Karebear Central

If you are going to see one movie in the theater this summer, go see The Dark Knight. This movie is based on the comic book Batman so it is darker than the Michael Keaton version. Christan Bale plays a morally challenged Batman–the fight between good and evil is within himself and with the Joker. The Joker is played by,unless you live under a rock–you should know- Heath Legder. He does a great job by making the character his own. He does this freaky thing with licking his lips that makes the character even more scary. If you don’t know anything about Batman, don’t worry, the movie explains everything. It is 2.5 hours, and drags at some points, but it feels like there are so many stories going on you don’t really notice. It is worth paying the 8-9 dollars for a movie night.

The 4 words I hated most coming out of my mother’s mouth. I never wanted to accept that answer from my mother, but I always did. This movie staring Diane Keaton, Mandy Moore, Piper Perabo, Thomas Everett Scott and Lauren Graham. This movie is about a mother (Diane Keaton) who doesn’t want her daughter to end up old and alone and puts out an online ad for her daughter to find love without her daughter knowing. Piper Perabo and Lauren Graham (Lorelia from Gilmore Girls) play Diane’s other daughters who are happily married. They really are not big parts of the plot, but they really all feel like a family when you watch them laugh and talk. Thomas Everett Scott plays one of the suitors who comes a’callin for Mandy Moore’s character whom is very well educated, very smart and very egotistical. Mandy ends up dating 2 guys, one her mother picked and one who found her and the movie is about her finding love. Not to mention the guy who plays Eric Camden on Seventh Heaven, he plays the father of one of Mandy’s suitors and he puts the move on Diane’s character. This is a total chic flick that I recommend to anyone who wants a girls night in and movie that makes you laugh.

I normally love getting calls on my cell phone.  But not after tonight.  I love horror movies, I always have.  But I hate what they do to me when I try to go to bed.  I have to make sure the curtains are tightly closed and the nightlight is on. Yes, I can be a bit of a scaredy cat.
This movie is with Edward Burns who plays a cop. This surprises me that Ed Burns would take a role in a horror flick like this, but then again, it’s Edward Burns, he likes weird roles. The movie also has Shannyn Sossoman (The Knight’s Tale or 40 days and 40 nights) who I hated in those movies, but in this movie I was actually rooting for her to live!
Basically, the movie is like The Grudge or The Ring. Once death (or whatever it is) picks you to die, you are pretty much screwed. This movie has the victim leaving a voicemail for themselves at the exact moment of death on the next victim’s phone. So totally unbeliveable, but still scary. I jumped at least 3 times. So I do not want to pick up my phone, especially not to the ringtone in the movie. I have a feeling my husband is looking for that ringtone for me just to freak me out.
It was a good horror movie, short and to the point. This, like The Grudge and The Ring are Japanese remakes that kind of make me want to see more. But don’t call me to talk about the movie, I probably won’t answer my phone for awhile.

I recently ordered P.S I Love You from Netflix. This movie, staring Gerald Butler and Hilary Swank is a movie you have to be prepared for. You have to be in the mood to be sad. You have to be willing to cry. I am so glad I watched this movie prior to finding out about my aunt because otherwise, I would have been crying the whole movie.

This movie is about a woman who loses her husband to a brain tumor. Prior to marrying her husband, she had no direction, after marrying her husband she still had no direction, but through losing him, she found her direction in life. You laugh with her, cry with her, yell at her, and love with her the entire movie. I loved it. Even though I compared the movie to the book, I still really liked the movie. I think the book made me cry more, but I think that’s because it hit on feelings a lot more.

The movie also has a nice spread of supporting characters including Kathy Bates (as the mother of the widow), Harry Conick Jr (suitor of the widow), the guy who played Denny on Grey’s Anatomy (not in the book), Gena Gershwin (best friend of widow), Lisa Kudrow (other best friend), and the guy who played Spike in Buffy (dead guy’s best friend.) There is a lot the movie did not touch on and characters like the widows father, and 3 brothers who are not in the movie. But I guess in a 2 hour movie how can you really build character development.

This movie hits on a real topic that most of us do not want to think about. In the first scene, the loving couple are fighting about having kids and when’s the right time. Turns out, they didn’t have time. It is sad, but they didn’t have to worry about life insurance for kids. But it makes you think about all the talk put into planning on when you have kids. Sometimes, you just have to let go and not be afraid. When you know someone facing mortality, it hits home a little bit more.

I recommend this movie to people who like a good story. It’s sad, but it’s life. Life doesn’t always have a happy ending. But’s its what you do with life that makes it matter.

I am going to admit it, I actually really liked this movie.  Sometimes I really think I have a bit of guy mentality.  The movie is about two guys who bring their grandpa’s ashes to Germany during Oktoberfest and are brough to an underground drinking challenge named Beerfest.  The two Americans vow to come back the next year to beat the Germans. They go home and begin to start a drinking team and start training. Basically the movie is a lot of drinking and boy humor. But I would say if you want to watch a funny movie and drink some beer, this is a great movie. Just don’t expect an Oscar winner. My favorite part is the idea that when you learn something when you are drunk, you will only remember it when you are drunk. Interesting concept!

I like chic flicks. I will admit that. I can’t believe though, that I can get my husband to watch most of them with me! Recently, we watched Stick It with Jeff Bridges and Missy Peregrym (from Heroes Season 1) This is actually a good movie. It is along the lines of Center Stage sort of attitude. THe main character, Haley (Missy) is a rebel, she used to a be a gymnast, but walked away at nationals for some reason. Her father sends her to a gymnast school in order to see if it will curb her rebellion. For the first 45 minutes of the movie, I really didn’t like her character. But as they built onto her, you begin to like her. You even begin to like Joanne (Vanessa Lengies from American Dreams) who you hate at the beginning of the movie. Its really kind of a predictable movie, but not in the sense that you think. The characters do something with would be virtually unheard of in the real world of gymnastics. But after watching this movie, I am ready for the summer Olympics. 

The movie is 103 minutes and rated PG-13.  I would say tween age and above would enjoy this movie.

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s another parody movie—this time of all the Superhero movies. It mostly is a parody of Spiderman, with a little Xmen, Batman, The Fantastic Four and I think a little Matrix too. If you liked Scary Movie 1, 2, 3, 4, Date Movie, Naked Gun, Naked Gun 2 ½, etc, you will enjoy this movie.

The story is mostly about Rick Ricker who gets bitten by a dragonfly and gets superpowers. It takes him awhile to learn how he can use his powers and get the girl. The movie mostly relies on its cameos to bring in viewers– Leslie Nielsen, Pamela Anderson, and Tracey Morgan are just a few. The best part of the movie is the Tom Cruise impression which is so dead on, its scary!

This is an 85 minute PG-13 movie that is best either rented or wait until it is in the budget theater. You just have to know walking into the theater that this movie is not going to win awards. It is just a movie to go to laugh.

Motorcycles do help make a man look more manly and appealing.  Its weird to say, but the movie Wild Hogs makes these four men William H Macy, Martin Lawerence, John Travolta and Tim Allen–seem appealing for old men.  The movie is about 4 middle aged men who go on a road trip pretty much to not feel old and useless.  They end up upseting a local biker gang on the way lead by Ray Liotta.  Hilarity and fighting ensues. 

If you don’t expect too much from this movie, its not bad.  Its what you expect from a Tim Allen movie.  I laughed a bit and was glad I watched it once.  It is not a movie I would probably watch again. 

One of the massive movie hits of last year, I just saw last night.  I really love Netflix.  They just sent me “Knocked Up”with Seth Rogen and Katherine Heigl and a lot of the gang from “40 year old Virgin”. 

This was a long movie 133 minutes and most of the time, worth every minute.  The movie is about an unexpected pregnancy between a working entertainment reporter and a out of work 20-something guy.  The movie follows them from conception to the birth and everything in between.

I expected it to be a lot more raunchy than it was.  It actually was a pretty nice and sweet comedy.  Its weird to say Seth Rogen was a romantic leading man, but at times, he was.  It was also hard to see Paul Rudd as a more sophisticated character than in “40 year old Virgin.” But he does show his true colors later in the movie.

I would suggest this movie to someone who wants to watch a funny love comedy.  Don’t expect too much and you won’t be disappointed.  I would watch this movie a couple more times.

I like Nicolas Cage.  I like that he changed his last name to prove himself as an actor.  This movie, Ghost Rider, did nothing to prove himself as an actor.  He usually has quite amusing characters with some sort of depth to them (minus his character in Fast Times at Ridgemont High). 

The movie is based on a Marvel comic.   I had never heard of this comic.  Basic story is Nicolas’ character, Johnny,  as a boy made a deal with the devil (played by Peter Fonda) to save his father’s life from cancer in exchange for Johnny’s soul.  The devil kept his word as only the devil could do and told Johnny he’d be back for payment some day.  Fast forward about 15 years, and the devil comes to Johnny for help to kill his son (played by Wes Bentley).  His son is trying to take over Hell, the world, whatever.  Well Johnny is now the Ghost Rider, the only one who can defeat the devil son.  He is the Devil bounty hunter on earth.  Since the Devil fell, he had no power on earth. 

The movie had a great cast: Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Peter Fonda, Wes Bentley, and Sam Elliot.  ( I love his voice)   The movie did not really have much character development, not a lot suspense, and wasn’t really that funny.  The one thing that was done great on this movie was the special effects.  They were almost seamless and somewhat realistic looking. 

I would recommend watching this if it was TV, but not running out and renting it.  It wasn’t horrible, just not too exciting.    123 minutes and rated PG-13.