Lincoln Lawyer

So I have been sitting on this movie for a while. I know I have very much been slacking on my writing goals. I use to find writing so much easier when I was younger. Apparently it isn't like riding a bike, it can be forgotten.. Anyways
Lincoln Lawyer. The Lincoln lawyer is about a LA defense lawyer Mick, that is often on the go and conducting business in the back set of his Lincoln car. He ends up trying to defend a rich pretty boy, real estate agent accused of attacking a woman, raping her and basically beating the tar out of her.
I liked it. While yes a few things in the movie were predictable, I found it over all easy to get sucked into. I liked the ethical problems that he came up against and the struggle to do the right thing. It was serious while still having humor. I would recommend it.


***Spoiler Alert***
Don't read further unless you have seen the movie or don't care if it is ruined for you
I did find making Frank Levin in the movie homosexual just not necessary. It didn't have anything to do with the story. We never met his partner, it had nothing to do with him being a good detective or not. Plus he wasn't killed from a hate crime, so why mention it?
Also I felt they needed to explain more with the Roulet family. So the mom was raped, like four years before and that's why her son carried a knife. Why would he go around raping and beating people after he was so 'horrified' by his mother's experience. The only thing I can figure is that they came up with the story as a sympathy card to throw suspension off the kid. Well thats my thoughts on it anyways.

Tangled

Ok so I have to admit I will always be a bit of a kid at heart and I do enjoy a good old fashion Disney. There is something enchanting to Belle coming down the staircase to the Beast (just saying he is way better looking as Beast then when he goes all human again), Aurora dancing in the forest or Omegra being all snarky with Hercules.
Tangled is of course the retelling of Rapunzel. More and more movies these days are adding a little more girl power then some of the original stories had, but who can complain about that. In this version the Hair is magical, the tower is still there but she longs to leave the towers to go on a small adventure. Enter the dashing thief that climbs the tower to hide from the law.
I have to say, I loved the film! I took the niece and nephew, we had a blast. I actually have already pre-ordered the movie (it comes out later this month). It had girl power, it had fighting and humor, and in the end most people have a mildly happy ending. Plus it had some great, randomly quotable dialogue
In conclusion.. Go see it, take a kid if it makes you feel better. But its a good movie.

Sidebar: The ending to Beauty and the Beast is not listed above as a spoiler because, lets face it, if you didn't know that already you probably live under a rock, and shouldn't have internet service. Just sayin

I am Number Four

I am Number Four, is a movie about a kid John who is really an alien with slowly developing special powers. There are Nine Aliens all together, spread out hiding from the Scary evil aliens that are killing them in number order (they are each designated by number).
This movie like many others is based off a book. For once I haven't read the book first, so there is no fear of me whining about how yet again they ruined a perfectly good book.
I have heard many reviews about this movie and how it stank up a storm. I actually rather liked it. Timothy Olyphant might have something to do with that (star of Justified, watch it and thank me later). I'm not saying its going to win an oscar, but i did find myself drawn in and curious about where the story will go next.
Its fun, go for it!

The Rite

Yeah I know it has been ages, but in my defense after seeing the Rite I got the flu. It was terrible, and i didn't want to think about any movies for a long time. Of course then I had the guilt for not keeping up on my goal of posting, so that too delayed it. But without further ado...
The Rite! The movie is about a troubled seminary student Michael that comes from a family of undertakers. Michael is sent to Italy to take a course on excorcism, where he meets Father Lucas (Anthony Hopkins). In the end Father Lucas becomes possessed and Michael has to attempt an exorcism despite his lack of belief.
While I will admit that Anthony Hopkins does creepy really well. The film was over all a let down. I like to judge a scary movie by how creep-ed out I am after the fact. I have flashes of scary movies in my head going back to early childhood. I thought nothing more about this film from the moment I walked out of the theater. Plus there was this tacky scene towards the end when Father Lucas's face goes all blackened and demon like, it was soo lame.
Final Verdict.. Don't bother go rent a classic horror

The Holiday and the Duchess

Ok another sappy love story type movie. I have to say i hate Jack Black, i find him annoying but I really enjoyed him in this film. He's sweet, nice and a little geeky. We know how i feel about geeks. I think the main appeal to the movie is the little old next door neighbor Arthur, with his old movies and style. Not only do they discuss great old movies, but one point in time Iris is very clearly watching Cary Grant in His Girl Friday. I feel a His Girl Friday review coming on very soon. Back to the current movie though. Besides the fact I am creeped out by the thought of letting a complete stranger live in your house and you in there (screams serial killer), I find a slight charm to the movie.





The Duchess.
This weekend Ash and i decided to watch The Duchess, mostly because I like Historical Fiction and because I picked it up super cheap. I suppose over all its not a bad film. I find myself really wanting to find the book on the real story, Hollywood often adds unnecessary crap to dramatize everything. I will warn a head of time, she is raped at one point in time by her husband. Like many stories of women from this time period it is rather sad and oppressive. I have always found it rather amusing that people always blamed the female for not baring a son, especially since science has proven it is all on the male. (ha ha losers). Anyways it is rather a sad story of a girl that is married off to a duke that doesn't overly care for her and constantly has affairs while keeping her home by threatening the loss of her children. I didn't hate it, didn't love it, I might have more to say on it once I read up on the real story.

Sphere

Sphere is a movie that came out in 1998 about a spaceship that is discovered at the bottom of the ocean with 300 years of coral growth around it. A group of scientists, mathematicians, navy divers and a psychiatrist are sent down to check out the ship and look for alien life.
We decided to watch this tonight because I haven't seen it and Shy really likes the film. It didn't overly thrill me, in the end i found it rather lacking. Overall it wasn't a bad, i just wouldn't watch it over and over again. Its a one and done. I found it rather easy to pick apart and I was never drawn into the storyline.
**Spoilers**
The secret between Beth and Norman that they had a thing years before was just non thrilling and not a surprise.
The translation they came up with the translate the entity speaking to them through the computer was lame. A. they were able to translate way too quickly, B. when the entity's name was found wrong, all the translations would have been wrong not one letter.. Lame.
The fact that Harry had to be sleeping early on for the 'bad' things to be happening, but during the climax he was awake and freaking out was inconsistent.
Towards the end, when they are in the mini sub trying to escape but think they are some where else, why didn't that ever happen before.
At the end, how is it they can suddenly control this 'power' to remove the knowledge from their minds. Also just because they don't know they have manifestations doesn't mean they will go away.
Yea the little things are important and they bug me and only leave me with questions.

The Kings Speech

So tonight I went to see the Kings Speech. Many of you have heard about it because of recent awards it has won or been nominated for. It of course is the story of King George VI and the man who helped him over come his speech impediment. King George the VI (known as Bertie) is the Current Queen Elizabeth's father.
I have to say, the awards are well deserved. It was an Amazing movie. I really enjoy historical movies anyways because I find it all very fascinating, especially WW2 era things. Bertie was the King during WW2. Bertie is played by Colin Firth, who did a spectacular job as Bertie. I can't imagine doing an entire movie with a debilitation Speech impediment, but he did. I could feel the stress and social anxiety coming from Bertie throughout the movie. Bertie's older brother David was of course in the film and it didn't bother me at all that they didn't stress the fact that David was a Nazi sympathizer.
In short, you must see this movie it had a fantastic cast. Also fun fact, both Actress/actors that played Bertie's wife Elizabeth and the man who played Winston Churchhill and King George V all acted in Harry Potter movies. Ok might only be a fun fact for me.