Long Overdue like a Library Book

Hey!! So I saw some great movies this past weekend, just haven't taken the time to really talk about them. I know thats been my pattern lately, but I guess I just had some other stuff on my mind...hey it happens right? So here ya go...

Star Wars:
Yeah, not my thing! Was a good movie, I guess...but it just confirmed that I am for sure not a Star Wars fan and will never be one. It was great to finally see the movie and watch all the characters that people have followed and talked about for soooooooooooo many years, so that was exciting....but I just don't plan on watching any other Star Wars...EVER!!!

Vertigo:
Definitely a film I had to see, but I did not like it at all. I am looking forward to seeing other Hitchcock, just that one did absolutely nothing for me. Hopefully I will better luck next film!!

Imitation Of Life:
Now that movie was added around Christmas when my mom bought me the movie, so I finally watched it on her behalf and I really loved it. It was so sad because this little girl who looked white, but had a black mother wanted to be white her whole life so she was passing. She practically killed her mother who died of a broken heart because her daughter was ashamed of her. It was such a heart-wrenching film, and hit close to home because I am going to have bi-racial children, so I do wonder about the struggles they will have. For example, will they play with the white dolls or black dolls? Its going to be a challenge, but I believe I will be the best black mom I could possibly be, esp if my child looks a little on the whiter side! LOL

Crimson Tide:
Soooooooooooooooooooo good!!! I loved, loved, loved this movie. I am so not into submarine/war movies, but you put Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman on a screen together and I will watch it! They were sooooo good and the movie just had all the right moves. It had me on the edge of my seat, upset, and excited to see how it was all going to play out. I am pretty sure I saw that movie back in the day, but not when I could really appreciate it! Great film!!

An Affair to Remember:
Possibly my favorite movie of the bunch. Amazing film, simply amazing!!! I loved it so much. In the beginning, I was like Eh..this movie is ok, but after they got off the boat and agreed to meet each other at the Empire State Bldg, I was like...oooh this is a movie now! And everything after that, with her accident and she not wanting him to know she was crippiled to the very ending when he finds out, oh so beautiful. This is the very reason why I am having so much fun watching these older films, because it's making me appreciate the films I love now. The films that take from these older films and make it their own and now its nice to see the original. I am so in love with these classics that watching all of them has been really exciting. Oh and did I mention, I balled my eyes out, yeah I haven't done that in a while with a film, but this one really hit me hard. And thanks Sky for the Sleepless in Seattle clip, that was classic, I was cracking up because that is how I described the film after seeing it. Check it out on youtube!! Oh and that was my first Cary Grant film...loved him!!!

So That was That weekend, now I have to discuss the following weekend, because this is long overdue!!! TTFN!!

"Winter must be cold for those with no warm memories... And we've already missed the spring!"
-An Affair to Remember (1957)

"May the Force Be With You"
-Star Wars (1977)

You a Jerk, Do the Jerk...Part 2

FAVORITE SCENES

Navin R. Johnson: Well I'm gonna to go then. And I don't need any of this. I don't need this stuff, and I don't need you. I don't need anything except this.
[picks up an ashtray]
Navin R. Johnson: And that's it and that's the only thing I need, is this. I don't need this or this. Just this ashtray. And this paddle game, the ashtray and the paddle game and that's all I need. And this remote control. The ashtray, the paddle game, and the remote control, and that's all I need. And these matches. The ashtray, and these matches, and the remote control and the paddle ball. And this lamp. The ashtray, this paddle game and the remote control and the lamp and that's all I need. And that's all I need too. I don't need one other thing, not one - I need this. The paddle game, and the chair, and the remote control, and the matches, for sure. And this. And that's all I need. The ashtray, the remote control, the paddle game, this magazine and the chair.
[walking outside]
Navin R. Johnson: And I don't need one other thing, except my dog.
[dog barks]
Navin R. Johnson: I don't need my dog.


[Speaking to Marie in bed while she sleeps]
Navin R. Johnson: I know we've only known each other four weeks and three days, but to me it seems like nine weeks and five days. The first day seemed like a week and the second day seemed like five days. And the third day seemed like a week again and the fourth day seemed like eight days. And the fifth day you went to see your mother and that seemed just like a day, and then you came back and later on the sixth day, in the evening, when we saw each other, that started seeming like two days, so in the evening it seemed like two days spilling over into the next day and that started seeming like four days, so at the end of the sixth day on into the seventh day, it seemed like a total of five days. And the sixth day seemed like a week and a half. I have it written down, but I can show it to you tomorrow if you want to see it.

-The Jerk (1979)

You a Jerk, Do the Jerk...

Last night I got 5 movies from Netflix to get ready for the weekend and achieve my goal of 20 movies this month and I am well in my way. I opened up all the movies, like when you open presents on Christmas and have an idea of what you are getting, but still want to open all of them and be sure, well that's what I did and decided to watch The Jerk last nite. What a stupid, yet hilarious film. Just reading the summary I knew I wanted to watch it. The fact that he thought he was black, had me crackin up and the fact that he had no rhythm and when he found he set to discover the world. My favorite part was when he hit rock bottom and decided that he didn't need anything except the random stuff he kept picking up stuff around the house. Or when he thought the dog was a lifesaver. There were so many great parts int hat short film. It also reminded me a bit of Elf. Steve Martin is sooooooooooo freakin funny. I had no clue what I was in for when I selected it on my list for this month, but I enjoyed it. So I am super excited for my films this weekend and gearing up for Star Wars, since I have never seen one! TTFN.

"Huh? I am not a bum. I'm a jerk. I once had wealth, power, and the love of a beautiful woman. Now I only have two things: my friends and... uh... my thermos. Huh? My story? Okay. It was never easy for me. I was born a poor black child. I remember the days, sittin' on the porch with my family, singin' and dancin' down in Mississippi."

"Don't call that dog "lifesaver;" call him "shithead."

"I'm not? You mean I'm gonna STAY this color?"
-The Jerk (1979)

Weekend of Movies

Yeah, yeah, I know...its been a while and no I haven't been slacking off, just haven't felt inspired and besides www.sporcle.com takes over my life...Last weekend, starting Friday night, I watched 5 movies, 2 from "The List" and 3 newer movies. So here I go...

Terminator Salvation:
Didn't care for it. Was kinda confused and possibly I should have watched the third one, but I figured I would be OK since I watched Terminator 1 and 2. Christian Bale was cool, I kinda just wanted to watch it because it was a new release and I like action films, even though this one didn't do it for me. I was just kinda waiting for it to be over.

Fame:
Good and cute film. I enjoyed the singing mostly and there was some good acting by the older generation or actors. I didn't think the kids were the best actors, but they played their roles well if that makes any sense. I kinda want to watch the older one so I could compare the two films, but overall I enjoyed it.

I Can Do Bad All By Myself:
OK so best movie of the weekend and probably one of my favorites period. I enjoy Tyler Perry movies, but most of the time I just watch it and laugh or cry or whatever and that's that, but oh this one... It is definitely tied for first with The Family That Preys. I just had no clue that it was going to be this good, especially because it was very under-rated or possibly it came out around the wrong time with a whole host of good movies: I don't know because all I do know is that it was so freakin good. The acting was great, the music was amazing, the tears were a coming and the jaws were a laughing. I also love the fact that Madea was in half of the film and the rest of it was left to the other actors. I called my friend while she was at Target to buy it for me the same night I watched it and have seen it 3 times since. Good job Tyler Perry!

Cape Fear:
This film was creepy good. Robert DeNiro was an excellent psycho and he really freaked me out a little. I enjoyed all the acting and it was so suspenseful you didn't know what was gonna happen next and I am convinced he lived at the end. So two thumbs way up for that film.

It Happened One Night:
I really enjoyed this film. It was great from start to finish and that Clark Gable it such a heartthrob. I definitely see why it won the Academy Award! I am really, really enjoying these black and white films, they don't seem to bother me at all anymore. Guess I am maturing.

So that was last weekend and this weekend seems to be shaping out to be the same way. I got 4 movies at home waiting for me and a few others in my collection that I want to check out. So with that good rain, good movies, good food and hopefully good conversation... it should be a good weekend. TTFN!

"You're a sucker to go through with this. That guy Warne is OK. He didn't want the reward. All he asked for was $39.60, what he spent on you. Said it was a matter of principle. You took him for a ride. He loves you, Ellie. He told me so. You don't want to be married to a mug like Westley; I can buy him off for a pot of gold. And you can make an old man happy and you won't do so bad for yourself. If you change your mind, your car's waiting at the back gate"

-It Happened One Night (1934)

Yes, Its Complicated...

So sadly I did not get around to a DVD last night, instead I saw a great movie and I think everybody should see it!! It's Complicated was amazing from start to finish. iI had all the right components of a great movie. I laughed so hard my throat hurt! I fell in love with Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin and Jack Krasinski, he makes me wanna watch The Office and of course Meryl Streep was at her peak and she made me wanna run home and watch The Devil Wears Prada.
What I loved about this movie that it could have easily fallen short in so many ways, esp if they had a wedding for the engaged daughter or if the young wife was in a few more scenes and I think it would have went horribly wrong. I don't think there was a scene I could say, oh that was boring or cheesy or lame. It was such a great film and I think everybody should see it!!! TTFN!
***IMDB had no quotes for this film, so I decided to give u one of my own...

"I am not trying to sell myself here, but I am a pretty good investment"
Markisha Lea, on the complications of dating (2010)

Cage in the 80's

So I don't how I did it, but I managed to pick 2 duds in a row...watched Valley Girl last night! Um...wasn't a fan! The description made it seem like so much fun, but it was pretty lame.I really thought it was going to be a modern day Romeo and Juliet, but it fell short. Oh and what was up with the stepmother and that kid her daughter liked...that went nowhere! I know it was titled Valley Girl, but they killed the word "like" and it became super annoying. I am convinced I would not be a Nicolas Cage fan today If I would have seen his films in the 80's. I hated him in Peggy Sue Got Married (although I did love him in Raising Arizona) and he was pretty lame in this film as well! I love him now as the bad-ass actor or the action good guy! So hopefully the next few films I pick will be as good as the first few that I watched! I am almost there, I need to watch 11 more films to average 20 this month...TTFN!

"Like, it's not cool at all! Like, it's all this stuff that tastes like nothing and it's supposed to be so good for you. Why couldn't they, like, open a Pizza Hut or something?"
-Valley Girl (1983)

One of the Greatest Movies of All Time...Think Again!

Its seems that I may not have the same taste in films as others do...I say this because I watched Rocky last night for the first time and pretty much wanted to fall asleep. I thought it was a snooze-fest and pretty annoying. I am all for the underdog stories and people having their chance, but now that we have entered 2010, I have seen far better movies than this! My lil bro, a lover of movies and huge sports fan didn't care for it either. Blame it on our generation or whatever, but this movie had me feeling nothing but excited for it to finish so I could watch American Idol! I would have appreciated more boxing and it could have easily been just an hour and half instead of 2 hrs. I was not a fan, but I am happy I finally watched it. I feel satisfied in that sense. So I will not be watching anymore Rocky movies in the near future. TTFN!

"Yo, Adrian!"
-Rocky (1976)