Mini-Review: I'm a sucker for this one, as it's a Christmas holiday tradition at my family's house (along with "A Christmas Story".) Heartwarming in that this-was-made-before-everyone-in-the-world-was-cynical kind of way. Even if you're not particularly religious (and my family isn't), it's hard not to appreciate the spirit of the story and Schulz' attempt to tease out the true meaning of Christmas from the "modern" commercialism that he saw taking over even 40 years ago. A brilliant score as well.

Mini-Review: Funny, well-written, well-cast. It manages to mostly avoid feeling forced or contrived, although watching some of the deleted scenes on the DVD you can see where they cut out some plot points and smoothed things over. I loved the cameo from Harold Ramis as Rogen's dad. I only saw the DVD release, so I'm not sure how much it was changed from the theatrical. As others have pointed out, this is a dirty, dirty movie. And a damned funny one. And not a bad romantic comedy either.

Mini-Review: Feels like they were trying too hard at points. (My friend commented that they wanted to be a more metal version of Wayne's World.) The editing is also heavy-handed -- I have no clue why they pulled the scene/song in the Army/Navy store, as it was damned funny and explained why they magically had walkie-talkies later. Also -- why did they not do anything with Amy Poehler after the setup? Still, even with the faults, Black and Gass have tremendous energy and chemistry, and it's a funny flick.

Mini-Review: Decent, but not spectacular. The plot kind of wanders all over the place in the middle, and the ending is rather abrupt. Williams is funny, and Kinnear is a smooth-talking villain.

Mini-Review: Clearly not in the same category as the original "Rocky", or "Million Dollar Baby", but a fitting conclusion to the Rocky series. Stallone gets some redemption after the crime against humanity known as "Rocky V".