So as you can tell I have been on a "classics" bent lately, but that is simply because I am educating my lovely friend on the awesomeness of movies and all the ones she has been missing out on.
I love this movie, it is hilarious, hits all the right notes, has the realism that you don't usually see in romantic comedies, and while we still get our happy ending, we are still unsure it'll happen- and it actually takes a good deal of time compared to any other movie coming out today.
Everything from the hair to the clothes allows this movie to flow through the decades almost seamlessly, so funny. The adorable Meg Ryan with her insane hair dos (and don'ts lol) and those awful clothes is insanely perfect in this movie, the restaurant scene is such a classic, I mean who can belt it like that over and over and OVER again for every camera angle, "I'll have what she's having" one of my favorite lines in any movie ever. Fun Fact- the woman who says that is the director's own mother.
Now we can get to Billy Crystal, as my friend dubiously stated "he's not that cute" and all I could say was trust me, the lack of looks is MORE than made up for in humor, he is so frickin hilarious, so funny. "I took her to a place that wasn't even human, she meowed" "You made a woman meow?" So great. Anyways this is another movie I highly recommend, go watch it!
This was my nice paper putting off for the night! Opps- why am I such a procrastinator?!
10/10 GO WATCH IT!
Monday, November 23, 2009
Sunday, November 15, 2009
The Sound of Music
So yesterday, to my horror, I discovered that a good friend of mine had never seen the movie The Sound of Music, which was a complete and utter tragedy that I knew must be dealt with, lol. So my roommate and I and the SoM virgin, all watched it last night. I love this movie eternally, so this will probably just be a boring rave review, but one I will enjoy writing none the less :-)
From the very beginning, "the hills are alive with the sound of music". Every song, every scene, is beautifully done in this movie. You can't help but sing along, and smile. Every time you watch the movie you still worry when Maria leaves and the Baroness and Captain Von Trapp get engaged, feel the utter relief when Captain Von Trapp meets Maria out in the Gazebo :-D O so wonderful. You also can't help but worry when the Nazi's are after the captain, and laugh with one of the best lines of the movie "Reverend Mother, I have sinned." I laugh every time. Such an excellent movie- everyone in it has a wonderful voice and spirit, they seem like a real family and it is quite wonderful.
Now for a slight deviation is a discussion of Captain Von Trapp- he is simply gorgeous, you can't even really pin down why, even when he is being a big jerk with the whistle, it's like wow :-D He has that same Mr. Darcy attraction, you just can't help but love him through all his mood swings and wish you were Maria- having him look at you that way, sigh. Just one of my many fictional character crushes, so I will shut up now.
If you have not yet seen this movie, GO WATCH IT!!!!
10/10, of course!
From the very beginning, "the hills are alive with the sound of music". Every song, every scene, is beautifully done in this movie. You can't help but sing along, and smile. Every time you watch the movie you still worry when Maria leaves and the Baroness and Captain Von Trapp get engaged, feel the utter relief when Captain Von Trapp meets Maria out in the Gazebo :-D O so wonderful. You also can't help but worry when the Nazi's are after the captain, and laugh with one of the best lines of the movie "Reverend Mother, I have sinned." I laugh every time. Such an excellent movie- everyone in it has a wonderful voice and spirit, they seem like a real family and it is quite wonderful.
Now for a slight deviation is a discussion of Captain Von Trapp- he is simply gorgeous, you can't even really pin down why, even when he is being a big jerk with the whistle, it's like wow :-D He has that same Mr. Darcy attraction, you just can't help but love him through all his mood swings and wish you were Maria- having him look at you that way, sigh. Just one of my many fictional character crushes, so I will shut up now.
If you have not yet seen this movie, GO WATCH IT!!!!
10/10, of course!
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Julie and Julia
So after a long hiatus I figured I should review some more of the bagillion movies I've seen. After ranting harshly and rightly in my opinion against a movie I couldn't stand, I will now go on about one I adored.
Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci, need I say more? These two were a dynamic duo of brilliance- they were perfectly believable as Julia Child and her loving Paul. This movie was brilliantly cast. I almost felt bad for the Julie story line because every time it switch back to Julie from Julia you could feel the audience groan, in a loving way, and be like we like Julie a lot, but we LOVE Julia, please more Meryl Streep, lol. I have read the book Julie and Julia- I picked it up after I saw the movie the first time. I must say I much prefer the movie, shock, gasp, I know, lol, but I found the really Julie Powell too abrasive, and unforgiving, her husband must truly be a saint. While I know that if any wrote down there every thought, we'd all come off as total selfish bitches, Julie Powell took brought the voice inside her out into reality a little too much for my taste. I have no problem with the f-word and did still find her book hilarious and well done, but I prefer the movie, simply because Meryl Streep kicked such serious ass as Julia Child.
I thought that Amy Adams did an excellent job as Julie, the cubicle worker, fighting her way out one step at a time cooking through her lifted copy of Mastering the Art of French Cooking. Eric Messina was also excellent as Julie's sainted husband. The relationship between the two was believable and more real than what you usually see.
I thought that the length of the movie was good, but I would not have minded it being a bit longer (or a lot) if we could have had more Meryl and Stanley, what can I say I'm addicted. I'll have to go watch the Devil Wears Prada a could dozen times more to get my fix before this winner comes out on DVD.
10/10 :D
Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci, need I say more? These two were a dynamic duo of brilliance- they were perfectly believable as Julia Child and her loving Paul. This movie was brilliantly cast. I almost felt bad for the Julie story line because every time it switch back to Julie from Julia you could feel the audience groan, in a loving way, and be like we like Julie a lot, but we LOVE Julia, please more Meryl Streep, lol. I have read the book Julie and Julia- I picked it up after I saw the movie the first time. I must say I much prefer the movie, shock, gasp, I know, lol, but I found the really Julie Powell too abrasive, and unforgiving, her husband must truly be a saint. While I know that if any wrote down there every thought, we'd all come off as total selfish bitches, Julie Powell took brought the voice inside her out into reality a little too much for my taste. I have no problem with the f-word and did still find her book hilarious and well done, but I prefer the movie, simply because Meryl Streep kicked such serious ass as Julia Child.
I thought that Amy Adams did an excellent job as Julie, the cubicle worker, fighting her way out one step at a time cooking through her lifted copy of Mastering the Art of French Cooking. Eric Messina was also excellent as Julie's sainted husband. The relationship between the two was believable and more real than what you usually see.
I thought that the length of the movie was good, but I would not have minded it being a bit longer (or a lot) if we could have had more Meryl and Stanley, what can I say I'm addicted. I'll have to go watch the Devil Wears Prada a could dozen times more to get my fix before this winner comes out on DVD.
10/10 :D
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
The Other Boleyn Girl
I decided that I would watch this movie last night- because I like movies that are historical but in a cinematic way- like Elizabeth (a must see, Kate Blanchett is amazing!) or Martin Luther (also an excellent must see!), but this movie, to me, was just TERRIBLE!
I apologize if people liked this movie, but I just could not stand it after awhile. The performance by Scarlett, Natalie and Eric are all quite well done but there was no way they could salvage a terribly written, script that has almost NO basis on the facts of these two sister's lives and the life of King Henry the VIII. I have taken an AP European History class- so I do know the basic story of King Henry the VIII and his split from the Catholic Church and Rome, and then of my own volition I sought out more information about him, as he is a very interesting and famous King. From the beginning of this movie I knew that it was going to be a fictionalized horror for me. Everything from the true status of Mary- she was never considered modest, actually know as a "whore" to most of the English, to Ann's begging of her brother to impregnate her! It was absolutely LUDICROUS! The only reason charges of incest were brought against Ann was to discredit her and have her put to death, there was absolutely NO BASIS in fact of this claim, nor do any of the historians or the accounts of her trial give any evidence to this effect. The fact that a scene like that was in the movie was absolutely ridiculous!
So enough of my historical rant- I did like a couple of things about this movie. I thought that George was ADORABLE, he was likable and funny and just a very fun character- while his ultimate fate is tragic I thought that Jim Sturgess was excellent in his role, he's most famous for playing the lead in the movie 21. I also thought that the costuming in this movie was very well done and was able to paint an interesting picture of the time in which King Henry the VIII lived. The only true historical point I enjoyed that they pointed out was that Ann's daughter would everntual rise to be the famous Queen Elizabeth the I- although the idea that Mary had ANYTHING to do with raising her is RIDICULOUS and the absolute fabrication of hollywood.
When I began this review I was going to give the movie a 2.5/5 but after actually getting my feelings out about it I give it a 1.5/5. It has absolutely no historical fact- if it were painted as a completely FICTIONAL story there might be some potential, but its attempt to remain an at least semi-factual movie just destories any chance it had of being a good movie.
I apologize if people liked this movie, but I just could not stand it after awhile. The performance by Scarlett, Natalie and Eric are all quite well done but there was no way they could salvage a terribly written, script that has almost NO basis on the facts of these two sister's lives and the life of King Henry the VIII. I have taken an AP European History class- so I do know the basic story of King Henry the VIII and his split from the Catholic Church and Rome, and then of my own volition I sought out more information about him, as he is a very interesting and famous King. From the beginning of this movie I knew that it was going to be a fictionalized horror for me. Everything from the true status of Mary- she was never considered modest, actually know as a "whore" to most of the English, to Ann's begging of her brother to impregnate her! It was absolutely LUDICROUS! The only reason charges of incest were brought against Ann was to discredit her and have her put to death, there was absolutely NO BASIS in fact of this claim, nor do any of the historians or the accounts of her trial give any evidence to this effect. The fact that a scene like that was in the movie was absolutely ridiculous!
So enough of my historical rant- I did like a couple of things about this movie. I thought that George was ADORABLE, he was likable and funny and just a very fun character- while his ultimate fate is tragic I thought that Jim Sturgess was excellent in his role, he's most famous for playing the lead in the movie 21. I also thought that the costuming in this movie was very well done and was able to paint an interesting picture of the time in which King Henry the VIII lived. The only true historical point I enjoyed that they pointed out was that Ann's daughter would everntual rise to be the famous Queen Elizabeth the I- although the idea that Mary had ANYTHING to do with raising her is RIDICULOUS and the absolute fabrication of hollywood.
When I began this review I was going to give the movie a 2.5/5 but after actually getting my feelings out about it I give it a 1.5/5. It has absolutely no historical fact- if it were painted as a completely FICTIONAL story there might be some potential, but its attempt to remain an at least semi-factual movie just destories any chance it had of being a good movie.
Monday, January 19, 2009
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
So I just finished rereading Harry Potter 3 today for the 3rd time and I loved it- yet again! I have been on a stint lately rereading the Harry Potter series. To me those books are classics and comforts. Ya know how some people have comfort food like cheesecake or mash potatoes? Well I have comfort books- those cleverly woven tales that I can always turn to, to take me away to another time, place, and just forget everything that is going wrong and allow me to become apart of their story. I think that the third Harry Potter book is amazing- the only one of the books to not have Voldemort in it. This clever tale takes you on a journey- I find myself anxious every time I read this book to discover if it will all work out in the end- will Harry survive? What is Sirius Black's true purpose? All these questions I find wondering my mind in the midst of my reading.
This is an excellent book, a comfort, and destined to be a classic. I would give this a 10/5 any day of the week, it is magnificent and I love it.
~Katie
This is an excellent book, a comfort, and destined to be a classic. I would give this a 10/5 any day of the week, it is magnificent and I love it.
~Katie
Just Like Heaven
I am currently in the middle of watching the movie Just Like Heaven and will post my review later this afternoon.
So I just finished watching Just Like Heaven- this would be my second viewing of this movie. I think that its just a cute story. It talks about being broken and finding yourself and discovering the right priorities in life- all of which I find to be cool topics. I think that this is very much a romantic comedy in its most common sense. It doesn't even reach 90 minutes in length but is cute for the amount of time it does last. I enjoy this movie for what its worth but its not that type of movie that profoundly changes one's life or that one will watch over and over again, but if you are looking for a good romantic comedy for a girls night or for hanging out and watching alone its pretty good.
Overall I'd give this movie a 3.75/5 because I think that Mark and Reese have good chemistry and its a very entertaining film.
So I just finished watching Just Like Heaven- this would be my second viewing of this movie. I think that its just a cute story. It talks about being broken and finding yourself and discovering the right priorities in life- all of which I find to be cool topics. I think that this is very much a romantic comedy in its most common sense. It doesn't even reach 90 minutes in length but is cute for the amount of time it does last. I enjoy this movie for what its worth but its not that type of movie that profoundly changes one's life or that one will watch over and over again, but if you are looking for a good romantic comedy for a girls night or for hanging out and watching alone its pretty good.
Overall I'd give this movie a 3.75/5 because I think that Mark and Reese have good chemistry and its a very entertaining film.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
American Gangster and Slumdog Millionaire
So Saturday night- I like many went out and saw Slumdog Millionaire because of all the hype it has gained after winning the Best Drama Golden Gold and the fact that all my friends who had seen it gave it rave reviews. While I must join them in proclaiming that this is an amazing movie that is well worth seeing! It is very well done drama, with heart and suspense. The actors do amazing jobs in their roles and you just become immersed into their world for the length of the movie.
Another notable aspect of this movie is its amazing soundtrack! The moment the movie finished I knew I wanted to get the soundtrack- which I did today, lol. It is amazing and helps you to be apart of the movie and its just a lot of really well done songs that I personally enjoy listening to.
So overall I give Slumdog a 5/5 and the soundtrack another 5/5
I am a movie addict as you'll come to see by how often I update this blog- so I borrowed the movie American Gangster from my friend because he had it and told me it was quite good. I having not seen it yet decided that I'd go for the watching of it since I believe Denzel Washington is am amazing actor ( if you haven't seen The Pelican Brief or Remember the Titans you should!). At the onset of this movie I was given the option between the unrated, extended edition and the theatrical edition- and I figured since I was going to put the effort in and watch a movie that was almost three hours long I might as well go for it, so I choose the unrated, extended edition which is what I will be reviewing.
First off this is a LONG movie- if you don't have patience for long movies then you won't like this movie. While it is action packed- it does get to be quite long after a while. I thought that both Washington and Crowe gave excellent performances in their roles and that it was a well done movie. I don't mind a bit of violence and there was definently a bit and then some in this movie- which was what I was expecting in a "gangster movie". I thought that the plot line was draw well but had some room for cutting- I feel like I would have enjoyed this movie more if it had been 2 hrs long or even 2 15 rather then 2 38 or 2 53. I was a little disappointed when IMDBing (IMDB stands for internet movie database and is an AMAZING movie website- if you haven't been there before you should check it out! imdb.com) and looking at the real story of Frank Lucas, who Denzel Washington portrays in the movie, I was a little disappointed by the differences and the way that the end of the movie just glides over some of the real facts about his life. Overall I found it to be a well done movie that creates a very solid gangster image of the 1960s when a black man had never ridden above the American mobsters before.
I would definently give American Gangster a solid 4.25/5 for reasons of time and factuality.
Thats all for today- I'll most likely be covering some old movies as I go as I have watched more than most and if I go a time period without watching any new ones.
Hope someone's reading this-
~Katie
Another notable aspect of this movie is its amazing soundtrack! The moment the movie finished I knew I wanted to get the soundtrack- which I did today, lol. It is amazing and helps you to be apart of the movie and its just a lot of really well done songs that I personally enjoy listening to.
So overall I give Slumdog a 5/5 and the soundtrack another 5/5
I am a movie addict as you'll come to see by how often I update this blog- so I borrowed the movie American Gangster from my friend because he had it and told me it was quite good. I having not seen it yet decided that I'd go for the watching of it since I believe Denzel Washington is am amazing actor ( if you haven't seen The Pelican Brief or Remember the Titans you should!). At the onset of this movie I was given the option between the unrated, extended edition and the theatrical edition- and I figured since I was going to put the effort in and watch a movie that was almost three hours long I might as well go for it, so I choose the unrated, extended edition which is what I will be reviewing.
First off this is a LONG movie- if you don't have patience for long movies then you won't like this movie. While it is action packed- it does get to be quite long after a while. I thought that both Washington and Crowe gave excellent performances in their roles and that it was a well done movie. I don't mind a bit of violence and there was definently a bit and then some in this movie- which was what I was expecting in a "gangster movie". I thought that the plot line was draw well but had some room for cutting- I feel like I would have enjoyed this movie more if it had been 2 hrs long or even 2 15 rather then 2 38 or 2 53. I was a little disappointed when IMDBing (IMDB stands for internet movie database and is an AMAZING movie website- if you haven't been there before you should check it out! imdb.com) and looking at the real story of Frank Lucas, who Denzel Washington portrays in the movie, I was a little disappointed by the differences and the way that the end of the movie just glides over some of the real facts about his life. Overall I found it to be a well done movie that creates a very solid gangster image of the 1960s when a black man had never ridden above the American mobsters before.
I would definently give American Gangster a solid 4.25/5 for reasons of time and factuality.
Thats all for today- I'll most likely be covering some old movies as I go as I have watched more than most and if I go a time period without watching any new ones.
Hope someone's reading this-
~Katie
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