P.S. I love you.
Okay it was cheesy and sort of romantic if you could get past all the death, creepers and depression. Harry Conick Jr. was cute at first but that storyline drug out too long to end so creepily. I didn't feel like there was enough good stuff for us to really believe that Holly and Jerry were such soul mates til like halfway through and by then I just didn't really care much anymore. Plus how weird that the guy she slept with who might have had a chance to be her next kinda love but then his dad liked her mom and well it all got weird again. . .
but i did love love loveeeeee all of her shoes.
i'm just saying....I didn't really like it.
10.28.2008
Never Forgetting the Funny
Forgetting Sarah Marshall.
What a wonderfully surprising movie. There were some cheap laughs as to be expected but it had some great surprises throughout too! Jason Segal is just so adorable I just wanted to cuddle him the whole time. All of the male nudity! At first it was a little whoa but then it was like....about time!!! I'm so sick of breasts in movies it was great to see some dick on the big screen. Russell Brand was nauseating as always but in a way that was sleazy but silly so you could enjoy it! I could not get enough of this movie, the Dracula skit at the end, the Hawaiian flava, mila kunis making her major breakout. It was fabulous. Goes down in my list of classic comedies with huge heart. Love Love LOVED it!
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What a wonderfully surprising movie. There were some cheap laughs as to be expected but it had some great surprises throughout too! Jason Segal is just so adorable I just wanted to cuddle him the whole time. All of the male nudity! At first it was a little whoa but then it was like....about time!!! I'm so sick of breasts in movies it was great to see some dick on the big screen. Russell Brand was nauseating as always but in a way that was sleazy but silly so you could enjoy it! I could not get enough of this movie, the Dracula skit at the end, the Hawaiian flava, mila kunis making her major breakout. It was fabulous. Goes down in my list of classic comedies with huge heart. Love Love LOVED it!
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10.18.2008
What IS that thing????
Cloverfield.
I realllllly enjoyed this movie. Maybe because a movie hasn't given me real deep shivers in awhile or I haven't seen a sci-fi monster movie that was believable but I dug this movie!
Some might think the first person POV is nauseating or unbelievable but I mean if you were filming when it happened you would keep filming and its the point it would be shaky and crazy and I loved that. Excellent camera work in my opinion.
It really got that intensity too by switching from what was previously taped and the new footage. It gave you that jumpy edge of your seat kind of thing.
Then the whole attack on the city was genius. I think that is where most of the frights come from is that you don't really know what is going on which is a very real thing in American society right now. If crazy stuff started happening right down the street you don't' know terrorists, random violence, monsters, wtf?
I also appreciated that the monster was legit. It wasn't the scariest monster maybe ever in movies but that it multiplied that it was in the water, on the ground, underground you don't know what the fuck is going on made it scary. I was afraid it would be like signs that once you saw the thing it would be CGI bullshit but it was real good. Real legit.
Overall the whole thing was creeps. Maybe just the time period we are living in or that there aren't many other good action/monster/sci-fi movies out there but this one was worthwhile. I got it from the monthly 99cent rental bin but I would have gladly paid full price.
What the hell happened to Lily?
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I realllllly enjoyed this movie. Maybe because a movie hasn't given me real deep shivers in awhile or I haven't seen a sci-fi monster movie that was believable but I dug this movie!
Some might think the first person POV is nauseating or unbelievable but I mean if you were filming when it happened you would keep filming and its the point it would be shaky and crazy and I loved that. Excellent camera work in my opinion.
It really got that intensity too by switching from what was previously taped and the new footage. It gave you that jumpy edge of your seat kind of thing.
Then the whole attack on the city was genius. I think that is where most of the frights come from is that you don't really know what is going on which is a very real thing in American society right now. If crazy stuff started happening right down the street you don't' know terrorists, random violence, monsters, wtf?
I also appreciated that the monster was legit. It wasn't the scariest monster maybe ever in movies but that it multiplied that it was in the water, on the ground, underground you don't know what the fuck is going on made it scary. I was afraid it would be like signs that once you saw the thing it would be CGI bullshit but it was real good. Real legit.
Overall the whole thing was creeps. Maybe just the time period we are living in or that there aren't many other good action/monster/sci-fi movies out there but this one was worthwhile. I got it from the monthly 99cent rental bin but I would have gladly paid full price.
What the hell happened to Lily?
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I enjoy a play on words
Blind Dating.
This movie was adorable. It was kind of uneven at times with the whole experimental surgery mixed with the Indian culture mix etc. made it sometimes a little draggy. But overall it was very lighthearted and sweet and Chris Pine was just gorgeous (I mean cmon a blind guy with the most piercing eyes ever, smart play casting director!). Overall it was a pretty unique storyline and a nice twist on the typical romcom. Some of the humor was obvious some of it was sweet which made it a pretty great flick overall. Recommended for date night definitely.
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This movie was adorable. It was kind of uneven at times with the whole experimental surgery mixed with the Indian culture mix etc. made it sometimes a little draggy. But overall it was very lighthearted and sweet and Chris Pine was just gorgeous (I mean cmon a blind guy with the most piercing eyes ever, smart play casting director!). Overall it was a pretty unique storyline and a nice twist on the typical romcom. Some of the humor was obvious some of it was sweet which made it a pretty great flick overall. Recommended for date night definitely.
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Into the mind of Alexander Supertramp
Into the Wild.
This is one of the most fabulous movies I have seen in quite some time. Not just a fascinating story but the actual movie was very well made and interestingly told as well. Normally I'm not a Sean Penn girl but as a director he impressed me beyond belief. Honestly my only qualm about the movie was the opening titles, I don't know why but the text and color just didn't seem to mesh. This is such a fabulous journey to watch unfold and the cast of quirky characters was just brilliant. Its quite philosophical so if that isn't the your cup of tea you might not like it but if you can appreciate a good true story and a brilliantly shot movie then absolutely check this one out. I cannot say enough about how beautiful this movie was.
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This is one of the most fabulous movies I have seen in quite some time. Not just a fascinating story but the actual movie was very well made and interestingly told as well. Normally I'm not a Sean Penn girl but as a director he impressed me beyond belief. Honestly my only qualm about the movie was the opening titles, I don't know why but the text and color just didn't seem to mesh. This is such a fabulous journey to watch unfold and the cast of quirky characters was just brilliant. Its quite philosophical so if that isn't the your cup of tea you might not like it but if you can appreciate a good true story and a brilliantly shot movie then absolutely check this one out. I cannot say enough about how beautiful this movie was.
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Nothing like a Naked Russian Mob Death Match
Eastern Promises was on the HBO last night. I was intrigued when like 3 minutes in a guy is getting a shave but some other Russian little mob squirrel comes in and like graphically cuts his throat. We are talking see the gash blood squirting out. Like I said intriguing.
Now I'm a huge fan of The Departed so maybe it was just the quality of movie or the differences between the Irish mob and the Russian mob, I still can't figure it out, but this one was just not fabulous. It was interesting, the twisty turn of the finding out who the baby daddy is and bringing him to justice, is Viggo really that bad? it had its moments. Then there was the interesting weird things the semi-slow kid getting hacked while taking a piss, the naked steam bath death battle, the awkward kiss at the end. It wasn't horrible but I wasn't too excited or sad when it ended either. I guess you have to like movies like this to really like it.
Now I'm a huge fan of The Departed so maybe it was just the quality of movie or the differences between the Irish mob and the Russian mob, I still can't figure it out, but this one was just not fabulous. It was interesting, the twisty turn of the finding out who the baby daddy is and bringing him to justice, is Viggo really that bad? it had its moments. Then there was the interesting weird things the semi-slow kid getting hacked while taking a piss, the naked steam bath death battle, the awkward kiss at the end. It wasn't horrible but I wasn't too excited or sad when it ended either. I guess you have to like movies like this to really like it.
10.07.2008
Eulogy
I had a free rental on my account so I chose this offbeat black comedy looking piece. I was not disappointed by my free rental (I generally am not), this ensemble comedy is certainly dark but if you can appreciate that its impossible not to love this dysfunctional family. The casting is genius, the situations are genuinely funny and the spin at the end is just icing on the cake when it comes. Only rent this if you truly appreciate a well crafted comedy of the darker persuasion. Otherwise you will just be wasting your time trying to "get it".
I loved it.
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I loved it.
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Mrs. Henderson Presents
This is the first movie in perhaps forever that I have not finished watching. I did not like it that much that I could not even finish watching it. The story seems interesting but Judi Dench is grating and boring I couldn't stand it.
Try and watch it if you must but I think its horrible. And all of that really bad nudity for no reason. What a waste.
Try and watch it if you must but I think its horrible. And all of that really bad nudity for no reason. What a waste.
American Gangster
I was pleasantly surprised with this one. At first when I saw it was almost 3 hours long with Denzel as a gangsta I was a wee bit concerned. But once I was in it I didn't want it to stop. A very fascinating story especially since it is based on a true story. Now how much was fact or glammed out for the movie I'm not sure but I bought it. Everyone loves a good thug movie and this one had the unique perspective of the gangsta but also the men trying to bring him down and I thought the balance of both of those was good. Pay special attention to the text at the very end of the piece because I think that is just the neatest twist and that has to be factual so I thought that was fab.
Thug it out because its a good one if you are willing to give it the time. <3
Thug it out because its a good one if you are willing to give it the time. <3
oh Man.
So finally went out to visit the theatre with the madre to see: The Women. Certainly not my first choice but I never pass up a chance to sit in the theatre and eat over buttered popcorn. There were some high points to this flick for certain. The overall components and reactions etc. in the movie were very dead on, I thought for the most part it was pretty accurate to the generic female experience. Now I don't agree with taking back a repeatedly cheating husband/partner etc but the emotions, reactions, rawness of that is pretty real. Also I thought it was fantastic that they managed to keep men out of the entire movie. Not only do you not ever see or hear the main men in the movie there are never any men in the background or extra shots, that is just admirable to remember that the whole way through.
Now that being said the negatives: it was very cliche, the acting made it seem real but it was the same story you have heard before the same twists and turns so it was perhaps more lifelike than other chick flicks but it was horribly unoriginal chick flick. Also it was the women but the movie focused only on Meg Ryans and Annette Bennings characters and Debra Messing & Jada Pinket Smith were just kind of there, it was kind of confusing to why the 4 of them were even friends etc.
so its pretty much an uneven predictable piece but it was worth the price for the cheap laughs and knowledge that it is a chick flick.
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Now that being said the negatives: it was very cliche, the acting made it seem real but it was the same story you have heard before the same twists and turns so it was perhaps more lifelike than other chick flicks but it was horribly unoriginal chick flick. Also it was the women but the movie focused only on Meg Ryans and Annette Bennings characters and Debra Messing & Jada Pinket Smith were just kind of there, it was kind of confusing to why the 4 of them were even friends etc.
so its pretty much an uneven predictable piece but it was worth the price for the cheap laughs and knowledge that it is a chick flick.
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