Sunday, January 11, 2009

My Movie Reviews

FOUR CHRISTMASES - I got to watch this movie with my cousins in Colorado. It's directed by Seth Gordon, it stars Vince Vaughn, Reese Witherspoon, and it even has Tim McGraw in it! For rating purposes, between 1 and 5, I'd probably give this movie 1. It ended abruptly, I hated Vince Vaughn's character, and it really wasn't all that great in bringing a person closer to Christmas. Oh the brighter side of things, it had some funny parts, and I enjoyed watching my cousin laugh her head off at the spit-up scenes. All in all I it was not worth the 8 dollars that I spent on it.

THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL - This film is a remake of the 1951 version and its directed by Scott Derrickson, starring Keanu Reeves, and Jennifer Connelly. Okay, I am by no means a fan of Keanu Reeves but because of the character he played in this movie his "acting" skills didn't shine as much as they did in his other movies. Rating wise I would have to give it a 3. I am a big fan of H. G. Wells and I couldn't help but be reminded of one of his Sci-Fi novels. The graphics were very cool and the scenes fit right in with the music. The ending was also rather sudden but I guess that's the way movies are these days. It was well worth the 3 dollars that I spent to go and see it.

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON - This film is an adaption of F. Scott Fitzgerald's short story of the same title. It was directed by David Fincher and it starred Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett. It tells the story of Benjamin Button, a man who starts aging backwards. So when hes a kid he looks hideously old and as he gets old his body looks very young. With rating I would give this movie a 1. It had more than it's share of "naughty" scenes and yet it was a touching story. In my opinion, there was definitely not enough good stuff to out way the bad. In other words, if you get a chance to see it, Don't. It really isn't worth it.

LOVE COMES SOFTLY - I was at the BYUI Bookstore the other day and I saw this and had to get it. I saw it for the first time years ago but I still love it. It's directed by Michael Landon Jr and it stars Katherine Heigl, Dale Midkiff, and the adorable Skye McCole Bartusiak. Based on the book by Janette Oak comes a story about a woman who undergoes a tragic loss and is thrown into unwelcoming circumstances. Out of 5 I would have to give this movie a full 5. I loved it and would recommend it to everyone.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Thanks Julia about Benjamin Butten, I thought it might have bad scenes, but the idea was intressing enough I was going to look into it more. You saved me some time.