Movie: Super 8
Jan's Rating: 9
Time: 1 Hour 52 Minutes
Jan's Opinion: I took my Grandson to see this movie yesterday and Cousin Bonnie joined us. Well, Cousin Bonnie did not like the movie because it scared her so she gave it a "5" rating; Danny LOVED it and gave it a "10"; I really liked it and gave it a 9. I have to admit, I would not have gone to see this movie if it hadn't been for my Grandson but I did enjoy it. The kids starring in his movie did a great job of acting, most of whom had not ever been in a film before. Elle Fanning (Dakota's sister) especially impressed me. As the movie starts off, they are shooting their own Super 8 movie when they witness a terrible train crash and mysterious happenings that they decide to investigate. You will be on the edge of your seat, most of the movie. I have bruises from Cousin Bonnie grabbing my arm.....if that tells you anything.....
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
Movie: Midnight in Paris
Jan's Rating: 8
Time: 1 Hour 34 Minutes
Jan's Opinion: Cousin Bonnie and I went to see this movie today and we both gave it an "8". I love Owen Wilson, Kathy Bates and Rachel McAdams so it would have had to be pretty bad for me not to like it. Owen is engaged to Rachel and they go to Paris with her parents, who do not approve of him. Owen falls in love with Paris and wants to move there but his snobby wife and her parents think it's a ridiculous idea. Owen is walking the streets of Paris one night with one too many drinks under his belt and is suddenly living in the 1920's where he meets famous writers such as Hemingway and artists such as Picasso. Then he would go back to his hotel (in the present with his fiance) and the next night he go back to the 1920's again. His life is forever changed from this experience but I don't want to tell you anymore and ruin it for you. Just go see it and enjoy it.
Jan's Rating: 8
Time: 1 Hour 34 Minutes
Jan's Opinion: Cousin Bonnie and I went to see this movie today and we both gave it an "8". I love Owen Wilson, Kathy Bates and Rachel McAdams so it would have had to be pretty bad for me not to like it. Owen is engaged to Rachel and they go to Paris with her parents, who do not approve of him. Owen falls in love with Paris and wants to move there but his snobby wife and her parents think it's a ridiculous idea. Owen is walking the streets of Paris one night with one too many drinks under his belt and is suddenly living in the 1920's where he meets famous writers such as Hemingway and artists such as Picasso. Then he would go back to his hotel (in the present with his fiance) and the next night he go back to the 1920's again. His life is forever changed from this experience but I don't want to tell you anymore and ruin it for you. Just go see it and enjoy it.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
EVERYTHING MUST GO
Movie: Everything Must Go
Jan's Rating: 8
Time: 1 Hour 36 Minutes
Jan's Opinion: My friend Laura and I went to see this movie today, and fyi, it is only playing at the Esquire in Clifton. It is the first movie in which I have seen Will Farrell play a serious role and he did a great job. It definitely was not a comedy. He gets fired one day and comes home to find his wife has left him and put all his stuff on the front lawn and changed the lock on the house so he can't get inside. The movie takes place over the next 4 or 5 days as he lives on his front yard and finally realizes that his being an alcoholic has cost him to lose eveything. In those 4 or 5 days, he meets some interesting strangers who actually help him more than his family and friends do to turn his life around. Laura and I both enjoyed it, even though it didn't make us laugh.
Jan's Rating: 8
Time: 1 Hour 36 Minutes
Jan's Opinion: My friend Laura and I went to see this movie today, and fyi, it is only playing at the Esquire in Clifton. It is the first movie in which I have seen Will Farrell play a serious role and he did a great job. It definitely was not a comedy. He gets fired one day and comes home to find his wife has left him and put all his stuff on the front lawn and changed the lock on the house so he can't get inside. The movie takes place over the next 4 or 5 days as he lives on his front yard and finally realizes that his being an alcoholic has cost him to lose eveything. In those 4 or 5 days, he meets some interesting strangers who actually help him more than his family and friends do to turn his life around. Laura and I both enjoyed it, even though it didn't make us laugh.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
KUNG FU PANDA 2
Movie: Kung Fu Panda 2
Jan's Rating: 6
Time: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
Jan's Opinion: I took my grandson to see this movie today and we both gave it a rating of "6". We really enjoyed the first Kung Fu Panda but found this one lacking. We decided it was just so-so. I hear they are talking about making #3 already. Sure hope it's better than #2.
Jan's Rating: 6
Time: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
Jan's Opinion: I took my grandson to see this movie today and we both gave it a rating of "6". We really enjoyed the first Kung Fu Panda but found this one lacking. We decided it was just so-so. I hear they are talking about making #3 already. Sure hope it's better than #2.
Monday, May 30, 2011
THE HANGOVER (Part II)
Movie: The Hangover (Part II)
Jan's Rating: 6
Time: 1 Hour 42 Minutes
Jan's Opinion: As you know, I don't usually agree with the Enquirer's review but this time, I do. My husband and I loved the first Hangover movie so were eager to see the second one. Well, Hangover II had very few really funny parts but lots of crude parts. The title of the movie should have been "What the F___?" because they must have said that phrase 300 times. I'm not a prude but after a while, it gets old and really takes away from the movie. This was one of those times. In this movie, the dentist has divorced the prostitute in Las Vegas and is engaged to a beautiful young Asian woman. Alan is invited along again and puts a drug in their marshmellows and they wake up hungover in Bangkok, then they learn all the nasty things they did. Neither my husband nor I enjoyed this movie and would not recommend it to anyone.
Jan's Rating: 6
Time: 1 Hour 42 Minutes
Jan's Opinion: As you know, I don't usually agree with the Enquirer's review but this time, I do. My husband and I loved the first Hangover movie so were eager to see the second one. Well, Hangover II had very few really funny parts but lots of crude parts. The title of the movie should have been "What the F___?" because they must have said that phrase 300 times. I'm not a prude but after a while, it gets old and really takes away from the movie. This was one of those times. In this movie, the dentist has divorced the prostitute in Las Vegas and is engaged to a beautiful young Asian woman. Alan is invited along again and puts a drug in their marshmellows and they wake up hungover in Bangkok, then they learn all the nasty things they did. Neither my husband nor I enjoyed this movie and would not recommend it to anyone.
Monday, May 16, 2011
BRIDESMAIDS
Movie: Bridesmaids
Jan's Rating: 8
Time: 2 Hours, 5 Minutes
Jan's Opinion: Cousin Bonnie and I saw this movie today and we both enjoyed it, had several laughs, which is always good for the soul. SNL stars Kristen Wiig (as Maid of Honor) and Maya Rudolph (as the bride) are quite funny in this movie, especially Kristen. They have been best friends for years and now someone else is trying to take the "best friend" role away from Kristen. That would be Melissa McCarthy as the bride's future sister-in-law. The two women try to out-do the other in the best friend category and it ends of being more like a womens' "Hangover" movie. Although I think I laughed more in Hangover. This was still a funny movie and one you gals will want to see. Interesting side note.........Jill Clayburgh plays the Mother of Kristen.
Jan's Rating: 8
Time: 2 Hours, 5 Minutes
Jan's Opinion: Cousin Bonnie and I saw this movie today and we both enjoyed it, had several laughs, which is always good for the soul. SNL stars Kristen Wiig (as Maid of Honor) and Maya Rudolph (as the bride) are quite funny in this movie, especially Kristen. They have been best friends for years and now someone else is trying to take the "best friend" role away from Kristen. That would be Melissa McCarthy as the bride's future sister-in-law. The two women try to out-do the other in the best friend category and it ends of being more like a womens' "Hangover" movie. Although I think I laughed more in Hangover. This was still a funny movie and one you gals will want to see. Interesting side note.........Jill Clayburgh plays the Mother of Kristen.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
SOMETHING BORROWED
Movie: Something Borrowed
Rating: 8
Time: 1 Hour, 53 Minutes
Jan's Opinion: Cousin Bonnie and I saw this chick flick yesterday and we both enjoyed it. It gave us a few laughs and the story is certainly one that has happened a lot of gals over the years. Ginnifer Goodwin and Colin Egglesfield are in law school together and each is attracted to the other but neither ever does anything about it, so Ginnifer introduces Colin to her best friend, Kate Hudson, a much more aggressive female, and she reels him in. They get engaged and are planning the wedding, send out invitations, then Ginnifer and Colin share a cab, an unexpected kiss, and realize they have always been in love. What to do, what to do?? Ginnifer doesn't want to hurt her best friend. John Krasinski is also in the movie and is secretly in love with Ginnifer! Of course you are wondering how it all ends, but you will just have to go buy a ticket and find out. :)
Rating: 8
Time: 1 Hour, 53 Minutes
Jan's Opinion: Cousin Bonnie and I saw this chick flick yesterday and we both enjoyed it. It gave us a few laughs and the story is certainly one that has happened a lot of gals over the years. Ginnifer Goodwin and Colin Egglesfield are in law school together and each is attracted to the other but neither ever does anything about it, so Ginnifer introduces Colin to her best friend, Kate Hudson, a much more aggressive female, and she reels him in. They get engaged and are planning the wedding, send out invitations, then Ginnifer and Colin share a cab, an unexpected kiss, and realize they have always been in love. What to do, what to do?? Ginnifer doesn't want to hurt her best friend. John Krasinski is also in the movie and is secretly in love with Ginnifer! Of course you are wondering how it all ends, but you will just have to go buy a ticket and find out. :)
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