**Rerun's Movie Reviews**

[kitkatz]

Serendipity- cute chick flick 

[cariad]

Yes, the new Jackass movie is very funny.  I really almost threw up twice during it and had to avert my eyes.  Just a warning.

This has me curious. Did you almost throw up from the laughing or because there was something that disgusting? I have absolutely no tolerance for bathroom humor. I don't particularly enjoy watching people in pain, but if it is by choice, then I would prefer that to gross-out humor.

[MooseMom]

Yes, the new Jackass movie is very funny.  I really almost threw up twice during it and had to avert my eyes.  Just a warning.

What, is Jerry Jones in it or something?

[YLGuy]

It was disgusting and made me gag. There is definitely bathroom humor.

[cariad]

Then I'll be taking a pass! Thanks for the warning, Marc!

[thegrammalady]

is everyone ignoring harry potter. am i the only crazy on the board that stood outside in the cold for 4 hours for the perfect seat? now i'm not the only crazy i know, i went with a group of 18. and to top it off i've been twice, opening night and we took my grandsons after thanksgiving dinner. i can hardly wait for the last instalment. is it too early to buy my ticket?

[MooseMom]

I was gobsmacked that my husband wanted to see Harry Potter, so we went to see it the other day (he had taken the day off).  I liked it well enough, but I couldn't help but be struck by its unoriginality (sacrilege, I know).  I could see elements and themes from other fantasy films that had been incorporated into the HP saga, and I found it annoying.  I enjoy the fact that just about every British actor that I like shows up somewhere...except for Helen Mirren.  They need to find a role for her!  (Gary Oldman, Alan Rickman, David Thewlis, Julie Walters...so many really cool actors!)

[Poppylicious]

After six occasions of seeing HP on opening night I've now come to the realisation that I can't bear sitting in an enclosed space with so many nutters! (No offense meant, thegrammalady!)  In the past I've usually gone with Blokey but I don't think he's so fussed anymore.  I'll hopefully be going wih a friend in a weekend or two; by then the 'nutters' may have stopped going and the cinema will be less squidgy.

Mmmm, Alan Rickman.  Sex on legs.

 

[MooseMom]

Mmmm, Alan Rickman.  Sex on legs.

 

Too true...

[Rerun]

Gran Torino (2008)  4 stars       

Korean War veteran Walt Kowalski (Clint Eastwood, who also directs) must confront his Hmong immigrant neighbors -- and his own long-held prejudices -- when the family's teenage son, Thao (Bee Vang), tries to steal Walt's beloved 1972 Gran Torino. Walt soon assumes the unlikely role of guardian angel to young Thao and his sister Sue (Ahney Her), both of whom are vulnerable to local gang influences.

[okarol]

Gran Torino (2008)  4 stars       

Korean War veteran Walt Kowalski (Clint Eastwood, who also directs) must confront his Hmong immigrant neighbors -- and his own long-held prejudices -- when the family's teenage son, Thao (Bee Vang), tries to steal Walt's beloved 1972 Gran Torino. Walt soon assumes the unlikely role of guardian angel to young Thao and his sister Sue (Ahney Her), both of whom are vulnerable to local gang influences.

That is a great movie!

[lunadatura]

for those of you who love quirky movies like Little Miss Sunshine my two all time favorite old school quirky movies are

The King of Hearts

Harold and Maude

[Poppylicious]

I really liked Gran Torino, which surprised me because I didn't think I would.

I saw Monsters at the weekend.  It was quite good, really.  Very slow-paced and made with a very small budget and a film crew of just two, but decidedly (and oddly) lovely.  Apparently if you know your Central American geopgraphy it is a tad annoying though.  I don't, so it wasn't.

 

[cariad]

We watched Death at a Funeral - finally. We've probably had it with NetFlix for over a month. It was not worth the wait. Tedious, predictable non-comedy, and more offensively, extremely crude. I like that dreamy Matthew MacFadyen but having a pretty face to look at was hardly sufficient mitigation. There were a few pretty faces, actually, and loads of male nudity, which was a refreshing change from the more typical 'loads of female nudity' but alas, nothing could save the experience. It is hurtling its way back to Netflix as we speak.

[Poppylicious]

We watched Death at a Funeral - finally. We've probably had it with NetFlix for over a month. It was not worth the wait. Tedious, predictable non-comedy, and more offensively, extremely crude. I like that dreamy Matthew MacFadyen but having a pretty face to look at was hardly sufficient mitigation. There were a few pretty faces, actually, and loads of male nudity, which was a refreshing change from the more typical 'loads of female nudity' but alas, nothing could save the experience. It is hurtling its way back to Netflix as we speak.

I agree with this completely.

 

[MooseMom]

We have almost 500 entries on our Netflix queue.  I can always tell which items were put on by my husband because the plot will invariably involve Sherlock Holmes, creepy kids or someone speaking Japanese.  I like all kinds of films, but I have to say that lately, I like "nice" films because I live with enough horror and dread and I don't need to watch it for entertainment purposes.

I watched Toy Story 3 and it made me cry because it was sweet and sweet makes me tear up these days.  Must be a side effect of renal failure.

Tonight we watched Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and it was very clever and made me laugh out loud.  It also made me wonder how we ever survive middle school.  Gosh, we didn't have "middle school" when I was a kid.  I went to "junior high".  OK, so I'm old.

[galvo]

Coming up on TV to-morrow - "Dial M For Murder" and on Saturday night - "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance". I love the oldies.

[cariad]

Oh my, MM - I laughed at Diary of a Wimpy Kid as well, but I cannot believe you could stomach half of that film. I had to leave the room - it was becoming far too disgusting for me. My son had all the books and I believe has read them all, even the last one which we only bought for him a few weeks ago. My kids saw that film when Gwyn and I were in hospital, and Aidan read the books when he was trapped in a small hotel room with us in Chicago while we convalesced, so I am grateful that it was so entertaining and distracting for them.

Galvo, I saw Dial M for Murder a few years ago in one of these art houses that revives old films. Enjoyed it immensely. We just had a free preview of all the film channels, so we recorded loads of pickies to watch. Unfortunately, too many, because Zombieland got erased when the recorder ran out of room. I grabbed one of my all-time favorite comedies, though - What About Bob? Something about that film always cheers me up. Coming to us next from NetFlix - You Don't Know Jack I wanted to see this film so desperately that I almost subscribed to HBO just to watch it. Ah, it's set to arrive today. I shall report back!

[MooseMom]

Oh my, MM - I laughed at Diary of a Wimpy Kid as well, but I cannot believe you could stomach half of that film. I had to leave the room - it was becoming far too disgusting for me.

This from someone who watched Death at a Funeral?   I guess I can stomach the occasional booger and slice of moldy cheese.  LOL!

We've got Winter's Bone up next.  The young actress who plays the lead is supposed to be terrific, and the film won at the Sundance Film Festival this year, so I'm looking forward to this one.

[cariad]

Oh my, MM - I laughed at Diary of a Wimpy Kid as well, but I cannot believe you could stomach half of that film. I had to leave the room - it was becoming far too disgusting for me.

This from someone who watched Death at a Funeral?  

Touché, Madame!

We stayed up late (much too late) to watch You Don't Know Jack. Not an easy film to watch in many respects. Firstly, yes, Al Pacino can act, he was simply magnificent. (I first realised that he is not just a ringer for anyone who wants to put together a gangster picture when I saw him in Salomé at Circle in the Square.) I would never have thought he resembled Jack Kevorkian, but about midway through the film I stopped being able to see the Al Pacino part of him and could only make out the Jack Kevorkian. They must have combed the textile plants of this nation for that sweater in 'Kevorkian blue'. It was identical.

Anyhow, the film was a stunner, but it did make me think about things that I did not particularly want to consider right now. (Is there anyone who does not know that Dr. Kevorkian advocated for right-to-die and practiced assisted suicide in this country?) It was an unflinching look at his later career, and I do mean utterly and thoroughly unflinching. The mistakes he made - and there were a few - were impossible to take. I enjoyed it so much and yet when Gwyn asked if he should keep it so I could watch it once again, I said "I'm not going to put myself through that twice."

[Poppylicious]

Went to the cinema with Blokey today (to get away from the bathroom man) and saw Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader.  It was quite splendid and I love the religious allegory that most youngsters today probably don't get at all.  I expect they think that Aslan is Father Christmas in this world.  The only thing that gets my goat is the occasional wooden acting of the Edmund and Lucy characters.  It irks me.

A girly trip out to see Harry Potter (finally!) tomorrow.

 

[MooseMom]

We watched a really clever new film last night on Netflix...The Infidel.  It was written by David Baddiel (anyone in the UK remember Baddiel and Skinner?).  It's about this Muslim man living in London with his wife, son and daughter.  He is really just an ordinary Brit living his ordinary London life.  His mother has just passed away, and as he is going through her things, he discovers adoption papers.  It seems that he was adopted, and upon further investigation, he discovers that his birth parents were actually Jewish.  It was a funny, sweet film that was just edgy enough to make you laugh out loud at how stereotypes are born from a grain of truth.  Highly recommended!!

[Rerun]

We watched a really clever new film last night on Netflix...The Infidel.  It was written by David Baddiel (anyone in the UK remember Baddiel and Skinner?).  It's about this Muslim man living in London with his wife, son and daughter.  He is really just an ordinary Brit living his ordinary London life.  His mother has just passed away, and as he is going through her things, he discovers adoption papers.  It seems that he was adopted, and upon further investigation, he discovers that his birth parents were actually Jewish.  It was a funny, sweet film that was just edgy enough to make you laugh out loud at how stereotypes are born from a grain of truth.  Highly recommended!!

Thanks, I need new movies on my queue.   

[Rerun]

Toy Story 3     4 stars             

Andy goes to college and doesn't need the toys any longer.  OK.... I cried at the end.  As... I'm saying to myself... "they are just toys they are not real"  OMG!   

[Poppylicious]

We saw Tron: Legacy 3D yesterday. I loved it, but I've seen that the reviews are quite bad.  However, I went in with absolutely no expectations and I think that helped. The 3D bits were pretty good and I guessed about Tron despite knowing nothing of the film/back-story (I haven't seen the first film all the way through).  Me clever! There wasn't much eye-candy to drool over (eye-candy helps make a film good!)

I did nearly fall asleep whilst watching it but I've been falling asleep lots lately and feel super-duper tired.  As Blokey pointed out, he was constantly falling asleep prior to being diagnosed with anything.  Yep, thanks Blokey!