Random reviews

I/we have watched quite a few movies since last time I posted. I guess that’s what happens when you stop posting… These will be kind of ‘drive-by’ reviews, but they’re for old movies (by now), so that’s probably appropriate. =)

I Am Legend – Wow. That’s all I can say. Not really because this was a wonderful and amazing movie, but because it really got to me. Plot synopsis in one sentence – Will Smith is the only human alive in NYC and is fighting against and trying to cure zombies that have taken over the world. What really got to me though was the hopelessness and desolate nature of the environment. I still think about that every once in a while. Can you imagine being the only person in NYC as it slowly crumbles? Anyway, I’d rate this movie *** (out of 5) – definitely worth watching, but not worth going out of your way.

National Treasure: Book of Secrets – I love the historical aspect of these (this one and the original National Treasure movie) movies. The first one was better but this one was worth seeing too. The only issue that I had was that it seemed to be tied together at the end rather quickly and sloppily (I have to say though, that I saw this with an excited and babbling Addy at the Mommy movies, so I may well have missed a couple lines of important dialogue that make the ending not all that sloppy). *** (out of 5) – fun, escapist flick – don’t think too hard or you’ll catch some plot holes though.

Juno – This film shows the teenage pregnancy in a different light than most movies do. It was a good movie overall, though I’m a little curious what I missed with it receiving all of the Oscar hype. The mother gets to know her baby’s prospective adoptive parents and learns a little about love and life along the way. The movie ends much in the same place that it started… I know that really doesn’t make sense, since a baby has been born, but if you see it, I think that you’ll know what I mean. ***1/2 (out of 5) – but not really Oscar worthy in my mind! =)

License to Wed – We rented this movie over the weekend. I had heard that it was pretty good if you don’t mind Robin Williams. That was wrong! It was really a bad movie. A good relationship is tested to the max when Robin Williams decides to do some creative religious pre-marital counseling. It involves a weird Choir Boy, a wire tap, a baseball to the nose and driving while blindfolded. I like Mandy Moore and John Krasinski a lot – but not because of movies like this one. * (out of 5) - don’t waste your time!!

Enchanted – Adam, Addy and I went to see this over Thanksgiving while we were in Long Beach. What fun! Addy chirped along with the chipmunks at the beginning (and a fellow movie goer told us at the end how much fun that was) and thoroughly enjoyed what she saw of this movie (and so did her parents!). It was definitely geared toward a young female audience, but there really was something for everyone. **** (out of 5) – I’m excited for this one on video!