comedies and Ryan Reynolds is Buried Alive...

After a Christmas hiatus from my blog, I am now back and ready to write again.  I saw quite a few comedies over the break.  Little Fockers was a predictable sequel, funny but forgettable, while The Green Hornet was surprisingly fresh.  Seth Rogan's script was hilarious but not as vulgar as his previous films.  He makes a dynamic duo out of The Green Hornet and his sidekick, Kato, bringing a very old story back to life.  The violence was similar to Kick-Ass in its intensity while the gadgets would have made MacGyver proud.  Overall a fantastic popcorn movie!
On DVD, I recently saw Buried starring Ryan Reynolds, a fascinating film from a technical standpoint.  The entire movie is set inside a coffin.  Through camera movement, lighting, sound and acting the viewer sees only what the director intends and imagines the rest in their own mind.  It is intense, uncomfortable, and suspenseful even though you never see what is outside the coffin.  A technical achievement to say the least, I imagined myself in the same circumstance while watching this film.  I was emotionally attached to the ups and downs of our hero and (Spoiler Alert!) became distraught when his  rescue attempt failed at the very end.  A depressing ending to an amazing film by Rodrigo Cortés of Spain.