Thursday, December 27, 2007

Georgia Rule


When Rachel's (Lindsay Lohan) mom doesn't know what to do with any more she decides to send her to spend a summer with her grandmother Georgia (Jane Fonda). Once they start spending some time together Georgia quickly realizes there are some deeper issues that are causing Rachel to be so difficult. I think this film is a bit misleading, because you go into it expecting it to be a comedy and then it deals with some really tough issues. I like Jane Fonda so was able to get through the movie, but it was not one of my favorites.

Pirates of the Caribbean At World's End


In this 3rd Pirates of the Caribbean movie Jack Sparrow is rescued once again by his faithful followers. They then begin a harrowing journey where they have to unite with other pirates to battle the powerful Davy Jones and the East India Trading Company. This movie was very long and a bit confusing, but with all your favorite characters returning it is still fun to watch. Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) always makes the movie.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix


Lord Voldemort is back in this 5th Harry Potter movie and with him are his faithful followers The Death Eaters. To battle this group of evil, Dumbledore brings back his own "anti-Voldemort gang" the Order of the Phoenix. Not wanting the students of Hogwarts to be taken unaware Harry begins to train his own group of followers to prepare them for the unavoidable battles sure to come. Of course anytime you take a book and turn it into a movie you are going to lose some content, but I really enjoy the Harry Potter movies and this one is no exception.

Bourne Ultimatum


Jason Bourne returns in the final part of the Bourne trilogy, and finally gets some of the answers he has been searching for. In this final film you are able to start putting the missing pieces of Jason Bourne's life together and figure out how he became who he is. It is also fun to see him go for a little revenge against those that made him. I am still not crazy about the shaky filming, but I still enjoyed the movie.

Ocean's 13


Danny Ocean and his crew are back, and this time the game is personal. After crooked Vegas hotel owner Willy Bank (Al Pacino) double crosses Reuben wiping him clean, the boys reunite to get revenge. I love all the characters in this movie, but found the movie a little boring and predictable. If it didn't have such a large cast of great looking men I would have probably turned it off.

Wednesday, December 5, 2007

The Nanny Diaries


When Annie (Scarlett Johansson) isn't sure what to do with her life she decides to simply find a job. Through a chance encounter in the park she ends up agreeing to be a nanny for a wealthy family with one son. She quickly realizes being a nanny pretty much means she is the surrogate mother and she grows very attached to her young charge. As she gets to know the family she realizes there is a lot more than meets the eye, and she is now in the middle.

Superbad


This is a coming of age comedy about two best friends who are desperately trying to get noticed before they go away to college. The objective is to make it into a big party, but the stipulation is that they provide the beverages. This movie is very funny even though it has quite a bit of language and crude humor. I have to say that I really thought Fogell (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) and the cops (Seth Rogen & Bill Hader) steal the show.

Deck the Halls


Dr. Steve Finch (Matthew Broderick) has his Christmas perfectly planned out until his new neighbor Buddy Hall (Danny Devito) moves in. These two guys couldn't be more different. Finch wants everything decorated tastefully, where Buddy goes crazy and tries to make his house so bright it can be seen from space. A competition soon erupts that might ruin Christmas for both of them. This is a pretty predictable movie, but it is still a cute holiday film for the whole family.

Hairspray


This is a star filled musical about Tracy Turnblad who has the dream of one day dancing on the Corny Collins show. One day she gets the chance to audition and realizes that talent alone might not be enough. She has to deal with some bigger issues to make her dreams come true. Even though it was a little strange seeing John Travolta as a woman I thought this was enjoyable to watch. Nikki Blonsky was a great Tracy Turnblad.