A Bazillion Movies in One Post

I have seen like seven movies since I posted about Country Strong. I am pathetic. So here is a post about all seven. Excuse them because they will probably be very short and they are lacking pictures!

1. Gulliver's Travels(I actually saw this film in December but thought I would review it now!)
I love Jack Black. Some of you probably do not. That should not deter you from watching this flick. It was very cutesy and definitely fits into the romantic comedy genre. The humor is fantastic. I really don't remember a whole lot about the storyline because I was destracted by a cute young man who kept wanting to hold my hand. Gross. Good thing I tossed him! JK.

2. True Grit
I have been told that the original of this movie is much better than the remake. Of course, this is true for most remakes, right? I cannot judge yet because I haven't seen the original John Wayne movie. I do have it in my Netflix queue waiting for me to get the motivation to watch it. My dad loves John Wayne, which is probably why I don't love The Duke. I was a very oppositional child. Anyway, I really did enjoy this remake. I loved the feel of an old western but with modern actors. Matt Damon was phenominal, which he usually is in film. The storyline was fabulous and rung true for any let's get the bad guy western theme. I did however, think that there was a little bit much gore and violence. Just a warning for those of you that don't do well with violence. I am not a big violence fan, hence my hatred of horror films. I didn't think I would like this film, so you should watch it because it truly is a gem!

3. Red
Red reminded me how much I love funny "let's accomplish a mission" movies. The basic storyline is that an ex-CIA agent is living a normal life of retirement, when people show up to try to kill him. He reassembles his old team and goes to work fighting the would-be assasins. The movie is packed with action, adventure, humor and most impressively a star studded cast in Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren, Morgan Freeman and John Malkovich. See it, you won't be disappointed that you did!

4. Vampire
I saw this independent film at The Sundance Film Festival. It had about two minutes of brilliance and the rest was awkward and disturbing. DO NOT EVER SEE THIS FILM and if you do, remember I warned you!

5. The Tourist
Never listen to people when they are giving bad reviews. (Except when I do about Vampire, I am being serious!) I had heard a few bad things about this movie but am glad that I never listen to critics. I just go to films and enjoy what they are. Sometimes I paid way to much to be disappointed and other times I think to myself: "Wow, that was really worth more than the eight dollars I just spent to see it." This movie was very good. I thought the five dollars that I paid to attend was well worth it. Both Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp were amazing. I am not a Johnny Depp fan at all, but he was actually quite cute in this movie. The story is about a tourist, oddly enough, who finds himself in the middle of a dangerous goose chase to trap Jolie's character's ex. It is wonderful. Be a gambling tourist and take a chance! Cheesy!

6. The Dilema
First off, I would like to say that this movie made me laugh my butt off. Seriously, Kevin James and Vince Vaughn are two of my ultimate favorites. This movie is about two friends(Vaughn and James) who are trying to get a deal with a big car company for a car that sounds like a real car but is electric. They stuggle to get the engine going as well as marketing their idea. The biggest challenge in the film is actually what Vaughn's character sees James' character's wife doing. Very funny little film. I'd see it again!

7. The Social Network
If you are into Oscar nominated movies then see this film. It is nominated for several Oscars this year. I really didn't know what to expect from this film and my mind is still trying to determine what I thought of it. I really didn't know the history behind how Facebook came to be and this movie shed lots of light on that history. I also didn't think about how valued Facebook is either. It is worth billions. Basically, it is a business and sometimes business is dirty and political. I also didn't know that the founder of Napster was a part of the process of Facebook coming to be either. Very interesting. All the actors in this movie were great. I really hope that Eisenburg, who plays Facebook creator, Mark Zuckerburg, wins because he was fantastic in the role. Justin Timberlake also shows that he has some mad acting skills as he plays Napster creator, Sean Parker. Very good film.

So there you have the seven movies I have seen recently. I promise I will work harder at keeping this more up to date seeing I am still seeing a movie a week. I wonder what I should see this week, any suggestions?