Tuesday, December 7, 2010

The Losers

It's not the best movie in the world, and it's slightly corny, but I love it all the same. Yes, it could have been better, but it's still pretty good. And I'm not just saying that because I have slight crush on Chris Evans. Because I do, but I also appreciate his comedic timing. And he wears bright pink T-shirts well. The goatee and glasses (sooo hottt) are a nice added bonus.

But I digress. The storyline was decent and pretty entertaining. It was intriguing enough (though a little far-fetched, but who's complaining?) to keep me interested, which is saying a lot. It has the whole A-Team feel to it, but it with hotter guys and better weapons. And Chris Evans, who makes me laugh and drool at the same time. 'Nuff said.

Go Petunias!

Monday, December 6, 2010

Sherlock Holmes


Like zombie movies, I'm a sucker for mysteries because I love figuring things out. Puzzles are a favorite of mine.

I will say this, though, I've never been a big Sherlock Holmes fan. Translation: I never could get into the books and I hated the hat he wore in the movies.

But I do like Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law's one of my favorite actors, so the two of them teaming up? Absolutely brilliant.

It's full of mystery and, of course, friendship. (I sense a familiar theme among my favorites) The old school and supernatural feel had me from the first moments. But I do love a good old fashioned who-done-it/what's-going-to-happen.

Well, maybe it wasn't quite so much of a who-done-it, because you knew who was behind it all, but you don't know how he did it. It all equaled awesomeness. I've lost track of how many times I've watched, I liked it so much.

Sunday, December 5, 2010

Hot Fuzz



I first watched this during my Shaun of the Dead phase, because Simon Pegg and Nick Frost make me laugh until I feel like I'm going to pee. I'd never given this movie much of a thought, even though I'd seen plenty of previews. Then I decided to buy Shaun of the Dead on Blu-Ray. It was on sale, as well as Hot Fuzz, so I decided to pick up both.

Can I just say how much I really love, love, love this movie? I think I might actually like this movie even more than Shaun of the Dead.

Simon Pegg's Nicholas Angel is the polar opposite of Shaun, for starters, like he's a workaholic and is completely by the book, but the seriousness is just as funny as the non- Shaun. And he's spot on.

It's just another story about friendship, cops, peace lilies, crazy townspeople, and oh, murderers.

You know, pretty much all the great essentials.

Saturday, December 4, 2010

Shaun of the Dead


Zombie movies are the best kind of scary movies. They're so much better than the hack and slash Jason and Michael Myers' movies (even though I like those ones, too, I just have to be in the right mood). It's not the same with zombie movies, I can watch them anytime, any place.

Shaun of the Dead is the best zombie movie. Period. I have a few zombie movies I like to repeat, but this the top of that list. If I didn't like Shaun and pub-loving ways, I'd still like it strictly for the zombies. I just love how the world is being over run by zombies, and all he can think about is going to the Winchester.

But this isn't a story just about zombies, it's also about friendship and how much you're willing to risk for the person you love. Seriously, watch and laugh.

Friday, December 3, 2010

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

The Usual Suspects

This definitely belongs on my top 10 favs.

This is also the first movie I ever saw with Kevin Spacey and it's the movie where I developed a full blown crush on the man (Yes, I wanted to be Mrs. Kevin Spacey when I was in high school and it didn't matter that he was over 20 years my senior). But I digress, this movie had it all: story, suspense, character and twist ending.

It's one of those movies that should be on everyone's must see list.

The Princess Bride


Possibly my absolute favorite movie of all time. When I think about favorite movies, it's the first one that comes to mind every time.

I've been in love with this movie since I first saw it on TV when I was 6. This movie is what started my love of movies. Princess Buttercup wasn't quite the princess I wanted to be (she seemed a little bit too dependent on a man to come save her), but I was jealous she got to marry Westley. How could I not be? He told her he loved her practically every time he saw her (she just didn't get it).