August 8, 2007

*Cinema — The Simpsons Movie

The Simpsons Movie (2007)

  • So good!

  • I was very impressed by how they recognized their limits and only crossed them a bit. Enough to surprise you a bit, but not disgust you.

  • Homer (obviously), Bart, and Lisa all had their own stories. Marge was kind of left out in that respect, even though of course she still had a major role in the film.

  • “Spider pig, spider pig, does whatever a spider pig does…”

July 19, 2007

*Cinema — Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)

  • The Harry Potter movies get better (at least more interesting) as they get older.

  • I really wanted to punch the new professor.

  • Hermione and Ron had some pretty cute moments.

  • These cute moments were mostly due to the fact that Ron was actually not a complete ass a few times.

  • You did get the feeling that there was a lot of stuff they weren’t showing or explaining, but regardless they did a great job.

  • Totally enjoyed it.

June 12, 2007

*Cinema — 300

300 (2006)

  • I liked this so much more than I was expecting to.

  • For a movie that is entirely based on battles, it was really, really well done.

  • Lena Headey sounds exactly like Keira Knightley. Except less annoying.

  • I had never heard of Gerard Butler, but apparently he was in Phantom of the Opera. Which I never saw.

  • It went really quickly. I think I liked this more than The Gladiator (to be fair, I haven’t seen that in years, since I first saw it, but oh well).

  • Easily the best movie I’ve seen in a long, long while.

May 17, 2007

*Cinema — The Queen

The Queen (2006)

  • Although I heard great things I wasn’t expecting to love it.

  • It was actually pretty good.

  • She is a leader, who during her reign, has seen a tremendous amount of change. Her ability to realize that is what allows her to keep her throne.

  • I wonder how the royal family felt about the movie? How the Queen felt about Helen Mirren?

  • Helen Mirren obviously did a wonderful job. I guess if you are a British actor, you will at one point be in a Shakespeare film and a film about the monarchy. I believe I’ve seen her in both.

  • I didn’t know the Queen was even married. I knew there was a Prince Philip, but I had no idea who he was.

  • Speaking of Prince Philip, he seemed like a complete jerk.

  • The guy who played Prince Charles looked nothing like the real Prince Charles from the front, but exactly like Prince Charles from the back.

  • So many flowers. Still such a tragedy.

May 13, 2007

*Cinema — Lucky Number Slevin

Lucky Number Slevin (2006)

  • I really enjoyed it.

  • Even though I find Josh Hartnett entirely annoying.

  • I found the description on the back of the DVD a bit misleading. I think they took the wrong angle.

  • Lucy Liu looks like she is 18. She looks incredible. She also looks really tiny. I had no idea she was so short.

  • Even though Ben Kingsley is an exceptional actor, and I’m sure his accent was perfect, I still found his accent distracting.

  • I had no idea that Ben Kingsley and Stanley Tucci were in this movie.

  • Bruce Willis is once again wonderful at… playing Bruce Willis.

  • That poor guy who played Bubba. He will never not be Bubba.

April 3, 2007

*Cinema — Dreamgirls

Dreamgirls (2006)

  • I had no desire at all to see Dreamgirls when it first came out. I think it was mostly because of the tile. Its a bad title. It really is. I also just found the whole idea of it entirely irritating.

  • Jennifer Hudson sounds friggin incredible. I can see why she won an Oscar. I don’t remember her sounding that good on American Idol.

  • Eddie Murphy was just plain awesome.

  • I liked this so much more then I ever thought I would. I thought it was just going to be cheesy. And while it was cheesy, it was also entertaining and sounded great.

  • I am not big fan of movie-musicals. Definitely the best one I’ve seen in a long, long time.

  • I must confess I bought the soundtrack. Yes, I am embarrassed.

  • This is not a movie with major plot twists, or even a major plot. But it did manage to keep my attention somehow, and not much has been doing that lately.

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