Movie Reviews...

For the first time in quite a long time I have taken some time to watch some movies lately. I will admit, the DVR has taken over most of my evening viewing, but I have seen two movies in the past week and I wanted to share a couple thoughts with you. I encourage you to see them and come to your own conclusions. Of course, any thoughts you would like to share would be appreciated too!

Seven Pounds
I wanted to see this movie while it was in theatres, but never did. Honestly, I am glad I waited to see it on DVD. It was a bit much for me and if I had paid full price for it, I think I would have been really disappointed. I should back up and say I saw Will Smith on Oprah months ago when he was promoting the movie, and I was really really excited about the movie. He stated he wanted to make a movie that had a point. He believed that we are to live our lives with purpose. I agree with that statement. We are to live our lives with purpose, but the movie didn't inspire me to live a life with purpose. I understood what they were doing in the movie (And I am leaving out the turning point of the whole movie in case you want to see it) but this movie did not inspire me. Honestly, I will state that it was a really good movie, but I didn't like it. See the movie...you'll see what I mean.

Twilight
I work in an Elementary School, and Twilight has been a hit with the 5th graders. I heard it was about vampires, and was not inspired to pick up the books that inspired the movie. I wasn't even sure that I wanted to see the movie. I remember years ago when I was a teen the big vampire movie was "Lost Boys." We loved it. Honestly, I think if I saw it again today I'd probably still like it. It's been YEARS since I've seen it. So, anyway, on Friday one of my students loaned me Twilight. I went into it with an open mind and watched it tonight. And my conclusion is that it was an okay movie. I find that the older I get, I gauge how good a movie is by wondering whether or not I would buy it and watch it again. I wouldn't watch it again. I'm not even sure that I will see all the sequels that are coming to theatres near you before we know it. I will say, I understand why the kids like it. Honestly, I think grade 5 is a bit young for the kids to see it. Afterall, it's rated PG-13 for a reason. (If this were 20 years ago, it would have been Rated R, I am sure of it.) So, all that being said, it was okay. It wasn't bad. It wasn't horrible. I will just say it wasn't my type of movie at this point in my life. I have wondered tonight if I would have loved it 20 years ago, and I think I would have. I guess I'm coming to the realization that I'm getting older...hum...

I now have a list of movies to see. I have discovered the joy of Redbox, where movies are $1 per night and can be reserved via the web. I see myself using that A LOT in the future. My list of movies to see include Bedtimes Stories, Slumdog Millionaire, and The Boy with Striped Pajamas. Stay tuned for futher reviews!

Later!