After a day of shopping for graduation hootch in Sonoma, Napa and at BevMo, Ron and I decided to go to the movies. I wanted to see Prince of Persia, but we would have had to wait until 10 pm for the next available showing - NOT HAPPENING! So we opted to see Sex in the City 2 last night.
This movie is all about guilty pleasures. I watched the show way back when it was was on HBO and I loved it then. Yes, it was over the top, and almost always naughty, but it was funny and sad sometimes and there were little kernels of truths in it from time to time. I was sorry when it was over.
Then came the movies...I really enjoyed the first one from 2 years ago. It seemed to tie up some loose ends and give a proper ending to the series. It must of made some money, because they decided to make another one. This series has always been about the crazy fashions they put on Sarah Jessica. That was a big part of this movie - crazy outfits. There was a fabulous wedding with an amazing performance and all I will say here is "Liza with a Z!" But then, Samantha had to be especially crass and tacky and I'm pretty over all that. I did laugh out loud, but I hope that this is the end of the series. Enough is enough.
If you liked the series, you will probably like this movie, but you might feel guilty about it....I did and and I do!
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Hello Again...
It's been ages since I wrote anything here, but life happens, doesn't it? It's been a busy time at work and things are certainly getting busy at home as well because...
GRADUATION IS LESS THAN A MONTH AWAY!!
And in the meantime, there are plans to make and a trip to El Paso for a wedding. And then there is the touchy business of having to navigate the healthcare system in an effort to get some relief for my aging aching back...but that's another story.
As you know, one of my favorite stress relief activities is going to the movies. I have been going to some but haven't written any reviews for a while...So, I will try to think back and tell you a little bit about all the movies I've seen in the last couple of months.
How to Train Your Dragon - Animated 3-D story about a boy viking and his dragon...we took Wild Thing to see this movie last month. It was good enough to keep him and Ron interested. I thought it was very well done - it was done by Dreamworks and I would say that it's almost as good as a Pixar film. See this movie even if you have to borrow a 3 year old to take so you don't feel self conscious about sitting in the theater. It's good!
Date Night - Tina Fey and Steve Carrell in a silly movie about a couple that tries to spice up their marriage and then there's mistaken identity. Some funny situations in it but a pretty forgettable movie overall. There are plenty of other movies to see - skip it.
The Back-Up Plan - I was looking forward to this one because I really like the lead actor - Alex O'Loughlin. J-Lo and Alex have definite chemistry, but the movie was a disappointment because it was so predictable. I guess it's hard to come up with new ideas for movies. Oh and it was incredibly unrealistic because J-Lo was supposed to be pregnant with twins in this movie - when she was about to deliver the babies she looked like she was about 7 months along with one baby. Everyone knows that being pregnant with twins turns you into a person the size of a small house! ( I was, anyway!). Wait til this one comes out on DVD.
Babies - There was a lot of hype and build up to this movie around here and I was so excited for this movie to open. Ron wasn't at all excited but since it was Mother's Day weekend, he took me to see it. The babies in the film were absolutely precious, but the movie was not great. There was NO narration of any kind and the film just jumped around from one baby to the other without any rhyme or reason. so....eh...see it if you want, but you won't be missing much if you skip it.
Iron Man 2 - Love Robert Downey, Jr. He does a great job playing egomaniac Tony Stark. This movie was fun and flashy but not as good as the first one. I am not a science person, but even I know that the science in this movie was just silly. Gwyneth Paltrow was ok, but is Scarlett Johanson really that hot? I say that if you liked the first one, you should see this one because there will obviously be a 3rd one and you have to keep up with the story.
Letters to Juliet - There are people out there who are gonna call this a chick flick, but I REALLY LOVED THIS MOVIE! Probably not for the reasons that you might think. I can't tell you why I loved this movie so much without giving important stuff away. Let me just say that if you saw and loved the movie musical "Camelot" you will be so surprised. No, there is no singing in this...It's just a lovely, old fashioned romance. It made me very emotional and was just what I needed. I loved it! I said that already, didn't I?
In the Heights - is not a movie but the Broadway musical that won the 2008 Tony Award for the best new musical. The twinsies bought me tickets to this show for Mother's Day. We drove up to SF and saw it last Thursday night. It was really wonderful. The talent was amazing - great singing, dancing and acting all around. Of course, the music was Latin, so I loved it...Thanks, Babies!
I'm hoping for some GREAT blockbuster movies this summer...I am open to recommendations, so I'd love to hear from you...
GRADUATION IS LESS THAN A MONTH AWAY!!
And in the meantime, there are plans to make and a trip to El Paso for a wedding. And then there is the touchy business of having to navigate the healthcare system in an effort to get some relief for my aging aching back...but that's another story.
As you know, one of my favorite stress relief activities is going to the movies. I have been going to some but haven't written any reviews for a while...So, I will try to think back and tell you a little bit about all the movies I've seen in the last couple of months.
How to Train Your Dragon - Animated 3-D story about a boy viking and his dragon...we took Wild Thing to see this movie last month. It was good enough to keep him and Ron interested. I thought it was very well done - it was done by Dreamworks and I would say that it's almost as good as a Pixar film. See this movie even if you have to borrow a 3 year old to take so you don't feel self conscious about sitting in the theater. It's good!
Date Night - Tina Fey and Steve Carrell in a silly movie about a couple that tries to spice up their marriage and then there's mistaken identity. Some funny situations in it but a pretty forgettable movie overall. There are plenty of other movies to see - skip it.
The Back-Up Plan - I was looking forward to this one because I really like the lead actor - Alex O'Loughlin. J-Lo and Alex have definite chemistry, but the movie was a disappointment because it was so predictable. I guess it's hard to come up with new ideas for movies. Oh and it was incredibly unrealistic because J-Lo was supposed to be pregnant with twins in this movie - when she was about to deliver the babies she looked like she was about 7 months along with one baby. Everyone knows that being pregnant with twins turns you into a person the size of a small house! ( I was, anyway!). Wait til this one comes out on DVD.
Babies - There was a lot of hype and build up to this movie around here and I was so excited for this movie to open. Ron wasn't at all excited but since it was Mother's Day weekend, he took me to see it. The babies in the film were absolutely precious, but the movie was not great. There was NO narration of any kind and the film just jumped around from one baby to the other without any rhyme or reason. so....eh...see it if you want, but you won't be missing much if you skip it.
Iron Man 2 - Love Robert Downey, Jr. He does a great job playing egomaniac Tony Stark. This movie was fun and flashy but not as good as the first one. I am not a science person, but even I know that the science in this movie was just silly. Gwyneth Paltrow was ok, but is Scarlett Johanson really that hot? I say that if you liked the first one, you should see this one because there will obviously be a 3rd one and you have to keep up with the story.
Letters to Juliet - There are people out there who are gonna call this a chick flick, but I REALLY LOVED THIS MOVIE! Probably not for the reasons that you might think. I can't tell you why I loved this movie so much without giving important stuff away. Let me just say that if you saw and loved the movie musical "Camelot" you will be so surprised. No, there is no singing in this...It's just a lovely, old fashioned romance. It made me very emotional and was just what I needed. I loved it! I said that already, didn't I?
In the Heights - is not a movie but the Broadway musical that won the 2008 Tony Award for the best new musical. The twinsies bought me tickets to this show for Mother's Day. We drove up to SF and saw it last Thursday night. It was really wonderful. The talent was amazing - great singing, dancing and acting all around. Of course, the music was Latin, so I loved it...Thanks, Babies!
I'm hoping for some GREAT blockbuster movies this summer...I am open to recommendations, so I'd love to hear from you...
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