The Twilight Saga: New Moon
April 28, 2010 by kitten
Filed under Breakups, Romance, Tearjerkers, Teens
Well folks, it’s back – the Twilight Saga continues with the second installment of the blockbuster book turned movie mega-hit, New Moon. Bella is still in Forks, Washington with her awkward father, Charlie, and the man half the women in the world want to be bitten by, Edward, is still as pastey and cold as ever. Of course, Jacob, the hairy man beast the he is, has abs a girl could grate cheese on but we’re not allowed to think about that as Jacob is still a minor and that would be wrong.
New Moon doesn’t really break any new ground and fans of the book are likely to be a little disappointed by how much the film has strayed from the book. Oh, who are we kidding? The movie has Taylor Lautner shirtless and the gorgeous-no-matter-what-he-wears Robert Pattinson so girls of all ages will love it.
Truthfully speaking, I didn’t enjoy the movie as much as I hoped, but considering how insanely excited I was to see New Moon, there was no way it could be anything other that a little disappointing. After repeated watchings I have warmed to it significantly and have found myself enjoying it much more.
The Proposal (2009)
Sandra Bullock. Betty White. Ryan Reynolds. Craig T. Nelson. These are just four of the many, many reasons I would highly recommend watching The Proposal.
Sandra Bullock has made some less than spectacular career choices – some of which I couldn’t even sit through – but in The Proposal, the girl we all loved so much in Miss. Congeniality, While You Were Sleeping and The Lake House is back and the world is a more adorable place for it. Yes, Sandra plays an ice queen with seemingly no human emotion but she’s still endearing and lovable.
Then we have Ryan Reynolds. His comedic timing is spot on and he has incredible chemistry with Sandra. Betty White is always incredible as is the often underrated Craig T. Nelson.
13 Going on 30 (2004)
13 Going on 30 is one of my favorite romantic comedies. It has everything going for it. Fun music, a familiar but always entertaining premise, love and romance, an awesome villain to loathe (Judy Greer’s snobby and conniving Lucy Wyman) and the adorable Mark Ruffalo to root for. I don’t think I even need to mention the sheer enjoyability of Jennifer Garner’s performance as time traveling Jenna Rink. It’s just so much fun to watch Jennifer in this role because it’s so obvious she had a blast doing it. C’mon, watch the Thriller dance scene and tell me she wasn’t loving that!
13 Going on 30 is clearly not the first movie to use the premise of a teenager wishing to be older and waking up in the morning to find that they are (Hi ‘Big’, I’m talking about you, here), but what it lacks in originality it makes up for with heart. You are practically on your knees in front of the screen begging for the happy ending you know you’re going to get. You fall in love with the characters and the movie rewards your affection.
The Cake Eaters (2007)
Directed by the incredible Mary Stuart Masterson, The Cake Eaters isn’t just a great chick flick, but a great movie overall. Kristen Stewart (Twilight) plays Georgia, a young woman with Friedreich’s ataxia – a disease that causes nerve damage and eventual heart disease – beautifully and it’s impossible not to love Elizabeth Ashley as Georgia’s free spirited grandmother. I absolutely loved this movie, although there was one serious flaw, so let’s get to that now.
The Cake Eaters was written by Jayce Bartok who also plays the completely unnecessary role of Beagle’s older brother Guy. I kept waiting for something to happen with his character that factored into the story, but it never amounted to anything. He shows up, does his thing and is in the final scene of the movie, but he really has no impact on the movie at all. Jayce gave a great performance in the movie and wrote a great script but his character seemed to be written in as an excuse to cast himself in the movie.
Aside from that, I really have no complaints about the movie. Some people are frustrated by the ending (which I won’t ruin here) but I love a movie that doesn’t wrap everything up in a neat package and lets you draw your own conclusions. If that isn’t your thing, you might want to skip The Cake Eaters.
Ghost (1990)
September 15, 2009 by kitten
Filed under Tearjerkers
Oh Ghost… what a beautiful, amazing, moving, touching movie. Ghost features my favorite performances ever by Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore and Whoopi Goldberg. This is what love stories are all about!
The idea that two people could be as in love as Sam Wheat and Molly Jensen are in Ghost is so powerful. That’s the kind of unconditional and allconsuming love us ladies dream about. The pottery scene… oh goodness! That may possibly be my favorite love scene in any movie ever.
Ghost makes me a sappy, weepy emotional wreck and that’s why I love it so much. It cuts right to the core of your soul and holds tight. It is the ultimate chick flick, the ultimate tearjerker and the ultimate love story.
Cinderella
This is without question my favorite animated Disney movie, but one of the best chick flicks ever made. It has everything we love – an unassuming, quiet girl whom nobody ever pays much attention to, unless its to abuse her in some way, is swept off her feet by her dashing prince. It’s the blueprint for nearly every chick flick ever made, and it’s done so beautifully.
The animation in Cinderella is classic and timeless. Cinderella is beautiful. Her step-sisters are appropriately fugly and the prince is handsome. The little animals that help Cinderella along the way are so adorable I could just squish them with love. And the fairy godmother is so motherly and warm. Sure the actual animation is crude compared to today’s animated movies, but that’s part of the appeal.
Twilight (2008)
I love Twilight and I don’t care who knows. I am shamelessly counting down the days until New Moon hits theaters, and so what? I am, in fact, a full grown woman who is obsessed with a teen franchise, but there is nothing at all wrong with losing yourself in a little fantasy every now and then and let’s face it, that’s what Twilight’s all about.
Bella and Edward have the kind of romance we all want for ourselves. It’s dramatic and enthralling. It’s the type of all encompassing love that doesn’t let anything stand in its way – not even blood-sucking vampires or jealous werewolves.
Twilight is a classic love story with a twist. Sure the books are better than the movie (a lot better) and some of the actors are a little awkward and uncomfortable, but Robert Pattinson… wow. So hot. I would… well, we won’t get into that here. There are other websites for that sort of talk.
