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So in case you dear reader are not my wife I should probably explain what these blogs are about. Every Year I set a goal of watching 100 new movies. Not New as in they were just released, but new to me. These are movies I have not seen. Some could be new releases, but some could be older movies that I had not had the chance to watch. I have the first 10 previously reviewed. The next few are in this Post. Enough about me on to the movies.
(11) The Social Network (2010)
This was part of our Oscar Run. We try around the Oscars to watch a lot of the movies that are nominated. Hence why the last three movies in the previous blog were Oscar nominated. As a matter of fact The next few movies will also be Oscar nominations.
The Social Network. This is the so called true story of what happened with Facebook. This of course interested me because, well I use Facebook. This was a movie i was excited to see. I do like Jesse Eisenberg. The Social Network was a straight forward story about what happened, or at least one side of the story. I don't want to pretend I know what actually happened, it's not like I was at Harvard. If I were, I wouldn't have been part of the cool club. Basically this movie wasn't exactly a thrill ride. It wasn't exactly boring either. It was a bit nerdy basically a computer nerd sticks it to the jocks by expanding on an Idea that they had. They built a social network. This social network obviously took off and became something huge. Even though I like Jesse Eisenberg overall sometimes I worry about his range. He plays the socially awkward guy who ends up with girls and riches and then inevitably a Spine. Basically Eisenberg has stolen Michael Cera's characters. I know I enjoyed Zombieland as well. However, that doesn't negate the fact that Eisenberg kind of reminds me of Cera.
Social Network was compelling. It was a great story told in quality fashion. The Movie moved at a nice pace, it was a run of the mill Hollywood blockbuster which is what the majority of everyone out there enjoys. Although I enjoy the off kilter movies I also enjoy the Hollywood blockbusters. I know that they are directed toward the masses and that isn't a bad thing, but it's not exactly the type of film I actively like to watch. However this has nothing to do with what I actively thought about the movie.
The Movie was well done, like previously stated it was compelling and the pace was good. The acting was believable, it didn't exactly move me. Fincher did an O.K. Job. Nothing here that stands out as poorly done. It was executed extremely well. The soundtrack was awesome, I liked the nod to Napster and how it was done. This overall internet revolution could spawn a bunch of good true story movies. This one in particular was a great Biography. There is debate about how true this movie actually was. Did they or did they not get the facts straight. My question to you is, Is this a Movie? So, why exactly do you care? People can read the books. It's not that hard. Anyway I actually award this movie a solid 5 out of 5. It's storyline, pace, acting, paneling, and score were great. I have no negative things to say about this movie. Nothing outwardly positive either, but I can't honestly not give it a 5 just because it doesn't stand out amongst the crowd. It was solid on every level.
(12) Winter's Bone (2010)
Winter's Bone is again part of our entire Oscar run. It was nominated for a ton of Oscars, I think it even won a couple. It was a Sad story of a Young lady who lived alone with her dad, who was a piece of crap. This got him murdered, and left this young daughter with two small children to fend for. The way she does it really reminds you that America isn't all Coffee and SUV's. For some people it is hard work. This Girl doesn't know what happened to her dad. The Police won't help, they are too concerned in taking the two younger kids into foster care. The neighbors help by giving what food they can. The girl gets herself into lots of trouble by dealing with scary people.
There is a few things wrong with this movie and a few great things with this movie. The first thing is the good stuff. The acting was great Jennifer Lawrence, pulled her role off without a doubt. Their was good suspenseful moments in the storyline. Lots of terrible things happen. There were some moments where my mouth dropped open and Anne hid her eyes in disgust. These are what make great movies. Then there was the uncle played by John Hawkes who I love, his name was teardrop. This was a movie about pure white trash who I grew up around. It was like peering into the lives of the people who you didn't really want to actively talk too, because you knew that you didn't want to get involved in their lives. I just sounded like a prick, but I don't exactly know how to put it. I was nice to these people. If they needed help I helped, I didn't make fun of them the way that others did. I just didn't want to be involved in their lives. I would still play ball with them and hang with them. I just didn't want to visit their homes.
Negative things. I think the movie ran over the allotted time for a movie of this stature. There were scenes that just re-said what was gone over. It was like the director had a touch of O.C.D. and couldn't stop repeating the same process over and over. Another thing I felt like the story itself took away character traits that are important in movies. I never did understand the big deal of the kids being taken away to foster care. The parents were out of the picture, I don't understand how the older sister didn't see that the kids would be better off in foster care and her life would be a lot easier if she didn't have to deal with her fathers mistakes. I know family is important, but in this situation I truly felt the main character was being a selfish little brat. The children would have been better off in the long run. Everyone would have been better off if she would have just let the government do their job. It's not like she wouldn't be able to be a part of their lives. She could have always been their sister. She just wanted to be their mom. So that being said I never was attached to the characters and thought overall the Main character was wasting her time. All the beatings were for nothing. So with these two major negatives I can only give this movie a 3 Redneck backhands out of 5.
(13) Black Swan (2010)
My Friend Chris Zwart who has become quite the movie buff, told us we had to watch this. So when it came time for the Oscars we did. Anne and I watched it. We actually got into a huge argument over it. I won't share what the argument was about but it involved me commenting on how hot Mila Kunis is. Lets face it, She is dead sexy. Anne might get pissed when she reads this, but it is true. If you don't believe me ask Cody Shafer about Mila Kunis.
Oh yeah so this is a review of the movie, not about how Hot Mila Kunis is. Wait.. let me just prove my point really quickly.
And I didn't even post any of the provocative pictures. By the Way all my pictures in all my blogs come from Google Images, just so that that is out there. What are we talking about oh yeah, So Mila Kunis is on that 70's Show, and she is in this movie Extract that I watched last year that i highly recommend for all us Mila fans. .... This is not a Mila Kunis section is it. It's about Black Swan, which has MILA KUNIS in it and she is So very beautiful and talented and man on man is she smoking hot. Plus, she has a lesbian scene with the other person in this movie. It's weird I don't understand why Natalie Portman got all of the hype for this movie, I mean MILA KUNIS is in this. Ok, so to be serious. This movie was about a transformation into the Crazy zone. Not sure if anything in the movie actually happened or if Portman's character was just going insane. I lean toward the going insane part, but that's to be left up to you as the viewer. Is this as raunchy as they say it is. It's not exactly Pornography, but yes it's pretty raunchy. It has several scenes that Adult only. Especially the Scene that was aforementioned. They did a great job with the transformation and the acting by Portman and Kunis is remarkable. It was a thrill through and through. However, The raunchy part did actually in my opinion take away from the end result of the movie. It could have been left PG and would have gone over better and not caused quite the stir. Lots of people love this movie. I for one thought it was a one time watch. Most movies like this are. It was a good strong showing. Just not the best movie I have seen all year and to be perfectly honest it got going really terribly slow almost to point of falling asleep before the good stuff happens. If Mila Kunis wouldn't have been in it my attention span would have left long before the movie had a chance to show it's brilliance. Plus, no real closure. The Character didn't honestly pay for any of her transgressions. It was a just a crash derby in crazyville away from being a load of horse manure. However, the character losing her mind was the whole story plot, So therefore I give it a 4 Mila! Mila! Mila! out of 5.
(14) Easy A (2011)
Ok I just spent the entire last blog going on and on and on about how Hot Mila Kunis is. Well, Mila Kunis isn't in this movie. However EMMA FREAKING STONE IS! If Mila Kunis is hot then Emma Stone is a white star. She is so hot that if you touch her it feels cold at first before your entire body burst into a blue flame and your skeleton vaporizes. This is Emma's first movie where this is her movie, she is the lead roll and she nails it. This movie was hilarious. There were parts in this movie where Anne missed it because she was crying from the tears in her eyes from laughing. It was good. Emma did great. The other cast members did well. However, This was a cheesy teen-pop-comedy and was not an original plot in any way. So There fore with the lack of originality and overall plot failures, due to the plot being overused this movie didn't score as high as it could have. The plot had a lot of holes in it, and it was completely predictable. However, this does not negate the fact that A) Easy A was funny. B) Emma Stone is Hot. So therefore it's important to know that you should totally rent this. Not solely because Emma Stone is hot, but because Emma Stone is hot and it's funny.
(15) SALT (2011)
So, on with the Oscar stuff like the movies before. Yes, Easy A was up for some sort of Oscar I think it was Hottest Actress of the Year. This however had Angelina Jolie in it. Not up for that part in my book. Not sure if the majority of the world agrees with me, but I don't exactly think she is the Bee's knees. More of a sub-par actress who relies on her chest size to entertain America. So. Salt was a great action flick. There were some scenes that were just absolutely action packed with good explosions. There was a car scene that was one of the best since the last Bourne movie. It didn't have very many downside's to the action part. The storyline was a little weak. Apparently, There is a Spy who knows about a Spy who doesn't know that they are in fact a Spy. Kind of retarded. Plus, Russia. Still. Why are we still considering Russia as a active participate as a bad guy in our movies. Get with the times people. Russia hasn't been a threat to the U.S. of A in a decade. How about China, or pick a country in the Middle East. Even Japan. Lets get rid of our Russia anxiety already. Move on. Bottom line this is a 2 stern look that i can't really see because i am too busy staring at your cleavage out of 5
Ok. So the next blog will have Zombies, Super Heroes, and girls killing stuff with Kitanas. Enjoy.
