Saw IV and Saw V

My sister and I can rarely agree on a movie to watch since we have quite different tastes in movies. She’s more of a girlie movie kind of girl where I’m just about everything but a girlie movie girl. When we were down in the town my mom grew up in we were stranded, ok not stranded, but left to find some way to entertain ourselves when everyone there decided to go to bed at 930. We’re college girls and had another couple hours of life in us before going to bed. Since the only redbox in town was in their McDonalds which closed at 10. So we went to the local Family Video with is luckily open till midnight, opened an account, and began our search for a movie we could agree upon. Little did we know the search was going to be much shorter than we thought. After doing a lap through all the movies we decided on Saw IV and Saw V. She’d never seen either of them and I’d only seen IV so it worked out well. The movies were dirt cheap and we got back to the house in enough time to get through IV before passing out.

Now don’t get me wrong my grandma has a nice house but her basement room we sleep in we’ve convince ourselves its haunted. There is a small closet tucked under the staircase, some may call it a Harry Potter closet, which is only locked by a small hook on the outside of the door. Well usually this closet, which houses all of our blankets we use when we’re there, is locked all the time. It takes convincing to get someone to open it and get us blankets out. Well this time right before getting into bed to turn on the movie we discover the closet is open. There was no way either one of us was jumping out of bed to close it so we sat there. Staring. Frozen. Looking at the creepy haunted closet unlocked wide open… finally we closed it but it made the movie that much creepier.

Coming out 4.14

Another Tuesday means another set of new movies coming out to DVD. I must say this week I’m pretty excited because The Reader starring Kate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes is coming out and Kate Winslet is my favorite actress. I’m not too familiar with what the movie is about but I’m pretty much a fan of anything Kate Winslet does. The Spirit is also coming out to DVD as a two-disc special edition and The Caller starring Frank Langella who was nominated for an Academy Award. Also, Dark Matter with Meryl Streep and Aiden Quinn, as well as, Splinter.

The Reader is set recently after World War II in Germany where a teenager enters into a secret love affair with an older woman (Winslet). Several years after the older woman disappears they become in contact again when it becomes public she is being held for a Nazi war crime trial. Winslet won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for her performance in the film.

The Spirit has several big names in it Gabriel Macht, Eva Mendes, Scarlett Johansson, and Samuel L. Jackson. Gabriel Macht plays a masked avenger who plans to alleviate the crime ridden streets of Central City. Once a fine cop his life was ended by a bullet and has been brought back as a Spirit to face those criminals he didn’t defeat during his life.

The Caller stars Frank Lengella who was nominated for an Academy Award for best actor in Frost/Nixon. Lengella plays a senior VP for a corporation who set up his own assassination after sending an anonymous email alluding to his death. By bringing his company into the picture because before his disappearance Langella’s character sending an email showing the companies deflated sales and two members of the company spring into action to find the culprit behind the leak.

New Releases 4.7

A little late on this one guys sorry I didn’t get these releases to you sooner. But here’s what came out this past Tuesday on DVD. This week there are several movies that were in theaters contrary to what we’ve been seeing lately. Bedtime stories starring Adam Sandler and Keri Russell, Day the Earth Stood Still with Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, and Kathy Bates, The Tale of Despereaux with the voice of Matthew Brooderick and Emma Watson, Donkey Punch, Doubt starring Maryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman, No Country for Old Men’s 3-disc collectors edition, and Yes Man (Two-disc special edition) starring Jim Carrey.

Where to even start the majority of these titles star big actors who were nominated for Oscars and other awards for their roles in these films. Doubt was nominated for numerous awards and stars three big names. Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams and Viola Davis star in a suspenseful drama about a priest accused of wrong doing by a nun at the church looking out for the interest of a student at the school. It was one of the most honored motion pictures of the year.

Yes Man starring Jim Carrey and Zooey Deschanel is a comedy about a man who doesn’t say yes to anything and is forced to change his emotionally distant character which attracts the attention of Zooey Deschanel. I haven’t seen this one but I think it should be pretty good.

Bedtime Stories stars Adam Sandler and Keri Russell in a movie by Walt Disney Pictures’. When Sandler is asked to watch his sister’s kids he’s in for a big surprise when the night time stories he tells them begin to come true. The movie leads you on a fairy tale reality that we can only hope leads to a happy ending.

Mirrors, Funny Games, My Best Friends Girl

With my new membership to Family Video I have been able to rent so many movies I didn’t even know how to choose. The other day I get up to the counter with Changeling and Boy in the Striped Pajamas. They asked me if I wanted to redeem my two free movies that are 2 for $1. I was like WOW great now I get to make more decisions. After roaming the aisles of the movies store I was able to pick out Funny Games and Before the Devil Knows you’re Dead. Unfortunately I didn’t have time to watch the later before it was due. Funny Games however, I was able to watch and actually enjoyed it. I didn’t know anything about it before I watched it other than the golf club on the cover of the white box. It was most definitely not what I was expecting. A good movie though, crazy, but good. I also rented Mirrors starring Keaffer Sutherland, Jack from 24. He plays his typical role of always being the hero who needs to discover what is haunting the old shopping mall he’s just been appointed security guard for. When the mystery soon involves his family it’s a race to solve the mystery before his family is taken from him. Although I don’t know how I feel about the movie overall there are a few good parts to it. Also that time at the store I rented My Best Friends Girl. I thought it was really funny but every time I watch Dane Cook in a movie I realize how much I appreciate Ryan Reynolds acting. I know sounds crazy but I always get these two guys confused and with their filmographies expanding I’m starting to be able to tell the difference. Ryan Reynolds can act.

Browsing Best Buy

The other day to eat up some time after dinner and before catching Adventureland at the theater I decided to browse through Best Buy to see what was going on there. Just walking the aisles of the movies is one of the best things. I’m not too interested in any of the other things there, well the big screen tv’s of course, movies pretty much keep me entertained. We did however just get a Wii system at my house and have yet to get a new game other than the Wii sports it comes with. Anyway I was walking through the aisles and stumbled upon the Disney section. I have never been so excited to see Disney movies in my life. There were so many of them, right there, all together. I was overwhelmed. Too overwhelmed to even look at the price tag I knew it would only disappoint me that I wouldn’t be able to afford all of them and I couldn’t get just one when all of the were so appealing. What else did I see? Oh yeah from what I could tell they had the entire Matrix set for super cheap. Like under $20. For all the Matrix movies? Yeah… I mean I wish I had some disposable income that I could spend on all the movies I want. Looks like these are all just going to be added to my list of movie I ask for… for the next eight years of my life as gifts. Haha. Easter is coming up and one of the things I can hopefully count on is a surprise DVD! Cross your fingers!

Looking for something to do that doesn’t have to cost money, even though you might be tempted to spend some. Go walk around Best Buy and start/add to a list of movies you’ve just got to have but won’t buy for yourself.

New Articles I'm Working On

I’m working on some new articles for my website this month. Have you been to my website lately? It’s really coming along. Ok time for a quick tour! My website includes links to several different movies websites I frequent to find out the latest and greatest movie information. There is also a page that has links from amazon.com and some of the movies I have recommended on my blog. For all the different movies, there are some pretty cheap ones on there, give it a look. Under the articles tab there are currently seven articles I have written and three that I am working on right now I’ll describe those in a bit. There are also links to the three articles I’ve submitted to article databases. If you click on the link for donate there is an option to donate money. About me includes a brief description of myself and a privacy policy for my website. Finally there is a new part a merchandising section that has links to my cafepress.com store and three products that I have designed with my logo and website. There are three products I have designed a trucker hat, license plate holder, and sticker. These products are reasonably priced and decked out with a simple logo that goes with anything. I may not be the most creative person but I think the logo with the simplicity it can go with anything and doesn’t particularly pertain just to my website.

There are three new articles I’m working on writing. The first of the three is Paramount Pictures. An in depth description of the company and the films they have made. The second article is on the SAG Lifetime Achievement awards and the recipients of the award. Finally there will be an article on the famous director Stephen Spielberg and his fantastic works as a director and the stars he’s worked with.

Updated Movies I Want to See

Wow I cannot believe how many good movies there are out on DVD that I haven’t caught up on yet. The other day I made a list and I’m slowing but surely putting a dent in it. My list mainly includes the movies that were up for Oscars in February but there are a few others that I remember wanting to see really badly.
Rachel Getting Married starring Anne Hathaway is one that I mentioned on my blog earlier. I really want to see it I just don’t know when to. I usually rent movies with another person and I don’t know if that’s really the best movie to watch with someone. It seems like it’s going to be kind of dark and depressing and those movies I usually like to watch on my own. That might be one that I have to wait till I’m done with school and rent on week night.
Milk with Sean Penn is another one I want to see. I really like Sean Penn and when he plays diverse rolls such as this I like to show my appreciation for his acting talent and rent them.
Cadillac Records starring Beyonce and Adrien Brody. I really like Brody and his work. I also really like works that involve lots of big names, which Cadillac Records does. I like to see the way all the great actors work together.
Australia starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman. I think that these two actors are fantastic. Although the movie didn’t get great reviews I’m interested to see how well they work together. They’re both also natives of Australia and I’ve always wanted to go there. Hopefully there are some scenes that give me a good idea of what the country is like scenic wise.
Other movies I want to see induce: Benjamin Button and The Wrestler
Recently scratched off my list: Funny Games (random), Slumdog Millionaire, Changeling