7/27/2014 THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2
So I'm watching the David Letterman show and Emma Stone is a guess star...not seconds into her interview, she promptly proclaims "yup, I died." REALLY?! This was before I saw the movie...I guess it didn't completely ruin the entire thing, I mean, I knew it would happen. I still don't completely understand how she died though...did her neck snap? I've read a ton of articles and apparently, this has been a lively debate for 40+ years. Some way whiplash, some say she died while falling, and some say it was the impact of the Green Goblin's hover craft. I felt like she was somewhat alive and died while Peter was holding her. Either way, it sucked.
I liked Gwen's speech though...it was a different way of looking at things. Makes endings not seem so bad.
" I know that we all think we're immortal, we're supposed to feel that way, we're graduating. Like our brief four years in high school, what makes life valuable is that it doesn't last forever, what makes it precious is that it ends. I know that now more than ever. And I say it today of all days to remind us that time is luck. So don't waste it living someone else's life, make yours count for something. Fight for what matters to you, no matter what. Because even if you fall short, what better way is there to live?
It's easy to feel hopeful on a beautiful day like today, but there will be dark days ahead of us too. There will be days where you feel all alone. No matter how buried it gets or how lost you feel, you must promise me that you will hold on to hope. Keep it alive! We have to be greater than what we suffer.. My wish for you is to become hope.. People need that.. And even if we fail... what better way is there to live?
As we look around here today at all the people who helped make us who we are,
I know it feels like we're saying goodbye but we will carry a piece of each other into everything we do next... To remind us of who we are.. and if we were meant to be.
I've had a great 4 years with you. I'll miss you all very much."
Jamie Foxx was awesome, I love his version of a nerdy, slightly insane, everyday guy. I think he had perfect reason to become a villain...he wasn't really a villain that I hated all that much. Is it weird that I thought that he was lovable. Harry, on the other hand, was creepy. Why did he start to die a whole lot quicker than his dad?
I kinda felt like there was a lot going on:
-Peter and Gwen
-Electro
-Harry and Peter
-Peter discovering his parents past
I think I prefer Sally Field's Aunt May.
Monday, July 28, 2014
She's gotta face like an avocado (HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2)
7/28/2014 HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2
I don't think it was better than the first one, but as far as non-Pixar animated movies go these days, not bad. I could watch Toothless all day(: My family and I were debating whether he was more dog-like or cat-like. I think he looks more like a cat, but has obedience like a dog. Either way, he was freakin' adorable. My heart broke when he became entranced (...is that the right word) by the alpha dragon and mistakenly killed Hiccup's father. I suppose I didn't really care that Stoick died...Toothless was just so sad :(
Every time Eret referred to himself as "Eret, son of Eret", I had quite the chuckle. The whole deal where Ruffnut had a crush on him was amusing...proclaiming her love to "Eret, son of Eret" and all. Astrid, on the other hand, kind of got on my nerves this time around...I just feel like she was different in the first movie...tougher, maybe. Did anyone else get the feeling that she was flirting with Eret, son of Eret?
Valka (Hiccup's mother) 's face was troubling. Oddly shaped...like a pear...NO!...an avocado.
Did the white alpha dragon die?! (I think it did.)
The chubby dragon rider guy is pretty humorous. I think he had a chubby dragon too. It's like how some say that people have dogs that look like them.
I don't think it was better than the first one, but as far as non-Pixar animated movies go these days, not bad. I could watch Toothless all day(: My family and I were debating whether he was more dog-like or cat-like. I think he looks more like a cat, but has obedience like a dog. Either way, he was freakin' adorable. My heart broke when he became entranced (...is that the right word) by the alpha dragon and mistakenly killed Hiccup's father. I suppose I didn't really care that Stoick died...Toothless was just so sad :(
Every time Eret referred to himself as "Eret, son of Eret", I had quite the chuckle. The whole deal where Ruffnut had a crush on him was amusing...proclaiming her love to "Eret, son of Eret" and all. Astrid, on the other hand, kind of got on my nerves this time around...I just feel like she was different in the first movie...tougher, maybe. Did anyone else get the feeling that she was flirting with Eret, son of Eret?
Valka (Hiccup's mother) 's face was troubling. Oddly shaped...like a pear...NO!...an avocado.
Did the white alpha dragon die?! (I think it did.)
The chubby dragon rider guy is pretty humorous. I think he had a chubby dragon too. It's like how some say that people have dogs that look like them.
Friday, July 25, 2014
Happy ending...for once. (About Time)
7/25/2014 ABOUT TIME
This is, without a doubt, the love story I've been waiting for and I now know that it really wasn't too much to ask for a happy ending! Definitely DEFINITELY in my top five favorite movies EVER. Why wasn't this a bigger deal when it came out and WHY is The Fault in Our Stars such a big deal when this wasn't? It was absolutely perfect. I was on edge the entire movie because I was certain that there would be a time traveling mistake that would land Tim back before he ever met Mary. It's a good thing that even I can be wrong. I mean, I thought he would have to choose between his wife and his sister, or something like that. In the end, he got to keep his wonderful life and watch his sister happily live hers. It's not to say there wasn't conflict, just not one so monumental that it ruined the whole movie for me. It was excellent.
The concept in and of itself is great. Like Edge of Tomorrow, I guess I just love the whole "time traveling" idea when it comes to movies. I don't care what some of the critics said...I think they are looking too into it. Can't we just appreciate About Time for the great story and not look into the insignificant details.
I also enjoyed the fact that we got to see Tim and Mary during their lives as a married couple. Often in these movies, two people get together, or engaged, or married and then it is just left at that...we never know what happens to them. I mean, we got to see Tim and Mary have THREE children (four, if you count the accidental one that Tim created when he went back to far).
I will say that their were plot holes with some of the time traveling rules...like, I thought he could only travel to the past...how did he keep going backwards and forwards? It was also never explained that if you held hands with someone, they will travel with you. ALSO, shouldn't Uncle Desmond be a time traveler?! I'll happily let these slide though because the breaking of the rules allowed the story to end happily...for once.
This is, without a doubt, the love story I've been waiting for and I now know that it really wasn't too much to ask for a happy ending! Definitely DEFINITELY in my top five favorite movies EVER. Why wasn't this a bigger deal when it came out and WHY is The Fault in Our Stars such a big deal when this wasn't? It was absolutely perfect. I was on edge the entire movie because I was certain that there would be a time traveling mistake that would land Tim back before he ever met Mary. It's a good thing that even I can be wrong. I mean, I thought he would have to choose between his wife and his sister, or something like that. In the end, he got to keep his wonderful life and watch his sister happily live hers. It's not to say there wasn't conflict, just not one so monumental that it ruined the whole movie for me. It was excellent.
The concept in and of itself is great. Like Edge of Tomorrow, I guess I just love the whole "time traveling" idea when it comes to movies. I don't care what some of the critics said...I think they are looking too into it. Can't we just appreciate About Time for the great story and not look into the insignificant details.
I also enjoyed the fact that we got to see Tim and Mary during their lives as a married couple. Often in these movies, two people get together, or engaged, or married and then it is just left at that...we never know what happens to them. I mean, we got to see Tim and Mary have THREE children (four, if you count the accidental one that Tim created when he went back to far).
I will say that their were plot holes with some of the time traveling rules...like, I thought he could only travel to the past...how did he keep going backwards and forwards? It was also never explained that if you held hands with someone, they will travel with you. ALSO, shouldn't Uncle Desmond be a time traveler?! I'll happily let these slide though because the breaking of the rules allowed the story to end happily...for once.
Thursday, July 24, 2014
Melora Hardin! (27 Dresses)
7/24/2014 27 DRESSES
Watching all of these movies (and tv shows) has really expanded my actor vocabulary...if that makes any sense. I recognized a whole ton of actors that I never would've known a month ago. First and foremost, Melora Hardin, aka Jan Levinson from The Office. There is no way I could miss her. She seems to play a character similar to the Jan, which would be a female boss who gets what she wants. Either way, she is darn good at playing the character. I also noticed Judy Greer who plays Kitty in Arrested Development! It took me a while because of her hair color, but I knew it was her. James Marsden, who played the man that Jane got married to in the end, played the man that Allie left, in The Notebook. Also, Peyton List from Disney Channel (not that I watch Disney Channel) played young Jane.
The analytical part of me wants to look further into the dresses in the closet, but I honestly don't feel like it. It symbolizes something like the building up of feelings over years that finally come out when she gets rid of the dresses...or something like that. Open to interpretation.
I thought it was sweet that Jane's friend and Kevin's friend were flirting with each other at the end. I mean, it didn't necessarily add anything to the story, but I felt it was a nice touch.
I was initially hesitant in watching this movie because I thought it could possibly turn out like Something Borrowed, in which the main character had to choose the lesser of two evils. I mean, haven't we all heard the story where the bridesmaid is secretly in love with the groom? While entertaining, we don't really want to see a bride and groom broken up for a chance relationship. I liked this movie because there wasn't any cheating, and it turned out that Jane wasn't really in love with her boss. Although, I think we all knew that she was going to marry Kevin the second we saw him.
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Spare Yourself (Cruel Intentions
7/22/2014 CRUEL INTENTIONS
That was the worst.
I don't understand how this is on so many people's "top chick flicks" list when it was absolutely awful.
Other than Reese Witherspoon and possibly Selma Blaire, the concept of decent acting was thrown completely out the window.
I guess it was too "out there" that the main character actually change for the better so guess what happened...he was killed off. I mean really.
There was absolutely nothing even remotely realistic about this in the least. People aren't just magically that witty and deceptive. I have a hard time believing that that is actually how normal daily dialogue goes.
How did Annette get over the death of her "true love" so quickly?!
Spare yourself. DO NOT watch this movie.
That was the worst.
I don't understand how this is on so many people's "top chick flicks" list when it was absolutely awful.
Other than Reese Witherspoon and possibly Selma Blaire, the concept of decent acting was thrown completely out the window.
I guess it was too "out there" that the main character actually change for the better so guess what happened...he was killed off. I mean really.
There was absolutely nothing even remotely realistic about this in the least. People aren't just magically that witty and deceptive. I have a hard time believing that that is actually how normal daily dialogue goes.
How did Annette get over the death of her "true love" so quickly?!
Spare yourself. DO NOT watch this movie.
Monday, July 21, 2014
RIP James Garner (The Notebook)
7/21/2014 THE NOTEBOOK
Due to the recent death of James Garner, I decided to finally get around to watching The Notebook. It was NOT what I expected, and I didn't even realize that he was reading from a notebook until the end when it was revealed that the story was written by Allie.
At first, Allie's dilemma left me torn. I mean, I knew she would choose Noah...but I also felt like she loved Lon. Both men were viable options. I came to the conclusion that the right thing to do was to stay with Noah after her mother showed her the man she had once had a fling with and broke down in tears. Although grateful for Allie's dad, Allie's mom clearly had some regret about not following her heart. I think that Allie knew that she could end up the same way.
I think we all knew who those two old people were before it was announced that they were indeed Noah and Allie. I came to the conclusion during the middle of the movie that there was no way this would end happily. I decided that the best, most realistic option would be for them to die together...although I would've been satisfied if they could've been miraculously recovered.
I don't agree with Allie's mothers decision to hide all of Noah's letters...but I think we all have to admit that it made for a better story.
Seeing this movie had opened up a whole new world of references that I will now understand.
Due to the recent death of James Garner, I decided to finally get around to watching The Notebook. It was NOT what I expected, and I didn't even realize that he was reading from a notebook until the end when it was revealed that the story was written by Allie.
At first, Allie's dilemma left me torn. I mean, I knew she would choose Noah...but I also felt like she loved Lon. Both men were viable options. I came to the conclusion that the right thing to do was to stay with Noah after her mother showed her the man she had once had a fling with and broke down in tears. Although grateful for Allie's dad, Allie's mom clearly had some regret about not following her heart. I think that Allie knew that she could end up the same way.
I think we all knew who those two old people were before it was announced that they were indeed Noah and Allie. I came to the conclusion during the middle of the movie that there was no way this would end happily. I decided that the best, most realistic option would be for them to die together...although I would've been satisfied if they could've been miraculously recovered.
I don't agree with Allie's mothers decision to hide all of Noah's letters...but I think we all have to admit that it made for a better story.
Seeing this movie had opened up a whole new world of references that I will now understand.
Saturday, July 12, 2014
Beth Grant stoll the show(: (Speed)
7/12/2014 (SPEED)
The main reason that I wanted to see this movie in the first place is because my mom told me it was Sandra Bullock's breakout movie. I also knew that Keanu Reeves was in it. While I had seen him in the Matrix movies (before I fell asleep), I didn't really know what he looked like. I always get him mixed up with David Duckovny...I suppose he looks a little like Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who looks like Orlando Bloom slightly...sorry, none of this pertains to anything.
Ah yes! The movie! I quite enjoyed it. Just the idea that the bus couldn't go under 50 miles per hour without majorly exploding was and idea that I hadn't heard anything similar to before, although I kept waiting for John McClane to show up.
Beth Grant was in it! She played Dwight's babysitter/girlfriend (?!) in The Office (<3), which was an extremely bit part. Do you understand now how much one would have to watch that show to even know that? She also landed a main role in The Mindy Project, which includes a ton of actors and actresses from The Office. I was sad to see that she had to die. I mean, I would rather her than Sandra Bullock's character, but it was unfortunate nonetheless.
I was surprised that they didn't end the movie after the bus incident was over, they had to have a whole subway incident as well. I knew that there was no way in heck that Jack was about to leave Annie (haha, Jack and Annie, like Magic Tree House:)...) on that subway while handcuffed to a poll. I was surprised that he didn't try further to free her, I don't know, maybe it would've hurt her more than it would've helped her. I DID NOT understand why he had to make the subway go faster. My dad made that point that if he could make it accelerate, couldn't they make it deaccelerate? Either way, I knew they would live.
OH! Also, Ferris Bueller's friend made an appearance. He was kind of a spaz.
The main reason that I wanted to see this movie in the first place is because my mom told me it was Sandra Bullock's breakout movie. I also knew that Keanu Reeves was in it. While I had seen him in the Matrix movies (before I fell asleep), I didn't really know what he looked like. I always get him mixed up with David Duckovny...I suppose he looks a little like Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who looks like Orlando Bloom slightly...sorry, none of this pertains to anything.
Ah yes! The movie! I quite enjoyed it. Just the idea that the bus couldn't go under 50 miles per hour without majorly exploding was and idea that I hadn't heard anything similar to before, although I kept waiting for John McClane to show up.
Beth Grant was in it! She played Dwight's babysitter/girlfriend (?!) in The Office (<3), which was an extremely bit part. Do you understand now how much one would have to watch that show to even know that? She also landed a main role in The Mindy Project, which includes a ton of actors and actresses from The Office. I was sad to see that she had to die. I mean, I would rather her than Sandra Bullock's character, but it was unfortunate nonetheless.
I was surprised that they didn't end the movie after the bus incident was over, they had to have a whole subway incident as well. I knew that there was no way in heck that Jack was about to leave Annie (haha, Jack and Annie, like Magic Tree House:)...) on that subway while handcuffed to a poll. I was surprised that he didn't try further to free her, I don't know, maybe it would've hurt her more than it would've helped her. I DID NOT understand why he had to make the subway go faster. My dad made that point that if he could make it accelerate, couldn't they make it deaccelerate? Either way, I knew they would live.
OH! Also, Ferris Bueller's friend made an appearance. He was kind of a spaz.
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