I have a back log of write ups to do so her is the next one.
The Accidental Husband
Date watched- 17th July 2010
Genre; Romantic, Comedy (is that maybe also known as a “Chick-Flick”?
Year; 2008
Running Time; 86 mins
Director; Griffin Dunne
Written By; Mimi Hare, Clare Naylor and Bonnie Sikowitz
Actors; Uma Thurman, Jeffery Dean Morgan, Colin Firth and Sam Shepard
Acting 3/5
Keeping my attention 3/4
Visuals/Direction 4/5 (anything that shows New York is a winner with me!)
Story/Plot 5/6
Total 15/20
Plot
Dr Emma Lloyd (Uma Thurman) is a successful and influential radio talk show host (aka The Love Doctor) who seems to have everything, a handsome and successful fiancé (Firth) and a potential best selling book to launch. But one day she gives advice to a caller to her show that turns her world and fireman Patrick Sullivan’s worlds upside down. On the advice of Dr Lloyd Sullivan’s fiancé breaks up with him, just before their wedding. In an act of revenge (and with the help of a young friend) Sullivan files an online marriage certificate between himself and Emma Lloyd. This sends the world of Dr Lloyd and her fiancé (and husband) into a spiral, will she manage to sort things out and get her life back on track, marry her perfect fiancé (Firth) or maybe even find something new out about herself?
My Personal Views
I wanted to see this movie at the cinema but in the end didn’t, I think it had something to do with being a poor student and worrying about my final exams and my dissertation. So when I bought this movie on DVD with a 2:1 BSc (Hons) degree in hand there was a certain amount of triumph to be had, “look at me I resisted the urge to go to see this at the Odeon in the Printworks (Manchester) and I got a degree”. Nothing to do with 4 years hard work at all!
Call me mad if you will but I think Uma Thurman is one of the most beautiful women in the world, and if I were ever to meet her I think I might wobble over in an instant, it’s not a sexual thing (I’m not a lesbian) but just her tallness, blondeness and thoughtfulness in all her roles that gets me I think. But I will never meet here so there’s nothing to fear there.
Add into the equation that I’ve been madly in love with Colin Firth since I was nine (when he played Mr Darcy in Pride and Prejudice) this movie is the perfect movie to curl up with to pass away some time and enjoy myself. Jeffery Dean Morgan also adds something as the rough around the edges (and also sexy) fireman, and I’m sure all Grey’s Anatomy fans will be happy to see him alive and well and breaking hearts (like I was).
Add into the equation the beautiful city of New York and this is certainly a movie to love. Unless you hate rom-coms which I know many people do. I’ve always wanted to visit New York so I can quite happily watch this and drift off into the city when watching this, every time I watch this (or anything in fact set in New York showing the great sights to be had) it takes all my efforts not to drive done the M40 to Heathrow and jump on the first plane to JFK.
I love this movie and everything about it, including the very sweet ending and I hope any of you who venture to watch this do too.
Outcome
Firmly back on the shelf already and going to stay put, well at least until I watch it the next time.
Sunday, 5 September 2010
A Bug's Life
1995 gave the World ‘Toy Story’, 1998 gave us ‘A Bug’s Life’;
A Bug’s Life
Date watched- 17th July 2010
Genre; Children’s, Animation
Year; 1998
Running Time; 93 Mins
Directors; John Lassester and Andrew Stanton (co-director)
Written By; John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Joe Ranft (Story), Andrew Stanton, Dan McEnery and Bob Shaw (Screenplay).
Actors; Dave Foley, Kevin Spacey, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Hayden Panettiere, Phyllis Diller, Richard Kind, David Hyde Pierce, Joe Ranft, Denis Leary, Bonnie Hunt….. The list goes on.
Music By; Randy Newman
Acting 3/5
Keeping my attention 3/4
Visuals/Direction 3/5
Story/Plot 3/6
Total 12/20
Plot
Disney Pixar brings the life of ants to life. This movie follows the trials of a colony of ants following from the mishap of an ant called Flik where the entire offering of food for the menacing grasshoppers is destroyed. The grasshoppers (lead by ‘Hopper’- Kevin Spacey!) allow for a second offering to be gathered before the last leaf falls from the trees. Flik is then sent on a mission to find “warrior bugs” to help fight off the grasshoppers when they return, in his quest he mistakes some circus performer bugs for warriors and invites them but to the colony (the circus bugs believing it is for their performing abilities). Will the ants pull together to fight off the grasshoppers or will they be squished? Over dramatise that much did I?
My Personal Views
When Toy Story originally came out on VHS (remember those?) I watched it at my best friend’s house, I moved house (some 260 miles away) around the same time and I wonder if somewhere at the back of my mind that maybe I watch this also to cling on to a bit of that part of me (the 9 year old without a care in the world), where I was happy to be watching the amazing revolution of Pixar animation. Also my childhood best friend (who I still speak to and see whenever I can) was the one who gave me the love for films I have. We would watch so many whenever I went to her house (before and after the move). When I would sleep over we would watch films until we fell asleep, good times.
This movie is full of, “I know that voice”, including Kevin Spacey,
David Hyde Pierce (Niles in Frasier), Bonnie Hunt, Denis Leary
(CSI: Miami), a very young Hayden Panettiere (Heroes) and John
Ratzenberger (who maybe many of you don’t know, but if you
watch Disney Pixar movies as much as I do you will, it actually
becomes a little bit of an obsession waiting to see where he ‘pops’
up in Pixar movies when you watch them for the first time).
Note; the end credits include a blooper reel, and even now this still brings a smile to my face, despite the fact of, “wait a minute how do they have bloopers for some computer animated insects?”
Outcome
So very staying in my collection until I grow up and no longer have the urge to watch children’s movies. I’m only 24 so you never know, it could happen any day now. I hope not though.
A Bug’s Life
Date watched- 17th July 2010
Genre; Children’s, Animation
Year; 1998
Running Time; 93 Mins
Directors; John Lassester and Andrew Stanton (co-director)
Written By; John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Joe Ranft (Story), Andrew Stanton, Dan McEnery and Bob Shaw (Screenplay).
Actors; Dave Foley, Kevin Spacey, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Hayden Panettiere, Phyllis Diller, Richard Kind, David Hyde Pierce, Joe Ranft, Denis Leary, Bonnie Hunt….. The list goes on.
Music By; Randy Newman
Acting 3/5
Keeping my attention 3/4
Visuals/Direction 3/5
Story/Plot 3/6
Total 12/20
Plot
Disney Pixar brings the life of ants to life. This movie follows the trials of a colony of ants following from the mishap of an ant called Flik where the entire offering of food for the menacing grasshoppers is destroyed. The grasshoppers (lead by ‘Hopper’- Kevin Spacey!) allow for a second offering to be gathered before the last leaf falls from the trees. Flik is then sent on a mission to find “warrior bugs” to help fight off the grasshoppers when they return, in his quest he mistakes some circus performer bugs for warriors and invites them but to the colony (the circus bugs believing it is for their performing abilities). Will the ants pull together to fight off the grasshoppers or will they be squished? Over dramatise that much did I?
My Personal Views
When Toy Story originally came out on VHS (remember those?) I watched it at my best friend’s house, I moved house (some 260 miles away) around the same time and I wonder if somewhere at the back of my mind that maybe I watch this also to cling on to a bit of that part of me (the 9 year old without a care in the world), where I was happy to be watching the amazing revolution of Pixar animation. Also my childhood best friend (who I still speak to and see whenever I can) was the one who gave me the love for films I have. We would watch so many whenever I went to her house (before and after the move). When I would sleep over we would watch films until we fell asleep, good times.
This movie is full of, “I know that voice”, including Kevin Spacey,
David Hyde Pierce (Niles in Frasier), Bonnie Hunt, Denis Leary
(CSI: Miami), a very young Hayden Panettiere (Heroes) and John
Ratzenberger (who maybe many of you don’t know, but if you
watch Disney Pixar movies as much as I do you will, it actually
becomes a little bit of an obsession waiting to see where he ‘pops’
up in Pixar movies when you watch them for the first time).
Note; the end credits include a blooper reel, and even now this still brings a smile to my face, despite the fact of, “wait a minute how do they have bloopers for some computer animated insects?”
Outcome
So very staying in my collection until I grow up and no longer have the urge to watch children’s movies. I’m only 24 so you never know, it could happen any day now. I hope not though.
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