The Way Back

So last night we watched the Way Back.  The movie is about a group of men who escaped from a Siberian labor camp and walked to India through the Gobi Dessert, Siberia, and the Himalayas.  The story is based on the diary of man who claims to have made his journey during WWII.  The story is excellent and the acting is really good, but the only problem I had was that is dragged.  The movie seemed to go last forever.  But the action wasn't the point is was the human story and their struggle to survive.  It was a good movie and make you think about how these people could have survived and the horrible things they went through.       

How to Train Your Dragon

So I loved how to train your dragon.  Its funny its cute its got scary dragons its just all around great.  And not to mention most of the smaller dragons act kind of like little cats, love it.  So I liked and it and for those of you with kids it is a good kid movie but maybe not too young because the dragons can be a little scary.  And did I mention Gerald Butler makes a great viking even if it is in voice.  So the main plot of the movie revolves around Hiccup who is the runt of the viking clan.  Hiccup shoots down a dragon and when he can't kill it takes it under his wing and trains it.  The rest of the movie is spent with him dealing with the dragons and vikings and triumphing in the end.  So I think this movie is great even if it is a kiddy movie but hay even adults can watch kiddy movies too :) 

Skyline

So I rented Skyline and had great hopes for the movie, but that really didn't happen.  Lets just say that it is a Scifi B movie with a bigger budget and I have seen better on SyFy.  So the movie is about a group of friends party all night and wake to find the world is being taken over by aliens and the rest of the movie is spent with them trying to figure it out and survive.  The aliens were a little strange you never really got a sense of what they were, there are different kinds but they are all powered by brains they harvest from humans.  Eric Balfour plays the main guy who gets infected somehow even though no else does by this light the aliens use and he starts gaining super human strength.  In the middle of this he finds out that his girlfriend is pregnant and the rest of the movie is spent trying to protect her which leads to a very bizarre ending where his brain is harvested but his brain manages to override the alien body and he trumps off to save his girl.  The other characters in the movie spend there time doing one of two things 1) Dying in stupid ways and 2) arguing about how to escape and survive and no one and I do mean no one had a good idea.  So the move was a disappointment but if you got a thing for scifi B movies go for it.       

The King's Speech

Ok been away for awhile finishing the semester so time for catchup.  So I finally watched the King's Speech and I have to say I know why it won so many awards at the Oscars.  Colin Firth was great and the movie all around is great.  If you have been living under a rock the basic plot of the movie is the rise to power of King George VI who suffered from a stutter.  And the movie is about how he overcame this and led England into WWII.  The cast is incredible and everyone plays the parts so well.  So if you have any interest in the time period the actors or just anything I suggest you go rent the movie NOW!!!!

Whiteout

So I watched Whiteout last night and I have to say I didn't like it.  The plot was very predictable and there was a lot of unnecessary parts to the plot including nudity and flashbacks.  The movie was about a US Marshall that is stationed in Antarctica who has to deal with a murder.  I'm getting tired that every time you watch a movie about Antarctica the lead person always has an issue and they are escaping their life to the most isolated place on earth.  Frankly there are other places to escape to so can we just stop with this theme.  The other problem with this movie was it could not decide what it was.  Whether it was a slasher film, a Russian mystery, a cop movie, or a conspiracy.  The entirety of the movie was spent leading up to the ending which was very subdued and kind of disappointing.  So if you are looking for a slasher movie with lots of snow go for it but I didn't think it was really worth it.      

The Adjustment Bureau

So my husband Steven and I went to see The Adjustment Bureau last night.  This was probably the first time I had been to see a movie in the theater in forever.  For us the review was split.  Steven didn't like it but only because it had Matt Damon in it and he doesn't like him for some strange reason, but we are not going to listen to him anyhow ;).  So on to my review.  I liked the movie I though Damon and Emily Blunt had really good chemistry together and it made it a really good romance.  And my God Blunt went though some serious ballet training for this movie which means I am not going to the gym nearly enough.........
Anyhow, the movie wasn't just a romance it was also a strange Sci Fi movie as well.  It was kind of like a movie called Dark City in that people's lives are being manipulated.  FYI if you have not seen Dark City you must see this movie it is one of my all time favorites!!!!!   So back to the Adjustment Bureau.  The main plot it that Damon plays a politician who's like is being manipulated to suit the greater "plan" but he meets Blunt who he absolutely can't live without and the movie is about how he tries to keep them together.  This is very over simplified and the plot is a whole lot more crazy but I don't want to give to much away. And it makes you think about how much of your life is controlled by fate and chance.  So I would recommend this movie I really liked it and it had an intriguing story.   

The New Robin Hood

So for this weekend I watched the new Robin Hood movie with Russel Crow.  I liked it, I was a little skeptical going in cause you can do Robin Hood really bad with very minimal effort.  However, this was not your standard Robin Hood movie in fact this version really didn't have anything to do with other versions I've seen.  But what the hell not like any of them really go along with British history real well.  So this version was kind of a mix between Braveheart, Gladiator, and Richard Gere movie called Sommersby (don't ask). And the way it was filmed was interesting it kind of had a dark tent to like how they filmed Dark Knight so I think that added to the intensity of the movie.  And hey lets face it who wouldn't want Russel Crow to be your Knight in shinning armor and come same you from the sheriff of Nottingham, I digress.  So overall I liked the movie and the story was really good.  So if your in the mood for a Robin Hood flick you might want to check it out but if you can watch the Director's Cut version there are better scenes in that one.