Quickie Reviews
I know, I know...I totally suck. I always promise I'm back to posting regularly and then I don't. How can my three regular readers ever trust me again?! I promise I'll make it up to you....somehow. I have managed to make it to the theater and I'll give a short summary on what I've seen thus far.....
Sex and the City
My girlfriends and I were really looking forward to seeing this film long before it came out and so was every woman and gay man who was a big fan of the show. I personally loved it, despite it being almost two and a half hours. I do think you'd really have to be a fan of the show and familiar with the characters and plotlines to really grasp the gravity of some of the things that happen straight off the bat. Everybody who was a regular character came back and brought their men with them. Cast was good, writing was good, it was all good. I especially liked the addition of Jennifer Hudson as Carrie's new kick ass assistant, Louise. Highly recommended, only if you are a fan of the show.
What Happens in Vegas
I had heard good word of mouth about this one and decided to check it out. I wasn't sure I'd like Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher together in a romantic comedy. It wasn't too formulaic and I thought they had some good chemistry. It wasn't too overly sappy or cornball. Basically, Diaz and Kutcher meet as strangers in Vegas and hit it off and spend the night partying together only to wake up and find out that they got married. They are court ordered to stay married after one of them wins a lot of money and they start fighting over it. Much humour is provided by their two sardonic friends (Rob Corddry and Lake Bell) who help them try to win the court battle in very sneaky ways. I went in not expecting much but was pleasantly surprised.
Kung Fu Panda
My kids were looking forward to this one, partially because they've been showing trailers of it for ages. I happen to enjoy Jack Black, animated or not, so I thought it would be okay. I thought it would be cute, but it was actually fairly entertaining, although a little formulaic. Black is Po, a panda who wants more than anything to join the elite group of kung fu animals trained by Master Shifu (Dustin Hoffman). His father however, wants him to follow in his footsteps in the soup biz. Po's inner conflict commences. I wouldn't rate it as high as say, Horton Hears a Who, but it was amusing, tolerable and enjoyable.
More ramblings to come....(no, really)....
Sex and the City
My girlfriends and I were really looking forward to seeing this film long before it came out and so was every woman and gay man who was a big fan of the show. I personally loved it, despite it being almost two and a half hours. I do think you'd really have to be a fan of the show and familiar with the characters and plotlines to really grasp the gravity of some of the things that happen straight off the bat. Everybody who was a regular character came back and brought their men with them. Cast was good, writing was good, it was all good. I especially liked the addition of Jennifer Hudson as Carrie's new kick ass assistant, Louise. Highly recommended, only if you are a fan of the show.
What Happens in Vegas
I had heard good word of mouth about this one and decided to check it out. I wasn't sure I'd like Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher together in a romantic comedy. It wasn't too formulaic and I thought they had some good chemistry. It wasn't too overly sappy or cornball. Basically, Diaz and Kutcher meet as strangers in Vegas and hit it off and spend the night partying together only to wake up and find out that they got married. They are court ordered to stay married after one of them wins a lot of money and they start fighting over it. Much humour is provided by their two sardonic friends (Rob Corddry and Lake Bell) who help them try to win the court battle in very sneaky ways. I went in not expecting much but was pleasantly surprised.
Kung Fu Panda
My kids were looking forward to this one, partially because they've been showing trailers of it for ages. I happen to enjoy Jack Black, animated or not, so I thought it would be okay. I thought it would be cute, but it was actually fairly entertaining, although a little formulaic. Black is Po, a panda who wants more than anything to join the elite group of kung fu animals trained by Master Shifu (Dustin Hoffman). His father however, wants him to follow in his footsteps in the soup biz. Po's inner conflict commences. I wouldn't rate it as high as say, Horton Hears a Who, but it was amusing, tolerable and enjoyable.
More ramblings to come....(no, really)....
posted by trudyrox at 12:56 AM
2 Comments:
I did watch what happens in vegas.. I do agree with you found it too formulaic and predictable
Hey Mad, let me know if you see anything worth seeing. I need to see some good, inspiring stuff.
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