Watched it: 3 movies

3:10 to Yuma: I usually do not care for Russell Crowe, but this was not too bad. Predicatably I fell asleep during the middle part but woke up in time for the end. It was ok for a movie I did not entirely see.

Ratatouille: We decided to see this since it was on a lot of critics top ten picks of 2007. It was pretty good. The best thing on the dvd was the extra about the history of the rat. It was really well done and hilarious. I also enjoyed making Jerry mad by calling the rat a mouse..."Poor mouse" or "Poor Mousatouille".

Stardust: This was pretty good. We are not sure why they cast Claire Danes in it. Why have an American play a role with a British accent. There are enough British actresses out there to avoid her all together (even for American movies....please?!). The other thing was a gay pirate played by Robert Deniro. They should've re-cast it or left this out! One of the pluses a large cameo played by Ricky Gervais.

Watched it: Jane Eyre

Jerry and I watched Jane Eyre on PBS. I think it was a really good adaptation of the book. It is hard to cram a story into 4 hours and they did a good even handed job. The only problem I had with the movie is the actress who portrayed Jane Eyre....really not attractive....
Jane Eyre was not supposed to be a looker but come on! She was like Jerry's girlfriend on Seinfeld who was pretty except in certain light...that is the way she looked all the time. I thought maybe it was her circumstance that made her eww but, nope , even when she was happy she was not attractive. Usually they cast someone who is really pretty but then downplay their looks until it is their time to shine.
Rochester was really handsome and fiery. And the love scenes were pretty intense!
I look forward to seeing other adaptations in the future (maybe not the one with George C Scott as Rochester)

Watched it: 3 movie weekend

Friday night we rented Ocean's Thirteen. It was good. I guess the best thing about it (other than George Clooney, the best thing of anything starring George Clooney) was Casey Affleck. In the movie he was supposed to sabotage some dice in a South of the Border dice factory, instead he led the workers in a revolt. It was entertaining and worth watching, especially if you like heist movies. ~recommend~
Saturday I saw Atonement with my friend Stacy. I read the book by Ian McEwan on her recommendation and loved it. The movie was an excellent representation of the book. James McEvoy is quite the hottie (no George Clooney, of course, that would be impossible). One of my favorite things about the movie was the music. Often they turned a monotonous sound (like the sound of a typewriter) into the beginnings of intense music. I also like how the delicately handled a not so delicate word that plays a big part in the plot, very clever--it was never once uttered, but it still had a huge impact. We both thought reading the book is a good idea before watching the movie. ~highly recommend~

I have been on the couch ever since returning from that movie with the worst cold ever.
Really it is bad. I haven't had a fever, but I feel wretched. Really bad sore throat and stuffy nose. While Jerry and Scott watched football, I watched Waitress upstairs. It was cute. Keri Russell's cohorts in the movie were hilarious. It made me want to bake a pie! ~recommend~

Watched it: Juno

We saw Juno with Scott and Salley Friday night. We were all super excited to see it and super let down. A lot of hype with this movie.

What we did not like:
*the funny stuff is pretty much what you see in the trailers
*the competitive "I am cooler than you" band name dropping (Jerry insists it is "the Stooges", not "Iggy and the Stooges", I concur)
*one of the names she dropped that she thought made her cool was Patti Smith...this could never make someone cool, it could only make them a total loser
*the guy behind us who thought even the most mildly amusing thing to be absolutely hilarious as he howled with laughter

What we did like:
*supporting characters were spot on, clever, but not overly so and very likable
*hamburger phone
*dissed Sonic Youth
*Michael Cera;he can only play one character, we like it, so that is ok
*wears the dorkiest track clothes for most the movie
*there is a plot that is never allude to in the movie that was really interesting and well resolved

Should you see it? Rent it, but save your moolah for another flick currently in theaters.

Watched it: Masterpiece Theater

I AM SO FREAKING EXCITED!!!!
PBS's Masterpiece Theater is showing Jane Eyre Dec 30 and Jan 6
Then....
They are showing all 6 Jane Austen novels beginning in 2008!!! They call it Sundays with Jane
Holy Cow!
I am so excited...too excited really....

Watched it: No Country for Old Men and Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

We decided to trade holiday cheer for violence and bloodshed in our holiday movie selections!
No Country for Old Men was a dark and bloody Coen brothers film starring Javier Bardem, Tommy Lee Jones and Josh Brolin. It was pretty good; the ending just ends, so don't zone out since there is no rewind button. There was lots of witty (in a dark, unassuming way) conversation taken pretty much directly from the book of the same title by Cormac McCarthy. Woody Harrelson was in it for a bit too, I forgot so it was a nice surprise.

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead was directed by the octogenarian Sidney Lumet. I
hope to be as together as him at that age! It was very well directed. Two brothers decide to rip off their parent's jewelry store for some cash and of course it does not go as planned. The film replays scenes for the days surrounding the robbery from different perspectives. There was some choppy mtv editing I could have done without. It was very intense to say the least.



Highly recommend both. I think NCOM is best on the big screen due to the scenery. I think of the 2 I actually like a little BDKYD better.

Watched it: The Astronaut's Wife

We watched this 1999 flick the other night. It was pretty good. It is like a sci-fi Rosemary's Baby. Both Johnny Depp and Charlize Theron are really pretty, almost disturbingly so. In fact, sometimes I feel like they have the same haircut. So if you see it on tv watch it. It is enjoyable. I thought it was going to be a drama or romantic comedy but it is really suspenseful.

Watched it: Pieces of April

I rented this via amazon.com. You can rent movies and have them download them to your laptop. Movie prices are similar to Blockbuster etc and the selection is pretty good. Thiswas perfect since I was "couching it" with some sort of stomach bug.
Anyway, this movie was cute. I did not realize it was a Thanksgiving movie. I love Thanksgiving dysfunctional family movies. The other one that comes to mind is "Home for the Holidays" with Holly Hunter and a pre-rehab Robert Downey Jr.
This was starring Katie Holmes before she was brain-washed by Scientology goons and no, she does not "get naked". It was very low budget and filmed in a few weeks. It was heart warming as April tries to get her turkey cooked and gets to know her neighbors and their functioning ovens. April's family finally gets over their past and so does she. They have a great dinner and make a memory, complete with bow on top.