Hi everyone,
Sorry I've been TOTALLY slacking on this lately; not too long after I posted the last entry I got insanely busy and cast in another show and work is insane right now and blah blah blah EXCUSES EXCUSES! I know, I know. I have one movie to blog about and a LOT more to see, and hopefully life chills out soon and I can get back to movie watching. Stay tuned, because I WILL watch all of these movies this year! :)
A blog to come VERY SOON!
Shannon
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
True Grit
So the next movie on my list was selected by my brother Josh. In honor of his 20th birthday on Saturday (and because I was so sick that I could not get off the couch), I decided to watch it that night. Thanks Instant Netflix. I also "watched" it with Dan who is currently in Utah...aka we pressed play at the same time and gchatted things like "Can you understand what Jeff Bridges is saying?" "Gross." "NO MATT DAMON NO!" and "No but seriously what is Jeff Bridges saying?"
This movie took a while to get good, but I did like it. I think if I were to watch it again I'd like it even more and I'd appreciate the beginning. I also told Dan that maybe we should have watched the old one first, because seriously, Jeff Bridges is IMPOSSIBLE to understand half the time. I get that this is the Old West. I get that you're drunk. But seriously. WHAT IS GOING ON. I had to rely on context clues to even figure out what was happening.
My other critique is that colloquial speak aside, the first half is slow. Everything exciting basically happens in the last half hour, and until then, you don't know what's going on anyway.
I did like how funny it was and I wasn't expecting that. Did I find Matt Damon believable as a character in the old west? Nope. Was he hilarious though? Yup. And Jeff Bridges is Jeff Bridges, so humor is inevitable. I would definitely see this again, but it was not life changing or particularly remarkable. I now only have ONE MORE MOVIE from the Best Pictures of 2010 until I've seen them all (I only have 127 Hours left...and that may or may not be on the list for this blog...stay tuned!).
Next up: Ne le dis à personne (Tell No One), chosen by Ash!
This movie took a while to get good, but I did like it. I think if I were to watch it again I'd like it even more and I'd appreciate the beginning. I also told Dan that maybe we should have watched the old one first, because seriously, Jeff Bridges is IMPOSSIBLE to understand half the time. I get that this is the Old West. I get that you're drunk. But seriously. WHAT IS GOING ON. I had to rely on context clues to even figure out what was happening.
My other critique is that colloquial speak aside, the first half is slow. Everything exciting basically happens in the last half hour, and until then, you don't know what's going on anyway.
I did like how funny it was and I wasn't expecting that. Did I find Matt Damon believable as a character in the old west? Nope. Was he hilarious though? Yup. And Jeff Bridges is Jeff Bridges, so humor is inevitable. I would definitely see this again, but it was not life changing or particularly remarkable. I now only have ONE MORE MOVIE from the Best Pictures of 2010 until I've seen them all (I only have 127 Hours left...and that may or may not be on the list for this blog...stay tuned!).
Next up: Ne le dis à personne (Tell No One), chosen by Ash!
Saturday, February 4, 2012
A Joyful Noise
MOVIE #1!!! WOO HOO!
So I officially have my movie list. I haven't decided whether or not to post the whole list or just have you all find out the choices as I go, but it's been a week now since I've seen this movie so I figure I better blog about it.
A Joyful Noise was Katie's choice, and as David Rea and I had already made a pact to see it when it came out (we love us some Jeremy Jordan) last week, I figured why not make it the first movie on my list.
It. Was. TERRIBLE.
Of course I knew this going in; a Dolly Parton movie about a church choir singing Top 40? That has awful written all over it. But it was still such a bummer to see Jeremy Jordan in something so bad after having seen him recently in so many GREAT things (Newsies and Bonnie and Clyde, in particular). There was basically nothing redeeming about this movie aside from his riffing. Also Collins from Rent made a guest appearance. I would recommend it to absolutely no one. And it was so LONG! It was the movie that would not end. David and I could not handle it.
I would give a plot summary...but too many things happened that made no sense. There was a kid with Asperger's who played the piano, an asian man died but it was funny?, Jeremy Jordan fought this kid but then he decided to play the guitar for the band, this girl hated that Queen Latifah was her mom, they won a singing competition by changing the words to slightly outdated pop songs to be about God....it was just as many stupid life problems of no actual emotional substance thrown into one movie as possible. And the music wasn't even tight.
SO LAME.
That's ok though...just you wait and see the movies that are to come...2012 is going to be hilarious.
Next up: True Grit, chosen by my brother Josh!
So I officially have my movie list. I haven't decided whether or not to post the whole list or just have you all find out the choices as I go, but it's been a week now since I've seen this movie so I figure I better blog about it.
A Joyful Noise was Katie's choice, and as David Rea and I had already made a pact to see it when it came out (we love us some Jeremy Jordan) last week, I figured why not make it the first movie on my list.
It. Was. TERRIBLE.
Of course I knew this going in; a Dolly Parton movie about a church choir singing Top 40? That has awful written all over it. But it was still such a bummer to see Jeremy Jordan in something so bad after having seen him recently in so many GREAT things (Newsies and Bonnie and Clyde, in particular). There was basically nothing redeeming about this movie aside from his riffing. Also Collins from Rent made a guest appearance. I would recommend it to absolutely no one. And it was so LONG! It was the movie that would not end. David and I could not handle it.
I would give a plot summary...but too many things happened that made no sense. There was a kid with Asperger's who played the piano, an asian man died but it was funny?, Jeremy Jordan fought this kid but then he decided to play the guitar for the band, this girl hated that Queen Latifah was her mom, they won a singing competition by changing the words to slightly outdated pop songs to be about God....it was just as many stupid life problems of no actual emotional substance thrown into one movie as possible. And the music wasn't even tight.
SO LAME.
That's ok though...just you wait and see the movies that are to come...2012 is going to be hilarious.
Next up: True Grit, chosen by my brother Josh!
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
The Beginning
To: Mom, Dad, Dan, Sarah, Joe, Allison, Brandon, Ashley, Sarah, Evie, Katie, Laura, Josh, Jacki, Toni, Josh (bro), Aunt Tawdra, and Jacob (bro)
From: Shannon
Subject: My New Years Resolution
Message: So today at lunch, my coworker was talking about her brother's New Years Resolution, and it inspired me. I haven't exactly been looking for NY Resolutions per se, but I knew this year I wanted to do something atypical, and this sounds perfect.
I like blogging, and I like movies, so I'm going to put them together and start a blog where I review the movies I watch. I think this will be good for me because watching a movie doesn't take THAT much time, and it will force me to write more which I need to do. And by review, I mean offer my opinion, or talk about something that stands out, or whatever I want. It doesn't have to be a typical review, just my own commentary on what I saw.
You're probably wondering why I'm emailing you about this rather than just mentioning it in passing...that's because I need your help. I am enlisting you to pick my movies. I picked you guys because I feel like I'm going to get an interesting and eclectic selection from you all.
I need each of you to give me two movies I need to see; there are 18 of you, which means this year I will be watching 36 movies. That's actually a lot! This averages out to be 3 movies a month, which is pretty sweet. You can pick whatever you want, anything at all, and I will watch it. It could range from the Teletubbies movie (please let that not be a real thing) to the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, it can be a movie you love, it can be a movie you hated, it can be a movie that's already out, or it can be one coming out in theatres this calendar year; it's totally up to you. The ONLY catch is that it has to be a movie I have never seen before (also I have to feasibly be able to watch it, aka it has to be rentable, be it through a video store, on demand, or netflix, so no random obscure movies that are impossible to find), and it can't overlap with someone else's pick. Once you send me your two picks, I'll let you know if they work or not.
SO! Email me back with what I'll be watching! Based on what you send me, I'll spread it out throughout the year and start blogging!
Thanks everyone!!! I'll keep you updated (probably via facebook) about my progress :)
P.S. Assuming you're in the area, you're obviously more than welcome to help me complete this personal challenge (aka you can watch the movies with me!)
And so it begins. Now I'll wait for the submissions to come pouring in, sort out my list, plan when I'm seeing what, and get started! My next post will be review #1!
From: Shannon
Subject: My New Years Resolution
Message: So today at lunch, my coworker was talking about her brother's New Years Resolution, and it inspired me. I haven't exactly been looking for NY Resolutions per se, but I knew this year I wanted to do something atypical, and this sounds perfect.
I like blogging, and I like movies, so I'm going to put them together and start a blog where I review the movies I watch. I think this will be good for me because watching a movie doesn't take THAT much time, and it will force me to write more which I need to do. And by review, I mean offer my opinion, or talk about something that stands out, or whatever I want. It doesn't have to be a typical review, just my own commentary on what I saw.
You're probably wondering why I'm emailing you about this rather than just mentioning it in passing...that's because I need your help. I am enlisting you to pick my movies. I picked you guys because I feel like I'm going to get an interesting and eclectic selection from you all.
I need each of you to give me two movies I need to see; there are 18 of you, which means this year I will be watching 36 movies. That's actually a lot! This averages out to be 3 movies a month, which is pretty sweet. You can pick whatever you want, anything at all, and I will watch it. It could range from the Teletubbies movie (please let that not be a real thing) to the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, it can be a movie you love, it can be a movie you hated, it can be a movie that's already out, or it can be one coming out in theatres this calendar year; it's totally up to you. The ONLY catch is that it has to be a movie I have never seen before (also I have to feasibly be able to watch it, aka it has to be rentable, be it through a video store, on demand, or netflix, so no random obscure movies that are impossible to find), and it can't overlap with someone else's pick. Once you send me your two picks, I'll let you know if they work or not.
SO! Email me back with what I'll be watching! Based on what you send me, I'll spread it out throughout the year and start blogging!
Thanks everyone!!! I'll keep you updated (probably via facebook) about my progress :)
P.S. Assuming you're in the area, you're obviously more than welcome to help me complete this personal challenge (aka you can watch the movies with me!)
And so it begins. Now I'll wait for the submissions to come pouring in, sort out my list, plan when I'm seeing what, and get started! My next post will be review #1!
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