Sunday, July 24, 2011
holy nudity batman
A pharmaceutical rep, a Parkinson's patient and lots and lots of nudity. I didn't know what to expect with this movie, Love and Other Drugs, it's somewhere between a romantic comedy and a drama. And let me say I didn't like this movie one bit. I really enjoy both of the stars but even they couldn't save it for me. I understand that relationships have their ups and downs however, I don't think that is a very good device in a film. They are fully naked for several scenes and I found it very uncomfortable, normally that would not bother me, however in this movie I think they were intended to look comfortable with each other and that is not the way I perceived it. I felt like I could see their thoughts and their thoughts were 'I'm getting paid to do this'. I also get very annoyed when a token pretty girl is cast as a weird/quirky/free spirited indivual. I don't think Anne Hathaway was a good fit in this role, I don't think she is a good actor, she looked like she was just reading lines as she thought they should be said, she was not believable and she has disgusting boobs that should not be shown on camera. Whatever. Farewell for now & better luck next time.
Sunday, July 17, 2011
friends with money
Friends With Money
This is a movie about a group of wealthy women and their husbands and I have a feeling that most normal middle class people who watch this movie are thinking 'What on earth do they have to complain about??? They are married, employed women with enormous homes and well behaved children.' I, however, feel that everyone has problems and I am more than happy to watch. (and judge, silently.) These wealthy women are played by Frances McDormand, Catherine Keener and Joan Cusack, all 3 of whom I greatly admire. They all have handsome, intelligent loving husbands, which is what all women want however they still aren't content with their lives because there is a point when you achieve your goals, you are the person you want to be, you have the career you want and you still feel like there is something missing.
Frances McDormand's character is whom I identified with the most. She is in a loving relationship, she is a ridiculously successful clothing designer, she speaks her mind and is totally herself but she is very angry and is at a spot in her life where she's thinking, what's the point? Some days you wake up and don't think there is a purpose to getting out of bed and why wash your hair or change you clothes?
Especially when you live in a world like we do, where you can go out and people can get away with horrible little things like cutting you in line or stealing a parking space from you and there is a point where you just snap. You think why should they be able to do that? Sure there are no laws or rules in that plain a sense, but what happened to simple human decency?
Catherine Keener and her husband are playwrights who are building an addition to their home. They have been married for a few years and have kids, but are just realizing they don't know each other. Her husband is a blunt, brutally honest guy who has no care or consideration for anyone else's feelings. He is the kind of person who would steal the parking spot or cut in line and wouldn't think twice about it. Joan Cusack and her husband are just rich and have tons of sex and they are just there to move the story along basically, not saying I didn't enjoy their parts in the movie, but it didn't move me to tears or anything.
Now on to the character I haven't mentioned yet, Jennifer Aniston plays Olivia. The one who has the 'Friends with Money' she quit her job as a teacher and is now cleaning houses. She is a strange person, a pothead, a vulnerable heartbroken woman, but she is one of the realest characters I have seen played in a movie. She has impressed me as an actor recently, I think since she's been off Friends I'm starting to take her more seriously, however I do think it's weird when she gets cast as the 'ugly' girl like in Just Go With It, she is cast as the dowdy receptionist/assistant with kids and baggage and is totally upstaged by an annoyingly curvy Brooklyn Decker.
I would recommend this movie to anyone who likes character driven movies where you simply observe the human condition. Farewell for now & happy viewing!
This is a movie about a group of wealthy women and their husbands and I have a feeling that most normal middle class people who watch this movie are thinking 'What on earth do they have to complain about??? They are married, employed women with enormous homes and well behaved children.' I, however, feel that everyone has problems and I am more than happy to watch. (and judge, silently.) These wealthy women are played by Frances McDormand, Catherine Keener and Joan Cusack, all 3 of whom I greatly admire. They all have handsome, intelligent loving husbands, which is what all women want however they still aren't content with their lives because there is a point when you achieve your goals, you are the person you want to be, you have the career you want and you still feel like there is something missing.
Frances McDormand's character is whom I identified with the most. She is in a loving relationship, she is a ridiculously successful clothing designer, she speaks her mind and is totally herself but she is very angry and is at a spot in her life where she's thinking, what's the point? Some days you wake up and don't think there is a purpose to getting out of bed and why wash your hair or change you clothes?
Especially when you live in a world like we do, where you can go out and people can get away with horrible little things like cutting you in line or stealing a parking space from you and there is a point where you just snap. You think why should they be able to do that? Sure there are no laws or rules in that plain a sense, but what happened to simple human decency?
Catherine Keener and her husband are playwrights who are building an addition to their home. They have been married for a few years and have kids, but are just realizing they don't know each other. Her husband is a blunt, brutally honest guy who has no care or consideration for anyone else's feelings. He is the kind of person who would steal the parking spot or cut in line and wouldn't think twice about it. Joan Cusack and her husband are just rich and have tons of sex and they are just there to move the story along basically, not saying I didn't enjoy their parts in the movie, but it didn't move me to tears or anything.
Now on to the character I haven't mentioned yet, Jennifer Aniston plays Olivia. The one who has the 'Friends with Money' she quit her job as a teacher and is now cleaning houses. She is a strange person, a pothead, a vulnerable heartbroken woman, but she is one of the realest characters I have seen played in a movie. She has impressed me as an actor recently, I think since she's been off Friends I'm starting to take her more seriously, however I do think it's weird when she gets cast as the 'ugly' girl like in Just Go With It, she is cast as the dowdy receptionist/assistant with kids and baggage and is totally upstaged by an annoyingly curvy Brooklyn Decker.
I would recommend this movie to anyone who likes character driven movies where you simply observe the human condition. Farewell for now & happy viewing!
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Modern Family
I have spent far too much time preoccupied by the comedy genius that is Modern Family. I just watched the entire first season on dvd and I am very impressed by the fact that this show is cast so well, executed to perfection and makes me laugh out loud. Seriously, and I don't do that when I'm by myself. Can't wait for the 2nd season to come out on dvd so I can completely waste another weekend of my life on the couch. LOVE IT!!!
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