Had a wonderful treat today. I got to catch up with my cousin whom I only get to see when I'm in town and who I adore. We are the only primas on that side of the family tree so its always a blast when we get together. Today's adventure was going to the mall to see Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2. Now I by no means want to endorse this as a "good" movie. As an ensemble piece its horrible....it starts new story lines for all 4 main characters and half follows through on them, if at all.
Yet I loved this movie, just like I'll admit it I loved the first one. For some reason despite repeatedly noting throughout the flick that there were flaws in the story lines and character development I fell in love with those underdeveloped characters. I think its obvious that this is only a movie for girls, (kudos for the boyfriends who endure it and the fathers who take their families for a night out) I don't think it can be appreciated by anyone lacking in estrogen. Despite its pitfalls as a work of cinema, there exists an indeterminable reason within the film that creates a feeling of sisterhood in the universal self-discovery within womanhood that makes this a great femme flick.
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Did anyone think else think it was akward when they said at the start of the movie that the pants weren't to be washed and then once they caught you up you realized its been like 4 years since they got the pants?!?!?!?!? um gross.
8.11.2008
8.10.2008
Who doesn't love a good drug dealer movie?
Mi madre rented Charlie Bartlett for family movie night. Not that bad. First of all I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Robert Downey Jr. comeback, if he keeps it up (which shouldn't be hard with the smart, good Hollywood friends he is making) it will be one of the absolute best comebacks in Hollywood history. With that I also find it interesting that in everyone of his comeback movies he seems to be a boozer semi-crazy because of it....maybe that is the key: play up what you know.??? So Charlie tries to take on the problems of American youth by doing counseling, going to his high-priced upper-class psychiatrists and then dolling out the pills to his classmates. In the process....gets in trouble, falls in love with the Principal's daughter, loses his virginity, gets arrested, almost gets shot, makes a ton of new friends etc.... Semi-predictable but still fun enough that you don't really mind.
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Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 tomorrow!!!!!!!!
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Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 tomorrow!!!!!!!!
I love the Tenenbaums and fail to see the appeal of Moulin Rouge
Bogo at the video store if my favorite part of the week. I picked up the Royal Tenenbaums which is probably in my top 5 movies I've seen this summer. It was hilarious but not a side splitter. It had an all star cast but not in the typical sense. Perhaps it is my adoration of the quirky dry comedies or just that I have been starved for a good indie but this one just was a perfect mix of sweet ironic comedy. I've never really seen any other Wes Anderson pieces before but I'm a huge fan of this one and look forward catching up on what seems like a perfect mix of director-viewer. If you have yet to see it I suggest you immediately rent it...Luke Wilson in love with his sister, Owen Wilson crashing weddings in Indian make-up, Ben Stiller in jogging suits, Gwyneth Paltrow actually being funny with only 9 fingers....I don't know how you can't love it.
Now my free rental I did not love...or really even like. I finally broke down and rented Moulin Rouge after hearing again on some countdown that it was both great musical and love story. I highly beg to differ. First of all Nicole Kidman was so over the top and not in a good way. Ewan McGregor has no sex appeal at alllllllll..... a little big when he sings on top of the elephant but then its lost for the rest of the piece. The modern songs in a historical setting was interesting but over done. Maybe I was just missing the key piece to appreciating this whole ordeal but basically I was bored and very excited when it was over. I would skip it.
Now my free rental I did not love...or really even like. I finally broke down and rented Moulin Rouge after hearing again on some countdown that it was both great musical and love story. I highly beg to differ. First of all Nicole Kidman was so over the top and not in a good way. Ewan McGregor has no sex appeal at alllllllll..... a little big when he sings on top of the elephant but then its lost for the rest of the piece. The modern songs in a historical setting was interesting but over done. Maybe I was just missing the key piece to appreciating this whole ordeal but basically I was bored and very excited when it was over. I would skip it.
8.02.2008
License to Bore me.
Interesting story.
I pinched a nerve in my shoulder in the shower the other day. Horrible feeling if you've never pinched a nerve. Plus anyone who knows the slightest about anatomy your shoulder region is huge so subsequently I could not move the left side of my body from the waist up for the rest of the day (it was killer trying to get the rest of the shampoo out of my hair).
Since I could not accomplish anything I actually set out to for the day I had nothing to do but lay on my back and pop pain pills and watch tv.
that is how it came to be that I actually watched License to Wed. Not by choice. Because I was incapacitated for 8 hours. That is the only reason it was alright to watch this lame-o movie.
First of all. Robin Williams was funny. Back in the day. And let me tell you folks back in the day is not today. Personally I think he should go back to making family comedies (a la Mrs. Doubtfire, Hook etc.) and doing raunchy stand up on the side. That was when Williams was at his finest. The only thing we get from this movie is that he can deliver the lightening fast amount of lame, predictable jokes. Did I chuckle at them? Sure. Was it mostly because I was on a bunch of high dose pain pills? Most likely.
The comedy overall is rather predictable. Originally the storyline sounds promising, a young super preppy super adorable couple wants to get married in the bride-to-be's old church by the pastor she grew up with. Insert larger than life marriage course. Madness ensues. Overall though it was the typical cheap chuckles, lets watch them have their first fight, lets watch other couples who have gotten married and now hate each other fight, lets watch Williams really make us question if he is that creepy priest. I had heard that the mechanical babies the couple gets saddled with were the highlight of the movie. Even those were predictable and not as exciting as promised.
Now granted I did not hate this movie. The original plot line alone warranted it a higher ranking as did its young hot B list cast (although WHAT was up with all the Office people in the same movie....totally killed it) made it watchable and enjoyable. But it did by no means cancel out the lame factor. The highlight was obviously Ben writing his wedding vows in the sand. That's like epic love story shit right there. Even that was ruined. Instead of focusing on the romantic gesture and having him read them too us or something they have the woman rush down and run all over it before we even get to enjoy the fleeting chance for a little romance.
All in all if you get incapacitated physically, asked to watch it with a friend/significant other, or have literally nothing else to do one day then License to Wed should make you enjoy yourself. And for those of us not getting married in one of those pseudo-strange churches like in the movie (Were they catholic or new age I couldn't tell) you can at least breath easy at the end knowing you will not have to be subjected to that one day and simply go though the traditional church ceremony routine.
I pinched a nerve in my shoulder in the shower the other day. Horrible feeling if you've never pinched a nerve. Plus anyone who knows the slightest about anatomy your shoulder region is huge so subsequently I could not move the left side of my body from the waist up for the rest of the day (it was killer trying to get the rest of the shampoo out of my hair).
Since I could not accomplish anything I actually set out to for the day I had nothing to do but lay on my back and pop pain pills and watch tv.
that is how it came to be that I actually watched License to Wed. Not by choice. Because I was incapacitated for 8 hours. That is the only reason it was alright to watch this lame-o movie.
First of all. Robin Williams was funny. Back in the day. And let me tell you folks back in the day is not today. Personally I think he should go back to making family comedies (a la Mrs. Doubtfire, Hook etc.) and doing raunchy stand up on the side. That was when Williams was at his finest. The only thing we get from this movie is that he can deliver the lightening fast amount of lame, predictable jokes. Did I chuckle at them? Sure. Was it mostly because I was on a bunch of high dose pain pills? Most likely.
The comedy overall is rather predictable. Originally the storyline sounds promising, a young super preppy super adorable couple wants to get married in the bride-to-be's old church by the pastor she grew up with. Insert larger than life marriage course. Madness ensues. Overall though it was the typical cheap chuckles, lets watch them have their first fight, lets watch other couples who have gotten married and now hate each other fight, lets watch Williams really make us question if he is that creepy priest. I had heard that the mechanical babies the couple gets saddled with were the highlight of the movie. Even those were predictable and not as exciting as promised.
Now granted I did not hate this movie. The original plot line alone warranted it a higher ranking as did its young hot B list cast (although WHAT was up with all the Office people in the same movie....totally killed it) made it watchable and enjoyable. But it did by no means cancel out the lame factor. The highlight was obviously Ben writing his wedding vows in the sand. That's like epic love story shit right there. Even that was ruined. Instead of focusing on the romantic gesture and having him read them too us or something they have the woman rush down and run all over it before we even get to enjoy the fleeting chance for a little romance.
All in all if you get incapacitated physically, asked to watch it with a friend/significant other, or have literally nothing else to do one day then License to Wed should make you enjoy yourself. And for those of us not getting married in one of those pseudo-strange churches like in the movie (Were they catholic or new age I couldn't tell) you can at least breath easy at the end knowing you will not have to be subjected to that one day and simply go though the traditional church ceremony routine.
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