Thursday, February 16, 2012

Something Borrowed and Scooby Doo Monsters Unleashed

I have been doing a lot more watching here lately than I have been reading. Most of my reading has been work related so I haven't been doing much pleasure reading. But I do record movies so I can watch them at a later date or when the twins are napping.

I finally got to watch "Something Borrowed" with Kate Hudson and Ginnifer Goodwin. I read the book it was made after and really liked the book. The author Emily Griffin I thought did a fairly good job at making cheating understandable! If that is possible. Nobody was married yet and these two people had been in love with each other from the beginning they just kept letting things get in their way. So you don't totally loathe them for cheating and everyone ends up happy and where they belong in the end. (what i like!) But back to the movie...I had not rented it because I had heard nothing good about it. But I have to say on the level of cute, easy and happy endings, I really liked it! Plus, the guy in the movie, I don't even know his name, but he could easily pass as Tom Cruise's younger brother! He looks exactly like a young Tom Cruise only cuter! Same laugh, same, nose, same smile...it was amazing!

So I give it a fairly high rating on the basis of just a cute, sitting at home by yourself, enjoyable movie.

Now on to "Scooby Doo Monsters Unleashed". That is the twins newest favorite movie! We have watched it so many times in the last week that I can't even keep count! This is one with Freddie Prinze Jr. and Sarah Michelle Gellar. It is the cheesiest and worst acting ever but the twins LOVE IT! Mainly they love Scooby and all the ghosts and monsters. I guess when you are not a very good actor any pay check is better than none! Well, I better go, Scooby Doo is dressed in a leizure suit and an afro and doing the hustle ...best part of the movie!

Friday, February 10, 2012

Adjustment Bureau

I give it 4 out of 5 stars. I really enjoyed it and would recommend it. But then again it is Matt Damon, and as I sit here and try to think of all his movies, I can't honestly come up with one that was bad. He reminds me of Clint Eastwood and Hillary Swank. They are actors that just choose really good films to make. Excluding Hilary's turn as "The Next Karate Kid" That was just painful but she was just breaking into the business, so I will cut her some slack on that one.

What I like about the "Adjustment Bureau" was that it was fast moving, got right into the plot, and kept moving. There was never a slow moment and the story was good. While it had a very religious undercurrent to it and I have still not been able to decide if I agree with it, it was basically sending a good message. I think that is how true love is and what I hope my kids can find someday. That other person that you would do anything for and give up everything for.

It was just really exciting and I found myself really hoping for a good ending as I watched he and Emily Blunt push through door after door trying to escape the agents of fate so determined to keep them apart.

Finally one of the Agents tells him he is destined to become President and she is destined to become a world famous dancer as long as they are not together. But if they are together then he will never become President and she will spend her life teaching six-year-olds to dance. What does he do? Walk away and become the things they have both dreamed about all their lives or choose love?

Is it a movie that will become a classic? No, but it was a really good movie and a beautiful and different love story. I would definatley recommend this one. I even told my hubby he needs to watch it and I think he will enjoy it as well, even with all the romantic stuff!

Channing Tatum

Channing Tatum....Yes, you read that correctly. Why is he getting his own post? Well, for multiple reasons. First being that he seems to be in everything these days. Second, I seem to be watching all his movies lately. Third, because he confuses me.

Let me back up. In the recent months I have seen "Step Up" , "Dear John", "The Eagle" and "The Delimma". Plus he has that new movie "The Vow" with Rachel McAdams coming out today or this week. This one is one I want to see but it will have to wait until it comes out on DVD. There is no way I am getting my husband into that movie. And truthfully I just wouldn't do that to him. I love him, so why would I torture him by making him watch a romantic movie. That would be like him forcing me to go sit in the deer blind for 2 hours with him....No Thank You!

So anyways, Channing Tatum seems to be totally the "it" guy right now. I kind of get it because he is kinda good looking...certainly not swoon worthy, but he has that "good looking normal guy" thing going on. Guys that look like Brad Pitt, George Clooney and Ryan Gosling just are not roaming the streets. But there are guys that look like Channing Tatum. So I guess he seems attainable. But what confuses me is that he kinda sucks at acting! I mean he is not horrible but I certainly would not classify him as good. He is kinda painful to watch sometimes.

In the four movies of his that I have seen recently, he does the best in "The Delimma" He plays the goofy nut pretty well. Sadly, that movie was just awful so that deminished his good acting. I wonder what the heck Kevin James and Vince Vaughn were thinking. But as I begin to think about it...I don't think either one of those guys have made a decent movie ever.

"Step Up" is probably his next best movie simply because he plays a dancer in that, which is what I think he really is. He was a dancer that transitioned into acting. But that movie looses me because I don't like the girl in the movie which happens to be his real-life wife. I don't think she is very cute. And as shallow as it is, I don't like watching love stories with un-attractive people in them! Shallow I know.

"Dear John" had potential because the acting was better, but I was just annoyed with the story. Ugghh, Nicholas Sparks exhausts me sometimes. Seriously, if you are madly in love with a guy, you are gonna break up with him because he is defending our country and then expect him to understand. Yuck. I am over it!

"The Eagle" wasn't too bad. It had its moments where I was thinking, 'this is pretty good' then he would forget what he was doing and switch accents or try to do a dramatic scene and I was back to thinking 'oh geez...' He did pretty good with the fight scenes but he comes off cheesy when he would try to be super serious or dramatic, almost to the point of funny!

"The Vow" has a chance and I will give it one because I think the story is good and I typically like everything Rachel McAdams is in. I am banking on Channing Tatum being fairly monatone and over acting but maybe he will do better. Hollywood casting agents obviously see something in him or else he has the world's greatest manager and agent!