The Dark Knight Rises

Finally saw the latest Batman movie yesterday with my husband and youngest brother. Even if it's been showing for a while we still didn't get seats at our original time slot, had to go to the next theater and wait for the next one to begin. But it was alright, we got the best seats :)

I've always been a fan of Batman, more than any other superhero. And since Gotham City is set in New York City, it's just more relatable. Love the twists and cliffhangers of the movie and love how it ends. Truly very entertaining to watch, and since it's quite long you're sure to get your moneys worth :)

District 9

I am not a fan of sci-fi movies, nevertheless, my brothers wanted to watch this one over Julie & Julia, which was my choice... Honestly, I could go without having seen this movie and I wouldn't miss out on anything but since I saw it already, there's really nothing much I could do about it except try not to think about the bad taste it left in my mouth.

The movie took a while to develop - I lost interest 10 minutes into it because of the documentary-like scenes that didn't really capture my attention. Add to the fact that the whole story centered on aliens living in our planet and the insane amount of gross and violent scenes, it really wasn't my type of movie up until it was almost over. Although I appreciated it ending the way it did.

Thinking about it afterwards, District 9 goes deeper than the usual sci-fi thrillers in that it opens our minds about segregation still existing in our world, desperation in poverty, division of classes, the corruption of power and the ruthless cruelty and uncompassionate human nature on the other side of the spectrum. This movie was an acquired taste, I liked the hint of satire but could really do without the guts and gore flying around in the screen while I'm eating my popcorn...

G. I. Joe

Went to see G. I. Joe the other night. Almost 2 hours of action-packed scenes made for quite an entertaining yet predictable movie.

I don't know how much they spent in the production of this film but there were a LOT of special effects, and pretty cool, out-of-this-world gadgetry and weapons. Not much eye candy in the guy department except for Channing Tatum but the girl's costumes were pretty cool too...

I've never been a fan of the G. I. Joe franchise or comic books, for obvious reasons, but I did enjoy the movie especially the twist at the ending.

The Ugly Truth

I've been waiting to watch this movie since I saw the trailer a month ago. I thought it would be a romantic chick flick, boy, I was sorely disappointed...

This movie was funny alright but to the extent that it had to be crass and vulgar. The actors constantly used crude language and frankly the sex theme was too played-out it was trashy. It certainly deserved its R-rating because as a viewer I was kind of uncomfortable watching it. I also thought the plot was poorly developed and they had to bury that flaw in coarse sexual humor, it was just bad taste...

Don't waste your time and money or insult your intelligence by watching this junk. If you do insist on it, don't say I didn't warn you! :)

The Proposal

I've been looking forward to seeing this movie for more than a month and the other day I finally got to watch it with my brothers :) Yeah, they like cheesy chick flicks too!

First of all, let me say that Ryan Reynolds is insanely good-looking - in other words, he is super hot :) Scarlett Johansson is one lucky girl to be waking up to this hunk everyday. Anyway... any movie with Sandra Bullock will pretty much leave you feeling good inside and this movie is no different.

In The Proposal, Ryan's character plays an assistant to a boss from hell who's about to get deported to Canada. Sandra's character proposes to marry him so she could keep her job. It's a really fun, romantic comedy and it doesn't hurt that Ryan's such an eye-candy in every scene. So, if you like mushy stories, this one's for you :)

Movie Reviews

Watched three pretty good movies today and here's what I thought about them. I know this is a little late since these are not new releases anymore but whatever...

Twilight - Gea has been recommending this movie for weeks now but I don't really have a thing for vampire movies so I wasn't too keen on watching this. But I have to admit it wasn't what I was expecting. I actually liked it and it wasn't that scary... In fact the movie is more of a love story than anything... Except of course there are vampires involved.

Slumdog Millionaire - Another movie recommendation, this time from Jean. I kind of already knew what the movie was all about, thanks to Jean who told me all about it a few weeks ago. See, I don't really mind spoilers. In fact, due to my impatient nature I kind of want to know what's going to happen :) Sometimes...

Taken - This one kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time. Kind of reminded me of the Jason Bourne series. Now I love watching these kind of movies, they really keep me entertained :)