Showing posts with label movies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label movies. Show all posts

Monday, November 24, 2008

Oh My Edward

Hello Twilighters!

We took the family and some friends to the Twilight movie on Saturday night. In case anyone is feeling "on the fence" about whether or not to go see it in the theater or wait for it to come out on DVD, I offer the following post. Don't worry, there won't be any spoilers.


Hello makeup! You can only put so much white facepaint and red lipgloss on someone before it looks ridiculous. In the world of computer-modified pictures, couldn't we find a better way to vamp out the cast? Regardless, it was only a minor distraction for me, and didn't ruin the movie by any means.

Alice, the actress, the character, perfect. I'm only disappointed that we didn't get to see much of her, or the other Cullens for that matter. My recollection of the first book is somewhat hazy, but the other vamps played an extremely minor role to Eddie and Bells. I think we actually got to see more of Chief Swan than the book portrayed. My first thought was that he is a bigger name than some of the other cast members, but then I recognized Carlisle as Peter Facinelli, and I became more disappointed in the fact that we didn't see him more.

Finally, awkward teenage moments...in this movie there are several. If you thought the book read like a high school diary (like I did) then you may find yourself shifting in your seat at several points in this movie (like I did).

This is not to say that I didn't enjoy the movie, but I would have enjoyed it more at the price of a Redbox movie, and not the silver screen.

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

The Mummy ... Bombed.

I had a feeling I was going to be disappointed with this movie when the part of Evie was played by an actress that was not Rachel Weisz. We love Rachel Weisz. This movie would have been 10 times better with Rachel Weisz. Instead, it was only somewhat entertaining, and that was when I completely ignored the storyline and just focused on the special effects.

For those of you who like flashbacks...

"What is a place like me doing, in a girl like this?"

So that's what Ty and I did over Labor Day weekend. Saw a movie, played with the puppy, did some yard work. How was yours?

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

"Twilight" Preview

So, though I'm loathe to admit it, I'm quite excited for this movie to come out. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, take a few minutes to watch the preview (courtesy of MTV):




Fine holiday fun!