Saturday, August 15, 2009

96: 500 Days of Summer


I 100% love this movie. I didn't think I would but it was so not at all what I thought it would be. Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel are just SO PERFECT in the roles they play. Joseph was amazing as an naive, unfufilled greeting card writer looking for his soul mate and Zooey was equally great as the on again off again girl that everyone loves without knowing exactly why. Both of them are portraits of real people, with problems and small, tender moments... unlike the majority of romantic films. The music fit the movie perfectly (esp Joesph's dance number, soooo great), the cinematography is stunning and I absolutley love the way the movie skips around between Day 1 and Day 500. Skipping through different days in Tom's life, good and bad, reveals the true disconnected nature of the relationship between Tom and Summer. The ending is bittersweet but in a good way and I'm so happy I saw this movie. :)
9/10

95: Bend it Like Beckham


Always an entertaining movie. It's been a while since I last saw it and I very much enjoyed it this time. A cute, funny movie with a nice ending. I love the music as well!
7/10

Sunday, August 9, 2009

94: Suicide Kings



Winner winner chicken dinner! This movie is one of the best dark comedies I've ever seen. I feel it's severely underated. Christopher Walken stars as the likeable mob boss kidnapped by five guys trying to find ransom money to save one of the group's sister. The twist is unexpected and the acting is all superb. Denis Leary is amazing as Lono, Walken's man, trying to get his boss back. "Me and Mickey will come back for you." I loved his monologue. T.K. and Ira were cool characters, Avery was a little bitch, as were Max and Brett. The funny part was the fact that Walken seemed so much more likable than the supposed "good guys". Great ending, great movie. Seriously funny.

93: Six Ways to Sunday


It was creepy and weird. I was confused. I guess I didn't really get it. I don't know. Norman Reedus was just weird and extremely unlikeable...
6/10

92: 13 Ghosts


Why I like it;
1. MONK! lolz.
2. The ghosts are super creepy and just awesome in general.
3. Acting is decent.
4. Story is interesting.
Why I don't like it;
1. It's really not that scary.
2. No cool cinematography whatsoever...
7/10