Movie Review #1: 27 Dresses
Ok. I must admit that I was actually really excited about this movie and I watched it one and a half times, the half being just to kill time. I watched it at first with one of my really good friends and she really wanted to see the movie as well, so basically our built up excitement resulted in numerous squeals and bursts of laughter during the movie, except of course for the already known moments revealed from commercials. Seriously, most people laugh harder at the moments in the movie that are shown and given away in previews than in any other part of the movie, what's up with that? It's like they laugh more because they are already acquainted with the joke and feel like they must own up to it's wit, even if it's not that great. Anyway, the movie's plot is rather simple. Girl likes boss, but can't have him. Girls sister comes to town and falls for boss, boss falls for sister, of course Girl is the one who introduced them. Girls sarcastic friend is really awesome, and the best part of the movie, and encourages girl to confront sister for being a giant liar about who she is. Oh and Girl has decided since she was eight that she wanted to help people plan their weddings. That's basically it. The only thing that complicates story is the presence of another man who is a journalist for the commitments section of the newspaper(weddings). Basically, he discovers that Jane (formerly referred to as Girl, but now that it's getting kind of old, will now be referred to by her real name.) has attended 27 weddings as a bridesmaid and decides to write a bashing article about how her life revolves around planning and how she doesn't have her own personality because she is so lost in other peoples lives. so the plot thickens... mildly. Ok, it has a super predictable ending. But who cares, I really enjoyed it, because the characters are all charmers to me. except of course the antagonist sister who is actually crazy annoying and the boss, who isn't even good looking or charming in the first place. why are they so hung up on him?? anyway. If I had written a review right after the first time I saw it, I may have been way more optimistic, but then in the 45 minutes that I watched it with Simon, he bashed it so badly that I guess my positive outlook on the movie diminished somewhat. My favorite people though were the main ones(which is kind of the point, but not always the case...) because I love Katherine Heigl's kind of awkwardness in certain situations and she's just endearing, i dunno I just enjoy her acting. But the best friend, i forget her name... is kind of a balance, because she doesn't give a shit about the weddings and is just there for the booz and the guys. So other than the annoying moments with the boss and the sister, and the first five minutes of the movie showing her helpfulness at her first wedding when she's eight(that was a terrible way to start the movie, and in fact I didn't see the first five minutes the first time i saw it cuz i was late and only saw it the second when i walked in with simon) I quite liked this movie. not a five star, not quite a four...
***.5/5 (that does indeed look awkward shawn, haha.)
Ok. I must admit that I was actually really excited about this movie and I watched it one and a half times, the half being just to kill time. I watched it at first with one of my really good friends and she really wanted to see the movie as well, so basically our built up excitement resulted in numerous squeals and bursts of laughter during the movie, except of course for the already known moments revealed from commercials. Seriously, most people laugh harder at the moments in the movie that are shown and given away in previews than in any other part of the movie, what's up with that? It's like they laugh more because they are already acquainted with the joke and feel like they must own up to it's wit, even if it's not that great. Anyway, the movie's plot is rather simple. Girl likes boss, but can't have him. Girls sister comes to town and falls for boss, boss falls for sister, of course Girl is the one who introduced them. Girls sarcastic friend is really awesome, and the best part of the movie, and encourages girl to confront sister for being a giant liar about who she is. Oh and Girl has decided since she was eight that she wanted to help people plan their weddings. That's basically it. The only thing that complicates story is the presence of another man who is a journalist for the commitments section of the newspaper(weddings). Basically, he discovers that Jane (formerly referred to as Girl, but now that it's getting kind of old, will now be referred to by her real name.) has attended 27 weddings as a bridesmaid and decides to write a bashing article about how her life revolves around planning and how she doesn't have her own personality because she is so lost in other peoples lives. so the plot thickens... mildly. Ok, it has a super predictable ending. But who cares, I really enjoyed it, because the characters are all charmers to me. except of course the antagonist sister who is actually crazy annoying and the boss, who isn't even good looking or charming in the first place. why are they so hung up on him?? anyway. If I had written a review right after the first time I saw it, I may have been way more optimistic, but then in the 45 minutes that I watched it with Simon, he bashed it so badly that I guess my positive outlook on the movie diminished somewhat. My favorite people though were the main ones(which is kind of the point, but not always the case...) because I love Katherine Heigl's kind of awkwardness in certain situations and she's just endearing, i dunno I just enjoy her acting. But the best friend, i forget her name... is kind of a balance, because she doesn't give a shit about the weddings and is just there for the booz and the guys. So other than the annoying moments with the boss and the sister, and the first five minutes of the movie showing her helpfulness at her first wedding when she's eight(that was a terrible way to start the movie, and in fact I didn't see the first five minutes the first time i saw it cuz i was late and only saw it the second when i walked in with simon) I quite liked this movie. not a five star, not quite a four...
***.5/5 (that does indeed look awkward shawn, haha.)
Movie Review #2: Cloverfield
I expected this movie to be a little less amazing than Shawn was making it out to be and it was about what I felt when I came out of there. It kept my attention the whole time, except it was freaking stupid for them to go back for the dying could-be-girlfriend when they could have escaped the city at the beginning of the movie.
So the movie is all based on the fact that this one guy is filming another guys goodbye party because he's leaving for Japan the next day. At one point during the party there is a crazy disturbance and the building shakes and the lights go out, etc. Turns out there's a giant monster roaming the streets! So everyone starts to freak out and go into the streets to try to escape and there's a giant congestion on the bridge and while the main group of 5-6 people are trying to cross, the main guys cellphone rings and the girl who he was in a relationship with calls and she's stuck somewhere and needs him to rescue her, etc. SO! they all go back to save her. But then, of course all goes to hell and they go right back into the monster's reach. SO all this awesomeness ensues with they find themselves amongst explosions and small buglike monster things and then theres the presence of the actual monster itself on the screen for like 3 minutes, but it's crazyy anyway! And it turned out to be almost how I imagined it somehow! Anyway, it was awesome, it's all done on the home video so it's centered on the little groups point of view, so it's meant to be seen as if you'd been there yourself. some people apparenlty feel nauseous from this, but hey, I was totally fine, I loved it. So yeah hope you all go see it!
****/
So the movie is all based on the fact that this one guy is filming another guys goodbye party because he's leaving for Japan the next day. At one point during the party there is a crazy disturbance and the building shakes and the lights go out, etc. Turns out there's a giant monster roaming the streets! So everyone starts to freak out and go into the streets to try to escape and there's a giant congestion on the bridge and while the main group of 5-6 people are trying to cross, the main guys cellphone rings and the girl who he was in a relationship with calls and she's stuck somewhere and needs him to rescue her, etc. SO! they all go back to save her. But then, of course all goes to hell and they go right back into the monster's reach. SO all this awesomeness ensues with they find themselves amongst explosions and small buglike monster things and then theres the presence of the actual monster itself on the screen for like 3 minutes, but it's crazyy anyway! And it turned out to be almost how I imagined it somehow! Anyway, it was awesome, it's all done on the home video so it's centered on the little groups point of view, so it's meant to be seen as if you'd been there yourself. some people apparenlty feel nauseous from this, but hey, I was totally fine, I loved it. So yeah hope you all go see it!
****/
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good reviews my friend. i want to see at least 6 more by friday morning....6!!!
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