Point I Fell Asleep: 0:55 out of 2:05 (44%)
Location: Home
Time I Started Movie: Primetime
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0817230/
This may be the most star-studded cast I've ever seen in a movie. You'd think that would make for a great movie, but I thought it actually detracted from the movie. I mean, how are you going to feel sad for beautiful actresses not finding love on Valentine's Day? I mean, seriously... I was glad that they didn't have a date. It's like seeing the head cheerleader go dateless for homecoming. So I think it would have made for a better movie if they only had one or two stars in the movie. By the way, I love Taylor Swift and all, but her acting skills are pretty bad. She seemed to be over acting in her scenes. I'm not sure if I'd recommend this movie; if a chick flick doesn't illicit any emotions (or the wrong emotions) from the viewer, then it's a failure, right?
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Monday, May 3, 2010
Hear Me
Point I Fell Asleep: ACTUALLY STAYED AWAKE
Location: Home
Time I Started Movie: Primetime
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1562328/
Another solid Asian movie. This one is a chick flick about a delivery boy falling in love with a hearing-impaired girl. That's pretty much all you need to know. Oh yeah, it never occurred to me that you can have different languages with sign language! So you can have English sign language and Chinese sign language. Straight tripped me out when I had that AHA moment. Anyway, the movie was very cute. Throughout the whole movie, I kept wondering why Americans can't make cute movies. Then I remembered how they butchered "My Sassy Girl." I think it's because you just can't have big name actresses that can't act. You need believability! That or maybe I just like Asian movies because I'm Asian too.
Location: Home
Time I Started Movie: Primetime
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1562328/
Another solid Asian movie. This one is a chick flick about a delivery boy falling in love with a hearing-impaired girl. That's pretty much all you need to know. Oh yeah, it never occurred to me that you can have different languages with sign language! So you can have English sign language and Chinese sign language. Straight tripped me out when I had that AHA moment. Anyway, the movie was very cute. Throughout the whole movie, I kept wondering why Americans can't make cute movies. Then I remembered how they butchered "My Sassy Girl." I think it's because you just can't have big name actresses that can't act. You need believability! That or maybe I just like Asian movies because I'm Asian too.
Funny People
Point I Fell Asleep: 0:45 out of 2:33 (29%)
Location: Home
Time I Started Movie: Afternoon
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1201167/
Remind me to never watch a comedy that is TWO AND A HALF HOURS LONG! I'm calling it now. Judd Apatow's 15 minutes is now over. You can only take so much Seth Rogan before you want to see him hung by his balls. This movie reminded me of "Knocked Up," where the movie was so long that you eventually zoned out and stopped paying attention. By the 1:30 to 1:45 mark, I was ready for the movie to be over! I just didn't care what happened after that point! The only bright spot in the movie was seeing the Indian dude Aziz Ansari do standup. That and the random cameos. Do yourself a favor and skip this movie... that or turn it off after 90 minutes (you'll still enjoy it as much).
Location: Home
Time I Started Movie: Afternoon
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1201167/
Remind me to never watch a comedy that is TWO AND A HALF HOURS LONG! I'm calling it now. Judd Apatow's 15 minutes is now over. You can only take so much Seth Rogan before you want to see him hung by his balls. This movie reminded me of "Knocked Up," where the movie was so long that you eventually zoned out and stopped paying attention. By the 1:30 to 1:45 mark, I was ready for the movie to be over! I just didn't care what happened after that point! The only bright spot in the movie was seeing the Indian dude Aziz Ansari do standup. That and the random cameos. Do yourself a favor and skip this movie... that or turn it off after 90 minutes (you'll still enjoy it as much).
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Hua Mulan
Point I Fell Asleep: ACTUALLY STAYED AWAKE
Location: Home
Time I Started Movie: Primetime
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1308138/
This is the Chinese version of the Disney classic "Mulan." I've never watched the Disney version , so I have no frame of reference. I also don't know the real history behind Mulan either, and so I was going into this movie blind. Anyhow, I really enjoyed the movie. I will say though that it was hard for me to believe that no one realized Mulan was a girl, which leads me to suspect that the "real" Mulan had to have been pretty ugly or had an extra Y chromosome in her DNA. The only problem I had with the movie was that it seemed "choppy" at times, especially at the beginning. When I say "choppy," I mean the editing of the movie left some minor plot holes in the movie. They easily could have made this a 3 hour epic like Braveheart or Gladiator and made the story a lot more clear, thus leading to a more enjoyable movie. This is my 2nd Asian movie lately and I've enjoyed them both. I'm torn whether I should put this on my recommended list because although the movie was very enjoyable, I don't know if that's just because I haven't seen an Asian movie in a long time or if American movies are really that bad.
Location: Home
Time I Started Movie: Primetime
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1308138/
This is the Chinese version of the Disney classic "Mulan." I've never watched the Disney version , so I have no frame of reference. I also don't know the real history behind Mulan either, and so I was going into this movie blind. Anyhow, I really enjoyed the movie. I will say though that it was hard for me to believe that no one realized Mulan was a girl, which leads me to suspect that the "real" Mulan had to have been pretty ugly or had an extra Y chromosome in her DNA. The only problem I had with the movie was that it seemed "choppy" at times, especially at the beginning. When I say "choppy," I mean the editing of the movie left some minor plot holes in the movie. They easily could have made this a 3 hour epic like Braveheart or Gladiator and made the story a lot more clear, thus leading to a more enjoyable movie. This is my 2nd Asian movie lately and I've enjoyed them both. I'm torn whether I should put this on my recommended list because although the movie was very enjoyable, I don't know if that's just because I haven't seen an Asian movie in a long time or if American movies are really that bad.
Pretty Woman
Point I Fell Asleep: ACTUALLY STAYED AWAKE
Location: Home
Time I Started Movie: Primetime
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100405/
I RARELY will rewatch a movie. However, I had some people who had never seen this CLASSIC, so I put it on. First off, let me tell you that I was 13-14 when I first watched this movie. My parents even bought the VHS tape, one of the few that they actually bought, and I must have watched this movie like a dozen times especially since Julia Roberts was so hot in it. I think I wore out the section of the tape with the steamy scenes if you get my drift... Anyhow, nearly 20 years later, this movie IS JUST AS GOOD! And since I've grown up since then, I now fully understand what Richard Gere's character does and why Julia's character didn't kiss on the lips. Haha. Anyway, for all you yougin's that haven't seen this movie, just know that this is one of the Top 5 chick flicks of all time!
Location: Home
Time I Started Movie: Primetime
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100405/
I RARELY will rewatch a movie. However, I had some people who had never seen this CLASSIC, so I put it on. First off, let me tell you that I was 13-14 when I first watched this movie. My parents even bought the VHS tape, one of the few that they actually bought, and I must have watched this movie like a dozen times especially since Julia Roberts was so hot in it. I think I wore out the section of the tape with the steamy scenes if you get my drift... Anyhow, nearly 20 years later, this movie IS JUST AS GOOD! And since I've grown up since then, I now fully understand what Richard Gere's character does and why Julia's character didn't kiss on the lips. Haha. Anyway, for all you yougin's that haven't seen this movie, just know that this is one of the Top 5 chick flicks of all time!
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