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April 22nd, 2006
05:56 pm [Link]	Elizabethtown & The Island Elizabethtown: I thought this movie was very good. It was kind of strange in some parts, but I was never bored with it. The only thing I wish they would have put in the movie was the reason for the recall, unless I just missed that at some point (you'll understand if you watch the movie). In any case, I enjoyed it quite a lot and would recommend it to anyone. I would give it 3.5 stars out of 5. The Island: I really liked this movie. It's definitely a good action-packed sci-fi movie, for those of you who like that sort of thing. The ending wasn't that great, but the rest of the movie was quite good. I especially liked the scene that I think they filmed only to crash a bunch of cars or at least that's what Chip said while we were watching it :-)!! I would recommend this movie to those who like sci-fi and action. I would give it 3.5 out of 5. We currently have Flightplan and I rented Prime to watch tonight while Chip's at school. I'm not sure what movies we'll get next. Some of the ones we have listed in our queue are in the 'short wait' category, so we may not get those right away, but we'll see. Tags: movie reviews (1 comment \| Leave a comment)
April 16th, 2006
03:26 pm [Link]	Memoirs of a Geisha & Walk the Line Memoirs of a Geisha -- Chip and I both liked this movie. It had a great plot that kept moving and the acting was very good. We were confused on a few things when the movie was over, but after talking about them, we thought we knew what happened. Overall an excellent movie. We highly recommend it. We would both give it 4.5 stars out of 5. Walk the Line -- Chip and I both liked this movie too. It also had a good plot and unlike some other biographies, the movie kept our attention. Resse Witherspoon was definitely amazing and deserves any awards she received for this movie. Needless to say, also a great movie. We would both give it 4.5 stars out of 5. We currently have The Island and we were supposed have Flightplan but the wrong DVD was in the envelope, so we have to send it back and they're supposed to resend the DVD. Post more later. Tags: movie reviews (2 comments \| Leave a comment)
April 9th, 2006
03:48 pm [Link]	Alexander & Yours, Mine, & Ours So, we've watched two more movies. Here are my reviews. Alexander: This movie was kind of strange. I'd love to know how much of it is based on fact and how much was Hollywood's way of making it more entertaining. Like...was Alexander really gay? The other thing I noticed was how very bloody this movie is. If you don't like blood and guts, don't see it. But, despite all of its wierdness and all of its bloodiness, it did give me a better understanding of what Alexander the Great did. I do believe that part of the movie was based on some sort of fact. It was ok if you like historically-based movies set in BC times. I definitely liked Troy and Kingdom of Heaven better than this one though. I'll give it 2 stars out of 5. Yours, Mine, & Ours: Ok, all I have to say is CHEESY!!! The movie definitely has NO surprises and the ending is very, very, very cheesy. If you don't know the premise, it's about a guy (Dennis Quaid) who has 8 kids and has lost his wife and a woman (Rene Russo) who has 10 kids and has lost her husband and they get married and their kids don't get along and the kids try to break up the parents...but I won't tell you the ending, although you can probably guess what happens. I will admit there are some parts that made me laugh and I do believe it is a great family/kid movie. It's very light and cute and doesn't take a whole lot of thought. But, sometimes we just need a good, wholesome movie that entertains us. For the type of movie it is, I give it 3 stars out of 5, but if you want something really thought-provoking, don't see this movie. Current Mood: good Tags: movie reviews (3 comments \| Leave a comment)
April 6th, 2006
08:35 am [Link]	Kingdom of Heaven and Kicking & Screaming So, we have watched two more movies this week. Last weekend we watched Kingdom of Heaven and last night we watched Kicking & Screaming. Kingdom of Heaven -- Chip and I both thought it was pretty good. I thought it was an interesting look at the Crusades. I don't know a lot of the history, so I'm not sure how much of it is fact and how much is fiction, but it was interesting. There is a feature you can turn on while watching the movie that puts up captions about the history of that scene or something related to that scene. We watched the whole movie without it and then went back and watched the first twenty minutes again with it. It was really neat to see what of the movie was based on fact and what wasn't. It was a little strange that some parts were really gory when they didn't necessarily need to be and some parts weren't gory when you expected them to be. I would love to know how they decided which parts would show the blood and guts and which ones wouldn't. Overall, I think I'd give this a 3 1/2 out of 5. Plus, for the ladies, Orlando Bloom is a hottie!! Kicking & Screaming -- Once again we disagree with Keith (surprise, surprise!!). We both thought it was a pretty cute movie, in general. There were some strange parts, like when he was addicted to coffee, but overall the movie wasn't too bad. I laughed more during this movie than I did during Wedding Crashers. So, I think it just depends on your sense of humor. I thought the little Asian kid was adorable, so that added to the fact that I liked the movie. I just don't understand why people said it was so awful. I didn't think it was boring (there may have been some boring parts, but not the whole movie). I thought there were scenes that were funny. And, I lliked the little kids. There also wasn't anything in it that was really dirty (sexually speaking), which I think is what bothered me about Wedding Crashers. At least this one seemed to have a normal plot. In any case, I would give it a 3 out of 5. We have in our possession Alexander and we are receiving Yours, Mine, and Ours in the next few days. I think we may use one of our free movie coupons to rent Memoirs of a Geisha tonight, but we'll see how timing works out. We are a little irritated that we have had Walk the Line at the top of our list for a while and still aren't getting it. We'll have to see what happens with the "short wait" that is listed there. If this continues much longer, we may send an email complaining. Just one more note, please remember these are just my opinions and you are all entitled to your own!! Current Mood: good Tags: movie reviews (1 comment \| Leave a comment)
March 28th, 2006
08:52 am [Link]	The Latest Movies... So, the latest set of movies we've seen is Wedding Crashers and The Aviator. Here is my view on these two movies. Wedding Crashers: Unless you like really wierd, stupid comedy, don't see this movie. We'd heard it was good, but personally, I thought it was a waste of my time and was a really strange movie. We watched the uncut version, which basically meant we got to see lots of breasts and probably heard the F... word a few more times. Not really worth watching. The movie was just bizarre. But, like I said, if you like that kind of comedy, than you'll probably really enjoy it. I would give this movie 1 star out of 5. The Aviator: So, I thought this movie was pretty well done and painted a pretty good picture of Howard Hughes. Some parts were a little strange, but it was portraying a real person, so it made sense. It was kind of long, but I'm not sure any parts could have been cut. Sometimes I wasn't exactly sure what was going on, but I was also doing some work while we watched it. I would give this movie 3 1/2 stars out of 5. The next movies on the list are Kingdom of Heaven and Kicking and Screaming. Not sure when we'll get a chance to watch these two, but I'll let you know what we think. Current Mood: mellow Tags: movie reviews (4 comments \| Leave a comment)
March 19th, 2006
06:27 pm [Link]	Movies so far... So, we've now watched Must Love Dogs and we just finished watching Cinderella Man. This is my take. Both are great movies if you're in the right kind of mood. Must Love Dogs is a very cute romantic comedy and it makes you feel warm and fuzzy inside. Cinderella Man is the typically underdog sports movie, but also makes you feel warm and fuzzy inside, if you can get past the blood and such from boxing. So, there you have it. The next movie on the list is Wedding Crashers. That should make for a very different type of movie. Kingdom of Heaven is on the way...also a very different kind of movie. I think I'm really going to like this whole Blockbuster mailing us movies thing. Current Mood: satisfied Tags: movie reviews (2 comments \| Leave a comment)