Bright and early tomorrow morning, I am leaving for a week to go on a mission trip to Belize with my church. I am, therefore, posting my Weekend Movie Preview a day early and will be out of touch until next Thursday. I may be updating our church blog from there, however I will not know for sure what kind of internet access I will have until I get down there. If you are interest, I have included the links to the blog and the organization with which we will be working at the bottom of the page.
The three big movies coming to theaters this weekend are: Our Idiot Brother, Don't Be Afraid of the Dark and Colombiana
Colombiana is about a girl named Cataleya Restrepo who is raised by her uncle to be an assassin. When she grows up, she seeks revenge on the Colombian drug lord who killed her parents. It stars Zoe Saldana, Michael Vartan, Cliff Curtis and Jordi Molla. The trailer looks pretty bad ass, but I have not yet seen many reviews. My guess would be that the fight scenes are pretty cool but the storyline is weak, as with similar movies. I could be wrong, but even if I were going to be around this weekend, I would still probably wait to see it.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Monday, August 22, 2011
"You're trying to control things that are not meant to be controlled."
I finally got around to seeing Rise of the Planet of the Apes and I have to say, I was pretty disappointed. I was not originally planning to see this movie, but it had gotten good reviews, so I figured I would give it a shot. I have to say, I was expecting it to be much better than it was.
The acting was fine, but the characters were incredibly one-dimensional. The writing was just pretty awful. As my one friend put it, "It's like they wrote it for Apes." I just felt that, in general, it was incredibly cheesy. I also did not find the special effects to be all that spectacular. The motion capture technology is impressive, but no more so than anything we have seen before.
Thursday, August 18, 2011
"An orgy won't look after you when you're old."
Opening this weekend at the box office is One Day, Fright Night, Conan the Barbarian and Spy Kids: All the Time in the World in 4D.
One Day stars Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgiss and is about two people who meet for the first time on the night of their graduation from college. We then see their relationship on that same date every year. Some days they are together, some days they are not. Some days they like each other, some days they hate each other. Over the years they learn what friendship and love is really all about.
One Day stars Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgiss and is about two people who meet for the first time on the night of their graduation from college. We then see their relationship on that same date every year. Some days they are together, some days they are not. Some days they like each other, some days they hate each other. Over the years they learn what friendship and love is really all about.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Fall Movie Preview
I have finally received my Entertainment Weekly Fall Movie Preview! As I did last year, and at the beginning of the summer, I will now list for you the movies that I am most looking forward to seeing this fall.
September
9 - Warrior (Tom Hardy, Joel Edgerton, Nick Nolte)
16 - Drive (Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Albert Brooks, Christina Hendricks, Ron Perlman)
23 - Moneyball (Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman)
- Red State (Michael Parks, John Goodman, Melissa Leo)
30 - 50/50 (Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick)
I may also see Contagion (9/9), I Don't Know How She Does It (9/16), Abduction (9/23) and What's Your Number? (9/30).
September
9 - Warrior (Tom Hardy, Joel Edgerton, Nick Nolte)
16 - Drive (Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Albert Brooks, Christina Hendricks, Ron Perlman)
23 - Moneyball (Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman)
- Red State (Michael Parks, John Goodman, Melissa Leo)
30 - 50/50 (Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick)
I may also see Contagion (9/9), I Don't Know How She Does It (9/16), Abduction (9/23) and What's Your Number? (9/30).
Monday, August 15, 2011
"You can write my obituary! Charlotte Phelan, dead! Her daughter, still single!"
I want to start by pointing out that this is my 100th post and I have recently surpassed 8,000 views of my blog. Thank you to all of you who are reading and enjoying my random thoughts. If you have not already done so, please share this with any of your friends, family, co-workers or random people on the street that you think might enjoy reading it as well!
And now onto business.....
As I talked about last week, I recently read The Help by Kathryn Stockett in preparation for the movie. I am glad that I read the book because it was very good, but it made me realize that I need to stop reading books before seeing a movie adaptation. Or at least not reading it so close to seeing the movie because then I compare and contrast too much and think about all the things that have been left out from the book instead of just enjoying the movie.
That being said, this was a great film that everyone should see. It was funny and moving and very engaging. I did think it left out a little too much of the racial tension that was very present in the book, but the performances were excellent and really drove the plot.
The characters did talk about how much trouble they would be in if anyone discovered that they were writing the book and there were a few scenes where they show you what kinds of things went on in Jackson, Mississippi in the 60's. However, Skeeter's mother, played by Allison Janney, was not as racist in the movie as she was in the book. Also, they did not really talk about the maids who did experience backlash from their book, aside from Aibileen. The movie as a whole was just a lot more lighthearted than the book.
Emma Stone, Bryce Dallas Howard, Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer were all fantastic in their performances. I also enjoyed seeing some Veronica Mars faces in Chris Lowell, Jessica Chastain and Nelsan Ellis. It is really because of this great acting that the movie was so good. With a less talented cast, I do not think it would have made the same impact.
I think it is important for all women to see this film. Not only is it entertaining but it shows us what roles we played in a previous time and reminds us of how far we have come and why we should not take our power for granted.
xoxo
c
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And now onto business.....
That being said, this was a great film that everyone should see. It was funny and moving and very engaging. I did think it left out a little too much of the racial tension that was very present in the book, but the performances were excellent and really drove the plot.
The characters did talk about how much trouble they would be in if anyone discovered that they were writing the book and there were a few scenes where they show you what kinds of things went on in Jackson, Mississippi in the 60's. However, Skeeter's mother, played by Allison Janney, was not as racist in the movie as she was in the book. Also, they did not really talk about the maids who did experience backlash from their book, aside from Aibileen. The movie as a whole was just a lot more lighthearted than the book.
Emma Stone, Bryce Dallas Howard, Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer were all fantastic in their performances. I also enjoyed seeing some Veronica Mars faces in Chris Lowell, Jessica Chastain and Nelsan Ellis. It is really because of this great acting that the movie was so good. With a less talented cast, I do not think it would have made the same impact.
I think it is important for all women to see this film. Not only is it entertaining but it shows us what roles we played in a previous time and reminds us of how far we have come and why we should not take our power for granted.
xoxo
c
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