Wednesday, October 28, 2009

COUPLES RETREAT

Movie: Couples Retreat
Jan's Rating: 6-1/2
Time: 1 Hour 47 Minutes

Jan's Opinion: From the reviews I had read about this movie I thought I would probably sleep through it but quite to the contrary, it was funny and entertaining. Not an Oscar winner but these types of movies seldom are. My friend Laura and I saw it yesterday and had quite a few laughs. It stars Vince Vaughn, Jason Bateman, Kristin Davis and Kristen Bell, the only stars with which I was familiar. The movie is about four couples who go to a tropical island resort. One couple is there to work on their marriage. The other three couples planned to have a good time seeing the sights and enjoying water sports. They did not realize it was the kind of resort where you had to participate in classes to work on your marriage. It was a fun movie but Laura and I agreed that we don't know many 40-year old women with bodies as perfect as these women, but...........it was just a movie. We were glad we saw it and we do recommend it.

Monday, October 26, 2009

AMELIA

Movie: "Amelia"
Jan's Rating: 7
Time: 2 hours

Cousin Bonnie and I saw this movie today and liked it but didn't "love" it. Hilary Swank plays Amelia Earhart, whom everybody knows loved to fly and died in 1937 trying to fly around the world. Her adoring husband was played by Richard Gere. Yum. It's worth seeing the movie just to sit and watch him for two hours. (sigh) The movie did portray just how much Amelia loved to fly, which she inherited from her father. There was just something missing and I can't put my finger on it yet..... Go see it anyway. You'll like it too.

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

PLAY THE GAME

Movie: Play the Game
Jan's Rating: 9
Time: 1 hour 45 minutes

Jan's Opinion: Cousin Bonnie and I absolutely loved this movie! It was laugh-out-loud funny and that's what we did all through the movie. Andy Griffith plays "Joe" and lives in a retirement home. He is bored with life and would like a lady friend, just for companionship. Paul Campbell plays "David", Joe's Grandson, and he decides to show Grandpa how to "Play the Game" and get a woman. Joe is particularly interested in Doris Roberts but she already has a boyfriend there at the nursing home so he starts dating Liz Sheridan (temporarily). I could tell you funny things that happen but you need to see this movie for yourselves, and I hope you enjoy it as much as we did.

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

WHIP IT

Movie: Whip It
Jan's Rating: 8
Time: 1 Hour 51 Minutes

Jan's Opinion: I really enjoyed this movie and the Enquirer gave it a B+ so we agreed for a change. However, cousin Bonnie and my sister Judy went with me and they both gave it a 5-1/2. Maybe they were too old for this movie. (Just kidding girls!) The movie stars Ellen Page as Bliss Cavendar and Marcia Gay Harden as her Mother. Well, Marcia spends a lot of money putting poor Bliss in beauty pageants, which she doesn't enjoy. Then Bliss discovers the "Hurl Scouts" Roller Derby (all girls) and she falls in love with the sport. She tries out for the team and makes it, then has to lie to her parents about where she is going but of course they find out in the end. I don't want to tell you how the movie ends so go see it and I bet you'll enjoy it too, that is unless you're too old. ;-)