Another Friday Night…
I’m still not happy with the way my page looks. Inspiration will come to me eventually I guess.
Today I was going to post about the movies I watched this week, some old and one newish – Nine, Inglourious Basterds, Julie and Julia and The Hangover. Then I decided to go out instead and completely forgot. So, I’ll give the abridged version of each.
1. Nine – if you can rent this in the $1 Redbox in a few months then it might be worthwhile. Otherwise, it sucked. I was so disappointed because there are all these amazing actresses starring, but it’s really just sort of strange and hard to follow. I loved the idea of the movie, a director trying to make a comeback with a film that spotlights the important women in his life. Nicole Kidman, Penelope Cruz, Kate Hudson, Marion Cotillard, Judi Dench and Fergie all play these women who make an impact on him. They played their roles fabulously, as did Daniel Day-Lewis in the lead role of Guido Contini. The story itself was just lacking. Don’t pay the $10 to see this in the theatre. It’s totally not worth it.
2. Inglourious Basterds – I rented this on DVD. I’m SO glad I watched it once but I’ll never watch it again simply because my stomach couldn’t handle it. There isn’t a bad performance in the entire film (which is over 2 1/2 hours long!) and Brad Pitt made me laugh every scene he was in. It’s totally funny in a really ironic way, which is uniquely Quentin Tarantino. It really is a great movie, I would definitely recommend it, even if I did have to cover my eyes at certain points while trying not to gag during the more gory war scenes.
3. Julie and Julia – I hadn’t originally wanted to see this movie, but I’m glad I did. I don’t think it’s worthy of any awards, other than Meryl Streep’s dead-on portrayal of Julia Child. If someone decided to make a feature-length film about Julia Child’s life, they better darn well cast Streep. She was amazing. I’d see that movie in the theatre for sure. I was completely engrossed in the portions of the film which detailed Child’s life, but didn’t find myself having the same emotional attachment to Amy Adams’ character Julie Powell. Nothing again Adams, I think she’s a fine actress. It was just that part of the story wasn’t that engaging. However, I think this was definitely worth the rental price as just a cute film. It won’t change your life, but it’ll keep you entertained for an hour and a half. It might even inspire you to buy one of Child’s cookbooks and try something new. Bon Appetit!
4. The Hangover – I’d seen this one twice already, once in the theatre and one on a flight from Europe back to the States. While you don’t get the same shock value after the first viewing, it is still laugh-out-loud funny for those of you who’ve been living under a rock since last summer and haven’t seen this one yet. If you aren’t offended by swearing or sophomoric buddy comedies, you’ll absolutely enjoy this one. It should go down with Old School, Animal House and Adam Sandler’s movies from the 90s as classic comedies for years to come. Anyone else super excited for The Hangover 2 in 2011? Just hope they can live up to the hype.
That’s all for now. I get to the theatre once or twice a month but rent a TON. Anything you’re interested in, leave me a comment and I’ll let you know what I thought of it.
