Movie Review 7, 8 and 9

These are all rentals, so if you are so inclined run out to your nearest video rental store....


Movie Review 7: Milk
A political movie about the rise of the gay rights movement of the 60s and 70s. The setting is San Francisco and the movie stars two of my favorite actors; Sean Penn and James Franco. I liked the movie. I thought it was historically accurate, well portrayed and insightful. But, it is a political movie, no laughs, no action- but some drama. If your into historical and/or political flicks you'd like this one. I would have given it a three star if it were not for Sean Penn's amazing acting...
Four out of five stars.


Movie Review 8: Zack and Miri Make a Porno
Fu*king hilarious! This movie is written and produced by Kevin Smith...and if you don't know who Kevin Smith is... seriously...get off this page! It stars Jason Mews, Seth Roden and Tracy Lords. Its not serious but is incredibly funny and of course, in Kevin Smith fashion, has side-splittingly funny dialogue. If your looking for a great laugh, run, don't walk, to rent this one!
Four out of five stars.

Movie Review 9: Twilight
Ok, I had my reservations about this one. Any "teen pop" reference usually has me running for the hills, but I heard so many people say they loved this movie...so we checked it out. OMG...I loved it! If your into Vampire flicks, love stories, or just sexy movies in general, you'll love this. I seriously didn't want the story to end and I can not wait for the next movie!
A surprising Five out of five stars!

Movie Review 6: Slumdog Millionaire

OMG...what an amazing movie. This is a must see! Great cinematography, script, story-line, acting and more. It has it all; romance, comedy, action, suspense and mystery...and I can't imagine anyone not being able to at least appreciate the movie, let alone love it. I understand why it won so many Oscars and in my humble opinion it deserved every single one of them.
GO OUT AND SEE THIS MOVIE IN THEATRES WHILE YOU STILL CAN.
Five out of Five stars !!!

Movie Review 5: Watchmen

Ok, first of all- this is a review by someone who has never read the book, didn't know what to expect and didn't know one ounce about the story. For a review from a comic book reader visit this review.
I generally like comic book based movies and have watched Iron Man several times and the recent Hulk movie twice. This one didn't do anything for me though. I found the story to be a bit depressing, and frankly weird. There was little in the characters to connect to and although I did want to know the ending of the story, I honestly didn't care much about what happened to the characters. While visually the movie was well done with "300" type affects, some elements were simply disturbing and distracting. Like the 30 foot blue penis they kept showing and the gratuitous sex scenes that did nothing to add to the story but to display another gratuitous sex scene. I am the last person to complain about this sort of thing but I found many of the scenes to be used for shock value rather than adding in any way to the story. Finally, it was entirely too graphic to be tasteful and way too long. If you are an avid comic fan than go, you'll feel like you have to.... but if not save this for a rental.

Two and half out of five stars

Movie Review 4: Push

PUSH

Almost forgot to post the review for this one, I saw this last weekend with the hubby, my mom and step-dad. It was a mediocre movie. If your into the show Heroes you'll probably like this movie somewhat. The premise is not original, nor are the characters- but all things considered it was at least entertaining. I wouldn't drop the dough for it at the theatre though, this one is definitely a rental.

Two and a half out of five stars.

Movie Review 3- Underworld-Rise of the Lycans

Underworld- Rise of the Lycans
Ok, so I love Vampire flicks- there is just something so sexy about the whole thing. I haven't quite jumped on the Twilight bandwagon yet, but I'm thinking about it. So, back to the review... A good movie- not great, but decent. Good action and nice eye candy. The plot however leaves some holes that anyone can spot a mile away. But, please please make sure you've seen at least the first Underworld movie before watching this one. Otherwise you will be stuck, like the tools sitting behind us in the theater, asking your neighbor tons of questions about why this is happening or when did that happen? Annoying to say the least, for yourself and everyone else that can hear you!
Three and a half out of five stars.

Movie Review 1 and 2- Seven Pounds and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

After reading the blog of a favorite metro-Detroit photographer of mine, Amanda Williams, I realized movie reviews would be something cool to add to my blog. My husband and I love to go to the movies and lately we've been saving some cash and going to the Twilight shows, from 4pm-6pm- only $4 !!!

I hate, absolutely hate, spending money on a bad movie. Its a lot of money to sit, bored or uninterested for two hours of your life watching some story about some characters you care nothing about. Soooooo, in an attempt to prevent others from suffering the "this movie sucks" blues....

Seven Pounds

This movie stars Will Smith and Rosario Dawson, two of my favorite actors. It is a pseudo-mystery that will leave everyone, and yes I mean EVERYONE, in the audience crying by the end. The best movie I have seen in a very, very long time.

Five out of five stars.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

This movie stars Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett, another two actors I like. The movie has an interesting premise and I am not upset that I saw it. Can again be a tear-jerker at times. Raves; good acting, original premise and interesting historical information. Rants; too long, extremely medically inaccurate, the plot becomes somewhat dull at times.
Note to movie goers: DO NOT see Seven Pounds prior to this movie, it will render this movie almost emotionless in comparison. Best to see this movie first, then Seven Pounds.

Four out of five stars.