Chick Flick Splurge

Sometimes even the best of us break down and watch a few chick flicks now and then, right? : ) Don't get me wrong- I don't have anything against chick flicks. They can be entertaining and interesting like other movies. It's just. . . . . chick flicks have never exactly been the type of movie that I go out of my way to watch. So I surprised myself when upon arriving at Blockbuster I immediately picked up 2 chick flicks and 1 suspense movie.

I actually watched half of He's Just Not That Into You at a friend's house, and unfortunately I had to leave before I could finish it. It's taken me a while, but I've finally gotten around to finishing it : P This movie left me feeling good, almost optimistic about relationships in general. It wasn't precisely a feel-good movie, but I enjoyed it. The movie centers around different people in different stages of relationships and follows them through their varied ups and downs. The plot was intricate enough to keep me focused (sometimes my mind wanders during movies that I'm indifferent about) and with a cast like this, it would almost be impossible to go wrong. This chick flick stars Jennifer Aniston, Justin Long, Ben Affleck, Bradley Cooper, Drew Barrymore, Scarlett Johansson, Gennifer Goodwin, and Kevin Connolly to name but a few. The acting was great, I didn't have a single problem with the acting in this movie. Well. . . . . . I suppose I had a few issues with the chemistry in certain parts of the movie, but you'd have to be a really amazing actor to be able to fake chemistry.

Anyway, I'd recommend this movie to most girls looking for a fun chick flick and I bet it'd be a hit if you're looking for a good movie to watch at your next sleepover. And without further ado, here are some of the male cast members of He's Just Not That Into You and they will do part of my job for me : ) They're talking about why it's a great chick flick to watch because it doesn't have a lot of the usual clichés that you find in a typical chick flick. Oh, and even if you're not planning on watching this movie- check out the video anyway. Seriously, it's good for a laugh. Enjoy:


He's Just Not That Into You was the fist chick flick that I grabbed, but the second is a bit more embarrassing to admit to : )


I'll admit that I'm guilty of watching a couple of episodes of Sex and the City now and then. I kind of blame my mother for introducing me to the show >.< I'm not sure why they went for such extremes with this movie. . . . the beginning was all sugar and happiness (which isn't how the show is at all!) while the middle was just plain depressing. I wish that I'd watched this one before I watched He's Just Not That Into You, because this chick flick actually brought me down whereas He's Just Not That Into You left me feeling cheerful and optimistic. I can't reveal what was so depressing during a good portion of this movie, so you'll just have to take my word for it when I tell you that the Sex and the City movie is NOT a lighthearted, happy chickflick. The ending was okay, but I didn't enjoy the movie as a whole. The show is far better, so if you're interested in good, chickflicky stuff then check out the TV show and skip out on its movie.

So that's my chick flick splurge! Hopefully that'll last me for the rest of 2009, lol. Next up is my review of two more movies: Knowing and The Silence of the Lambs (which was the last movie that I picked up at Blockbuster). Very different, and a nice change, from the chick flicks : P What's SunnyD reading now? I'm reading a really good fantasy book called The Great Tree of Avalon: Child of the Dark Prophecy. Maybe I'll finish it in time to include it in my next post along with those other movies *Shrug* I'm trying to take my time with this book (something that Alanna's been recommending to Nikki and I for a long time).

~As always, I appreciate comments : ) Thank you for reading!

Newsies

I LOVE this musical!! x D It was made in 1992 and it stars Christian Bale and David Moscow. I recently got to watch it in a class of mine, and my friends and I were overjoyed (but for most of them I think they were just excited about seeing a movie with Christian Bale in it, which is perfectly understandable) and singing along to all the songs. I'm very sad to report that Blockbuster doesn't carry this movie : ( even though they totally should. It's amazing.

Newsies is set in New York during the year 1899 (which is kind of cool, because the book Rumors that I'm reading is set in 1899 too) and is centered around the young boys who sell newspapers that call themselves newsies. When the newspaper publishers raise the distribution price of their newspapers, the poor newsies go on a strike (which is led by Jack Kelly, Christian Bale's character). Jack and his friend David's journey together as newsies is fascinating and very touching, and the songs sung during this musical are great. I'll be singing at least one Newsies song at my next chorus concert, which is awesome but also means that I'll have the songs stuck in my head for months *Shrug* Oh well, it's a price that I'm willing to pay.

Here is one of the songs sung in Newsies, the guy who starts the song is David (played by David Moscow) and the guy who says, "Anybody hear that? So what are we gonna do about it?!" is Jack (played by Christian Bale). It's called Seize the Day:



That's my favorite Newsies song, but there are plenty of other good ones!

~If you like musicals, watch Newsies!

Becoming Jane

Ah, Jane Austen. I enjoyed watching this, but it was heartbreakingly sad. I'll definitely have to read her books someday, they'll probably be ten times more amazing than the movies. I'm not saying the movies are bad, but typically movies are always a bit worse than the books that they're based off of. *Shrug* At least, that's my opinion.

I admire that Jane Austen didn't accept Mr. Wisley's proposal when she had the chance, that she wanted to marry for love. Unfortunately for her, love came to her in a most desirable and yet impossible form. To me, and I'm not usually the type of person who thinks this way, fate seemed to frown upon Jane Austen and Tom Lefroy. Not in a forbidden love kind of way, and not that well-maybe-they're-just-not-meant-to-be kind of way either. I saw it in a very simple view: that they're love was true, but fate did not deal them the right hand for them to pursue it.

As a movie, I enjoyed it very much. My favorite scene was the one in which Jane was walking in the woods with that deaf friend of hers, communicating to him in sign language. Tom, who appears to be numb from suppressing his emotions for her for too long, walks up to Jane and begins to apologize for something that I won't reveal : P Jane responds very curtly, almost coldly. However, the deaf man asks her in sign language if she is in love with Tom. Jane shakes her head vigorously and goes into a long explanation as to why she doesn't love Tom in sign language. Then Tom, appearing to snap out of his numb reverie-ish state, runs forword growling, "I can't take this!" and proceeds to kiss Jane fiercely. Jane kisses him back intensely, as if she too had been surpressing her emotions for too long. Then, once their lips part, she starts beating his chest with all of the force she can muster. The deaf man watches all of this with increasing confusion, and I found this scene to be quite funny/bittersweet.

Despite my positive opinion of the movie, I do have to admit that I liked Pride and Prejudice better. There was more happening in that movie, more to get into. Also, I thought that Keira Knightley looked more like the role of a young woman of the eighteenth century than Anne Hathaway did. They both did incredible as far as the acting goes, but Anne Hathaway just didn't look the part to me. This is just one small complaint, though, because Anne Hathaway did a fantastic job (as always).

I'll leave you readers with this: If you're thinking of watching a Jane Austen based movie, then watch Pride and Prejudice. If you like that, then watch Becoming Jane. I suppose I'll have to watch Sense and Sensibility someday, but probably not for a while. Once I do, it'll be interesting to see how it compares with the others...

So, what is SunnyD reading now? Well, I'm reading something for my bookclub called Gone by Michael Grant. I'm the first person of my bookclub to read it, so my review will affect how many others read it after me. I'm about halfway through it, and I think I'll give it a lightly positive review (but that could change). The story is intriguing and the author writes it well, but the ending is very key. Basically, the entire story is centered around one pivotal aspect of their altered world, and I won't know whether or not I approve of the book until I get to the answer of the huge mystery. It'll be at the end, though, because once it is discovered that'll be the end of all the central plot points.

~I'm enjoying the weekend, I hope you all are too!