Movie: Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Jan's Rating: 7
Time: 1 Hour 31 Minutes
Jan's Opinion: This movie stars Kevin James (from TV's King of Queens) as a mall security guard. He is a single Dad and he and his daughter live with his Mother. When some tough guys shut down his mall to pull a heist, Paul Blart shows everyone what he is really made of when he fights to save his daughter and girlfriend who are being held hostage. Sure it is a lot of fluff but my Grandson and I thoroughly enjoyed it. In fact, I enjoyed it more than Slumdog Millionnaire which is up for several Academy Awards.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Sunday, February 15, 2009
SLUMDOG MILLIONNAIRE
Movie: Slumdog Millionnaire
Jan's Rating: 6
Time: 2 Hours
Jan's Opinion: I know this movie is up for a lot of Oscars, and it did win a Golden Globe award for Best Picture, but I have to tell you, it is not the movie I would choose as Movie of the Year. I went with my husband and Cousin Bonnie. My husband got up and left the theater after 30 minutes, said it wasn't his idea of entertainment. Bonnie and I stayed and watched the whole movie, hoping to see something that would change our minds and that never happened. A few months from now, the only thing I will remember about this movie is the poverty in India. It was not my idea of entertainment either.
Jan's Rating: 6
Time: 2 Hours
Jan's Opinion: I know this movie is up for a lot of Oscars, and it did win a Golden Globe award for Best Picture, but I have to tell you, it is not the movie I would choose as Movie of the Year. I went with my husband and Cousin Bonnie. My husband got up and left the theater after 30 minutes, said it wasn't his idea of entertainment. Bonnie and I stayed and watched the whole movie, hoping to see something that would change our minds and that never happened. A few months from now, the only thing I will remember about this movie is the poverty in India. It was not my idea of entertainment either.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
NEW IN TOWN
Movie: New in Town
Jan's Rating: 10
Time: 1 Hour 36 Minutes
Jan's Opinion: You may have noticed that The Cincinnati Enquirer gave this movie an "F" rating and I don't understand that at all. My friend Laura and I saw this movie today and we LOVED it! Renee Zellweger is absolutely adorable and Harry Connick, Jr., as the Union Steward has met his match when Renee flies to Minnesota from warm Miami Beach with the intention of laying off 50% of the employees. It takes her a while to get used to the cold in Minnesota but she falls in love with the people there who really care about each other. It's my kind of movie and I intend to see it again when it comes out on video. Take my advice and don't miss it!
Jan's Rating: 10
Time: 1 Hour 36 Minutes
Jan's Opinion: You may have noticed that The Cincinnati Enquirer gave this movie an "F" rating and I don't understand that at all. My friend Laura and I saw this movie today and we LOVED it! Renee Zellweger is absolutely adorable and Harry Connick, Jr., as the Union Steward has met his match when Renee flies to Minnesota from warm Miami Beach with the intention of laying off 50% of the employees. It takes her a while to get used to the cold in Minnesota but she falls in love with the people there who really care about each other. It's my kind of movie and I intend to see it again when it comes out on video. Take my advice and don't miss it!
Saturday, February 7, 2009
I REMEMBER WATERGATE.....
Movie: Frost/Nixon
Jan's Rating: 7
Time: 2 Hours 2 Minutes
Jan's Opinion: OK, I'm telling my age but I remember Nixon and Watergate very well. In fact I voted for "Tricky Dick". Cousin Bonnie and I saw this movie Friday and we thought it was good but not worthy of an Oscar. I actually felt sorry for Nixon at the end. I think he got caught up in having a "God complex" and thought he could get by with anything, yet he really was a good man on the inside. I think my biggest surprise was David Frost's role. I remember him as being very British with a snobby air about him. The David Frost in the movie seemed to be always smiling and trying to please, and quite a womanizer. He did finally have to turn hard at the end to get Nixon to admit what he had done. It's worth seeing, but not my favorite movie of the year.
Jan's Rating: 7
Time: 2 Hours 2 Minutes
Jan's Opinion: OK, I'm telling my age but I remember Nixon and Watergate very well. In fact I voted for "Tricky Dick". Cousin Bonnie and I saw this movie Friday and we thought it was good but not worthy of an Oscar. I actually felt sorry for Nixon at the end. I think he got caught up in having a "God complex" and thought he could get by with anything, yet he really was a good man on the inside. I think my biggest surprise was David Frost's role. I remember him as being very British with a snobby air about him. The David Frost in the movie seemed to be always smiling and trying to please, and quite a womanizer. He did finally have to turn hard at the end to get Nixon to admit what he had done. It's worth seeing, but not my favorite movie of the year.
Monday, February 2, 2009
THE READER
Movie: The Reader
Jan's Rating: 8
Time: 2 Hours 2 Minutes
Jan's Opinion: I think they need to let Kate Winslet make a happy movie now after making two tear jerkers. Again, the acting was excellent and Kate deserved to win the Golden Globe for her portrayal of Hannah, who in her 30's has an affair with a 16 year old named Michael. He loves to read and she loves for him to read to her.....hence "The Reader". There is lots of nudity and love scenes which will make you wish you were young again. Hannah moves away without telling Michael and it breaks his heart. He loves her deeply and never gets over her. He goes thru college and when he is in law school, he and his classmates attend a trial, only to find Hannah is one of the people on trial for her part in the deaths of many Jews at Auschwitz. It seems she was a guard at the camp, something she had never told Michael. She is found guilty and sentenced to life in prison. Michael sends her tapes of books but never writes to her. I won't tell you the ending because I don't want to ruin it for you but definitely want to see this one.
Jan's Rating: 8
Time: 2 Hours 2 Minutes
Jan's Opinion: I think they need to let Kate Winslet make a happy movie now after making two tear jerkers. Again, the acting was excellent and Kate deserved to win the Golden Globe for her portrayal of Hannah, who in her 30's has an affair with a 16 year old named Michael. He loves to read and she loves for him to read to her.....hence "The Reader". There is lots of nudity and love scenes which will make you wish you were young again. Hannah moves away without telling Michael and it breaks his heart. He loves her deeply and never gets over her. He goes thru college and when he is in law school, he and his classmates attend a trial, only to find Hannah is one of the people on trial for her part in the deaths of many Jews at Auschwitz. It seems she was a guard at the camp, something she had never told Michael. She is found guilty and sentenced to life in prison. Michael sends her tapes of books but never writes to her. I won't tell you the ending because I don't want to ruin it for you but definitely want to see this one.
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