July 14, 2009
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Movies, Movies, Movies, Movies, MOVIES!!!
I did a shocking thing the other day. I went to Blockbuster and RENTED MOVIES!
(GASP!)
If you’ve been reading for any time at all, then you know I never, ever, ever, neverevernever, rent movies–except for last week. I don’t know what came over me…
I actually went in to pick up ONE movie that had been a surprise success at the box office, but that we had missed when in the theatres, and I walked out of that place with SEVERAL movies.
But hey, don’t judge, I’m in the film business. This is RESEARCH.
So here’s the scoop:
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
I had high hopes for this movies since it raked in some cash at the box office (over a hundred million…) but I was sorely disappointed. It is clearly meant for young kids and/or families. It was almost funny in spots, but not laugh-out-loud. The bad guys were just soft enough to not be too scary, but trying to be scary just enough to be silly…it did not do a good job teetering the line between realistic and cheesy. It was just plain cheesy. Sorry Blart. I’m not a fan.
Frost/Nixon
This was a great movie. I happen to like Ron Howard’s films (Backdraft, Far and Away, Willow, A Beautiful Mind, Apollo 13, anyone?) and this was no exception. Great acting on the part of the two main characters, and an interesting story, to boot. If you care anything about politics or history, you’ll love this. And if you don’t, you’ll probably like it just fine as well.
Twilight
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Memento
Christopher Nolan directs (Batman Begins, The Prestige, Batman: The Dark Knight) and leads us on a most fabulous journey through the mind of a guy with short-term memory loss that is out to track down the guy who killed and raped his wife. It’s a fascinating concept and was executed most excellently by Chris Nolan. There is a great twist, and I was left with many questions at the end. I LOVED it. It would have garnered an easy PG-13 rating if they had taken out most or all of the F-bombs, but they didn’t.
Comments (6)
wow, twilight would be the last movie i would expect you to rent. and you’ve just now seen momento?? glad you liked it at least. very clever movie.
@shesatulip - I know, it’s a surprise. There are just some movies that I want to see due to their inevitable pure pop-culture iconic status, regardless of whether or not I will like it personally. Again…research…
Memento was so good! I want to watch it again.
What night for game and celery night???
Hey – if you’re looking for ideas for another rental night, I suggest “Frequency”. This movie was released around the same time as “The Sixth Sense” which means practically no one saw it in the theater. Try it, you’ll like it!
@Nikki - I think I DID see that movie…with Dennis Quaid, right? I think I saw allllll the way until the end of the movie. For some reason we were never able to see the last 10 minutes or so…I can’t even remember what happened…
ah well…
Ohh Frequency is sooooo good!! Last 10 minutes are super scary but it all ends up all happy smiley.
How have you not seen Memento until now? I own that on VHS, that’s how cool I am. Sooo good. Nolan before Batman and complete famousness…so amazing.