The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button was an excellent movie! It's one of those movies that just doesn't come around too often. Although it's a long movie, two and a half hours, it's totally worth the time. There is a swear word or two in it and one or two sexy scene, but it's doesn't show anything. It has some really beautiful scenes in it and it had a very intriguing story line. It also had a very eautiful clock in it, that was Bo's favorite part. We would definitely give this movie 5 stars and we going definitely going to own it! See it!

New in Town

It's been a while since I've written on here, and that's been for a couple of reasons. First, we really haven't been watching very many movies. And second, I've just not had enough time to sit and write them out. So for that reason, I want to continue to write, but I'm going to keep them short. I'll give our opinion, but not much more explanation on the story line. Hope you enjoy! We've had quite the movie weekend, so I've got a couple to review.

We watch New in Town. It was okay. I mean, we liked it, and we'd probably own the movie. For the most part they kept the language clean and there wasn't any explicit sex scene. It had some cheeky humor in it that kept it entertaining. I really enjoy Renee Zellweger, and Harry Connick Jr. as well. It's a cutsie chick flick that's clean enough for family, although the story line of the politics of small town factory workers might not interest the younger crowd.

Juno

I was asked to review the movie Juno and and started a while back but just have never gotten around to finishing it, so here it is. Juno was an... interesting movie. It had some very funny lines in it; a very quotable movie, but it wasn't the best I've ever seen. I think Bo wants to own it, but I'd have to see it again before deciding if I liked it that much. I like the point of the movie that the girl takes responsibility for her actions by giving the baby up to a good family, but her journey is... interesting. I know that teenage pregnancy is a real problem now days, and it's something we have to really teach our children about, but this movie almost glorifies it. I appreciate that it shows the struggles of it, but it almost made her the hero instead of trying to teach our children to not get pregnant. As for it being a good quotable movie, I think I liked it okay, but the jury is still out. I want to watch it again before making my final judgment on it. Bo on the other hand really liked the movie. So, split decision on this one.

Casanova

We usually rent movies, but when I see one we've never seen, I try to save any money we can and record the movies on our DVR. I saw that the movie Casanova was on TV one day, so I recorded it. I watched in on another day I was folding laundry, and I really enjoyed it. I do have to comment on it that I think the actual movie is rated R, but since this one was on TV is was censored. I'm sure they cut out some bad parts of his promiscuity, but it was a rather charming movie. I like Heath Ledger a lot and liked him in this movie, and to add to the cute guys in the movie, Charlie Cox (Star Dust) was also in the movie. I tried to get Bo to watch it, but he didn't think he would really like it, I'm still trying to convince him. So, since I can't really vouch for the movie in it's entirety I can't say that you should go out and see it. But maybe if you see that's it's on TV, be sure to catch it.

Big - Business

If you can believe it, I've never, until recently, seen the movie Big. You know, that 80's movie staring Tom Hanks. I don't know why, but I just never saw it. Lately it has been showing on TV and I seem to catch the same scene each time. Ya know, the scene where they play the big piano? Yeah, it's awesome, I plan to have one in my dream house. So I made it my mission to record it on our DVR and watch it. It recorded while I was gone so I had it waiting for me when I got back and I finally got around to watching it today while I sat and folded laundry. I rather enjoyed it, of course it was a cheesy 80's movie, but hey we don't hold their style of clothes against them. I think it adds charm to the movie. Tom Hanks is another one of my favorite actors, he has played some really great parts. Anyway, if you are a loser like me and have never seen this movie, it's one everyone should see.

Speaking of 80's movies, I also ran across one of my all time favorite movies on TV the other day. Big Business, you remember it? Bette Midler? It's awesome. I used to watch it all the time when I was a kid, so I decided to record it. When I went to watch it, I was disgusted to find that they had cut out all the funny parts of the movie. Rude! So I went online to Amazon and found it on DVD for only $8! I had to get it. Now as I watch it as an adult, I find that there was a lot of... not crude, but risk-que humor in. Mom, how could you let me watch that! :) If you've never seen it, you have to see it. It's really funny, and so very 80's. I still need to get Bo to watch it to get a real opinion on it, but I think he'll like it... or he'll hate it. Be sure to see it.

It's weird, "a crazy random happenstance"(Dr. Horrible) that I paired these movies together. I went to post them, but before I did I wanted to make sure I spelled names correctly, and came upon the dates of their release and the were released a week apart in 1988. Crazy!

Wall-E

I guess a good one to write about would be our latest trip to the movies. Bo's niece came and stayed with us for a week and one of the nights she was here we went to the movies and saw Wall-E. I was really looking forward to seeing this movie, and so was our little one as well. I've decided from the whole experience that she doesn't really like going to the theater, so I don't think we'll be taking her until she gets a little older. But back to the movie, I really enjoyed it. My only qualm would be that the robots didn't talk as much as I thought they would. I guess I just supposed that they would have more quirky lines. I also was surprised a little by the story line, it just didn't go in the direction I thought it would. I'm not saying that in a bad way, usually that's a good thing, but I guess now that I think about it, I didn't really have any thoughts on where the movie should've gone. Anyway, I did enjoy it. Being that the robots didn't talk much, they did a lot with their body language; which made it funny. So for kids, it was charming and even for adults it is cute. With how much our little one talked about it and liked it (well at least as much as she sat still to watch) we will own it.

Penelope

Because I have so many blogs to write about movies, I'm going to start with ones we have watched recently and then move to the rest. I hope to not bore you with our mundane opinions...

Since I saw the preview, I have really been wanting to see the movie Penelope. Our movie store is kind of lame, it's hard to get new releases unless you get there on the day it comes out at opening time. Unlucky for us, we didn't get there even on that day so the couple of times we went in last week they never had it. So I threw up my arms and said “to heck with it” and went with Pay-Per-View instead. We really liked it. It was very cute, very clean and I'm always one for a good love story. Bo even liked the movie, he remarked after it was over that we really needed to own this movie. Although Christina Ricci hasn't been in much lately, she did a good job. I am a fan of James McAvoy, he's nice to look at! :) The story maybe conceived as cheesy, but I enjoyed it's light-heartedness and am always a fan of a movie that's PG. Resse Whiterspoon is also in the movie and has a charming part, she has some witty humor that perks the movie up. I really enjoyed the ending, although some would see it as cheesy and sappy, but I guess that just how I like it. Anyway, we liked it a lot and plan on owning it.

P.S. I Love You

When I approached the idea of watching this movie I was a little hesitant. Losing a spouse is a sore subject with me because it's one of my greatest fears. Who really wants to lose their spouse? But this movie looked really good so I chanced it. My first impressions were that I don't think I like Hillary Swank very much, especially in a chick flick. But as the movie progressed I was more impressed with her character and her as an actress. Next, it took me a while to realize, but the guy who is her husband, Gerard Butler, is the same guy who plays in The Phantom of the Opera as the Phantom. Although I thought he could've sang better in The Phantom of the Opera, his raspy voice suited his character in this movie. General synopsis of the movie: Holly (Swank) is married and loses her husband. The movie is her journey to move on with her life with a little help from her husband. His death wasn't a sudden one so he plans out a series of letters for her. Her mother, who is played by Kathy Bates (who I just love) doesn't agree with this, she thinks it makes her not move on with her life. Holly also has a series of friends that help her in different ways, also played by great actors/actresses. That's about it in a nutshell without telling you the whole story and divulging the end. Watch the trailer.

Our review: The first time I watched it, I watched it alone. Bo had gone to bed, so I stayed up to watch the sappy chick flick by myself. I teared up a lot at different moments, but that's not saying much - I cry at commercials; but the end did make me actually cry. When it ended and I went to bed, Bo asked "So, did you like it?" and I really didn't know how I felt. I didn't know if I hated it because as I have previously mentioned, I hate when one of the main characters dies especially when it's someone who is supposed to be completely in love. But I also didn't know if I loved it because it was an exceptional movie. I re watched it the next day with Bo and didn't cry and decided that I did really like it, and we do plan on owning it. Bo really liked it as well, but his only comment was that everyone handles death in different ways, especially comparing men and women. He said he could see himself going through some of the things she did and feeling some of the things she did, but other emotions and actions he thought were just her over playing her mourning. It didn't have that typical ending where she find true love again, and Bo appreciated that. He felt that if she would've had that happen it would've made the movie too cliché.

Sydney White

Sydney White was a movie that we rented a couple months ago but I wanted to review it anyway. I didn't make the connection before we watched the movie that it was a rendition of Snow White; "duh!" you're probably saying, but I guess I missed that. Back to my previous confession of really liking Amanda Bynes, that was the reason I wanted to watch it. Bo hadn't even heard of it before we watched it. Our rating: We would own it. It was cutesie, and had quite a few funny parts in it. Even Bo really liked it, the seven nerds make the movie. I wasn't too excited to hear that it was about a sorority, call me crazy but, BORING! But the humor that the nerds bring make it funny. It was fun to watch and try to figure out which guy was which of the seven dwarfs. First we had to see if we could name them all. It's harder than you think... Anyway, if you are looking for a light, funny semi-chick flick, this is a good one.

Trailer

August Rush

Because August Rush was put out by the same company as Nancy Drew our video store didn't stock this one either, good thing for pay-per-view. We rented it about a week ago and our rating: We LOVED it! We thought it was one of the best movies we've seen in a really long time. Freddie Highmore, the boy, is such a good little actor. He was in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Finding Neverland. As I've mentioned previously, I like a story to just be wrapped up in a nice little bow with the ending; this movie could've had a more detailed ending, but the ending it had worked. Johnathan Rhys Meyers actually sings quite a few songs in the movie which is always impressive for an actor to sing instead of having a double. The music in it is fantastic; a nice blend of rock/pop and classical. We are also suckers for a movie with Robin Williams in it, he also does a great job in the movie. Anyway, we highly suggest watching it, we've already bought it!

Click here to see a preview of it.

Dan In Real Life

I had heard really good things about Dan In Real Life and so I was excited to see it. Bo, on the other hand, was not interested in seeing it. But since I was the one to go to the movie store, he really didn't have a choice. The night we watched, Boo was on a rampage! She was everywhere, in your face, running around, screaming, and anything else that a wild 2-year old does. So, needless to say, it made the movie-viewing experience... a bit unpleasant. And I wouldn't mind too much, but we are always in a crunch to watch the movies so Bo can get to bed at a decent hour. Bo was a good sport and actually sat down and watched it with me, he did leave the room during the middle because he was about to throttle our daughter because she was so crazy. You'd have thought that she had drank a whole case of coke by the way she was acting. So, with a lot of stopping and starting, rewinding and subtitles we finally got through it. Our rating: I really liked it. I was a bit irritated at some of the part in the movie because the main character gets dumped on and it wasn't deserved. One of the teenage daughters drove me crazy, but it added to the movies plot well, so I dealt with it. Bo was in such a mood with the irritation of the wild 2-year old, that he had a heightened anxiety with the movie. He always gets nervous/anxious when the characters or the movie get "uncomfortable". By this I mean, like when nothing can go right for the person and you just feel so sorry for them. These type of movies always make Bo crazy, he usually wants to just stop the movie or do something else. But he usually grins and bares it because I want to watch the movie. By the end of Dan In Real Life he actually liked the movie because it did have a good ending. I do think we would own it because I really liked it. Bo commented that he like the music in, and that always makes him like a movie better.