I Love You, Man... suprisingly hilarious. I scored free passes to this movie and was pleasantly suprised at how funny it was. I have to admit, like all the other movies these guys are in (Paul Rudd and Jason Segel) I wanted to see it but didn't really want to pay for it. Usually I like them but am not stoked on the price of admission. This movie, however, was a clever take on the romantic comedy with two friends playing the roles normally filled by a guy/girl combo and I would have happily paid for it. I found myself laughing loudly the whole way through and the over-the-top gross-out/innuendo factor was not bad. I'm also glad to see Paul Rudd back in the lovable guy next door role. While he is good at being the jerk, seeing him in this movie reminded me of the good old days when he played Phoebe's boyfriend on Friends and his part in Clueless.
Rachel Getting Married...I liked this movie. Not loved, liked. Anne Hathaway did do an amazing job playing a girl fresh from rehab going to her sister's wedding, but I'm not entirely sure she deserved an Oscar nomination for it. I liked the cast in the movie, each character is played well and I did like the "home-movie-indie" way in which the movie was shot. It just didn't wow me. Redbox it.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
hugh jackman is ridiculous
i'm back....again with some quick 'incaseyoumissedthem' reviews.
Slumdog Millionaire...not bollywood, as some have come to categorize it. yes, it takes place in India and there is a dance number at the end but that doesn't make it bollywood people! all that said, it was a wonderfully moving picture with a killer soundtrack.
Bride Wars... serves it's cliche chick-flick purpose. anne hathaway and kate hudson do what they came to do....make you laugh, cry and say "aww..."
Defiance... Daniel Craig and Liev Schreiber are very good in this movie. Another good period drama.
Watchmen... don't see until you've taken the time to read the graphic novel. it's a quick and amazing read. I feel like it's only then that you can appreciate the movie for what it was trying to do. The characters are spot on and the cinematography is insane but the story itself is hard to follow in the book...so in the movie i thought that i wouldn't have understood what it was trying to get across if i hadn't read the graphic novel first, so do yourself a favor and read it first. It's a hard book to translate to the screen, but they did the best they could. Aside from an overly-gratutious sex scene it's pretty good. Very good soundtrack.
I didn't get to see very many of the oscar nominated, but they are all going to be at the dollar theater and redbox soon, so here's what's on my to-see list...
Rachel Getting Married
Revolutionary Road
Milk
The Reader
Doubt
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button... not quite the life-altering story about not taking life for granted that it was touted to be but a good story with very good acting. I forgot how much I enjoyed it until I recently saw the preview again. It's quirky and makes you think a bit about life and aging. Brad Pitt rocks as usual and the computer animation used to make him look old is so good it's a little creepy.
Slumdog Millionaire...not bollywood, as some have come to categorize it. yes, it takes place in India and there is a dance number at the end but that doesn't make it bollywood people! all that said, it was a wonderfully moving picture with a killer soundtrack.
Bride Wars... serves it's cliche chick-flick purpose. anne hathaway and kate hudson do what they came to do....make you laugh, cry and say "aww..."
Defiance... Daniel Craig and Liev Schreiber are very good in this movie. Another good period drama.
Watchmen... don't see until you've taken the time to read the graphic novel. it's a quick and amazing read. I feel like it's only then that you can appreciate the movie for what it was trying to do. The characters are spot on and the cinematography is insane but the story itself is hard to follow in the book...so in the movie i thought that i wouldn't have understood what it was trying to get across if i hadn't read the graphic novel first, so do yourself a favor and read it first. It's a hard book to translate to the screen, but they did the best they could. Aside from an overly-gratutious sex scene it's pretty good. Very good soundtrack.
I didn't get to see very many of the oscar nominated, but they are all going to be at the dollar theater and redbox soon, so here's what's on my to-see list...
Rachel Getting Married
Revolutionary Road
Milk
The Reader
Doubt
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