Why can't I get a job where I just watch movies all the time?
Robin Hood was fun. I enjoyed it and am not sure why so many critics are being cranky about it. The acting was solid, the costumes and locations were great and overall it seemed to be pretty accurate of the time period. My only issue was Crowe's accent and I wouldn't have noticed it if I hadn't heard about some dumb interviewer who asked him why he was doing an Irish accent. Once in a while he'd slip in a bit of an Irish lilt but it wasn't as if he was doing full on pikey. I was glad I saw it at the pricier theater with the big screen and the good sound.
Letters to Juliet was so great. Ok, it was incredibly predictable but it was really well done. The writing was sweet and funny. The characters were great and I really cared about them. And...IT WAS FILMED IN ITALY!!! Watching shots of Verona, Siena and the Tuscan countryside does not suck. Plus the man that Vanessa Redgrave is searching for happens to be her real-life love. They've been together since the late 60s. So sweet! I went to the cheap theater for this one and would have paid much more for it.
Rentals this weekend were quite disappointing. I watched Leap Year Sunday night and I might have liked it more if I hadn't just seen Letters to Juliet earlier that day. Leap Year was sweet and fine but there was just something better about Juliet. Oh and I saw Nine. I really didn't care for it. Some of the song and dance numbers were good but I fast-forwarded through most of the actual story. I really liked Chicago so I had hope that Rob Marshall would hit it again with Nine. He didn't. If I were his manager I'd suggest he do an episode of Glee to get back some of what he had after Chicago. I could totally see him doing a big ol' Broadway episode.
I'm going to try and see Queen Latifah's movie, Just Wright, on Thursday. That's been getting good reviews so I might check it out at the cheap theater. I will be seeing Shrek 4 and not MacGruber. Even though my old school-mate is in it I just can't pay to sit through that much scatological/vulgar humor. That said, I've heard it's hilarious so I will watch it when it shows up on cable.
Letters to Juliet was so great. Ok, it was incredibly predictable but it was really well done. The writing was sweet and funny. The characters were great and I really cared about them. And...IT WAS FILMED IN ITALY!!! Watching shots of Verona, Siena and the Tuscan countryside does not suck. Plus the man that Vanessa Redgrave is searching for happens to be her real-life love. They've been together since the late 60s. So sweet! I went to the cheap theater for this one and would have paid much more for it.
Rentals this weekend were quite disappointing. I watched Leap Year Sunday night and I might have liked it more if I hadn't just seen Letters to Juliet earlier that day. Leap Year was sweet and fine but there was just something better about Juliet. Oh and I saw Nine. I really didn't care for it. Some of the song and dance numbers were good but I fast-forwarded through most of the actual story. I really liked Chicago so I had hope that Rob Marshall would hit it again with Nine. He didn't. If I were his manager I'd suggest he do an episode of Glee to get back some of what he had after Chicago. I could totally see him doing a big ol' Broadway episode.
I'm going to try and see Queen Latifah's movie, Just Wright, on Thursday. That's been getting good reviews so I might check it out at the cheap theater. I will be seeing Shrek 4 and not MacGruber. Even though my old school-mate is in it I just can't pay to sit through that much scatological/vulgar humor. That said, I've heard it's hilarious so I will watch it when it shows up on cable.
posted by UhLisa | 8:14 AM
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man- wish I could have been with you to see Letters! I liked Leap Year- mostly b/c of the scenery- including the cute guy! :-)
I wish you could have too! And any girl would be a fool not to enjoy driving around Ireland with such a cutie! Ok, sure, they had a few mishaps but he's so cute.
I'm sorry but I HATED Leap Year - a very good friend convinced me to go see with it her and when it was over, before I even got out of my comfy movie theatre chair, I told her she owed me $9. The cute guy was the only thing that kept me there. :)
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