World Trade Center: For obvious reasons (too soon, too depressing, just to name a few), I avoided watching this movie when it first came out. However, even though I still cried throughout the entire beginning of the movie (and to be honest, it reminds you pretty intensely of how you felt that day), it is a really great story of humanity and the good in people. The plot centers on the story of two rescue workers who survived being trapped in the rubble, and this is just an amazing story of heroism that you might not even remember/have heard of if not for this movie. The acting, including Maggie G., was great too, and if you can stomach it, it is definitely worth watching.
The Green Mile: This movie is fantastic. Though it is long (maybe 3.5 hours?) and at first I was a little turned off by the idea of watching a movie about death row and electric chair executions, it is intriguing, dramatic, magical, and...well, sad. All of the acting is great, so much so that you cry because you love the characters and get angry at the asshole Percy (and cringe when he purposefully messes up an execution and cruelly kills an inmate). The only thing that I was confused by in this movie was the choice to make Tom Hanks's character and the little talented mouse live longer than anyone in a magical punishment sort of way, as I do not feel like it was necessary to the plot or to the point of the film. But hey, I did not write it :)
Closer: This was one of the most confusing, and by far one of the dirtiest movies I have ever watched (and not because they show sexual things, but instead, they talk about them). Not only did time pass so fast and so often that you had to repeatedly remind yourself it was the future because someone looked differently, but I have never heard so many sexual C words all at once, especially by all-american girl Julia Roberts (seriously, the only "slutty" role she ever played before was like Pretty Woman or Erin B...and they are both like PG roles in comparison to this film). I guess the story is about the manipulation of relationships, especially with sex, but I ultimately was confused at why the graphic sexual descriptions were necessary and also at how everything ended up (why is Julia with Clive and not Jude Law? and is Alice Alice or Jane?). I think I would have to see it again (if I could stomach it) to really truly...get it.
She's out of my league: Dish network was having a 99 cent special on this movie, so I figured what the hell. While it was predictable, it was entertaining and fun to watch in a romantic comedy sort of way. I also like the premise, nerdy guy ends up with hot girl, as I often see relationships when I people watch and wonder HOW people are together...but then again, there is more to love than looks...
Hot tub time machine: While I refused to see this movie in the theaters, despite people saying it was as good as the Hangover (which it was not even close to), this movie was also on 99 cent special. Though it was not that funny and was sort of predictable, cheesy (like the title would suggest), and odd, I was more confused at how the movie turned out to be a John Cusack romantic comedy and not a comedy, comedy (where you would question him being in it). It was also pretty ridiculous that old John Cusack...ends up with...get this...MEAN GIRL's Janis Ian. SUCK ON THAT...AY YI YI YI
High Crimes: This movie is like Enemy of the State if the state was the military, ie. just like the state was scary and you couldn't run from the C.I.A....good luck doing that with the military in the midst of a cover-up operation. Interesting and thrilling, this movie is great and twistingly confusing all the way until the end, when it becomes a typical Ashley Judd woman-scorned movie (isn't she great in that role??), and her husband is actually the bad guy (I gave it away... but it was just too good to keep to myself). Watch it.
First Wives Club: This movie is one of my favorites of all time, so much so that I even sat through regular TV commercials to watch it this weekend. I do not know if it is the cast and their chemistry (seriously Diane Keaton, Goldie Hawn, and Bette Midler are phenom), the intersecting stories of women empowerment, or even the song/dance number...YOU DON'T OWN ME...that I love...but, I just really love it all. If you have never seen this movie, DO it. That is all.
Valentino The Last Emperor: This week in fashion movies, I watched a documentary about the last year of Valentino's working life and this fabulous party he hosted to commemorate his 45 years of work (which ended up being his send-off). Not only was party was insane (we are talking flying dancers and a runway show in front of the freaking Colosseum) and I wish I was cool enough to be invited, but, I was obsessed with his like 6 pugs, his relationship with celebrity fashion (including Jackie O), and of course, his couture made-by-hand dresses. They called him the last emperor, because he could not make clothes in today's world with how he worked (like he would not want to do more than dresses, or mass produce anything), and the entire time I kept thinking, if Julia could wear a vintage Valentino to the Oscars when she won, I can find some fabulous occasion someday to wear one.
Gran Torino: I love Clint Eastwood as a director and this movie was no different. Not only did I appreciate the cultural learning/intersection of Clint and the Hmong (especially because I am reading a book for school right now about the medical practices among the Hmong), but I love his voice and his ballsy fighting/protecting nature. While I, of course, balled again, this movie was another great one, and a must-watch.
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