Wowzers! Talk about a lack of posts for this month. No worries though, I come at you today with two movies: I Know Who Killed Me and Waitress.
If you're in the mood for a light, romantic comedy, with a sweet happy ending, then Waitress is for you. Staring the beautiful Keri Russel and the amazing (I say that because I'm a huge Joss Whedon fan and any cast members from his previous works are amazing) Nathon Fillon. It's weird to see Fillon as your typical "Jude Law" kind of character. He's cute, slightly funny, and you are rooting for him to get the girl. If you haven't heard anything about this movie it is as follows: Jenna is a pregnant, unhappily married waitress in the deep south. She meets a newcomer to her town and falls into an unlikely relationship as a last attempt at happiness. The end. There's really nothing more or less to this movie. It's cute and pleasant. I enjoyed it. I say: rent it.
As for the other movie... I Know Who Killed Me, pass on that.
Quite possibly the worst movie I've ever seen. I think it comes close to how Matt and Liz felt about Bug. I think IKWKM had the potential to be a really great cult classic. However, in the end... It fell short. Way short. The plot of the movie is kind of interesting (a young girl is kidnapped and "turns" up with missing limbs but is not the girl everyone says she is) and the whole "stigmata" theories to the movie were neat, but the acting fell short and the whole slut/non-slut character twist with Linday Lohan fell short of anything that could have been considered "interesting." I'm usually a fan of movies that are disappointments to critics (Postman), but this movie is just... Awful. I say: do not rent.
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
And You Thought Your Family Was Crazy?
This is another movie based off a book, however, I have not read this book. My bad. Anywho, Running with Scissors is a dark-humored drama about a young boy of about 14 years old who's parents get divorced, mother is INSANE, gets adopted by his mother's psychiatrist (who's family is also off the edge of reality), and is dealing with being homosexual in the '70s. It is original and has very poetic moments of dialogue. Augusten - the main character - is also the narrator and the voice over narration is excerpts from his diary. And though his mother is a fame-obsessed poet (who doesn't really become famous), I wouldn't say that her poetry were the most "poetic moments," in fact I loved simple one-liners that came from each individual character. I suppose if you spliced all those instances you could come up with a kick-ass poem... or a book, much like the one this movie was based on? hm. Jackpot. I have no idea why I am rambling like this. I must sound like a lunatic. Don't worry, the movie isn't contagious. And it might make you rethink trusting in shrinks and taking meds. ENJOY!!!Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Mask
Tim and I were flipping through channels last night and we ran into Mask. If you haven't seen this movie it is definitely worth it. Made in 1985 and staring Cher, Sam Elliot, and Eric Stoltz, this movie never stops becoming more and more touching than the first time I watched it. Personally, every time I watch this movie I feel inspired to be a better person, to think more positively. Besides it being a great movie, Cher and Sam Elliot are fantastic in the movie. If you're looking for a movie that will inspire you, make you laugh, and definitely make you cry then I say: RENT IT.
Sunday, November 4, 2007
I Now Pronounce You...
Watch'n'Blog Oh Adam Sandler... I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry is proving to be comical within the first five minutes and is keeping me interested as any other Adam Sandler movie would. I must admit, I mostly wanted to see this movie for Kevin James. I've noticed that in many of Adam Sandler's films he repeatedly casts the same people. I like that. It's like Will Ferrell movies and the "Frat Pack." Except, with Adam Sandler it's more of a "Stupid-Pack" since most of the "repeaters" in his films all portray slightly handicaped people. I don't know yet how I feel about Jessica Beil being in the movie. I kind of miss her 7th Heaven days. She was so cute and... virginal? Regardless of the actors and actresses in the movie here is what IMDB has to say about what the movie is about (warning: may contain spoilers):
Chuck Levine and Larry Valentine are two firefighters. They are good friends. However, Larry is a widower (with two small children) and Chuck is single.
Larry dares Chuck one day to eat a dead rat, but he falls from the ladder that he was going to the drop the rat from. Chuck saves him but the two are rushed to the hospital and quickly recover. Larry calls in that favor big time when civic red tape prevents him from naming his two kids as his pension beneficiaries. All that Chuck has to do is claim to be Larry's domestic partner on some city forms. They think it will be easy because nobody will ever know. After Chuck agrees to the ruse (though reluctantly so, due in large part to his notorious womanizing), the two men go to Niagara Falls to get married, and Chuck moves in with Larry and his unsuspecting kids.
But an official becomes suspicious, and the new couple's arrangement becomes a citywide issue and goes from confidential to front-page news. Forced to improvise as love-struck newlyweds, Chuck and Larry must now fumble through a charade of domestic bliss under one roof. After surviving their mandatory honeymoon and dodging the threat of exposure, the well-intentioned con men discover that sticking together in your time of need is what truly makes a family.
Overall, the movie is pretty funny. Adam Sandler and Kevin James are pretty funny together and the concept of the movie is cute. It got pretty cheesy towards the end, but you can't have a funny Adam Sandler movie without the cheese-tastic happy ending. :) I say, RENT IT.
Saturday, November 3, 2007
The Pontiac Game Changing Performance
In the spirit of watching football literally all day, I started thinking about some great football movies. Recently I just rented We Are Marshall. IMDB says, "When a plane crash claims the lives of members of the Marshall University football team and some of its fans, the team's new coach (McConaughey) and his surviving players try to keep the football program". If you haven't seen this movie and enjoy your true story/underdog/over coming obstacles sports movie, this is definitely for you. Admitedly, this is one of my favorite sports movies (with Miracle coming in first).
When I asked Tim what he thought were some great football movies he mentioned Rudy and Friday Night Lights, but I'll let him post (eventually!) about his choices.
So, what football movis are YOU renting?
Friday, November 2, 2007
Disaster!
Our crazy Miss Mother Nature has finally started to change her mind about it being summer. It's starting to get colder each day and in turn my allergies are starting to get much, much worse. In turn, I got to thinking about weather movies -- more importantly, disaster movies.
Probably one of my all time favorite movies (bold statement!) would have to be Twister. Twister, for me, is one of those movies that I put on while I'm cleaning or doing laundry and I watch as I wash. I could watch this movie over and over again. This movie is about two soon-to-be-divorces, Dr. Jo Harding (Helen Hunt) and Bill Harding (Bill Paxton), teaming up for what would have been one last go at releasing their creation, "Dorthy," into a tornado to be the first scientific team to catch readings from inside the twister. Among other actors you can find Cary Elwas, Jami Gertz, and Philip Seymour Hoffman.
The Poseidon Adventure is a movie I grew up watching. Made in '72 and followed up with a remake in '06, Poseidon, it's a fantastic movies. Like most remakes, Poseidon doesn't catch up to what the original had to offer. Trying to replace Gene Hackman with Kurt Russell is like a movie sin. Although both good, respectable actors, the young Gene Hackman definitely out acts the weathered Kurt Russell.
This is going to be a shocker, but another Disaster! movie of mine is Dante's Peak. With Linda Hamilton and Pierce Brosnan you really can't go wrong with two hotter lead actors. I remember first seeing this movie in the theater with my parents and calling it Dante's People. A little insight into my past, but nonetheless this movie is a good 90's Disaster! flick.
What Disaster! movies are YOU renting?
Probably one of my all time favorite movies (bold statement!) would have to be Twister. Twister, for me, is one of those movies that I put on while I'm cleaning or doing laundry and I watch as I wash. I could watch this movie over and over again. This movie is about two soon-to-be-divorces, Dr. Jo Harding (Helen Hunt) and Bill Harding (Bill Paxton), teaming up for what would have been one last go at releasing their creation, "Dorthy," into a tornado to be the first scientific team to catch readings from inside the twister. Among other actors you can find Cary Elwas, Jami Gertz, and Philip Seymour Hoffman.
The Poseidon Adventure is a movie I grew up watching. Made in '72 and followed up with a remake in '06, Poseidon, it's a fantastic movies. Like most remakes, Poseidon doesn't catch up to what the original had to offer. Trying to replace Gene Hackman with Kurt Russell is like a movie sin. Although both good, respectable actors, the young Gene Hackman definitely out acts the weathered Kurt Russell.
This is going to be a shocker, but another Disaster! movie of mine is Dante's Peak. With Linda Hamilton and Pierce Brosnan you really can't go wrong with two hotter lead actors. I remember first seeing this movie in the theater with my parents and calling it Dante's People. A little insight into my past, but nonetheless this movie is a good 90's Disaster! flick.
What Disaster! movies are YOU renting?
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Numbers Numbers Numbers
I was at a loss of inspiration for blogging the past day, crazy since horror is one of my favorite movie genres, but I promised Ms. Ashley that I would post. And then the movie 1408 came on. I have to admit that this is one of few movies I actually liked (a lot) that was based on a book written by Stephen King. I don't want to say that the others were bad, just that they weren't as good as they could have been. Needless to say, but I'll say it anyway: Stephen King has a LOT of books that have been made into movies... Could this make him a monopolizer of both the book and movie corporations? This is besides the point. I am not here to discuss books, which are another great passion of mine, I am here to discuss movies with NUMBERS in the title! heh. 1408 is a movie about Mike Enslin (John Cusack) who stays in 1408- a hotel room that is haunted... and as Samuel L. Jackson says in the movie "It's an evil f***ing room." There are times when you think that everything is real when it is actually just a twisted dream and time is one confusing trip after another. He has only an hour to live as the digital alarm clock counts down his minutes, his seconds, his breaths of existence. All the while you believe he is going to make it... or die a gruesome death like the tenants before him. The room distorts itself. He thinks he's insane at first, but then he knows... it's the "evil f***ing room."
The Number 23 is another amazing movie with numbers in the title. This involves Walter Sparrow's (played by Jim Carrey) obsession with the number twenty-three. It begins with a book (books are everywhere, n'est ce pas?) written by Topsy Kretts. A nice little pseudonym for a twisted mind. He sees the number everywhere: in names, signs, dates, letters, time. It consumes him and he doesn't know why. He begins to see similarities between himself and the main character, the voice named Fingerling, of the book that sparked the terrible infatuation. Who is this Topsy Kretts? Why is there only one copy of this book? And what will Walter find to be the answer to the connection? If you like suspense and schizophrenia, you will enjoy this movie. And if you think Jim is going to be funny in this movie, you are sorely mistaken and should watch Dumb and Dumber instead.
Se7en starring Kevin Spacey and Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman and Gwyneth Paltrow... is a great movie with, as you can see, a great cast. This is a favorite among many of my friends and for good reason. A man, whose name we never know and face we only see toward the end, decides that he will start killing people in a fashion according to the seven deadly sins (hence the name Se7en) and these are not for the weak of stomach. It is a gory film, but with good taste- not intended to terrorize the mind, only to make you see how messed up (an understatement) this killer is. He's meticulous, keeping hundreds of books containing his every thought, sometimes holding the victim in their place of death for months (sloth and gluttony are very nasty)... and he does this without getting caught... until he wants to be caught.
Yet again another class, so I must be on my way. There are many other great movies with numbers in the title:
300,
200 Cigarettes,
Pi (because Pi is a number and a movie that I highly recommend)
Comment or add posts!!
The Number 23 is another amazing movie with numbers in the title. This involves Walter Sparrow's (played by Jim Carrey) obsession with the number twenty-three. It begins with a book (books are everywhere, n'est ce pas?) written by Topsy Kretts. A nice little pseudonym for a twisted mind. He sees the number everywhere: in names, signs, dates, letters, time. It consumes him and he doesn't know why. He begins to see similarities between himself and the main character, the voice named Fingerling, of the book that sparked the terrible infatuation. Who is this Topsy Kretts? Why is there only one copy of this book? And what will Walter find to be the answer to the connection? If you like suspense and schizophrenia, you will enjoy this movie. And if you think Jim is going to be funny in this movie, you are sorely mistaken and should watch Dumb and Dumber instead.
Se7en starring Kevin Spacey and Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman and Gwyneth Paltrow... is a great movie with, as you can see, a great cast. This is a favorite among many of my friends and for good reason. A man, whose name we never know and face we only see toward the end, decides that he will start killing people in a fashion according to the seven deadly sins (hence the name Se7en) and these are not for the weak of stomach. It is a gory film, but with good taste- not intended to terrorize the mind, only to make you see how messed up (an understatement) this killer is. He's meticulous, keeping hundreds of books containing his every thought, sometimes holding the victim in their place of death for months (sloth and gluttony are very nasty)... and he does this without getting caught... until he wants to be caught.
Yet again another class, so I must be on my way. There are many other great movies with numbers in the title:
300,
200 Cigarettes,
Pi (because Pi is a number and a movie that I highly recommend)
Comment or add posts!!
the tin man
Upon researching while watching my tivoed TAPS show (since I fell asleep far too early after all my hype about the show), I've been seeing previews for a new SciFi mini-series, The Tin Man. I went to check it out on IMDB.com, and there wasn't too much information about the mini-series, besides what I had already gathered from the previews. I checked out the mini-series' website and it actually looks really, really good. You can check that website out, here. Be ready for a trippy experience.
you pick!
All right, folks...
... As mentioned in my last post, the movies for next week have arrived and I can start viewing them. There are some major titles and some not-so-major titles but regardless, I will view what you want me to view. Well, let me rephrase that: Tim and I will view what you want us to view since I make him watch everything I rent.
The following titles are coming out:
Deck the Halls, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, Ratatouille, Heaven's Fall, Forbidden Secrets, Manticore, Three Days of Rain, Alien Siege, Live Once Die Twice, Hope in Motion, and Four Sheets to the Wind.
Tonight I'm going to be getting "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry". So expect the first "watch'n'blog" and a review soon to follow. Based on what I've seen in previews, I expect this to be your average Adam Sandler movie. Nothing more, nothing less.
Since starting this blog I've talked to numerous people about guest blogging. If you're interested in giving your two cents on a movie you've seen recently that you loved, hated, etc. let us know!! I'm hoping to get our friend, Matt, to guest blog about his uneasy experience while watching BUG a couple weeks ago with Liz and I. I expect his post to be both humerous and imformative. We'll keep you posted on the status of his entry. And, speaking of Bug, I'd really like to see Frank's Films give his two cents in after our enjoying comment tags back and forth.
In other random news: I've noticed myself paying more attention to what people are renting. While I was working yesterday I noticed a lot of our "regulars" coming in and renting the following movies: Spiderman 3, License to Wed, In the Land of Women, and Daywatch. When you go to your local video store, what do you rent?
... As mentioned in my last post, the movies for next week have arrived and I can start viewing them. There are some major titles and some not-so-major titles but regardless, I will view what you want me to view. Well, let me rephrase that: Tim and I will view what you want us to view since I make him watch everything I rent.
The following titles are coming out:
Deck the Halls, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, Ratatouille, Heaven's Fall, Forbidden Secrets, Manticore, Three Days of Rain, Alien Siege, Live Once Die Twice, Hope in Motion, and Four Sheets to the Wind.
Tonight I'm going to be getting "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry". So expect the first "watch'n'blog" and a review soon to follow. Based on what I've seen in previews, I expect this to be your average Adam Sandler movie. Nothing more, nothing less.
Since starting this blog I've talked to numerous people about guest blogging. If you're interested in giving your two cents on a movie you've seen recently that you loved, hated, etc. let us know!! I'm hoping to get our friend, Matt, to guest blog about his uneasy experience while watching BUG a couple weeks ago with Liz and I. I expect his post to be both humerous and imformative. We'll keep you posted on the status of his entry. And, speaking of Bug, I'd really like to see Frank's Films give his two cents in after our enjoying comment tags back and forth.
In other random news: I've noticed myself paying more attention to what people are renting. While I was working yesterday I noticed a lot of our "regulars" coming in and renting the following movies: Spiderman 3, License to Wed, In the Land of Women, and Daywatch. When you go to your local video store, what do you rent?
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