Week 15

Comedy: 13 Going on 30 (2004)
A cute story about a young girl's wish to be 30, an age at which she thinks all her dreams will come true. She wakes up to find that getting everything you ever wanted might not be what you want at all. Jennifer Garner is fabulous as Jenna Rink the 13 year old girl trapped in her 30 year old body. It's fun, it's sweet and it has a happy ending who can pass that up!

Romance: City of Angels (1998)
This film is about an angel who falls for a human and decides to give up his immortal existence so that he may be with her. The ethereal element is interestingly depicted and both Nicholas Cage and Meg Ryan give good preformances in this film.
NOTE: Fair warning: it's a tear-jerker, bring the Kleenex!

Kid Appropriate: Simon Birch (1998)
An interesting film about two friends cast as outsiders in a small town in Maine who struggle with adolesecence and faith. This is a great film about faith without being preachy or teaching to a specific doctorine. It is also really well made, with great preformances from Ashley Judd, Oliver Platt, David Strathairn, Dana Ivey, and the two boys: Joseph Mazzello and Ian Michael Smith.

Guy Appropriate: X-Men (1-3)
Three films based off of characters created in the comic book about a group of mutants who try to use their powers for good and try to present a good image of mutants to the public who fear them. I'm a fan of superhero movies and the creativity of some of the heroes (and villans) in these films is pretty amazing. The films are funny, entertaining and make for pretty good movies.
NOTE: I think my favorite is the second one because that is when the good mutants and the bad mutants work together.

Must See...MUSIC FILM: August Rush (2007)
A film about an orphan boy who's magical ability to find musical sounds within everything leads him on a journey to find his parents. This movie was amazing! It's funny, sweet, it has a great story, good acting, and wonderful music; I highly recommend this to everyone.
NOTE: Even my 19 year old brother liked it!

Coming Soon: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Released: August 1, 2008
The third installment of the Mummy franchise. This time Rick and clan are headed to the far east where they awaken the mummy of the first Emperor of Quin. Okay, so it may not be the highest quality film and yes, they replaced Rachel Weiss in this one. But when you go see a film like The Mummy, you don't go for the "quality," you go for a good time; a satisfying adventure to a place and time that is not your own. And I like to think that this film, like the previous two, will deliver such a pleasant escape from reality.
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Don't Bother: Strangeland (1998)
A scary film about a sadist who haunts a young girl and her family. I would have never picked this but I was with a group of girls who liked to scare themselves; it was stupid and distrubing and I still can't figure out why they continue to make crap like this!