The Vow vs. The Lucky One
I have to give the Oscar to..... The Lucky One. The Vow lacked the depth that The Lucky One had to the story line. Lucky One was a little more 3 dimensional with the ex-husband, Grandmother, son, combat scene and much more..... I won't give everything away. The writer of this original novel Nicholas Sparks has had 5 other best selling books that have all been turned into movies and with good reason. The stories usually have a happy ending and are centered on romance and a tragedy.....much like The Vow written by Stuart Sender.
Flying is Pretty Cool
New venture...children's book
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Friday, March 23, 2012
I'm so far behind on my movies reviews I'm just going to give you a little blurb about it and recommend or steer you away from each flick.
Acts of Valor
What an intense movie, as you might expect there is non-stop action from 10 minutes in to end of this flick. It gives you a glimpse into the life of a team of Navy Seals and what happens behind the scenes in the military to pull off the missions they do.
This movie utilized real Navy Seals in place of most of the actors and as this is noticeable they did a great job and it's definitely worth the money!
The Vow
Sweet movie with lots emotion put in by the cutie Channing Tatum, and Rachel McAdams is always a delight to watch. It doesn't hurt that you see Channing in the nude. The writing for each character was great. I especially enjoyed the dynamic between Rachel and her parents. I enjoyed this movie and would recommend it for a chick flick or even better as a date night movie.
War Horse
Very entertaining, great scenery and cinematography. I can't imagine how they made the war scenes look so real! Very heart warming relationship between the boy, his parents and this horse. you will fall in love with most characters in this film.
If you haven't seen it it's a must rent.
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Could be called Extremely Sad and Incredibly Deep Thinking. It is a very well written story quite obviously about a New York family that goes through losing a loved one to the 9-11 attack. The little boys character so well played by Thomas Horn takes us through a web of exploration that leads to an incredible wrap up. This is a must see as well. It was up for several awards including 2 Oscars for a reason.
Acts of Valor
What an intense movie, as you might expect there is non-stop action from 10 minutes in to end of this flick. It gives you a glimpse into the life of a team of Navy Seals and what happens behind the scenes in the military to pull off the missions they do.
This movie utilized real Navy Seals in place of most of the actors and as this is noticeable they did a great job and it's definitely worth the money!
The Vow
Sweet movie with lots emotion put in by the cutie Channing Tatum, and Rachel McAdams is always a delight to watch. It doesn't hurt that you see Channing in the nude. The writing for each character was great. I especially enjoyed the dynamic between Rachel and her parents. I enjoyed this movie and would recommend it for a chick flick or even better as a date night movie.
War Horse
Very entertaining, great scenery and cinematography. I can't imagine how they made the war scenes look so real! Very heart warming relationship between the boy, his parents and this horse. you will fall in love with most characters in this film.
If you haven't seen it it's a must rent.
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Could be called Extremely Sad and Incredibly Deep Thinking. It is a very well written story quite obviously about a New York family that goes through losing a loved one to the 9-11 attack. The little boys character so well played by Thomas Horn takes us through a web of exploration that leads to an incredible wrap up. This is a must see as well. It was up for several awards including 2 Oscars for a reason.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
So many Oscar nominees so little time!
Fortunately, with the Golden Globe awards having come and gone I was able to get a jump on what you can assume might be nominated for the coveted Oscar.
The Descendants
The Artist
My Week with Marilyn
J. Edgar
The Iron Lady
All great movies in their own category, I mean what can you expect from a silent black and white? Well the actors in The Artist did a great job at showing you their emotions with only their facial expressions and their actions not to mention the sets and costumes warrant nominations. J. Edgar and The Iron Lady are both great history lessons along with well written story lines that keep you interested. J. Edgar does a better job at this than The Iron Lady, but Meryl Streep does such an amazing acting job you have to give her credit for the work she does with a rather slow story line.
J. Edgar which was a great film with amazing acting did not get a single nomination. Shocking! It had an excellent historical story line with great acting by all. J. Dench brings her A game and a biting tongue to her role. Leo nails his part as a hard working/ driven yet awkward character.
The Descendants while being incredibly sad it was a great movie! Every actor young and old did a great job at their characters which I give some credit to the Director whom is up for nominee and I think deserves to win. Alex Payne picked some amazing locations as well as actors for their roles.
Sid played by Nick Krause will have you busting up out loud.
My Week With Marilyn was good but I can't say great. I believe that the co-star Eddie Redmayne deserved a nomination for his role which was almost bigger than Michelle's, who did a fabulous job at portraying Marilyn. I didn't feel that Kenneth Branagh did anything for his role, but perhaps this is how Sir Laurence Olivier really behaved.
My vote goes to The Descendants.
The Descendants
The Artist
My Week with Marilyn
J. Edgar
The Iron Lady
All great movies in their own category, I mean what can you expect from a silent black and white? Well the actors in The Artist did a great job at showing you their emotions with only their facial expressions and their actions not to mention the sets and costumes warrant nominations. J. Edgar and The Iron Lady are both great history lessons along with well written story lines that keep you interested. J. Edgar does a better job at this than The Iron Lady, but Meryl Streep does such an amazing acting job you have to give her credit for the work she does with a rather slow story line.
J. Edgar which was a great film with amazing acting did not get a single nomination. Shocking! It had an excellent historical story line with great acting by all. J. Dench brings her A game and a biting tongue to her role. Leo nails his part as a hard working/ driven yet awkward character.
The Descendants while being incredibly sad it was a great movie! Every actor young and old did a great job at their characters which I give some credit to the Director whom is up for nominee and I think deserves to win. Alex Payne picked some amazing locations as well as actors for their roles.
Sid played by Nick Krause will have you busting up out loud.
My Week With Marilyn was good but I can't say great. I believe that the co-star Eddie Redmayne deserved a nomination for his role which was almost bigger than Michelle's, who did a fabulous job at portraying Marilyn. I didn't feel that Kenneth Branagh did anything for his role, but perhaps this is how Sir Laurence Olivier really behaved.
My vote goes to The Descendants.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
The Debt
The trailers portray this movie as a drama, but it has much more of a suspense thriller feel to it. It had me on the edge of my seat and at times the brutality physical and verbal were hard to bear.
The three main characters of this film are shown in present time and flashes back to the 60's when they worked together as secret agents on a mission to catch a Nazi criminal. The younger actors (Jessica Chastain, Morton Csokas and Sam Worthington) are relatively unknown, but do a great job in their roles. Helen Mirren steals the show as a tough-no-nonsense retired agent that no one would dare mess with and Jesper Christensen plays a undaunting character himself.
I recommend the movie highly due to the writing. Seldom do we find movies that have such depth any more, just be prepared for some tough scenes.
Enjoy the movie. 5 out of 5 stars
The three main characters of this film are shown in present time and flashes back to the 60's when they worked together as secret agents on a mission to catch a Nazi criminal. The younger actors (Jessica Chastain, Morton Csokas and Sam Worthington) are relatively unknown, but do a great job in their roles. Helen Mirren steals the show as a tough-no-nonsense retired agent that no one would dare mess with and Jesper Christensen plays a undaunting character himself.
I recommend the movie highly due to the writing. Seldom do we find movies that have such depth any more, just be prepared for some tough scenes.
Enjoy the movie. 5 out of 5 stars
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
The Help
The story follows the life of Skeeter played by Emma Stone a young ambitious woman of the South just out of college and much to her mothers chagrin, without finding a husband. She has the ambition to be a writer and takes the only job she can get at the local paper to showcase her writing, but she has a side project that is absolutely scandalous in the eyes of her peers. This is where Viola Davis as Aibileen and Octavia Spencer as Minnie come into play. There are several other characters that warrant mentioning, but you should just go see the movie for yourself.
Taking place in the 60's-70's it does a great job of showing us how far we have come as a society. Woman no longer have to be married off to be taken care of and more importantly we don't have the crazy notions about african americans that this movie showcased! When reading the book I was shocked that the generation just before me could be so ignorant.
The movie was true to the book and the acting was very good. I thought this movie would be a sleeper at the box office, although I read the book and enjoyed it very much. It has proven me wrong and done very well. This is a must see!
5 out of 5 stars
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Sarah's Key
I had already read this book some time ago and reviewed it on this blog, see August 11, 2010 for details of the story. The movie was very true to the book and they did a great job of casting each character. As with the book you will find yourself on the edge of your seat waiting to find the outcome of the two characters that are sharing their story with you.
I loved seeing this book come to life on the screen and think you will enjoy it too.
Enjoy the movie. 5 out of 5 stars.
I loved seeing this book come to life on the screen and think you will enjoy it too.
Enjoy the movie. 5 out of 5 stars.
Larry Crowne
This was a sweet movie that anyone can enjoy. Tom Hanks character is lovable to the core and the friendships he forms throughout the movie with anyone he meets are a joy to watch.
Julia Roberts has a more complex character with a rocky relationship at home, a bit of tendency to drink too much and a dissatisfaction for her job. She is also enjoyable to watch, as we all want to see a messy life possibly worse than our own.
The question that comes up is would this movie be as good as it is with some no-name actors? Great question, fortunately we don't have to find out. Both of these stars bring it and deliver what we've grown to know and love about them both. There are other stars that shine in this movie that may become better known in time. Overall I give this movie 5 stars.
Julia Roberts has a more complex character with a rocky relationship at home, a bit of tendency to drink too much and a dissatisfaction for her job. She is also enjoyable to watch, as we all want to see a messy life possibly worse than our own.
The question that comes up is would this movie be as good as it is with some no-name actors? Great question, fortunately we don't have to find out. Both of these stars bring it and deliver what we've grown to know and love about them both. There are other stars that shine in this movie that may become better known in time. Overall I give this movie 5 stars.
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