Movie Review Report

Top 5 movies at the box office this past weekend:

1. National Treasure: Book of Secrets
2. I Am Legend
3. Alvin and the Chipmunks
4. Charlie Wilson’s War
5. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

I know it’s been a while but with Christmas and some internet issues, it was a little crazy. I haven’t been to the movies in weeks! I really wanted to go see National Treasure: Book of Secrets this weekend but it didn’t work out. So, instead I re-watched the first one as originally planned so here’s my mini review of that movie.

Benjamin Franklin Gates (Nicholas Cage) grew up hearing the story of a hidden treasure that his family has been searching for for generations. If it truly exists, the treasure would be the greatest in all of history. Ben refuses to give up the search, and follows the clue his grandfather gave him along with the clues our Founding Fathers set in place; including on our money and engraved throughout our history. When he discovers the next clue is on the back of the Declaration of Independence, he has to steal it in order to find the treasure and save the document from being destroyed by other treasure hunters.

I know this movie got mixed reviews but I really liked it…. surprisingly because I can’t stand Nicholas Cage. Ever since I saw Wicker Man I can’t even watch him anymore he disgusts me so much. But, even though he was in it, it was still an entertaining movie. I really liked all the history references throughout the movie (and yes, I realize it’s not all completely accurate and definitely not possible but some people seem to forget that it’s a movie…which should imply it’s not real). And I loved Riley in the movie; he was hilarious. Who doesn’t love a good family fun action adventure? It’s good fun for the whole family.

My Rating:

Really Liked it

National Treasure, National Treasure: Book of Secrets, I am Legend, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Charlie Wilson’s War, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Nicholas Cage

Top 5 movies at the Box Office this weekend:

1. I Am Legend
2. Alvin and the Chipmunks
3. The Golden Compass
4. Enchanted
5. No Country for Old Men

Well, I Am Legend turned out to be a record breaking hit. It received the biggest December opening in history with $76.5 million. That’s pretty amazing. The movie got a lot of hype built around it, I must say. Well, let’s be honest here, who doesn’t love Will Smith? I’ve never met anyone who didn’t. Get back to me on that one.

Anyways, I almost wanna see Alvin and the Chipmunks but I really don’t at the same time. I have always loved the chipmunks and I don’t want this movie to ruin that. I don’t like the CGI chipmunks and I can’t stand Jason Lee…so I don’t know. I definitely will not pay to see it in the theater but maybe I’ll see it someday…it does kind of look cute.

I have absolutely no interest in seeing The Golden Compass. It just doesn’t look entertaining to me. And I hate it when a movie gets a lot of hype around it because of some stupid controversy, it’s annoying.

Enchanted, is still in the top 5, as well it should be. Loved that movie! It’s such a great family holiday movie. If you haven’t seen it yet, you should.

Well, I haven’t been to the movies in a few weeks but I would like to see I am Legend sometime soon.
I’m really looking forward to seeing National Treasure: Book of Secrets too. I think that looks like it’s going to be awesome! I have to re-watch the first one so that I can be prepared.

I am Legend, Will Smith, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Jason Lee, The Golden Compass, Enchanted, Patrick Dempsey, No Country for Old Men, National Treasure: Book of Secrets

Due to the craziness of Christmastime I haven’t been watching as many movies as I usually do which makes doing reviews more difficult. However, I did rent the first season of Grey’s Anatomy at Blockbuster last week. I always heard people talking about this show but for some reason I never caught it on TV until recently, but since I didn’t know what was going on I decided to rent the previous seasons and catch up with the rest of the world.

The show is based on Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) and four other surgical interns: Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh), Isobel “Izzie” Stevens (Katherine Heigl), George O’Malley (T.R. Knight) and Alex Karev (Justin Chambers). Meredith and the others struggle with the pressures of their new jobs made more difficult perhaps by the resident they were assigned to, Dr. Bailey (Chandra Wilson) nicknamed “The Nazi”. When Meredith had a one night stand with a handsome man in a bar, she had no idea that man would turn out to be their boss, Dr. Shepard (Patrick Dempsey), an attending at Seattle Grace Hospital. Another attending as the hospital, Dr. Burke (Isaiah Washington) faces a similar secret relationship. The drastic changes in the lives of the new interns force them all to deal with new issues concerning family, co-workers, and forbidden relationships.

This DVD contains 9 episodes, some unaired scenes, behind the scenes footage and a few other extras. Short but sweet, since it’s only the first season.

I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this show since I was so unfamiliar with it and the actors were virtually unknown before the show began, but I was very pleasantly surprised. I’ve always been a fan of hospital dramas for some reason (House is one of my favorite shows) so I guess I shouldn’t have been so surprised by how much I enjoyed it. The reason why this show is so entertaining is not just the interesting patients and incidences that occur in the hospital, but more the characters. The storyline of the show is based mostly on character development, which works well because of such a wonderful cast. How could anyone not love Patrick Dempsey’s character “McDreamy”? But it turns out my favorite character on the show is George (played by T.R. Knight). His nervous, sweet, innocent ways are so endearing which makes his character so adorable! They all do a great job with the diverse roles of the different characters and the stories are very addicting. The season ends with quite the cliffhanger so I’ll have to go rent season two to find out what happens. I know everyone and their mom has been addicted to this show since the beginning but…better late than never I guess.

My Rating:

Really Liked it

Review: Patrick Dempsey in Enchanted

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As promised, here is my official review for Enchanted. I wanted to see this movie as soon as I saw the first preview and it was even better than I expected.

The story starts out in the fairytale cartoon land of Andalasia, where Giselle (Amy Adams) is waiting for her true love. While trying to escape from an ogre, Giselle falls into the arms of Prince Edward (James Marsden) and the two plan to marry the next day. But, when Giselle arrives at the castle for her wedding, Prince Edward’s evil step-mother Queen Narcissa (Susan Sarandon) plans to keep them apart at all costs. She disguises herself as an old hag and lures Giselle over to a wishing well, pushing her in and sending her to the real world where she lands right in the middle of Times Square. While Giselle is trying to figure out where she is and how to get back to Andalasia, she meets Robert (Patrick Dempsey) and his daughter, Morgan, who try to help this troubled woman get home. While Giselle waits for Prince Edward to come and rescue her, she learns a lot about the real world, and teaches Robert and Morgan all about happily ever after.

This movie was fantastic! It was the most entertaining movie I’ve seen in a long time. I’ve always been a big fan of Disney movies and of course happily ever afters, but this movie put a fresh new twist on all of that while poking fun at the Disney movies we all know and love. It has all the elements of a classic Disney movie and also has a lot of references to our old favorites (Cinderella, Snow White, etc.). I loved how it was a mix between animated characters and live action. It was such a great story and the casting was absolutely perfect. Amy Adams was hilarious and did an amazing job with her unique role as a real life fairytale princess. Same with James Marsden, he was so funny and animated as the Prince and played it perfectly. The oh-so-handsome Patrick Dempsey, or should I say McDreamy, was great as the character who brought it all back to reality. And of course he was as gorgeous as ever.
I would say this is a must-see movie; especially for kids. The kids that were in the theater when I saw it absolutely loved it and got very into it (and I must admit I did as well). But don’t get me wrong, it’s not just for kids. There’s something in it for everyone and I can almost guarantee that whoever sees it will enjoy it.

My Rating:

Absolutely Loved it

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Top 5 movies at the box office this past weekend:

1. Enchanted
2. Beowulf
3. This Christmas
4. Hitman
5. Awake

Enchanted is #1 for the second week in a row and I can definitely understand why. I went to go see it this weekend and it was so awesome! I’ll have to do an official review next time I post.

For now, I’m doing an unofficial review of Night at the Museum, because the previous writer for this blog already did one and you can read it here. I just saw it yesterday, but I’ve been meaning to watch it since it came out. Everyone kept telling me how funny it was so I finally grabbed it last time I was at Blockbuster.

And they were right, it was a really cute movie. One of those movies that is entertaining for the whole family. I really like Ben Stiller, especially in this movie. He is so hilarious and just the way he says things cracks me up. And the story line was really unique too. What kid wouldn’t want to go to a museum and see everything come to life? It was just a really good, entertaining movie. I always love family type/kids movies because they are just fun and light hearted and usually don’t disappoint.

And, one of my favorites, Paul Rudd had a very small role in it which was a nice surprise. He always seems to be sneaking up in the movies I watch lately.

Overall, if you have kids and you haven’t seen this, you should definitely go out and rent it. Although this would also be a great movie to put on over the holidays that everyone would enjoy.

My Rating:

Liked it

Enchanted, Beowulf, This Christmas, Hitman, Awake, Ben Stiller, Paul Rudd