Since I was in Mexico all week (happy happy joy joy!), I didn’t get a lot of movie watching in. Actually, I’ve only seen two; one the night before we flew out and then the in-flight movie.
Little Shop of Horrors
Reminded me again just why I don’t like musicals… Not a bad movie, but again with the musicals… They get stuck in your head and make you sing “Suddenly Seymour” while on a tropical beach sipping a Mango Margartia! Watch the much funnier “remake” below.
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
-in flight movie -
Yeah I know right?! When did American Airlines get movies to me faster than Netflix? Whatever, it made a super bumpy ride home not so scary. This fast-paced movie is filled with a great cast. I think I loved the dialog between characters best; it has a well-written and witty flare. See long trailer below
And now… Mexico!
Jason and I, still not burnt!
Some people go to Disney land, I like cemetaries - waxy candles
At our hotel's very own Monkey exhibit... we had cougars too!
In 1917, in the Western front, a group of survivors of the British Company Y reach the most forward German trench in a foggy night. They capture a German soldier that advises that evil is in the trench, forcing the soldiers to kill each other, and asks them to leave the place. Only the private Charlie Shakespeare listens and helps the prisoner, while a supernatural force scares and makes the soldiers insane.
Or… just watch the best 10 minutes…
Part 9 or 10
Watching the Detectives
SO, I’m on a Lucy Liu obsession right now. She plays two types of character. Kick-ass bad girl with whips, or quirky laughing next-door neighbor types. This role attempts to mold the two together, but she comes out more crazy than quirky, and more of a wanna-be bad-ass than the real thing.
Video below maybe a stretch, but considering that most of the characters are old school movie obsessed, I’m thinking a lot of the subtleties in plot and characters can be extracted from the clip below.
**in fact, even the setting and cars are similar… huh - more research maybe needed on this one! Maybe the film is better than the 6.5 out of 10 I’m giving it.
Desperado
InShandeee’s (the brother-in-law’s) recommendation
Video below plays out the best scenes to one of my favorite songs… Whished I had seen this first before watching the whole hour and a half movie…. No - I kid - it wasn’t THAT bad! I have a secret love/hate relationship with Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez
… In any given movie, I hate about 50% of it and think the other 50% is pure genius.
Willow
A classic. What else can you be said about this one? I thought it was a little cheesy, but no more so than I think ET would be now if I watched it over twenty years after it came out. A must see for kids of all ages!
Video of the best “Peck” lines from the movie!!! Peck peck peck peck peck!!
The Secret (AKA Si j'étais toi)
This is I watched is NOT The Secret movie about how to visualize your life and make all your dreams come true. So if I think of a baby in my minds eye over and over, The Secret says that one will materialize for me… OK - not going to be seeing that one… for a video on it though, see below:
The movie I saw, starred my hottie David Duchovny and that chick from Mystic Pizza with the big nose, Lili Taylor. Messed up story, not good, not bad, really not worth mentioning anymore.
Complete and total chick flick. I sat on the couch with my husband, watching this, me with tears in my eyes and him laughing his butt off at the leading guy and how completely unrealistic the whole set-up even was. And predictable.
But that’s kind of the point of a girly romantic comedy. The guys in the movie are BETTER and NICER and have EMOTIONS that they aren’t afraid to share.
Video montage of funny moments from the movie:
The Hills Have Eyes II
Do I need to explain again my extreme addiction to bad horror movies? I seriously cannot see a trailer for one without having to put it on my Netflix account.
I KNEW that this movie was going to seriously suck. The original was bad enough, but a sequel… what was I thinking! It’s an addiction and I need help!
My Sunday = Jason Statham movie marathon!
The Bank Job
Jason Statham is supposed to be an action hero. He’s supposed to show off his amazing body. He’s supposed to be in movies that aren’t just “ahh - so-so”… Enter the Bank Job. I guess every actor deserves one dud.
Instead of seeing the movie watch this great interview with Jason Statham instead!
Death Race
Saw this one opening weekend - and the theatre was still empty. Granted, it was an afternoon showing on a Sunday, but still, I thought there’d at least be some people there.
An action-packed popcorn flick, this movie would have been smart to get itself a PG-13 rating instead of an R. The only people I can see really loving this movie are going to be teenage boys. Guess they’re all going to have to wait for it to come out on DVD.
I broke down. I finally turned into super geek. The day that we helped move my brother in law to his new (and first!) apartment, we had some down time. Since it was his big day, he got to pick what movie we’d all watch, and since I stupidly admitted to never seeing it before - we watched TRON. If I didn’t gain some mega-nerd points for watching it I’d be a little disappointed. I’m sure for the time it came out, it was a master piece, but it doesn’t hold up to today’s standards.
AVP2
Every so often, I decide to play nice and let my husband make a suggestion for my Netflix account. He’s a bit of a sci-fi, fantasy nerd (just a little bit), and I think has a hard time not getting roped in by sequels. The first Alien Vs. Predator wasn’t bad. It was action packed and predictable, but an alright popcorn flick. Same CANNOT be said for the follow-up. It’s more of a teenage horror/thriller with absolutely no plot line. Waste of time.
This Film is Not Yet Rated
This Film is Not Yet Rated is a very insightful and good paced documentary. I had no idea that the movie rating system was so completely screwy. This well-done movie pokes fun at the whole process while also taking the time to actually research and bring into focus all the lies and contradictions in the MPAA’s public stance on the viewing procedures. I great watch that I would highly recommend. My favorite “character” is the private investigator (and her daughter in training)!
Mr. Woodcock
I have a thing for Billy Bob Thornton. I think it’s that little bit of bad-ass attitude mixed with his dry sense of humor. I also think Susan Sarandon is an outstanding actress who makes quality films. She’s had a few flops, but overall, I trust that when a movie has her as a star, I’m in for a good watch. Mr. Woodcock… it came and went through the theatres without too much fanfare. It’s a dry comedy about a topic I find hilarious all by itself - the Self Help book industry. Who can’t laugh at a bunch of middle-aged, over-weight, generally lazy, unhappy folk who think they can solve all their issues by reading one great book? Mr. Woodcock’s not the best comedy ever made, but it’s solid from start to finish and had a handful of scenes I did laugh out loud to. Good hang-over morning watch.
That’s it for my first-ever Monday Movie Mash-up. I watch a lot of movie… too many some might argue. And I only want to take the time (and yours!) writing full, good reviews for the movies that deserve it. But I don’t want to leave out any of the others in case there are some of you out there who would love these flicks. So… I’ve come up with this compromise. Any thoughts or suggestions for next Monday?
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