I watched The Help the other night with a friend of mine, and I absolutely loved it. It was one of those movies that makes you cry, and there is more than one moment where I yelled at the tv. I really felt sucked into the storyline, of watching these stories from the view of the help, and all the injustice that these amazing and strong women went through. I won’t recount it all, I will just say that it’s a must see, and now I can’t wait to read the book, because my friend said it’s even better (as most books turned to movie usually are). The scenes with one of the help talking to the little girl and telling her, “You is kind. You is smart. You is important.” and having her repeat it back to her was just beautiful, and it makes me tear up just thinking of it. Go rent this movie now!

This was one of those movies where it’s just so frustrating to watch. If you want to see this movie, don’t read on, there are spoilers. Or you could just read the review and save yourself the hour and forty five minutes of torture. Your call.

First of all, Marni, played by Kristen Bell, doesn’t look dorky at all. She’s twice as cute as Odette Annabele, who plays Joanna, Marni’s arch nemesis.

Joanna is so TERRIBLE to poor Marni. But worse, Marni doesn’t stick up for herself at all which is super annoying.

So the premise is that Marni was a total geek in high school who always got picked on by Joanna, the head cheerleader. Marni then grows up and gets successful, and then finds out Joanna is marrying her older brother.

Marni doesn’t stand up for herself to Joanna enough, and then when she finally does, she does it publicly and ends up humiliating her brother in the process.

What’s so ridiculous is Marni’s family ends up getting mad at Marni even though Joanna is the terrible one. Oh and Joanna’s aunt and Marni’s mom were enemies in high school too. It was a silly side story that didn’t really add to the movie much.

The ending was just terrible. We’re supposed to feel sorry for Joanna that Marni’s brother called off the wedding after he found out what a horrible person she was? We’re supposed to pity her? Really?! And then they just apologize to each other and then it’s just all ok? And now they have to be sisters in law? SERIOUSLY?! What a dumb movie.

Don’t watch this movie. Bleck.

Tonight I geeked out and curled up on the couch to watch Tron: Legacy. I was a huge fan of the first movie and this sequel totally brought me back to my childhood. If you haven’t seen the original you should. It’s so advanced for that time! In the sequel, Sam Flynn, the son of the creator of the digital world goes searching for his long lost father. He ends up finding himself in the world, playing the deadly games of the computer generated version of his father, Clu. His real father, Kevin, he ends up finding with the help of Quorra.

The actor who plays Sam Flynn is Garrett Hedlund and he is quite the piece of eye candy. Even if you’re not a nerd you can appreciate his yumminess.

Kevin tells his son that he created a perfect Utopia in the world. He explained that a new life form manifested itself in the world, called the Isos. They were perfect beings that didn’t have disease. Clu, his creation, ended up turning against him and killing the Isos, seeing them as inperfect. In the process of Kevin escaping from Clu, the portal back to the real world closed. When Sam stumbled into the portal, the portal opened back up. Kevin thinks that Clu is going to try to get out into the real world and wreak havoc on the world.

Quorra is one of the Isos, this much I figured out. And then things got really hard to follow. But the special effects were very pretty! She gets hurt in a battle and Kevin confesses that she’s an Iso to Sam. She’s the miracle, what he’s been protecting all these years.

It’s funny that the dad is such a total hippy zen guy, when he’s also a computer geek. The two generally don’t go hand in hand in my experience.

I won’t give away any more, mostly because it’s super hard to describe. It was a cool movie, but it made me want to watch the original again.

I love it when I Netflix a DVD and it pleasantly surprises me. Any movie that makes me laugh out loud when I’m watching it alone is a good movie. Going the Distance was that kind of movie and it was awesome.

Drew Barrymore is Erin who is doing a summer internship in New York when she meets Garrett (Justin Long). They end up falling for each other even though she’s leaving to go back home to San Francisco six weeks later. They decide to embark on the biggest challenge two people can undertake, a long distance relationship.

The supporting cast helps make this movie so funny. Cristina Applegate as the tightly wound sister is so funny and Garrett’s two best friends cracked me up throughout the movie.

Of course the premise of this movie means there are going to be some sad moments, and some moments where you get frustrated with the two of them. The two of them each have someone in their workplace that tempts them. I spent some time yelling at the TV screen.

I won’t ruin the ending for you but just know in order for me to like a movie it has to have a happy ending and be a feel good movie.

I had very low expectations for this movie. I netflixed it just because I love me some Robert Downey Jr. It’s one of those movies where the premise is crazy unbelievable but it’s entertaining enough that you overlook that fact.

Zach Galifianakis plays Ethan who is a complete weirdo/pothead/wannabe actor. Robert Downey Jr. plays Peter, a high strung architect who needs to get home from a business trip in time for the birth of his first child. He unfortunately runs into Ethan at the airport, gets his bag switched with him, and ends up on the no fly list and luggage that gets left on the plane. So Peter has no id, no money and no way to get home to his wife.

Cue Ethan to the rescue…sort of. They embark on a cross country road trip that is full of craziness and all kinds of awkward moments. Peter hands down is having absolutely the worst day of his life.

I won’t ruin the rest of it for you but I will say I was pleasantly entertained. There were a few moments that I laughed. Of course I got frustrated with parts, because you just feel like, how on earth can all of this crap happen to one poor guy? I don’t think I’d watch this movie again but it definitely wasn’t a waste of a rental.

I sort of enjoyed this movie, even though I didn’t laugh much at the slapstick comedy. I didn’t find it all that funny. I think what I liked the most about this movie was the message. So many kids today spend all of their time online or in front of a video game or watching tv. Kids don’t know how to use their imagination and just play anymore. I love that Adam Sandler’s character works hard to get his kids to stop being cell phone junkies and to start living in the moment and having fun like kids. It was a really good message for today’s generation. One I hope to pass down to my kids.

I’ve been gearing up for the second part of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows for the past week. I’ve been rereading the books and rewatching all of the movies. Luckily the télés are showing reruns too. The last movie is going to be such a tear jerker, but I know it will also be amazing. I’m going to watch it with friends at the IMAX in 3D. It’s going to be epic!!

I have to admit when I saw the previews for this movie I didn’t expect much, even though I adore both Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher. But watching it, I was pleasantly surprised that there was a real storyline behind it, and it wasn’t just about hooking up. The premise is Emma (Natalie) and Adam (Ashton) keep meeting each other randomly. First when they are kids at boot camp, then when they are in college, and then as adults. This last meet cute is just about the most awkward meet up ever. He wakes up naked on her couch after a night of crazy drunken debauchery. They end up having a quickie that completely lacks emotion. She later tells him she isn’t good at relationships. Meanwhile you can tell Adam is a heart on his sleeve kind of guy so you can already tell he’s going to get his heart broken.

When Adam makes Emma a period mixed cd I about died from the cuteness. All the songs were related to bleeding, lol. “To soothe your womb.” He’s just about the sweetest thing.

Emma’s character is of course frustrating to watch because she tries to be the strong, independent type. It’s scary because I’ve been told in the past that I was “brutally independent”. I saw so much of my former self in Emma. I’m just so glad I got my crap together and let love come in. Of course in the end that is what Emma does too. It was a really cute movie and I’m glad it wasn’t raunchy or vulgar like I thought it would be.

I’ve been dying to watch this movie and I missed it when it was in the theater. The premise is about Cassie, played by Jennifer Aniston, a woman in her late 30s who has decided to become artificially inseminated. Her best friend Wally, played by Bateman completely disagrees with her decision. He tries to convince her not to do it, but she ignores his advice. She throws a ridiculous party for her insemination. In a weird twist of fate, Bateman gets drunk and switches the specimen with his own and blacks out and forgets he did it.
When Cassie learns she’s pregnant she moves away to be near her family. She loses touch with Wally but 7 years later she moves back and they reconnect. Now in this movie you absolutely have to ignore Jennifer Aniston’s character Cassie’s thick headedness. The fact that she doesn’t notice that her son is exactly like her best friend is a bit far fetched. Besides that though, the movie is so moving. You see Wally get to know his son Sebastian and realize that the boy is his. Watching Wally go through all of this growth and become attached to his son is so sweet. I won’t spoil it for anyone who wants to rent it, but I will say that it has a happy ending, yay! I was worried because sometimes movies throw a curveball and they end sadly. This one does not disappoint.

This movie is without a doubt hilarious. I highly recommend anyone see it. Just remember that of course it’s going to be crude and some parts are gross, but it’s a laugh out loud, hold your sides funny movie. I haven’t laughed that much in theaters in ages.

The movie opens with a really awkward sex scene between the main character Annie, and her must take testosterone patches for breakfast douchy screw buddy. FB he calls himself. He’s terrible in the sack but she stays with him anyways because she’s lonely. Oh honey, no.

The movie follows Annie along as her best friend gets married. Basically Annie spirals more and more out of control with her life and hits rock bottom. Along the way there are so many different moments of so funny and awful things that happen to the poor girl. I also love that there are moments of serious heart and reflection as her friends call her out on her bull and tell her to cut it out.

Definitely see this movie, preferably with your girlfriends, but guys will enjoy it too.