The Blindside.

Last night I saw this movie. It is simply amazing. It is the true story of Michael Oher who plays left tackle for the Baltimore Ravens. Basically, it is about a woman, played by Sandra Bullock, who helps a teenager who is homeless. I was reminded that sometimes all a kid needs to succeed is one adult who believes in them. This movie really hit my heartstrings because Michael reminded me of so many of my students. I pretty much cried during most of the movie, which is a good thing!

Sandra Bullock is an amazing actress and again does an amazing job. I think that with each movie she does, she gains more of my respect. She can play any part and pulls it off amazingly. I would give her performance in this film a 15 out of 10.

The movie recieves two thumbs up and a Gingerbread Shake of awesomeness!

All About Steve...

The first thirty minutes or so of this movie, I sat there wondering what the heck I was thinking by wanting to come to this movie because it was the stupidest movie I have seen in a while.

It got better as it rolled along and I actually thought it was majorly funny in parts. People falling into holes is just funny and Sandra Bullock is always fun to watch. I was glad I did not pay full price for this movie, but I think I might have even saved 50 cents and waited for the Redbox!

I give this a two out of five stars!

New Moon and Transformers 2

Not really a matching pair but I have seen these movies in the past two weeks.

New Moon was very good. And that isn't just because some certain werewolf is shirtless most of the movie. There was a lot of action and you could totally tell they had a lot more money to make this movie compared to the first one(visual effects were much better!). I like to get the visual in my head as I am reading the books. I just started reading Eclipse because I was inspired by this movie to again get into the books. Of course, the movies are exactly like the books but I enjoy them. I don't even like vampires but these movies are awesome. I actually took the picture above at a Red Robin the day after seeing the movie.

I have noticed that I have hard times writing reviews seeing I forget everything. Maybe I am not very good at this.

It took me about three weeks to watch Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. It was jam packed with action but I still kept falling asleep, but that sleepiness was thanks to winter getting her not the quality of the movie. There is a cheesy love story jammed into the action which makes it nice. I also love the Bumblebee Camaro! I would buy one. Optimus Prime's character was further described as he is know as one of the loyalty of transformers. He saves Sam, Shai Labuff's character. I like Shai even if he is too young for me. I would totally tell you to watch this movie but make sure to watch the first one first! You should always handle sequels this way!

My Life in Ruins

Picture courtesy of redbox.com
This a cheesy and cute movie. I found myself laughing often by little jokes or comments in the movie. This is a really soft-hearted and enjoyable movie. It is made even better by the scenery of Greece. I now really wish I were in Greece. What a beautiful place. I need a trip to the beach. You should watch this movie, but who am I to tell you what to do?

Entrapment

We joked around last night that the only reason my Utah Dad was watching this movie was to watch Catherine Zeta-Jones do the part with the lasers. It was pretty funny.

This is a great movie. Again, if you have never seen it, go see it. It is a very good action/suspense movie. You never truly know what is going to happen. It is awesome for anybody who loves a good heist movie! Classic!

Sunday night at the Bills is always fun because we will often take in a movie. LOVE IT!

Pawn Shops.

No. Pawn Shops is not the name of a movie that was recently released but instead are great places to pick up DVDs. I went to a pawn shop with my friend, Alyssa, here in Vegas and it was fabulous. Not so much fabulous for my pocketbook but it is fabulous for my DVD collection. I bought ten, yes ten, DVDs for two dollars each. Smashing deal. I was hesitant at first to buy so many but then remembered something that my wise sister once said: "They are cheap, why not buy them?" I figure this is great advice, even when one is poor. Okay, maybe not always the greatest advice for poor people but in this case it was very applicable.

For you, wonderful movie blog readers, this hopefully will mean that you will be reading more movie reviews of classic and good movies. I sure do love my movies!

Ghostbusters and What About Bob?

It is a tradition that when up in Salt Lake at the Bills' house on Sunday evening we watch movies. Last week was Ghostbusters and this week was What About Bob? Both of these movies are classics.

It was fun to watch Ghostbusters because I had recently been in NYC. I recognized lots of buildings and places and that made it extra special. I was also pretty surprised that I remembered a lot of the movie. I knew pretty much all of the lines. Crazy. I remember being very scared of that movie when I was younger. Now I just laugh at how it tries to be scary but it really isn't because pretty much the technology is outdated. If you haven't seen Ghostbusters, shame on you; repent by watching it this week. If you have seen it, it might be time to go and reminisce via the movies.

What About Bob? is a hilarious movie. I love that in the end the shrink becomes the crazy one. Oh wait, maybe he was crazy from the beginning. I showed clips of this movie to my students a few weeks ago to demonstrate OCD. Classic. This is a great laugh movie so watch it. Again, if you have never seen it, shame on you; get to it! If you have seen it watch it again!

Movies are awesome!