Well the blog a day competition has come to an end. Thanks to everyone for reading and going on this journey with me. I hope to update this blog at least once a week to let people know what movies are coming out and what I have seen. I am glad to have been able to participate in the competition but frustrated that only Regina and I completed it. Oh well, maybe in the future more people will join in.
This weekend was a long one and I saw a couple of movies, although I didn't see any that I had expected to. Today I am going to review an unexpectedly hilarious movie: Bridesmaids.
Bridesmaids
It is odd but a few scenes from this preview were not in the movie at all. Either that or I blocked them out but I'm pretty sure that kid eating the birth control pills was not in the film. Regardless, this movie is probably one of the funniest movies I have seen in quite some time.
Kristin Wiig plays Annie, a down and out woman that has to be the maid of honor to the wedding of her best friend Lillian played by Maya Rudolph. She meets Lillian's new friends and sees differences in her friend that she hadn't noticed before all the while realizing that her life is nowhere near where she thinks it should be.
Kristin Wiig has an uncanny ability to be the most awkward person in the world but make you laugh at it and not feel awkward yourself. Her interactions with those around her are priceless.
Unfairly, this movie has been billed as The Hangover for women. Saying that does a disservice to this film. Since people had said this I thought the movie was just trying to ride the coat tails of The Hangover and was expecting it to be terrible. I was sorely mistaken. It has minor similarities in that it revolves around a group of friends getting ready for a wedding but that's pretty much where the similarities end. Bridesmaids makes you laugh through its great writing and its great ensemble cast focused on relationships not asinine antics and highly improbable situations.
I give this movie a 9 out of 10, I'd watch it again and again and highly recommend that you watch it as well. The writing is great, the acting is great and you will definitely laugh a lot.
Well that is all I have time for today. Thank you very much for reading my blog and I hope to bring you more in the future. Let me know if you have any questions or comments about anything I post and please make sure you are enjoying yourself.
-Have Fun!
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Friday, May 27, 2011
Post 20: Die Another Day
Well it's Friday so it will probably be a rather short post today. I'm ready for the extended weekend and hopefully will be watching a movie but we'll see how it goes. The Hangover 2 is probably the one I'm most excited about this weekend. Next weekend, the following interesting movie comes out:
Beginners
This movie looks pretty interesting and it stars Ewan McGregor. He is a very good actor and I like many of his movies. One of my favorite movies of his is Big Fish and if you have not seen that movie, you should watch it. Beginners is directed by a relative newcomer Mike Mills whose other works I have not seen so I have no preconcieved notions about it. Considering that it comes out the same time as X-Men:First Class I doubt much attention will be paid to it. It definitely looks like an art house movie so hopefully it doesn't come off as pretentious but I'm sure I'll check it out at some point.
Beautiful Boy
This movie also comes out next weekend. Maria Bello is a pretty good actress and she probably did a great job in this movie as well. She was awesome in The Cooler and in A History of Violence so I can't see her doing a bad job at all. The storyline is a little different than other movies with a family getting over not just the death of their son but also the fact that their son committed a terrible crime before he died. It will be about perserverance and choices that we make when adversity comes into our lives. Hopefully it will look at questions about judging ourselves based on the actions of our children and will make us think about how we judge others based on the actions of their children. It will probably be a different vibe than people are expecting when they head to the movies for the summer but I'm sure it will be good for those who watch to examine their ways of thinking.
Well that's about all I got today. I do have one more thing. Since it has been stuck in my head for quite a while I think I will subject everyone to this song. Have a great weekend and try to see a movie or 2 soon.
Have Fun!
Firework Katy Perry
Beginners
This movie looks pretty interesting and it stars Ewan McGregor. He is a very good actor and I like many of his movies. One of my favorite movies of his is Big Fish and if you have not seen that movie, you should watch it. Beginners is directed by a relative newcomer Mike Mills whose other works I have not seen so I have no preconcieved notions about it. Considering that it comes out the same time as X-Men:First Class I doubt much attention will be paid to it. It definitely looks like an art house movie so hopefully it doesn't come off as pretentious but I'm sure I'll check it out at some point.
Beautiful Boy
This movie also comes out next weekend. Maria Bello is a pretty good actress and she probably did a great job in this movie as well. She was awesome in The Cooler and in A History of Violence so I can't see her doing a bad job at all. The storyline is a little different than other movies with a family getting over not just the death of their son but also the fact that their son committed a terrible crime before he died. It will be about perserverance and choices that we make when adversity comes into our lives. Hopefully it will look at questions about judging ourselves based on the actions of our children and will make us think about how we judge others based on the actions of their children. It will probably be a different vibe than people are expecting when they head to the movies for the summer but I'm sure it will be good for those who watch to examine their ways of thinking.
Well that's about all I got today. I do have one more thing. Since it has been stuck in my head for quite a while I think I will subject everyone to this song. Have a great weekend and try to see a movie or 2 soon.
Have Fun!
Firework Katy Perry
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Post 19: The World Is Not Enough
Hello and welcome back. Today seems a little off for some reason. Not sure exactly why but just feeling a little off. Oh well, I guess we will just dive right into today's previews.
The Art of Getting By
This seems like something I would watch but won't really care about it either way. I don't think it's going to be particularly good nor particularly bad. It has some decent actors and actresses but it doesn't really appeal to me as it portrays a time that has already passed in my life. Movies about high school and teen angst don't really click with me personally. I'll probably check it out at some point but I'm not too excited about it.
The Trip
The second movie today comes from the UK. It is definitely a british comedy about 2 guys going on a road trip together. It seems a lot like Sideways if you have ever seen that. I'm guessing that if you like British humour you will probably like this movie. I will be checking it out at some point. Hopefully it is released near me but I won't be holding my breath.
Well that's about all I got today. Hopefully tomorrow I'll have something more interesting for everyone but until then let me know what you think!
Have Fun!
The Art of Getting By
This seems like something I would watch but won't really care about it either way. I don't think it's going to be particularly good nor particularly bad. It has some decent actors and actresses but it doesn't really appeal to me as it portrays a time that has already passed in my life. Movies about high school and teen angst don't really click with me personally. I'll probably check it out at some point but I'm not too excited about it.
The Trip
The second movie today comes from the UK. It is definitely a british comedy about 2 guys going on a road trip together. It seems a lot like Sideways if you have ever seen that. I'm guessing that if you like British humour you will probably like this movie. I will be checking it out at some point. Hopefully it is released near me but I won't be holding my breath.
Well that's about all I got today. Hopefully tomorrow I'll have something more interesting for everyone but until then let me know what you think!
Have Fun!
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