The Bucket List

One reason we get interested in movies is because of who is in them. I really like Morgan Freedman so I usually see most things he's in. That's what lead me to want to see The Bucket List. It's a rather depressing movie, but I enjoyed it. Jack Nicholson can be crude at times, but he played the part in this movie quite well. Of course Morgan Freedman did a great job. The basis of the movie is about two men and their journey through battles with cancer. It has some intulectual parts in it that make you think about your own life, and the things you want to do before you die and I enjoyed that. It also had some funny humor in it that makes you laugh even through the sadness of the movie. The ending caught me a little off guard and I always like a movie that does that. I think we would own this and watch it again. It's at least watching once, but bare in mind, it's a little depressing.

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!

Sweeney Todd

One movie we've watched recently was Sweeney Todd. I had to see it because it has Johnny Depp in it, he's nice to look at! :) I was a little hesitant because it is rated R, but it's only rated R for bloodiness. So we took a chance and watched it. We weren't really impressed, at least with the movie. The music was FANTASTIC! Who knew Johnny Depp could sing? I have since bought the soundtrack and have listened to it many times. There are some great actors in it, and I have to admit that the more I think about the movie the more it grows on me especially because of how much we like the music. Bo says he jokes when people ask him about how a movie was, he usually tells them that everyone dies in the movie. He said after this one that he could honestly say that's really what happens. The bloodiness of the movie is rather fake-ish, but it is a pretty dark, serious movie. I watched it in concert on YouTube, and it was much more funny, or at least it had some humorous parts in it. I did feel a bit like I was watching Harry Potter though; Snape, Wormtail, and Bellatrix LaStrange co-star with Johnny Depp. They all sing their own parts, and really they do a wonderful job. Bo says he wants to own the movie because we like the music so much, but really it was just an okay movie. It might be worth seeing once if you can stomach the blood, but I would definitely listen to the Soundtrack if you are into Broadway style music.

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.

Catch Up

Okay, it's been a while since I last posted here, I'm a little behind. I have tons of movies to post about, we have been watching them, but I haven't been reviewing them. I'm not sure whether or not I really want to review them. I'm not getting much feed back from this site so I'm going to post the list of which ones we've watched and you can tell me which ones you want reviewed. Or even if you just want our opinion of a movie that you have already seen. Sound good?

Okay here is our whopper of a list:

P.S. I Love You

27 Dresses

Game Plan

Gray Matters

Licence to Wed

The last Mimzy

In the Land of Women

Enchanted

The Seeker

Happily Never After

Doogal

Horton Hears a Who

Alvin and the Chipmunks

Driving Lessons (We watched this one because it had Ron from Harry Potter in it)

Juno

Lars and the Real Girl

Blind Dating

I now pronounce you Chuck and Larry

I'm Reed Fish

Legend of the Water Horse

Sweet Nothing in my Ear (Hallmark movie, but it was really good)

Casanova (R rated, but I saw the USA version that was edited)

Bo has a few to review - These are the ones either I didn't watch or don't really want to review because they are "guy" movies... Not that I have anything against guy movies, but he's better at getting the point across because he's a guy... Nevermind...

Sweeny Todd

3:10 to Yuma

I am Legend

The Pianist

The Bourne Ultimatum

So let me know what you think. No worries if none of them interest you.