Transformers II

Too say this movie had too much action in it would be like saying Mountain Dew has too much caffeine in it. You don’t drink Mountain Dew for the classy can and you don’t go see a movie with special effects on your iPhone.

Was the three-hour movie entertaining? Yes
Was it loud? Yes
Was it confusing? Yes

My biggest concern was the story in itself. It seemed to me that the director was more interested in entertaining the audience by blowing up buildings and having the transformers fight with each other that the storyline suffered.

I fought my ADD with everything I had, and from the bottom of my heart, I still couldn’t tell you what this movie was about. There were fighting scenes that were so loud and so elaborate; I literally couldn’t tell the good guys verses the bad guys.

But let's not forget about the infamous Megan Fox...

Seriously? You're telling me that if I get fake boobs, fat lips and become anorexic I'll be the talk of the town? Am I jealous? No. I don't know. Maybe. But whatever.

I realize that hot chicks make a movie but I'm pretty sure that if I was in the middle of a Transformer war in Egypt, I wouldn't be so concerned with making sure I had pouty lips and a cute outfit on. I think Ms. Fox should concentrate a little more on acting lessons if she wants to stick around Hollywood for another 5 years. At age 30, trying to be cute isn't attractive - I oughta know.

On the other hand, the last thing my male friend - and movie partner - said to me as we left was, “I think we just saw best movie this year.”

He has since seen it two more times.

I’ll let you decide.

The Proposal

A pleasant surprise.

I went to this movie solely based on the fact that Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds were starring in it - it also didn't help that I knew there'd be a neked scene in it and who am I to criticize art? But, I digress... I thought it was going to be one of those movies where - if you've seen the previews, you've seen the movie.

To an extent this was true, but only half-like.

The majority of the movie takes place in Alaska and if you thought Wyoming was beautiful, well... you still will but this neck of the country is gorgeous. I'm not gonna get cheesy and claim that this movie makes you thankful for your family and grateful you're not an immigrant, but to say the flick didn't leave you all 'warm and fuzzy' inside would be a lie and I, my friend, am no liar!

Duplicity

So last night, a friend and I scored free tickets to the movie premier of Duplicity, starring Julia Roberts and Clive Owen. Now I use the term “scored” loosely, the way one might “score” a case of the chicken pox or a traffic ticket. To say the movie was boring would be an understatement. I must admit that before we went I wasn’t in that big a hurry to witness this massacre, but I thought I would make the most out of a free movie.

From minute one, I was confused and as the movie wore on, it got worse. Now sure it’s one of those movies that is entirely confusing and in the end, everything is tied together – if you can make it to the end. I sent a text message to my friend asking if we could leave, but he – not wanting to waste a chance at watching a movie free – wasn’t ready just yet. Even a trip to the restroom couldn’t clear my head. The return walk down the theatre to my seat left me feeling queasy.

If there was one lesson learned last night, it was to always go with your gut.

Well friends, I hope this didn’t ruin your plans this weekend. If it did, you’ll thank me later.