tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18858667980329794012024-03-05T01:57:52.036-08:00Movies with MomI love to blog AND I love going to the movies with my mom. I thought it might be fun to put two of my passions together and so I introduce: “Movies with Mom” - a place for me to express MY opinion of movies that I have seen, past and present. I do not like it when people give me too many details about movies - I think it takes something away from the fun of finding out for myself. Therefore, I will do my best not to give up too much information. Hope you enjoy!Smiling Shellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08637671430642830420noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885866798032979401.post-43253879460282579332008-12-26T18:05:00.000-08:002008-12-26T21:04:53.262-08:00The Curious Case of Benjamin Button<div><div><div><div><div>David Fincher’s memorable new drama, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” is a wonderful movie that is loosely based on the 1922 short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald. However, in Fitzgerald’s story Benjamin was physically, mentally and emotionally older at birth and got younger on all fronts.<br /></div><div><br />The film’s structure starts in a New Orleans hospital in 2005 on the eve of Hurricane Katrina. Daisy (Cate Blanchett) is on her deathbed. Her daughter, Caroline (Julia Ormond) is reading a diary kept by Daisy’s childhood friend Benjamin (beautifully played by Brad Pitt in a bittersweet and endearing performance). </div><div></div><br /><br /><div>At nearly three hours, the movie is too dense to fully explore, but as Benjamin ages in reverse, we find him meeting along the way all those people who will become important to him. Through reading the diary we flash back from 1918 and follow Benjamin and Daisy up to the 21st century.<br /><br /></div><div>Throughout this movie, there’s an ache to the proceedings that’s palpable, particularly as Benjamin slowly turns into the man we eventually recognize as Brad Pitt while those close to him move into the old age he already has experienced. As he grows younger and younger, he watches those closest to him slip away while he himself is fueled by a vitality they have long since forgotten.</div><div></div><br /><br /><div>This film is rich and intelligent, it's beautifully shot and just as well acted. I would say that it's one of the years best movies.</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB-pA1Wsu7CU1gFofNvbJsVFJmrUeY1t5cPF340i-4dt5CHHB3pjagoqKiPbvOTU9huNJCKRJzLQil8-sJPIxH3Dy1Gigp6J1EG8X-b6pPAbSdfrFjpk4GV4qlQBt37x-tvnuABOEl245o/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284330480417042482" style="WIDTH: 35px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 35px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB-pA1Wsu7CU1gFofNvbJsVFJmrUeY1t5cPF340i-4dt5CHHB3pjagoqKiPbvOTU9huNJCKRJzLQil8-sJPIxH3Dy1Gigp6J1EG8X-b6pPAbSdfrFjpk4GV4qlQBt37x-tvnuABOEl245o/s400/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNhaKF1n4g1rYqUJZgFVDMSe8dxgTVOEOGCCXiywK3TJ_UlfeDkTBX39JyQBpDMYl7qipV-YfVvFCZNbUkYJUQ6iNDFp2g8kZQX2_q3dxD5pKw-hbgxYCuFme2x1jznUiAyNQiI5_cyq2Y/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284330480007205154" style="WIDTH: 35px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 35px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNhaKF1n4g1rYqUJZgFVDMSe8dxgTVOEOGCCXiywK3TJ_UlfeDkTBX39JyQBpDMYl7qipV-YfVvFCZNbUkYJUQ6iNDFp2g8kZQX2_q3dxD5pKw-hbgxYCuFme2x1jznUiAyNQiI5_cyq2Y/s400/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4lBnIBhec5Oys9OH0bEBOAYaJeE3aT9TJl43UyZPmA_YUOHuQMA4qFfBunGwYg8GHP_jRvI2Paxg624uiRW1X6ywQ5TxHpdNuX1L3Kr1BI_ddVU2qCeeBrszpbMSqd1rUA_OtBwwgMhKt/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284330474712597122" style="WIDTH: 35px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 35px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4lBnIBhec5Oys9OH0bEBOAYaJeE3aT9TJl43UyZPmA_YUOHuQMA4qFfBunGwYg8GHP_jRvI2Paxg624uiRW1X6ywQ5TxHpdNuX1L3Kr1BI_ddVU2qCeeBrszpbMSqd1rUA_OtBwwgMhKt/s400/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCEbNz2nukgzMEwo6qZaQZGD_iegXhpFelhw8JeaYaM9khD-c0ZhqCiE9n2l4U2CSWSW7AZQt21ZPG-Jv-Uqf9aYiYFkTma41q3seXBcOAAk9pgQQvuJ-uTFek5YXnGuIt-cO2LKXxRVBe/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284330474271366114" style="WIDTH: 35px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 35px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCEbNz2nukgzMEwo6qZaQZGD_iegXhpFelhw8JeaYaM9khD-c0ZhqCiE9n2l4U2CSWSW7AZQt21ZPG-Jv-Uqf9aYiYFkTma41q3seXBcOAAk9pgQQvuJ-uTFek5YXnGuIt-cO2LKXxRVBe/s400/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvZ8e9_CSazSD-bjclLJcEWHF0n3fdDZnF6Vaiz_0I82pi14RvDEgQ2At3i-14sR-FkuA8ZHH-KH8oqHtHlEkzkzZPheZbq_0o2mtaesdX9zYjwaWIxEmlyXTf4gsVp_cAQ1J4opzaT0Zo/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284330463260474194" style="WIDTH: 35px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 35px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvZ8e9_CSazSD-bjclLJcEWHF0n3fdDZnF6Vaiz_0I82pi14RvDEgQ2At3i-14sR-FkuA8ZHH-KH8oqHtHlEkzkzZPheZbq_0o2mtaesdX9zYjwaWIxEmlyXTf4gsVp_cAQ1J4opzaT0Zo/s400/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div>Smiling Shellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08637671430642830420noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885866798032979401.post-17617581988185653412008-12-04T16:22:00.001-08:002008-12-26T20:12:58.943-08:00AustraliaNicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman star in Baz Luhrmann's epic tale of adventure, romance, war and racial reconciliation Down Under in the movie <a href="http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi1784152089/">Australia</a>.<br /><br /><div><div><div><div>It's 1939. Concerned that her husband is cheating on her, the aristocrat Lady Sarah Ashley flies to the remote tip of Northern Australia to grab him by force and drag him back home to England. But his ‘mistress’ is in reality a cattle ranch that others have been trying to steal from him. All Lady Ashley discovers is the crumbling spread called Faraway Downs and a murdered husband. Though she means to leave, she finds herself inexplicably attached to an aboriginal child, as well as intrigued by the challenge of saving the ranch. </div><div><br /> </div><div>Fortunately, to accomplish this, she has help from the rough-edged Drover (Hugh Jackman) and a small team of loyal employees, who must all race across the desert to Darwin to break cattle baron King Carney's (Bryan Brown) monopoly on the armed forces' meat supply. Soon Sarah, Drover and the recently orphaned aboriginal boy, Nullah (excellent newcomer Brandon Walters) have formed a loving, if not quite legitimate, family unit, but there are further troubles brooding on the endless horizon. </div><div><br /> </div><div>This is a classic old-school epic set-up with Kidman and Jackman delivering big performances and chemistry we'd expect from the big ticket 1930s Hollywood film or, in 1997, Titanic. The story and the characters are all larger than life. </div><div><br /> </div><div>Australia won’t be everyone’s cup of tea, but its blend of old-fashioned film making and fantasy had me hooked. </div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq9X4Nl4Z7d1QoTz-M9xQPqajBUG5YQgUrvaG6RQPvoRhVENloLeJ_5oAJN9YJeef3oJ69OoM-2xSx3yOwUbM-5AmBsDDL1eQkUx5Nto0MGi6g6WACS3pJDIe3G6-zyW2XihDGvEJK5XsQ/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284315961873738626" style="WIDTH: 35px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 35px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq9X4Nl4Z7d1QoTz-M9xQPqajBUG5YQgUrvaG6RQPvoRhVENloLeJ_5oAJN9YJeef3oJ69OoM-2xSx3yOwUbM-5AmBsDDL1eQkUx5Nto0MGi6g6WACS3pJDIe3G6-zyW2XihDGvEJK5XsQ/s400/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd9lZ6K_oueLIFfSgxtVHnTgRLLw9rqDD3r7Btt9ozUMWp_AzFcm4izmGtcKhVtAU9tDwI19Q8DcHCD4rUWavX8kEBamPn8hCgYmyW38J5N7z-U6Bzgx27lZEtPWVhamp0h8pm2M5drS5T/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284315953100502210" style="WIDTH: 35px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 35px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd9lZ6K_oueLIFfSgxtVHnTgRLLw9rqDD3r7Btt9ozUMWp_AzFcm4izmGtcKhVtAU9tDwI19Q8DcHCD4rUWavX8kEBamPn8hCgYmyW38J5N7z-U6Bzgx27lZEtPWVhamp0h8pm2M5drS5T/s400/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj13qyk6vUolSugXY0iy-_GFWRgTCO8ATfCYDMTsoA-b7M5wgrNaSzCNFBPoGhCxz39mP6JX-xvisCrnedeiVCXJKdO3bX5JW6Q87yb6B7IZN_Ib0v4bH3M771dn-G79sAmi1safd7hCFxR/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284315952166708690" style="WIDTH: 35px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 35px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj13qyk6vUolSugXY0iy-_GFWRgTCO8ATfCYDMTsoA-b7M5wgrNaSzCNFBPoGhCxz39mP6JX-xvisCrnedeiVCXJKdO3bX5JW6Q87yb6B7IZN_Ib0v4bH3M771dn-G79sAmi1safd7hCFxR/s400/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyBJqCmyg15mB-ZClIPd7PcHg_XjNeXKDK8kStBIbsJCy0SEw8NoK4k87ajyZeA_kBUOfdXcNVuIjFL0cWtY-SX1V7VpZdqyfTtfDealFkXWwmLxaLLzPMsfssgfrJDrjIcvc-cLhJ0uAe/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284315947464484914" style="WIDTH: 35px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 35px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyBJqCmyg15mB-ZClIPd7PcHg_XjNeXKDK8kStBIbsJCy0SEw8NoK4k87ajyZeA_kBUOfdXcNVuIjFL0cWtY-SX1V7VpZdqyfTtfDealFkXWwmLxaLLzPMsfssgfrJDrjIcvc-cLhJ0uAe/s400/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a></div></div></div>Smiling Shellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08637671430642830420noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885866798032979401.post-62165723814623534052008-10-12T14:48:00.001-07:002008-12-26T20:10:54.936-08:00Rightious KillIn the first movie where Al Pacino and Robert De Niro starred together, The Godfather: Part II (1974), they both played gangsters. In their second movie Heat (1995), Pacino was a cop, and DeNiro was a gangster. In this, their third movie together, they are both cops.<br /><br /><div><div><div>It's good to see the two great actors of their generation back together in <a href="http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi770113817/">Righteous Kill</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>The two Oscar winners star as veteran New York City detectives - David 'Turk' Fisk (Robert De Niro) and Thomas 'Rooster' Cowan (Al Pacino) - who find themselves caught up in an explosive case involving a vigilante serial killer, with problems ensuing as it becomes progressively apparent that a fellow police officer is the most likely suspect.</div><div><br /></div><div>The majority of the film is a series of flashbacks. "Righteous Kill" portrays Turk and Rooster via deliberate point-counter-point that can, depending on how it’s perceived, lead the viewer to consider that the real killer’s identity isn’t the same one the story is pitching.</div><div><br /></div><div>While a fine-toothed dissection of plot development would reveal snags, seeing Robert De Niro and Al Pacino circling the thin line between cop and criminal paints a giant grin on the face. </div><div><br /></div><div>Mom and I enjoyed this movie. We thought it had great humor and an impressive plot twist.</div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj57gWkQTgup99bnlE-UXvMOk0kjeu6MUZsaEevabv6sVGVbcNBfMeN8GKd3wpRSLCrQ-Lq5hkeX816Vukcn_CCe9_XYUIK0YMtGhaZDa0qYJRanT0Z7UR_ZFzlo5ocPaJ917ZUG9itvzwk/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284305330765309874" style="WIDTH: 35px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 35px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj57gWkQTgup99bnlE-UXvMOk0kjeu6MUZsaEevabv6sVGVbcNBfMeN8GKd3wpRSLCrQ-Lq5hkeX816Vukcn_CCe9_XYUIK0YMtGhaZDa0qYJRanT0Z7UR_ZFzlo5ocPaJ917ZUG9itvzwk/s400/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiez4WZ3WkgajaCKCsTGeJjcDJ_SMO649WdM1qkHFwi9MJZNOn8v6Bb_rPD7wjcAqpqVi-_s8iS6B1w4Ro9zpFImf0auNEDVBTwE0Q7CyzBCQLVRtV42dXVaojgVRxW-mrsJQMJwyql8y_V/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284305327955962722" style="WIDTH: 35px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 35px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiez4WZ3WkgajaCKCsTGeJjcDJ_SMO649WdM1qkHFwi9MJZNOn8v6Bb_rPD7wjcAqpqVi-_s8iS6B1w4Ro9zpFImf0auNEDVBTwE0Q7CyzBCQLVRtV42dXVaojgVRxW-mrsJQMJwyql8y_V/s400/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSvlxzKaAZyGuPGYnZuTZVHaooIi64wzB3OKCtOdPdDoqAZzNAG4v0_sjN9g0RcAfPhMcvKx9gURFAe2IT-eciHb_UJ7X1ZiwLalQNvizK5F3VMBL41W7zIF-DvpodAgEC__ZLLNJy54kz/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284305325156382290" style="WIDTH: 35px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 35px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSvlxzKaAZyGuPGYnZuTZVHaooIi64wzB3OKCtOdPdDoqAZzNAG4v0_sjN9g0RcAfPhMcvKx9gURFAe2IT-eciHb_UJ7X1ZiwLalQNvizK5F3VMBL41W7zIF-DvpodAgEC__ZLLNJy54kz/s400/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a></div></div></div>Smiling Shellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08637671430642830420noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885866798032979401.post-44711574790713185382008-09-27T22:02:00.000-07:002008-12-26T20:12:01.246-08:00Nights in RodantheWith Richard Gere and Diane Lane you already know mom and I could hardly wait for this one to come out. I am pleased to announce that it was well worth the wait.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi2404319513/">Nights in Rodanthe</a> is based on the book by tear-duct specialist Nicholas Sparks, who also gave us The Notebook and A Walk to Remember.<br /><br /><br />A story of two unhappy people whose lives become entwined as they develope a life changing romance. Adrienne, played by Diane Lane, is a woman who's weighing up the option of whether or not to allow her cheating husband to return home. To get her head together, she agrees to manage her best friends beach side boarding house in Rodanthe, on North Carolina's Outer Banks. Since it's the storm-heavy off-season, the boarding house only has one guest, in the form of solitary surgeon Paul (Richard Gere), who's come to Rodanthe to make amends with an embittered local whose wife died on the operating table.<br /><br /><br />Both are troubled souls, stuck alone in a hotel with little to do but sip wine and stare wistfully at the ocean. And when a storm hits the boarding house, Adrienne and Paul find themselves drawn to each other and romantic sparks start to fly.<br /><br /><br />There is nothing new here – but taking the film on face value, everything that needs to be done right is spot on.<br /><br /><br />Get the girls out to watch this but don't forget to take your tissues!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCwVCMz-jgRCKmVDrQfKgyPzgMMJCvpFFug5ADXuoX12w9QdXZ9KTwq6g5YhB60-H05yid4J9EIG-H3IAeWoaLS-Czgo_5UElZQoVlhoqdfnwxjVJ5-TnYC3jOLgwu5HmK7PC1LL8qZ5KO/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284292402863120898" style="WIDTH: 35px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 35px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCwVCMz-jgRCKmVDrQfKgyPzgMMJCvpFFug5ADXuoX12w9QdXZ9KTwq6g5YhB60-H05yid4J9EIG-H3IAeWoaLS-Czgo_5UElZQoVlhoqdfnwxjVJ5-TnYC3jOLgwu5HmK7PC1LL8qZ5KO/s400/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSXCF5BN78EztAdSqykwBY7acBW78hLNiVWKJJ_KHV-K66PY0p0w4_LxWLL1oqGfE9c_lRw1Bi18gUSYZvEHmWnDI_BUc29STuwESmPzpBxW4q4LhSOS-hgxiQw0IEbWMZbnM9eSiZcG1r/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284292400705072498" style="WIDTH: 35px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 35px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSXCF5BN78EztAdSqykwBY7acBW78hLNiVWKJJ_KHV-K66PY0p0w4_LxWLL1oqGfE9c_lRw1Bi18gUSYZvEHmWnDI_BUc29STuwESmPzpBxW4q4LhSOS-hgxiQw0IEbWMZbnM9eSiZcG1r/s400/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcb-7m-nNc0OAmui34WEZnWYgzvlSSTguqRNIJ9G8FvMMdccKHcwWWP7O1ikLGP0XBQMPnjz4J1h7uwVgoqeQTkM7-9pIeCFiXB60JfLeXEFitmp9s7gg-bCtKebyqEm952cfbAShFPFeh/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284292394829393090" style="WIDTH: 35px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 35px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcb-7m-nNc0OAmui34WEZnWYgzvlSSTguqRNIJ9G8FvMMdccKHcwWWP7O1ikLGP0XBQMPnjz4J1h7uwVgoqeQTkM7-9pIeCFiXB60JfLeXEFitmp9s7gg-bCtKebyqEm952cfbAShFPFeh/s400/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxOn_vPs99-cORm8SgGPY_rCt_cBtz_FwxC-uaKgKzs3brYiCSrrZV98R0XfOskZlh5jIAz8MZYFeIDV09pxRYzRxYRTUWKDcFoEZdMsz8mmHEbuQGZh93ZaffGgsUu-4vJ1Q6jhRYZlpQ/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284292396785801810" style="WIDTH: 35px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 35px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxOn_vPs99-cORm8SgGPY_rCt_cBtz_FwxC-uaKgKzs3brYiCSrrZV98R0XfOskZlh5jIAz8MZYFeIDV09pxRYzRxYRTUWKDcFoEZdMsz8mmHEbuQGZh93ZaffGgsUu-4vJ1Q6jhRYZlpQ/s400/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885866798032979401.post-24904958795835940762008-09-20T20:58:00.000-07:002008-12-04T18:47:29.471-08:00Ghost TownHere's one that almost passed us by. Not very well advertised, but with a name like <a href="http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi3501196057/">Ghost Town </a>you already know I was going to check it out.<br /><br /><div><div><div>But don't let the name fool you...This is a funny movie and well worth the price of the ticket.</div><br /><br /><div>Ricky Gervais plays a Manhattan dentist with an over-sensitive gag reflex who hates people.</div><br /><br /><div>He dies for seven minutes during a routine medical procedure and as a result, he can now see ghosts and, of course, they all want something from him. The "something" that one particular ghost, played by Greg Kinnear, wants is for him to prevent his widow (Tea Leoni) from marrying a guy he doesn't like. At first reluctant to take on the task, he is finally blackmailed into to trying to break up her relationship and soon he falls for her himself.</div><br /><br /><div>We went in not knowing what to expect in this one and came out pleasantly surprised.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Jcyx0hsKuPz0zFsB9CRpxH0OFNywC4tvSpj6y2I_Jx5bY1yeVvRN2-tNJ7uY1S6J-hEG0YJCJA_IYVJiKWcmzA0_VxdJoHBl8NSZxeckdiKi8sCPAR47wuxXV5WxJtf4CSzjuVzt1xjD/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276129103073640450" style="WIDTH: 35px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 35px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Jcyx0hsKuPz0zFsB9CRpxH0OFNywC4tvSpj6y2I_Jx5bY1yeVvRN2-tNJ7uY1S6J-hEG0YJCJA_IYVJiKWcmzA0_VxdJoHBl8NSZxeckdiKi8sCPAR47wuxXV5WxJtf4CSzjuVzt1xjD/s400/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzs0T1DpHifMk-5EK97MAJAGnKTquL4K6OcOflFCr4smYrOcdI4M_ZnpSGfmz50kQK6JOWz32uDElXusSzpU2Z1xpOhshFzePn94lFzCl7Gk9Du0JC3RyPYFDOSD9L4tSiw9_0t8QYwyyQ/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276129110061154562" style="WIDTH: 35px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 35px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzs0T1DpHifMk-5EK97MAJAGnKTquL4K6OcOflFCr4smYrOcdI4M_ZnpSGfmz50kQK6JOWz32uDElXusSzpU2Z1xpOhshFzePn94lFzCl7Gk9Du0JC3RyPYFDOSD9L4tSiw9_0t8QYwyyQ/s400/Movies.gif" border="0" /> </a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOiQbje1ALPU-9brzFuykdMPFCXCGWoq4zW4V4lW2yHvHKp85Ih3OwAoGVQEN7oWQHi_9DoUndcfgN9aLyv-WxY6XYlb0rXz8iWj7eorHQqGDv_AToU2_8ZzwpzTX7LEMvDsgPQ_Jr1fMB/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276129109682493170" style="WIDTH: 35px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 35px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOiQbje1ALPU-9brzFuykdMPFCXCGWoq4zW4V4lW2yHvHKp85Ih3OwAoGVQEN7oWQHi_9DoUndcfgN9aLyv-WxY6XYlb0rXz8iWj7eorHQqGDv_AToU2_8ZzwpzTX7LEMvDsgPQ_Jr1fMB/s400/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a></div></div></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885866798032979401.post-37868693692367495552008-09-13T20:22:00.000-07:002008-09-28T09:15:51.437-07:00The WomenThis weekends movie choice was <a href="http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi3571908889/">The Women</a>. This was one that mom and I had been looking forward to seeing since we first saw the previews.<br /><br />For me, the best part of this one was getting together with my friend <a href="http://amahoney-amy.blogspot.com/">Amy</a> and my mom. We ate, talked, laughed and took fun pictures of our day together.<br /><br />And what would a day be like with <a href="http://amahoney-amy.blogspot.com/">Amy</a> and me together without at least one of us walking away with a <a href="http://amahoney-amy.blogspot.com/2008/09/movies-and-bathrooms-and-kid-rock-oh-my.html">bathroom story</a>? But enough about us, now on to the movie...<br /><br />I hate to report that I was a little disappointed in this one, but I was.<br /><br />When we first saw the previews and the great cast, I just knew it was going to be one to see; unfortunately, I was mistaken. The previews kind of reminded me of <a href="http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi1068237081/">Hanging Up</a> - with Meg Ryan, Diane Keaton, Lisa Kudrow and Walter Matthau. I really enjoyed that movie, so maybe I went into this one with unrealistic expectations.<br /><br />Mary Haines (Meg Ryan) is a wealthy, naive wife whose husband is having an affair with Crystal Allen (Eva Mendes), a gold digging, perfume girl at Saks 5th Avenue.<br /><br />As Mary embarks on a journey of self-discovery, she'll find help - and hindrance - in her friends, Sylvia Fowler (Annette Bening), the cutthroat editor of a women's magazine; Edie Cohen (Debra Messing), a married woman who keeps popping out kids; and Alex Fisher (Jada Pinkett Smith), the token minority/lesbian/youngster all rolled into one.<br /><br />At first, Mary tries to deal with this as advised by her mother (Candice Bergen) - just ignore it. When that doesn't work, she confronts Crystal, then Steven, before filing for divorce. Eventually, when separated from her husband, she discovers two truths: she has not been a good mother and she has never figured out who she really is.<br /><br />The film's second half represents her journey of self-discovery.<br /><br />Packed with this all star cast, I really had high hopes for this movie. While I had a great time being in the company of two of my favorite women, the movie did nothing for me.<br /><br />It was alright and had a few funny moments but for the most part, this one was a big disappointment to me. Maybe we should have gone with the guys to see <a href="http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi1155268889/">Burn After Reading</a>!?!?<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SN-tTmfMmmI/AAAAAAAABkY/GwDIRg1QTAo/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251106242797804130" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SN-tTmfMmmI/AAAAAAAABkY/GwDIRg1QTAo/s320/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SN-tTBO-bAI/AAAAAAAABkQ/hBshFjEWEbE/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251106232797654018" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SN-tTBO-bAI/AAAAAAAABkQ/hBshFjEWEbE/s320/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://amahoney-amy.blogspot.com/2008/09/movies-and-bathrooms-and-kid-rock-oh-my.html">Amy has also posted </a>about this one, but keep in mind, she doesn't get out much - I'm just sayin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885866798032979401.post-6412716896811238782008-08-24T16:11:00.000-07:002008-08-24T16:48:13.221-07:00Tell No One<div>If you've looked at the movie listings recently, you probably already know that there isn't much playing right now. With the pickins being so slim, we decided to check out something a little different. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>The name of the movie is <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0362225/trailers-screenplay-vi669647129">Tell No One</a>. Francois Cluzet stars in this French thriller, based on the international best seller. A story of upended love with a mystery that exerts its power till the very end. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Eight years after the heinous murder of his wife, doctor Alex Beck receives an ominous email from an unknown source. The message contains a video image of Alex's thought-to-be dead wife in real time. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Maintaining a rewarding balance of genuine emotion and high tension entertainment, Tell No One is one that - if you don't mind subtitles - you will want to see and tell everyone.</div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SLHy6N-ugcI/AAAAAAAABXs/gvLwD9jW6T0/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238234923607687618" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SLHy6N-ugcI/AAAAAAAABXs/gvLwD9jW6T0/s320/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SLHy5d-F3ZI/AAAAAAAABXU/RxRNR4V2BKc/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238234910720122258" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SLHy5d-F3ZI/AAAAAAAABXU/RxRNR4V2BKc/s320/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SLHy5tcNNeI/AAAAAAAABXc/0owtmLthA4A/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238234914872964578" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SLHy5tcNNeI/AAAAAAAABXc/0owtmLthA4A/s320/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SLHy54AXwoI/AAAAAAAABXk/0Ven_aMYx-o/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238234917709005442" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SLHy54AXwoI/AAAAAAAABXk/0Ven_aMYx-o/s320/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885866798032979401.post-42538254559428887552008-08-17T19:30:00.000-07:002008-08-24T07:39:45.366-07:00The Dark Knight<div>I can not tell you how many people have asked me, knowing that mom and I go to the movies each weekend, if I've seen <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468569/trailers-screenplay-vi2313552153">The Dark Knight</a> and what I thought about it. I know this is going to come as a bit of a shock, but until today she and I hadn't gone to see this one. Neither of us are a big fan of crowds; therefore, we waited - and waited, and waited. Well folks, today was the day that we finally got around to seeing it and after all of the movie that we've endured lately, I'm wondering why we waited so long...This was an excellent movie!<br /></div><div>Batman (Christian Bale) joins forces with Lt. Gordon (Gary Oldman) and a fearless district attorney (Aaron Eckhart) to take on the Gotham underworld and a wild-card villain, the Joker (the late Heath Ledger).<br /></div><div>Batman has been doing a good job cleaning up the streets of Gotham. In fact, he may be doing too good a job. The organized crime lords have been backed into a corner. Not only do they have Batman after them, but the new DA, Harvey Dent, who actually wants to clean things up. And of course, Jim Gordon and his crew are fighting the good fight as well. Seeing no other way to deal with the situation, they accept the assistance of a newcomer: The Joker. The trouble is, they don't know what they've unleashed....</div><div></div><br /><div>Even if Heath Ledger hadn't died, critics and audiences alike would still be buzzing about his performance as The Joker. He was superb!!<br /></div><div>If you are one of the few who still hasn't gone to see this one, I suggest you head to your nearest movie theater and get yourself a ticket - make sure you use the bathroom first though, because it is a long movie - you won't be disappointed.</div><div></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SLFyM50wlQI/AAAAAAAABWs/gFuygH-LBxE/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238093407614702850" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SLFyM50wlQI/AAAAAAAABWs/gFuygH-LBxE/s320/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SLFyM0gnv3I/AAAAAAAABW0/xkC9YP8rqOQ/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238093406188060530" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SLFyM0gnv3I/AAAAAAAABW0/xkC9YP8rqOQ/s320/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SLFyMwFTsTI/AAAAAAAABW8/g09g8dDM66Q/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238093404999758130" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SLFyMwFTsTI/AAAAAAAABW8/g09g8dDM66Q/s320/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SLFyNMjhYrI/AAAAAAAABXE/z9Hl72czBpQ/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238093412642677426" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SLFyNMjhYrI/AAAAAAAABXE/z9Hl72czBpQ/s320/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SLFyNITW0FI/AAAAAAAABXM/U9BjHuEqT14/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238093411501133906" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SLFyNITW0FI/AAAAAAAABXM/U9BjHuEqT14/s320/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885866798032979401.post-68048557662604822922008-08-16T20:48:00.000-07:002008-08-24T06:53:27.844-07:00MirrorsWhen I saw the previews for this one, my first thought was that I wouldn't even be able to watch it. A movie about <a href="http://www.blogger.com/My%20Journey%20Toward:%20The%20Glamorous%20Life%20of%20a%20Housewife">Mirrors</a>, a childhood fear of mine not completely abandoned, I thought this would be the one that actually managed to scare me. I almost talked my self out of going to see it; but as the date grew closer, I began to get excited and couldn't wait to go check it out.<br /><div></div><br /><div>Kiefer Sutherland plays Ben, a down and out ex-cop who's battling an alcohol problem and the stigma of killing a man while in the line of duty. While waiting to be reinstated into the police force, he takes a job as a night watchmen at the Mayflower, an old, burned down but still valuable department store. Once there, he begins noticing creepy things going on with the mirrors inside which then leads to him seeing disturbing things in all mirrors.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>The potential for a good fright was right there, I could almost grasp it, but then it turned into a gore fest with a stupid ending and I was left feeling very disappointed. Maybe one day someone will a make a scary movie that actually does as it claims, but this wasn't that day.</div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SKemqMpQIoI/AAAAAAAABWU/QhAR0mKg8X0/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235336335720456834" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SKemqMpQIoI/AAAAAAAABWU/QhAR0mKg8X0/s320/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SKemp43YE_I/AAAAAAAABWM/BHa4X76j8ak/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235336330410988530" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SKemp43YE_I/AAAAAAAABWM/BHa4X76j8ak/s320/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SKemp-vByEI/AAAAAAAABWE/-4hiJf5uhIQ/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235336331986585666" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SKemp-vByEI/AAAAAAAABWE/-4hiJf5uhIQ/s320/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885866798032979401.post-80166040134775516972008-08-09T20:52:00.000-07:002008-08-16T20:50:26.630-07:00Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2After seeing the first <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0403508/trailers-screenplay-vi1542717721">Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants</a>, and loving it, I was excited when I saw the previews for a <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1018785/trailers-screenplay-vi4292608281">sequel</a>.<br /><div></div><br /><div>If you haven't seen the first Sisterhood movie, the sequel opens with a nice introduction of the characters and summary of events from the previous film, narrated by Carmen (America Ferrera). Carmen's been looking forward to the summer after her first year at Yale, because she will be reunited in her hometown with her three Friends of the Pants: Tibby (Amber Tamblyn), Lena (Alexis Biedel), and Bridget (Blake Lively). They jointly own this pair of really cute jeans, which somehow fits all of them even though they're hardly the same size, so everyone gets to take turns. But it turns out that all four have plans that will keep them from hanging out together, so the pants will have to travel from friend to friend once again. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>The three years since we first met them have seen the girls mature and so has the story: sexual discovery, heartbreak, abandonment and forgiveness are on the menu as the girls face adulthood. Perhaps the magical, good karma-bestowing pants that act as a way from them all to stay connected via FedEx have started to fray, destined to be put away with the childish things of girlhood. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Simply, this was a sweet and satisfying time spent in the company of characters we like and understand that ultimately confirms the importance of women's friendship. </div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SKeeI1rlkPI/AAAAAAAABV8/YVIAfSzhghs/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235326966527529202" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SKeeI1rlkPI/AAAAAAAABV8/YVIAfSzhghs/s320/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SKeeIgl6HoI/AAAAAAAABV0/yebsuH3QNdc/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235326960866565762" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SKeeIgl6HoI/AAAAAAAABV0/yebsuH3QNdc/s320/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SKeeIvOdkHI/AAAAAAAABVs/h8ZcDOttQ9Q/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235326964794757234" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SKeeIvOdkHI/AAAAAAAABVs/h8ZcDOttQ9Q/s320/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SKeeIUsWndI/AAAAAAAABVk/8VjePu-KAZk/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235326957672373714" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SKeeIUsWndI/AAAAAAAABVk/8VjePu-KAZk/s320/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885866798032979401.post-45889247310177459502008-08-02T20:55:00.000-07:002008-08-16T19:31:56.761-07:00The Mummy: Tomb of Dragon EmperorThere weren't a lot of choices this weekend. Our choices were between <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0859163/trailers-screenplay-vi971702553">The Mummy: Tomb of Dragon Emperor</a> and <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1027862/trailers-screenplay-vi3302752537">Swing Vote</a>, I chose The Mummy; about half way through the movie, as I struggled to keep my eyes open, I was regretting my choice.<br /><div></div><br /><div>I realize that this is nothing more than a popcorn movie designed to lure summer moviegoers in the lull after Dark Knight and before the serious Oscar contenders start to roll out. But even silly pop movies have standards and this one falls short. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>The film starts off in 50BC China by telling an ancient tale of forbidden love and revenge when the power-hungry Dragon Emperor (Jet Li) - along with his terracotta army - are turned to stone while seeking the secret of immortality. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Fast forward 2,000 years and we’re in 1946 Oxford, where Egyptologist Rick O’Connell (Brendan Fraser) has retired after his adventures of the first two films with wife Evelyn (Maria Bello, replacing Rachel Weisz). But, the power-crazy maniac has been unleashed and it is up to Rick and his wife to stop him from taking over the world. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Dumb, inept and more than a little dull, this lacklustre film suggests that it’s time to put The Mummy back in its coffin - for good!</div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SKeNKNaHuoI/AAAAAAAABVc/leMQnJsxF-U/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235308298378918530" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SKeNKNaHuoI/AAAAAAAABVc/leMQnJsxF-U/s320/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885866798032979401.post-59533980105289594052008-07-26T20:51:00.000-07:002008-08-16T17:12:59.338-07:00X-Files: I Want to Believe<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443701/trailers-screenplay-vi2380923161">The X-Files: I Want to Believe</a> was one that you would think I couldn't wait to go see. I've never watched the series so it was a take it or leave it movie for me; but mom, on the other hand, was a big fan of the show and seeing how this show is all about the paranormal - and I LOVE paranormal stuff - it seemed like one I might enjoy so off we went...<br /><div></div><br /><div>As the famous theme tune is whistled over the opening credits, listen carefully and you may hear the gentle chime of ringing tills as Mulder and Scully return for a pointless cash-in on the TV series. I Want To Believe isn’t a terrible film but it’s just not very good either. </div><div></div><br /><div>Mulder and Scully are called back into action when a disgraced priest starts hearing voices and having visions after two FBI agents disappear.</div><div></div><br /><div>Void of any monsters, super-natural quirkiness or even a psycho killer, the film fizzles. The only ‘mystery’ in the movie is whether or not the paedophile priest could possibly be psychic – and it’s hard to take this seriously when the priest uses his powers to deduce that the house he’s been taken to isn’t the scene of the crime at all – rather it’s the house opposite. The yellow police tape surrounding the property was probably the biggest clue. </div><div></div><br /><div>I think it's lost its X factor.</div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SKdsVsZA_5I/AAAAAAAABVM/Z6rUrgJSRsk/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235272211790626706" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SKdsVsZA_5I/AAAAAAAABVM/Z6rUrgJSRsk/s320/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SKdsV0ph8YI/AAAAAAAABVU/VLF5IdEtCP0/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235272214007378306" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SKdsV0ph8YI/AAAAAAAABVU/VLF5IdEtCP0/s320/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885866798032979401.post-18358822372823878602008-07-19T20:51:00.000-07:002008-08-14T23:11:10.244-07:00Mamma Mia!<div>We could not wait for this one to come out!! A Musical...with Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan?!?! Oh yeah! This one was on our "MUST SEE" list.</div><div> </div><div>Donna (Meryl Streep) owns and runs a resort hotel on a remote Greek Island where she has raised her daugher, Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) alone. Neither Donna nor Sophie know who Sophie's father is but Sophie has narrowed it down to three men - Bill (Stellan Skarsgard), Sam (Pierce Brosnan) and Harry (Colin Firth) - after reading her mother's diary. And unknown to her mom, she invites all three of them to her upcoming wedding.<br /></div><div>Donna's closest girlfriends - Rosie (Julie Walters) and Tanya (Christine Baranski) - also show up for the upcoming nuptials. Leading into tons of singing, dancing and silliness.<br /></div><div>I laughed, I tapped my foot, I smiled, and I found myself undeniably amused. If that's the kind of experience you're looking for, and if you dig ABBA, this crazy, mixed-up movie might just be for you. </div><div><br /> </div><div>This is entertainment, not a movie. And as entertainment goes, Mamma Mia! belts it out of the park!</div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SKUcT3vuo4I/AAAAAAAABUs/SPH9UrNCw84/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234621269595300738" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SKUcT3vuo4I/AAAAAAAABUs/SPH9UrNCw84/s320/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SKUcUFk-OrI/AAAAAAAABU0/xqa6DLynb5s/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234621273308281522" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SKUcUFk-OrI/AAAAAAAABU0/xqa6DLynb5s/s320/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SKUcUFwlXLI/AAAAAAAABU8/4UALxxBmQtk/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234621273356983474" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SKUcUFwlXLI/AAAAAAAABU8/4UALxxBmQtk/s320/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SKUcUFKCznI/AAAAAAAABVE/GwGY9HBHlpE/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234621273195335282" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SKUcUFKCznI/AAAAAAAABVE/GwGY9HBHlpE/s320/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885866798032979401.post-75957925613653118282008-07-12T20:50:00.000-07:002008-08-14T22:36:28.331-07:00Journey to the Center of the Earth<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0373051/trailers-screenplay-vi3504079129">Journey to the Center of the Earth</a> was one that mom and I just had to go check out...If for no other reason than the visual effects (it was 3-D).<br /><div></div><div><br />I don't know if this one would be nearly as good in 2-D. These filmmakers understand why audiences have put on the 3-D glasses, and they offer up visual trick after visual trick in hopes of keeping the viewers wowed.<br /></div><div>The plot is simple. Brendan Fraser plays Trevor Anderson, a volcanic scientist whose brother went missing during fieldwork. Trevor agrees to have his troubled young nephew Sean (Josh Hutcherson) stay with him for a week, but as soon as the kid arrives, suspicious activity is found on Trevor's computerized volcano-watch system. He and the kid pack up and head for Iceland, where they hire a tour guide named Hanna (Anita Briem) to lead them to the base of a volcano. There, Trevor finds what he always suspected: that there are volcanic tubes plunging straight into the Earth's core.<br /></div><div>The trio falls down one of these tunnels and discovers a little "world within the world." There are mountains and an ocean, and other more dangerous things like dinosaurs, carnivorous plants, and man-eating fish. Together, they must navigate all these dangers and find a way to safely return to the surface. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Knowing that two-thirds of American cinemas will show this movie in standard 2-D, which is kind of sad considering that the whole thing exists as a demonstration of how digital 3-D takes a movie thrill ride to the next level. I say in 3-D - yes, absolutely, it's worth your time and money. In 2-D - probably not-so-much; that is unless you just like looking at Brendan Fraser and, in that case, it's still only a maybe.</div><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SKUUc_hLRdI/AAAAAAAABUU/JTek4JGPvqk/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234612630207546834" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SKUUc_hLRdI/AAAAAAAABUU/JTek4JGPvqk/s320/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SKUUcwypNwI/AAAAAAAABUc/XxBP3vbE2c8/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234612626254280450" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SKUUcwypNwI/AAAAAAAABUc/XxBP3vbE2c8/s320/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SKUUdEUh8jI/AAAAAAAABUk/6w1qIALkBvM/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234612631496684082" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SKUUdEUh8jI/AAAAAAAABUk/6w1qIALkBvM/s320/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885866798032979401.post-89341501742533247732008-07-05T20:03:00.000-07:002008-08-14T22:09:25.219-07:00HandcockMom and I thought that <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0448157/trailers-screenplay-vi770244889">Handcock</a> looked like it would be a pretty funny movie so this weekend we decided to go check it out.<br /><div></div><br /><div>There are heroes… there are superheroes… and then there’s Hancock. With great power comes great responsibility – everyone knows that – everyone, that is, but Hancock. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Perhaps the oddest take on superheroes that film has offered yet, Will Smith does an excellent job of playing the disinterested superhero with an existential crisis. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Hancock (Will Smith) is a drunken crime fighter with publicity issues stemming from his tendency to constantly cause collateral damage. But, after saving the life of compassionate public relations expert, Ray Embry (Jason Bateman), Ray is grateful enough to offer his services. Ray thinks he can get the public on Hancock’s side if he agrees to a serious attitude adjustment. Ray’s wife Mary (Charlize Theron) is not happy about the arrangement, fearful that Hancock will disappoint her husband. As it turns out, her reluctance to be around Hancock has more to do with a secret she’s been keeping from her family. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>That secret kicks the story into hyper-drive. It changes the entire mindset of both Hancock and the audience, a course change that provides a layer of complexity that the first half of the movie never even hinted was around the bend.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>In short, I am more than happy to recommend Hancock as a fun movie to see; however, I would like to stress....that this movie is rated PG-13 for a reason. It has a LOT of foul language and is not one for children under 13!!</div><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SKUPHzTX_1I/AAAAAAAABT8/VAbxvMmetV0/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234606768593043282" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SKUPHzTX_1I/AAAAAAAABT8/VAbxvMmetV0/s320/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SKUPIHJ4w3I/AAAAAAAABUE/-rmhN_vJpFw/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234606773921956722" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SKUPIHJ4w3I/AAAAAAAABUE/-rmhN_vJpFw/s320/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SKUPIMQczEI/AAAAAAAABUM/G78tnL4yNqk/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234606775291661378" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SKUPIMQczEI/AAAAAAAABUM/G78tnL4yNqk/s320/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885866798032979401.post-50744736394152185642008-06-28T20:03:00.000-07:002008-08-14T21:28:21.644-07:00WantedThis weekends movie of choice was <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0493464/trailers-screenplay-vi184287513">Wanted</a>, starring James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie, and Morgan Freeman.<br /><div></div><br /><div>This story is about an anxiety-ridden, frustrated office worker named Wesley (James McAvoy) who has less than $14.00 in his bank account, his boss is a donut eating slob on a power trip from hell, and his best friend is sleeping with his girlfriend.</div><div></div><br /><div>Wesley gets the opportunity to avenge on his tormentors and enter a fantasy world where he can realize his hidden powers as a skilled assassin. This happens after he is picked up in a bar by Fox (Angelina Jolie), who confides that he is now a member of the Fraternity, a thousand-year-old secret society of assassins who kill bad people. </div><div></div><br /><div>We enter a heightened reality in which there's a transformation from nerd to killer, a mystical a language in thread and an upside down world when fate spits out names to balance a chaotic world. Guilty pleasure or ripping escapism, it's a wild explosion of a film that rides high on its extravagant script and blows us away by its surreal action scenes.</div><div></div><br /><div>I<em> really</em> enjoyed this movie!!</div><div></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SKUFgWaOrmI/AAAAAAAABTc/0qrrSZgCwt4/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234596195217616482" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SKUFgWaOrmI/AAAAAAAABTc/0qrrSZgCwt4/s320/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SKUFgWV4hEI/AAAAAAAABTk/0bzKbSoGJUI/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234596195199386690" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SKUFgWV4hEI/AAAAAAAABTk/0bzKbSoGJUI/s320/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SKUFgkGVocI/AAAAAAAABTs/13Et9bWcjV8/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234596198892282306" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SKUFgkGVocI/AAAAAAAABTs/13Et9bWcjV8/s320/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SKUFgtO04JI/AAAAAAAABT0/-ZlD2olQBdM/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234596201343803538" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SKUFgtO04JI/AAAAAAAABT0/-ZlD2olQBdM/s320/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885866798032979401.post-3832561058165898532008-06-22T19:52:00.000-07:002008-08-14T21:29:48.654-07:00Get SmartAs I mentioned earlier, mom and I didn't go see <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0425061/trailers-imdb-vi3202810137">Get Smart</a> together because my husband wanted to see it. Since this weekend was our anniversary, we decided to have 'date night' - Yep, you guessed it...Dinner and a movie (we're so original).<br /><div></div><br /><div>For fans of Steve Carell this is a must-see. No classic here but not an embarrassment either. Get Smart has admirably mimicked the blend of genres and innovations that made the original series so memorable, and while die-hard fans will likely pick apart what this re-envisioning doesn't get right, it's almost impossible not to laugh at Carell's ludicrous on screen antics.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Although CONTROL is supposedly defunct, Max works for the still active but clandestine U.S. spy agency as an intelligence analyst. But he dreams of becoming a field agent like his friend Agent 23 (Dwayne Johnson). When many of the identities of their top agents are revealed to the international crime organization known as KAOS, Max’s chief (Alan Arkin) is forced to send Max on his first assignment, along with seasoned Agent 99 (Anne Hathaway) to thwart the villainous group's latest plan for world domination.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Whether or not Steve Carell perfectly embodies Maxwell Smart, he certainly knows how to handle his comedy. If you're looking for a good laugh, this is a must see.</div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SKUDnrmFlWI/AAAAAAAABS8/b4qn4I0IBzM/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234594122140325218" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SKUDnrmFlWI/AAAAAAAABS8/b4qn4I0IBzM/s320/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SKUDn06Mc-I/AAAAAAAABTE/eFLmK-07kOs/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234594124640580578" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SKUDn06Mc-I/AAAAAAAABTE/eFLmK-07kOs/s320/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SKUDnyvqV1I/AAAAAAAABTM/8zUn3GpB6nA/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234594124059531090" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SKUDnyvqV1I/AAAAAAAABTM/8zUn3GpB6nA/s320/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SKUDoDS-8bI/AAAAAAAABTU/JsZKmR7RZ4I/s1600-h/Movies.gif"></a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885866798032979401.post-14380191786709840342008-06-21T15:45:00.000-07:002008-06-21T16:29:44.479-07:00The Happening<div>Today mom and I wanted to go see Get Smart; but, since this weekend is my husbands and my anniversary, and he wants to see Get Smart, we decided to watch something else. So we headed out to see <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0949731/trailers-imdb-vi2430796057">The Happening</a>, which turned out to be nothing more than a GREAT BIG disappointment.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>It's official: M. Night Shyamalan is no longer the next Spielberg. After the stellar Sixth Sense and the equally excellent Unbreakable, he's managed a downward spiral that few others writers could survive. Signs was alright, but with The Village, Lady in the Water, and now The Happening, he has touched a level of incompetence that could never have been expected of him.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>"The Happening" contains a horrifying premise, and, at least for the first forty-five minutes, Shyamalan is on his game in a way that he hasn't quite been since "Signs." </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>One beautiful fall morning, all activity in New York's Central Park suddenly stops as an ominous breeze overtakes the citizens, first disorienting them and then causing each and every one to gruesomely take their own life. Further downtown, construction workers begin leaping off buildings. As news of these mysterious catastrophic events sweeps down the northeastern seaboard, so does the epidemic. Soon, rumors begin flying of terrorist involvement, while others think the local nuclear power plant may be responsible. All anyone really knows is that the psychological virus is spreading and no one appears immune... or safe. Hoping to outrun whatever it is that's occurring, Philadelphia science teacher Elliot Moore (Mark Wahlberg) and math professor Julian (John Leguizamo), along with Elliot's wife Alma (Zooey Deschanel) and Julian's young daughter Jess (Ashlyn Sanchez), prepare to travel southward. When the train conductors lose contact with the outside world, the group is left stranded in the direct center of the hot zone with seemingly no escape.. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Unfortunately, Shyamalan's writing is a big let-down for the rest. As the focus moves from the metropolitan to towns and from crowds to smaller groups, the sense of fear is lost – the biggest sin a horror movie can commit. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>My advice, don't waste your money.</div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SF2OqPZ0yAI/AAAAAAAABK0/N_FwmU7E-Dg/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214480799905400834" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SF2OqPZ0yAI/AAAAAAAABK0/N_FwmU7E-Dg/s320/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SF2OqGyR9SI/AAAAAAAABK8/6xZW-IykugE/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214480797592057122" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SF2OqGyR9SI/AAAAAAAABK8/6xZW-IykugE/s320/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885866798032979401.post-81726664795723042242008-06-14T15:18:00.000-07:002008-06-21T15:44:57.771-07:00Kung Fu Panda<div>I didn't get to go see a movie with mom this weekend; instead, I took four girls to go see <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0441773/trailers-screenplay-vi933888281">Kung Fu Panda</a>. This weekend was my baby girl's fourth birthday and she told me that she wanted to go see the "Panda movie"; so we loaded up the car - blankets in tow - and headed to the movies...</div><br /><div>I will start by pointing out the excellent cast that I wasn't aware this movie had..You probably already know that Jack Black was the voice of Po, the Panda. But did you know that the other voices where that of Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, Jackie Chan and Lucy Lui??</div><br /><div>And if that weren't enough to make me happy, the song at the end was song by one of my favorite artists - Cee Lo AKA Gnarles Barkley.</div><br /><div>I took the girls to this movie, really not expecting much, other than a few laughs. But Kung Fu Panda exceeded all of my expectations. The story is simple but the execution is superb. The animation is very rich and the colors are crisp and bright. The action sequences are great and the laughs are mixed in at the appropriate moments. </div><br /><div>The theater was full and it was composed of a mixture of Adults and young kids, with almost complete silence - with the exception of laughter - throughout the entire movie. There were no kids running around, screaming and crying; they were all involved in the film. And I heard plenty of laughter from the parents too.</div><br /><div>This is a fun for all movie. A testament to this fact is that almost the whole crowd stayed for the end credits and this is a very rare occurrence nowadays - of course, that could have been because of the great song at the end :)</div><div></div><br /><div>If you haven't taken your kids to see this one yet, I suggest you go see this one. You might even enjoy it too.</div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SF2D9mddSVI/AAAAAAAABKU/SmJFPjaxjr4/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214469037884262738" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SF2D9mddSVI/AAAAAAAABKU/SmJFPjaxjr4/s320/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SF2D90y-P9I/AAAAAAAABKc/3uN0b-fHFe4/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214469041732599762" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SF2D90y-P9I/AAAAAAAABKc/3uN0b-fHFe4/s320/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SF2D94E5QtI/AAAAAAAABKk/XTrH4HQQW28/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214469042613076690" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SF2D94E5QtI/AAAAAAAABKk/XTrH4HQQW28/s320/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SF2D-LUu49I/AAAAAAAABKs/4dpJmGPrGvk/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214469047779779538" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SF2D-LUu49I/AAAAAAAABKs/4dpJmGPrGvk/s320/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885866798032979401.post-43785245247401868372008-06-07T15:46:00.000-07:002008-06-08T16:21:23.443-07:00Sex and the CityThere aren't really any movies out right now that mom and I are just dying to go see. <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1000774/trailers-screenplay-vi344391961">Sex and the City</a> is a hot one right now and it looks like a fun 'girl' movie so off we went, with our friend Sharon too.<br /><div></div><br /><div>As columnist/author Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) prepares to move in with her longtime beau Mr. Big (Chris Noth), her three fabulous friends are facing their own unique issues. Samantha (Kim Cattrall), after five years in California with her soap actor boy toy (Jason Lewis), is getting antsy for her old stomping grounds... and sexual ways. Miranda's (Cynthia Nixon) husband Steve (David Eigenberg) has been feeling unloved, and his actions drive a wedge in their marriage. And Charlotte (Kristin Davis) loves being a wife and mother. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Keeping in mind that neither mom nor Sharon have ever seen Sex in the City - the HBO Series - they really had no idea what to expect. I, on the other hand, had watched a few of the stories on HBO and was familiar with the basic story line.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>However, I thought the movie did a really good job bringing everyone up to speed at the beginning - perfect for those who went to the movies without knowing anything about it....</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>This being said, if you've never watched the show, or you've never sipped Cosmos and hung out with a tightly knit group of girlfriends, or gazed with true adoration at a pair of $500 shoes, this really isn't the movie for you.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>As for me.....I really enjoyed it!</div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SExo2I9qGBI/AAAAAAAABCE/JUUk4OaBl_Q/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209654148289140754" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SExo2I9qGBI/AAAAAAAABCE/JUUk4OaBl_Q/s400/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SExo2SXYnhI/AAAAAAAABCM/ucl-J3hFSRw/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209654150812966418" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SExo2SXYnhI/AAAAAAAABCM/ucl-J3hFSRw/s400/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SExo2qdWg4I/AAAAAAAABCU/nUxgHAvlTng/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209654157280445314" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SExo2qdWg4I/AAAAAAAABCU/nUxgHAvlTng/s400/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885866798032979401.post-46256714973668639382008-06-03T19:00:00.000-07:002008-06-08T13:27:07.173-07:00The Strangers<div>It's been a while since mom and I have been to a scary movie. This weekend we decided to check out <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0482606/trailers-screenplay-vi3740533017">The Strangers</a>. Inspired by true events, it seemed this might be one that was actually scary.</div><div></div><br /><div>"On the night of February 11, 2005, Kristen McKay and James Hoyt left a friends wedding reception and returned to the Hoyt family summer home.</div><div></div><br /><div>The brutal events that took place there have never been revealed."<br /></div><div>This is stated at the very beginning of what turns into an hour and a half of nail biting, edge of your seat suspense.</div><div></div><br /><div>"The Strangers" claims to be inspired by a true story - According to Wiki, with whatever veracity you choose to accord it:</div><div><br />"The movie is inspired by an event from the director's, Bryan Bertino, childhood, among other things. A stranger came to his home asking for someone. Later, he found out that empty homes in the neighborhood had been burglarized. With that memory in mind, Bertino created this, his debut screenplay. The screenplay is also inspired by the events of the Charles Manson murders."<br /></div><div>The rest is probably fiction. But oh, what fiction! For what it is - a movie about suspense, dread, and helplessness - "The Strangers" is very well done; however, after an hour of watching these 'strangers' mess with this couples minds it got a little old.<br /></div><br /><div>Was it Scary? I don't know that scary is the word I would use to describe this one - Disturbing, yes. Scary, not really. However, I can definitely see how some would find it scary. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>All in all, mom and I thought it was pretty good.</div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SExAAQfByuI/AAAAAAAABBc/791Zd32BBJc/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209609242130107106" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SExAAQfByuI/AAAAAAAABBc/791Zd32BBJc/s400/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SExAAtvV4zI/AAAAAAAABBk/WcJzWRf028s/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209609249983161138" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SExAAtvV4zI/AAAAAAAABBk/WcJzWRf028s/s400/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SExABJBdA9I/AAAAAAAABBs/acrPJG3wy7Q/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209609257306883026" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SExABJBdA9I/AAAAAAAABBs/acrPJG3wy7Q/s400/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885866798032979401.post-87864410141821483392008-05-10T14:47:00.000-07:002008-05-11T15:46:30.561-07:00What Happens In VegasMom and I went to see <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1033643/trailers-trailer-vi2092040473">What Happens in Vegas</a> this weekend. I just checked the reviews and was shocked to see that most of them were negative. I guess it just goes to show; once again, if they hate it....I'll love it.<br /><div></div><br /><div>Again, this is romantic comedy that stars Ashton Kutcher and Cameron Diaz so one shouldn't go with expectations of anything more than a fun movie with lots of laughter. And the good news is, it's not too girly so the guys will enjoy it too.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>New Yorkers Joy (Diaz) and Jack (Kutcher) meet in Las Vegas, get seriously drunk and, end up married. The morning after, Jack plays a slot with Joy's quarter and wins big. </div><br /><div><br />Back home, a cantankerous judge (Dennis Miller) sentences the couple to "six months hard marriage" before they can collect the fortune. YIKES!! </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Six months hard marriage between a couple who met in Vegas and ended up married and you can probably guess what happens next.....a couple of <span style="font-size:78%;">hundred</span> fights.</div><br /><div><br />Both Diaz, with her gangly charm, and Kutcher, the lovable goof, fit perfectly into this breezy, occasionally tasteless, mostly enjoyable comedy. </div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SCd2aTMJN-I/AAAAAAAAA_Q/Offv6NRwcaw/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199254489022412770" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SCd2aTMJN-I/AAAAAAAAA_Q/Offv6NRwcaw/s200/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SCd2ZjMJN7I/AAAAAAAAA-4/jpa7naj-HiE/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199254476137510834" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SCd2ZjMJN7I/AAAAAAAAA-4/jpa7naj-HiE/s200/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SCd2aDMJN8I/AAAAAAAAA_A/tMp61gBZBCw/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199254484727445442" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SCd2aDMJN8I/AAAAAAAAA_A/tMp61gBZBCw/s200/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SCd2aTMJN9I/AAAAAAAAA_I/tvbC7pHyan0/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199254489022412754" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SCd2aTMJN9I/AAAAAAAAA_I/tvbC7pHyan0/s200/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885866798032979401.post-50517494208780503392008-05-03T16:35:00.000-07:002008-05-11T14:46:55.047-07:00Made of Honor<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0866439/trailers-screenplay-vi2761163033">Made of Honor</a> was the movie of choice this week. I've read the reviews on this one and was very surprised to find that they were mostly negative.<br /><div></div><br /><div>It's a chick flick and it stars Patrick Dempsy, what's not to love?? </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I always wonder exactly what it is that the critics are looking for when they watch these movies..</div><br /><div>I have found that, 9 times out of 10, if the reviews are negative - I will love it and this one was no exception...</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Tom (Patrick Dempsey) and Hannah (Michelle Monaghan) have been best friends since college and it was the perfect set up for Tom: He had the smart, funny Hannah for companionship and got to sleep with as many hotties as he wanted. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Fast forward ten years later and they still have a sweet friendship and fantastic chemistry; they're perfect for each other—except for Tom's silly rules, the strictest being that he does not, will not, must not commit, to anyone. Love? It's not for him. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>It's not until Hannah leaves on a six-week business trip to Scotland that Tom realizes how much he depends on his weekly outings with Hannah and that he might actually have feelings for her. When she returns with hot Scottish fiance Colin (Kevin McKidd) in tow and asks Tom to be her "MOH" (Maid of Honor), Tom realizes he can't let the one person he truly loves get away. He accepts the assignment and sets out to become an "insider" in all things wedding in order to show Hannah she's marrying the wrong guy. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>This was a cute, no brainer that mom and I both really enjoyed.</div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SCTn9q2DgCI/AAAAAAAAA-A/ivRE9JP-oC0/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198534916551442466" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SCTn9q2DgCI/AAAAAAAAA-A/ivRE9JP-oC0/s200/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SCTn-K2DgDI/AAAAAAAAA-I/gMepBdCFy4s/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198534925141377074" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SCTn-K2DgDI/AAAAAAAAA-I/gMepBdCFy4s/s200/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SCTn-K2DgEI/AAAAAAAAA-Q/rwulDy47C_E/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198534925141377090" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SCTn-K2DgEI/AAAAAAAAA-Q/rwulDy47C_E/s200/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SCTn-K2DgFI/AAAAAAAAA-Y/edrXR8DfMJY/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198534925141377106" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SCTn-K2DgFI/AAAAAAAAA-Y/edrXR8DfMJY/s200/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885866798032979401.post-49803536193813831662008-04-26T22:10:00.001-07:002008-04-27T11:00:33.157-07:00Leatherheads<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0379865/trailers-trailer-vi632422681">Leatherheads</a> was the movie of choice this weekend. Mom has wanted to see this one since she saw the previews; I thought it looked fun too, so off we went...<br /><div></div><br /><div>As 1920s football coach Dodge Connelly (George Clooney) banters for the affections of feisty journalist Lexie (Renee Zellweger) against the all-American youthful charm of his hotshot new player Carter "Bullet" Rutherford (John Krasinski). </div><div></div><br /><div>Leatherheads is a beautiful recreation of an era when pro American footballers couldn't give up their day jobs and Connelly's beloved team are broke. But hope comes in the lanky form of college footballer Rutherford, cute as pie and a war hero to boot, who draws in the crowds and saves not only the team but the pro game too. Lexie is the journalist dispatched to dig behind Rutherford's hero persona but, as screwball would have it, wreaks a little in-team fighting when both he and Connelly fall head over heels for her.<br /></div><div>"Leatherheads" is glib, sophisticated and silly. While a bit too scruffy to be a great comedy, it is enjoyable all the way and written for adults who would like a break from jokes that rely on bodily fluids or reams of profanity.</div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SBS-zynKyDI/AAAAAAAAA6Q/a91s67h6toI/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193986067233687602" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SBS-zynKyDI/AAAAAAAAA6Q/a91s67h6toI/s200/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SBS-0CnKyEI/AAAAAAAAA6Y/72q35QcP80o/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193986071528654914" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SBS-0CnKyEI/AAAAAAAAA6Y/72q35QcP80o/s200/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SBS-0SnKyFI/AAAAAAAAA6g/0Q3u04vNcCE/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193986075823622226" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SBS-0SnKyFI/AAAAAAAAA6g/0Q3u04vNcCE/s200/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885866798032979401.post-62935121164791687262008-04-19T10:23:00.000-07:002008-04-27T10:40:44.376-07:0088 MinutesThis week mom and I went to see <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0411061/trailers-trailer-vi2058486041">88 Minutes</a>. This suspense thriller starring Al Pacino as a police psychologist/teacher, is a fast paced, entertaining little film, which keeps you gripped all the way to the end.<br /><br />September 1, 1997. Most of the world is talking about the death of Princess Diana. In rainy Seattle, twin sisters Janie and Joanie Cates are getting ready for bed. Before the morning comes, one of the them will have been brutally murdered, the other tortured. A man is arrested and, with the help of testimony from Forensic Psychiatrist Jack Graham (Al Pacino), is sentenced to die, a sentence that takes nine years before it can be carried out. The killer (Neil McDonough) has always maintained his innocence, claiming that Graham lied and persuaded the jury to convict him. In fact, in of the many plot twists, it appears that the Seattle Slayer (the nickname given the cause of these brutal murders) is still killing nine years later, on the day the alleged killer is due to die. Are these copycat crimes or might Forster, as he convincingly maintains, be innocent?<br /><br /><br /><br />Forster wins a stay and is about to be released. Then, ominously, Gramm receives mysterious phone messages, punctuated by the words “Tick-tock, Doc,” warning that he has only 88 minutes to live. The story unfolds at breakneck speed as Gramm tears through one frantic morning trying to maintain his routine schedule as he struggles to get answers and dodge the ever-increasing threats.<br /><br /><br /><br />“88 Minutes” is a fine showcase for the talent that IS Al Pacino.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SBS6FSnKx_I/AAAAAAAAA5w/PbPX--1A7kU/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193980870323259378" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SBS6FSnKx_I/AAAAAAAAA5w/PbPX--1A7kU/s200/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SBS6FinKyAI/AAAAAAAAA54/d-4S9Fs8gf0/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193980874618226690" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SBS6FinKyAI/AAAAAAAAA54/d-4S9Fs8gf0/s200/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SBS6GCnKyBI/AAAAAAAAA6A/Dl5qAiHMXRo/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193980883208161298" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SBS6GCnKyBI/AAAAAAAAA6A/Dl5qAiHMXRo/s200/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SBS6GSnKyCI/AAAAAAAAA6I/ei4bfNiWubA/s1600-h/Movies.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193980887503128610" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_29b93k8FndA/SBS6GSnKyCI/AAAAAAAAA6I/ei4bfNiWubA/s200/Movies.gif" border="0" /></a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0