Comedy: Uptown Girls (2003)
The story of a wealthy young woman who by a twist of fate is left pennyless and is forced to become a nanny to an uptight little girl, who has no idea how to be a child. The two must learn from each other if both are going to survive. This movie is funny and sweet with a great cast headed by Brittany Murphy and Dakota Fanning.
Romance: Wimbledon (2004)
A light hearted romantic comedy about one man's quest to finish his tennis career and his chance encounter with the young American hotshot he falls for. I loved this movie, it was a great sports film, it was fun and entertaining and on the lighter side of things.
Kid Appropriate: The Mighty Ducks (1-3)
Three films that follow the adventures of a young rag-tag hockey team who learn about teamwork and friendship as they fight their way to the top. All of these movies are great fun, but my favorite would probably be the second one: D2: the Mighty Ducks. I love sports films and this is a good example of one of those classic kid oriented sports films (similar to The Sandlot).
Guy Appropriate: Resident Evil (2002)
The first film based off of the game series about a woman out to stop a disease that has turned the majority of the human race into the undead. This is an odd choice, and I'm not a big fan of "undead" films, but I was suprised by how much I liked this one. I think that a lot of the reason I liked it was because of the lead actress Mila Jovovich, she's a pretty good action hero and the movie's not bad (not fabulous but okay).
NOTE: I wouldn't recommend this to most women, but guys who like video games or action films (or maybe even horror films) might like this one.
Must See...VAL KILMER FILMS: The Saint (1997)
This film is based off of an old TV show and is about a man with no identity who uses his talents as a theif under the names of different saints. This film was really good, Val Kilmer does a great jobe tranforming from different characters and the love story is a pretty good one, I love to watch this movie again and again.
Coming Soon: Nim's Island
Released: April 4, 2008
This film is about an adventure story writer who's fear of the outside world has turned her into a shut-in, but her biggest fan is a young girl who lives on a deserted tropical island with her dad. When her dad goes missing, the girl writes to her hero for help and the writer comes to the island and both draw strength from the fictional character they admire. At first I was unsure about this movie, but I think it looks funny and after viewing the trailer I think that there is a better plot line than just a kid hero against impossible odds.
NOTE: The good cast is also promising: Abigail Breslin, Jodie Foster, and Gerard Butler.
http://www.nimsisland.com/
Don't Bother: I Love You, I Love You Not (1996)
A film based on a play about a young woman and her grandmother sharing stories about their lives; her about her romantic love life and her grandmother about her days in Nazi Germany. Claire Danes stars in this so I thought I'd try it but it is was a very choppy, lackluster plot with an ending that didn't satisfy or make sense; it is definetly something you can pass over.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Week 12
Comedy: Patch Adams (1998)
A film about one man's believe in the healing power of laughter and his fight to create a place where people in pain are treated for more than just to stop the hurt. This is a great Robin Williams film, it's funny, it's sad, and it has heart.
Note: This film is based on a true story.
Romance: A Walk to Remember (2002)
Another Nicholas Sparks film about a young couple falling in love. This one is about the bad boy and the socially awkward preacher's daughter who find themselves thrown together by circumstances and despite it all, they can't help falling for each other. This one is a definite tear-jerker, but the story is good, the cast does a great job, and despite the sadness, you'll want to watch it again and again.
Note: This was one of Mandy Moore's first roles and her first time as the lead. I personally think she did a great job.
Kid Appropriate: Cars (2006)
Another example of Pixar's excellence, this film is about a race car who finds himself trapped in a small town in the middle of nowhere along the old Route 66 and his journey to understand the crazy inhabitants of this small town. This is on the same level of Finding Nemo in my book, it's funny, sweet, and from my understanding, captures the essence of all that is NASCAR and all that the old Route 66 stands for.
Guy Appropriate: A Few Good Men (1992)
This week's film was recommended by my brother and I quite agree that this film needs to be on the list. This film is about a court case involving military personnel who while following orders, accidently killed one of their own men. This was back in the day before Tom Cruise started doing crappy films and going crazy for his lady, and this film is a great representation of the talent he once had. The rest of the cast does a phenomenal job and it is probably one of the best court films I've seen!
Must See...GIRLFRIENDS FILM: The Jane Austen Book Club (2007)
A film about a group of women who find that sometimes life does imitate art, when they decide to form a book club to read the Jane Austen books and start finding parallel's in their everyday lives and using the stories to shape their decisions. The cast in this film is good and while I was excited to see it for the comedy, I was happily suprised by to find a very interesting story behind the humor.
Coming Soon: My Blueberry Nights
Released: April 4, 2008*
A film about woman who goes on a journey across America to try and learn something about love and meets some interesting characters along the way. The director of this movie is really famous internationally and I’m excited to see his style on his first English film and I’m also excited to see Norah Jones in her first film.
NOTE: The cast is amazing: Jude Law, Natalie Portman, Rachel Weisz, and David Strathairn, and they should bring a lot of power to this film.
Don't Bother: What's Love Got to Do With It (1993)
This film is not exactly a "Don't Bother"film, more like "Wouldn't Recommend." This film is a biopic about the violent relationship between Tina and Ike Turner. While the music is good and it was well done, the abuse makes it difficult to watch and not one I would watch again.
A film about one man's believe in the healing power of laughter and his fight to create a place where people in pain are treated for more than just to stop the hurt. This is a great Robin Williams film, it's funny, it's sad, and it has heart.
Note: This film is based on a true story.
Romance: A Walk to Remember (2002)
Another Nicholas Sparks film about a young couple falling in love. This one is about the bad boy and the socially awkward preacher's daughter who find themselves thrown together by circumstances and despite it all, they can't help falling for each other. This one is a definite tear-jerker, but the story is good, the cast does a great job, and despite the sadness, you'll want to watch it again and again.
Note: This was one of Mandy Moore's first roles and her first time as the lead. I personally think she did a great job.
Kid Appropriate: Cars (2006)
Another example of Pixar's excellence, this film is about a race car who finds himself trapped in a small town in the middle of nowhere along the old Route 66 and his journey to understand the crazy inhabitants of this small town. This is on the same level of Finding Nemo in my book, it's funny, sweet, and from my understanding, captures the essence of all that is NASCAR and all that the old Route 66 stands for.
Guy Appropriate: A Few Good Men (1992)
This week's film was recommended by my brother and I quite agree that this film needs to be on the list. This film is about a court case involving military personnel who while following orders, accidently killed one of their own men. This was back in the day before Tom Cruise started doing crappy films and going crazy for his lady, and this film is a great representation of the talent he once had. The rest of the cast does a phenomenal job and it is probably one of the best court films I've seen!
Must See...GIRLFRIENDS FILM: The Jane Austen Book Club (2007)
A film about a group of women who find that sometimes life does imitate art, when they decide to form a book club to read the Jane Austen books and start finding parallel's in their everyday lives and using the stories to shape their decisions. The cast in this film is good and while I was excited to see it for the comedy, I was happily suprised by to find a very interesting story behind the humor.
Coming Soon: My Blueberry Nights
Released: April 4, 2008*
A film about woman who goes on a journey across America to try and learn something about love and meets some interesting characters along the way. The director of this movie is really famous internationally and I’m excited to see his style on his first English film and I’m also excited to see Norah Jones in her first film.
NOTE: The cast is amazing: Jude Law, Natalie Portman, Rachel Weisz, and David Strathairn, and they should bring a lot of power to this film.
Don't Bother: What's Love Got to Do With It (1993)
This film is not exactly a "Don't Bother"film, more like "Wouldn't Recommend." This film is a biopic about the violent relationship between Tina and Ike Turner. While the music is good and it was well done, the abuse makes it difficult to watch and not one I would watch again.
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