Thursday, January 15, 2009

Slumdog Millionaire

A story of a boy on a game show trying to win the heart of his love but winning the gamea s he goes along. Each game show question delves deeper into his life as we see the reality of being a slumdog in India and witness another Indian love story told in anything but the usual way.

One of the best movies of all time. If you haven't seen it go watch it.

Revolutionary Road

Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio knocked my socks off with this fantastic film. This is a story about a couple dissatisfied with their lives in suburbia hoping to make a break for it and live in Paris and try to be more than their current surroundings. I was riveted from start to finish, and thought it was one of my favorite movies. It is dark, but the acting and the message of the story spoke to me.

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Mr. Woodcock

Four out of ten

A former chubby middle schooler tormented by this PE teacher grows into a successful attractive best selling writer and returns to Nebraska to see his mom and accept an award the small town gave down to him. He returns to find his mom is marrying his PE teacher who still seems every bit the jerk he always was. What happens next? Isn't it obvious? The movie takes an interesting twist but its not good. Billy Bob Thorton does a good job I think as the mean PE coach, but Stiffler sucked and kind of ruined the whole movie, though the premise and the plot weren't stellar to start with anyways.