Movie: Blue Jasmine
Jan's Rating: C-
Time: 1 Hour 38 Minutes
Jan's Opinion: I had not planned to see this movie because I am not a fan of Woody Allen (writer and director of this movie) but I do like Cate Blanchett and since she is up for an Academy Award for Best Actress, opposite Meryl Streep, I decided to rent the movie last night to see if I liked it as well as Meryl Streep in August: Osage County. I have to tell you, I was disappointed and glad I didn't pay $8 to see the movie. Cate Blanchett plays the role of "Jasmine" who is married to "Hal", played by Alec Baldwin. Well, Alec Baldwin is an investor (a crooked investor) and uses his clients' money to invest to make himself wealthy. Hal and Jasmine live in a world we can only dream about. Then Jasmine finds out that Hal has been cheating on her for years, and there is nothing worse than a woman scorned. She reported him to the FBI and not only did her husband go to prison, but they lost everything they had, then her husband hung himself in his prison cell. He also lost all her sister's money. Jasmine has a nervous breakdown, can't cope with being poor, so goes to live with her poor sister. I won't tell you the rest and ruin it for you. However, if you read my blog, you know how I hate movies that leave you hanging at the end. This movie had the worst ending of any movie I have ever seen. If Woody Allen wanted me to pick my own ending, he should have given me a discount on the movie.
Sunday, January 26, 2014
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY
Movie: August: Osage County
Jan's Rating: A+
Time: 2 hours 10 mins.
Jan's Opinion: My friend, Laura, and I saw this movie today and we both enjoyed it. I am a huge fan of Meryl Streep's acting abilities and this movie was no exception. She was absolutely brilliant. She seems to be able to take any character and turn herself into that role and make you believe she really is that person (if that makes any sense). Julia Roberts was excellent in her supporting role as well. The movie was a bit depressing but had funny places too. I have seen dysfunctional families before, but this is probably the best example of one. I don't want to tell you more and ruin it for you, but make sure you see it before it leaves the big screen.
Jan's Rating: A+
Time: 2 hours 10 mins.
Jan's Opinion: My friend, Laura, and I saw this movie today and we both enjoyed it. I am a huge fan of Meryl Streep's acting abilities and this movie was no exception. She was absolutely brilliant. She seems to be able to take any character and turn herself into that role and make you believe she really is that person (if that makes any sense). Julia Roberts was excellent in her supporting role as well. The movie was a bit depressing but had funny places too. I have seen dysfunctional families before, but this is probably the best example of one. I don't want to tell you more and ruin it for you, but make sure you see it before it leaves the big screen.
Friday, January 10, 2014
AMERICAN HUSTLE
Movie: American Hustle
Jan's Rating: C+
Time: 2 hours 9 minutes
Jan's Opinion: I saw this movie today with my friend, Patty, and we both were in agreement that we were disappointed in the movie. I knew that the story was taken loosely from a true happening in 1978 when scam artists caused a huge political scandal in New Jersey. However, the movie does not start out with any details to set the stage for the story but just dives in with the scandal. Also, as I have mentioned before, I am really turned off by movies that use the "F" word one or two times in every sentence. It isn't necessary to make a movie better, but rather makes it worse....for me anyway. I will say that the acting was excellent by Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams, and Jennifer Lawrence. They should be up for an Oscar, but not the movie. Just my opinion folks!
Jan's Rating: C+
Time: 2 hours 9 minutes
Jan's Opinion: I saw this movie today with my friend, Patty, and we both were in agreement that we were disappointed in the movie. I knew that the story was taken loosely from a true happening in 1978 when scam artists caused a huge political scandal in New Jersey. However, the movie does not start out with any details to set the stage for the story but just dives in with the scandal. Also, as I have mentioned before, I am really turned off by movies that use the "F" word one or two times in every sentence. It isn't necessary to make a movie better, but rather makes it worse....for me anyway. I will say that the acting was excellent by Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams, and Jennifer Lawrence. They should be up for an Oscar, but not the movie. Just my opinion folks!
Sunday, December 1, 2013
THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE
Movie: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Jan's Rating: A-
Time: 2 Hours 26 Minutes
Jan's Opinion: Five of us went to see The Hunger Games today and we all loved it but we were all disappointed with the ending, which left you hanging. I know that the Hunger Games is a trilogy and there is one more movie to come out yet, but it could have satisfied our "hunger" with a few more details at the end, like....is Pita still alive?? Jennifer Lawrence is outstanding in her role; she just seems to get better with every movie she makes. The movie is definitely worth seeing!
Jan's Rating: A-
Time: 2 Hours 26 Minutes
Jan's Opinion: Five of us went to see The Hunger Games today and we all loved it but we were all disappointed with the ending, which left you hanging. I know that the Hunger Games is a trilogy and there is one more movie to come out yet, but it could have satisfied our "hunger" with a few more details at the end, like....is Pita still alive?? Jennifer Lawrence is outstanding in her role; she just seems to get better with every movie she makes. The movie is definitely worth seeing!
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
DELIVERY MAN
Movie: Delivery Man
Jan's Rating: B-
Time: 1 Hour 45 Minutes
Jan's Opinion: I saw this movie today with my sister, Judy, and Cousin Bonnie. Bonnie gave the movie an "A", Judy gave it a "B" and I gave it a "B-". I fell asleep several times which means it didn't hold my interest. I understand the Enquirer gave it a very good rating, an "A" I think...... The movie is taken from a true story of a guy who donated his sperm to a sperm bank OFTEN when he was younger. It seems that since he had good DNA, the sperm bank gave out mostly his sperm and no one else's. Consequently, he finds that he fathered 533 children. A fourth of them have formed a club and are trying to find out who their father is. He is known only at "Starbuck". It was a cute movie, but a little bit silly for my taste.
Jan's Rating: B-
Time: 1 Hour 45 Minutes
Jan's Opinion: I saw this movie today with my sister, Judy, and Cousin Bonnie. Bonnie gave the movie an "A", Judy gave it a "B" and I gave it a "B-". I fell asleep several times which means it didn't hold my interest. I understand the Enquirer gave it a very good rating, an "A" I think...... The movie is taken from a true story of a guy who donated his sperm to a sperm bank OFTEN when he was younger. It seems that since he had good DNA, the sperm bank gave out mostly his sperm and no one else's. Consequently, he finds that he fathered 533 children. A fourth of them have formed a club and are trying to find out who their father is. He is known only at "Starbuck". It was a cute movie, but a little bit silly for my taste.
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
ENOUGH SAID
Movie: Enough Said
Jan's Rating: A
Time: 1 Hour 33 Minutes
Jan's Opinion: I saw this movie today with my friend, Laura, and we both really enjoyed it, as you can tell by the rating I gave it. Julia Louis-Dreyfus and James Gandolfini play a couple who have both been divorced and given up on finding love again. She's a masseuse and he is a big lovable teddy bear. They meet at a party and enjoy talking to each other, then he asks her out to dinner and they find they enjoy each other's company. They each just have one child, a daughter, and both girls are headed off to their first year at college. Unknown to Julia, one of her clients is James' ex-wife, who does not talk favorably about him, and it's a long time before Julia realizes her boyfriend is this woman's ex-husband. She should have said something when she found out but she didn't, so naturally there were consequences. I'll let you see the movie and find out what those consequences were.
Jan's Rating: A
Time: 1 Hour 33 Minutes
Jan's Opinion: I saw this movie today with my friend, Laura, and we both really enjoyed it, as you can tell by the rating I gave it. Julia Louis-Dreyfus and James Gandolfini play a couple who have both been divorced and given up on finding love again. She's a masseuse and he is a big lovable teddy bear. They meet at a party and enjoy talking to each other, then he asks her out to dinner and they find they enjoy each other's company. They each just have one child, a daughter, and both girls are headed off to their first year at college. Unknown to Julia, one of her clients is James' ex-wife, who does not talk favorably about him, and it's a long time before Julia realizes her boyfriend is this woman's ex-husband. She should have said something when she found out but she didn't, so naturally there were consequences. I'll let you see the movie and find out what those consequences were.
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
DON JON
Movie: Don Jon
Jan's Rating: C
Time: 1 Hour 29 Minutes
Jan's Opinion: Saw this with Cousin Bonnie today and she gave it a B+. I wasn't so generous. The movie stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, a nice-looking, strong young Catholic boy who goes to church every Sunday and confesses to his priest about how many times he had sex that week and how many times he watched porn on TV. He is addicted to porn movies and loses his beautiful, sexy girlfriend (Scarlet Johansson) because of it. Tony Danza plays his father; all I can say about him is....like father, like son. Then he meets an older woman, played by Julianne Moore, who shows him what true love is and why he doesn't need porn to make him happy. Ho hum. Not much more I can say about this film.
Jan's Rating: C
Time: 1 Hour 29 Minutes
Jan's Opinion: Saw this with Cousin Bonnie today and she gave it a B+. I wasn't so generous. The movie stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, a nice-looking, strong young Catholic boy who goes to church every Sunday and confesses to his priest about how many times he had sex that week and how many times he watched porn on TV. He is addicted to porn movies and loses his beautiful, sexy girlfriend (Scarlet Johansson) because of it. Tony Danza plays his father; all I can say about him is....like father, like son. Then he meets an older woman, played by Julianne Moore, who shows him what true love is and why he doesn't need porn to make him happy. Ho hum. Not much more I can say about this film.
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