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MOVIE: The Ultimate Gift

Sun, 09 Sep 2007 03:33:30 GMT

The Ultimate Gift
cast: Drew Fuller, James Garner, Abigail Breslin, Ali Hillis
rating: 7/10

Not the greatest movie, and it was definitely emotionally manipulative, but I was so into it that I didn't care. It made me cry like, four different times.

MOVIE: Fracture

Sun, 09 Sep 2007 03:31:24 GMT

Fracture
cast: Anthony Hopkins, Ryan Gosling, Rosamund Pike, David Stratharin
rating: 7/10

Oh, Ryan Gosling, I love you. This was pretty good, but I figured out all of the twists before they were revealed.

MOVIE: Halloween (2007)

Sun, 09 Sep 2007 03:28:27 GMT

Halloween
cast: Scout Taylor-Comptom, Malcolm McDowell, Daeg Faerch
rating: 6/10

You can add all the extra gore and backstory you want, but it's not going to be better than the original.

MOVIE: Vacancy

Sun, 09 Sep 2007 03:26:06 GMT

Vacancy
cast: Kate Beckinsale, Luke Wilson, Frank Whaley
rating: 8/10

This movie really creeped me out. And made me scream a couple times.

MOVIE: The Guardian

Sun, 09 Sep 2007 03:24:23 GMT

The Guardian
cast: Ashton Kutcher, Kevin Costner, Neal McDonough
rating: 6/10

This wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. It was the first time I've ever found Ashton Kutcher hot. Really, really, I-would-hit-that hot. I'm a little ashamed.

MOVIE: The Wild

Sun, 09 Sep 2007 03:21:56 GMT

The Wild
cast: Kiefer Sutherland, Eddie Izzard, Janeanne Garofalo
rating: 6/10

This was pretty cute.

Sun, 09 Sep 2007 03:20:16 GMT

Cars
cast: Owen Wilson, Larry the Cable Guy, Bonnie Hunt, Paul Newman
rating: 6/10

Probably my least favorite Pixar movie. It had some cute parts, but overall, it was very meh. And it was way too long.

MOVIE: The Da Vinci Code

Sun, 09 Sep 2007 03:17:44 GMT

The Da Vinci Code
cast: Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen, Paul Bettany
rating: 6/10

Well, it was more entertaining than the book.

BOOK: Eclipse

Sun, 09 Sep 2007 03:15:24 GMT

Eclipse
Stephenie Meyer
pages: 640
read: August 17 - Sept 3
rating: 5/10

God, the characters, especially Bella, were annoying in this one. It felt like nothing happened in this book despite how big it was. It was the same arguements over and over. I enjoyed getting backstory on Jasper and Rosalie, but that was about it.

MOVIE: Becoming Jane

Sun, 19 Aug 2007 23:45:40 GMT

Becoming Jane
cast: Anne Hathaway, James McAvoy, Julie Walters, Lucy Cohu, Joe Anderson
rating: 6/10

I love Anne and James, but this movie wasn't great. Jane often came off as bitchy instead of spirited. The romance sort of came out of nowhere (which seems to happen a lot in Austen's stories). The ending was bittersweet.

MOVIE: Mansfield Park (1999)

Sun, 19 Aug 2007 23:41:35 GMT

Mansfield Park
cast: Frances O'Connell, Jonny Lee Miller, Embeth Davidtz, Alessandro Nivola
rating: 7/10

I've never read the book or seen any of the other adaptations, but I liked this one. I liked Edmund.

MOVIE: High School Musical 2

Sun, 19 Aug 2007 23:38:54 GMT

High School Musical 2
cast: Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu, Monique Coleman
rating: 6/10

This was entertaining, but I liked the first one better. Efron is pretty and that makes me feel dirty.

MOVIE: Superbad

Sun, 19 Aug 2007 23:34:20 GMT

Superbad
cast: Micahel Cera, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Seth Rogan, Bill Hadler
rating: 8/10

This was hilarious. I have crush on Michael Cera. He's so adorable. A little Jonah Hill goes a long way, though.

MOVIE: Left in Darkness

Sun, 19 Aug 2007 23:29:43 GMT

Left in Darkness
cast: Monica Keena, David Anders, Tim Thomerson
rating: 5/10

This had an interesting premise, but it went horribly wrong somewhere. It didn't really make any sense. Anders was great, though.

MOVIE: The Bourne Ultimatum

Sun, 19 Aug 2007 23:27:51 GMT

The Bourne Ultimatum
cast: Matt Damon, Joan Allen, Julia Stiles, David Strathairn
rating: 7/10

This would've gotten an 8, but the fucking shaky camera work literally made me want to vomit. Other than that, this was a great movie. Damon is so freaking hot at Bourne. I liked that it came full circle.

MOVIE: Stardust

Sun, 19 Aug 2007 23:25:18 GMT

Stardust
cast: Charlie Cox, Claire Danes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert De Niro
rating: 7/10

Funny and entertaining movie. Cox, Pfeiffer and De Niro were excellant.

On a completely shallow note, Cox looks better with longer hair. And sometimes Danes looked like she had no eyebrows.

MOVIE: The Simpsons Movie

Sun, 05 Aug 2007 22:06:19 GMT

The Simpsons Movie
cast: Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Dan Castellaneta, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer
rating: 6/10

This was fun, but I'm glad I didn't pay to see it.

MOVIE: Driving Lessons

Sun, 05 Aug 2007 22:02:57 GMT

Driving Lessons
cast: Rupert Grint, Julie Walters, Laura Linney
rating: 5/10

This movies wasn't very good. I just rented it because I wanted to see Rupert Grint in something that wasn't Harry Potter.

MOVIE: Zodiac

Sun, 05 Aug 2007 22:01:32 GMT

Zodiac
cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey Jr, Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Edwards
rating: 7/10

This was long and rather disjointed, but good.

MOVIE: Come Early Morning

Sun, 05 Aug 2007 21:59:50 GMT

Come Early Morning
cast: Ashley Judd, Jeffrey Donovan, Laura Prepon
rating: 5/10

Ashley's character was so freaking annoying, which was the point of the movie. But she was so awful that even Jeffrey's hotness couldn't make me enjoy the movie.

MOVIE: Hairspray (1988)

Sun, 05 Aug 2007 21:56:10 GMT

Hairspray
cast: Ricki Lake, Devine, Leslie Ann Powers, Michael St. Gerard
rating: 6/10

This was fun, but I like the new musical much better.

MOVIE: Dead Silence

Sun, 05 Aug 2007 21:54:30 GMT

Dead Silence
cast: Ryan Kwanten, Donnie Wahlberg, Amber Valletta
rating: 3/10

The dummy was creepy, but otherwise this was a horrible movie.

MOVIE: The Great Raid

Sun, 05 Aug 2007 21:52:39 GMT

The Great Raid
cast: James Franco, Benjamin Bratt, Joseph Fiennes, Connie Nielsen
rating: 7/10

A different kind of war movie. Very good.

MOVIE: An Unfinished Life

Sun, 05 Aug 2007 21:50:44 GMT

An Unfinished Life
cast: Robert Redford, Morgan Freeman, Jennifer Lopez, Becca Gardner
rating: 7/10

I liked this movie alot.

MOVIE: Derailed

Sun, 05 Aug 2007 21:49:02 GMT

Derailed
cast: Clive Owen, Jennifer Aniston, Vincent Cassel, Melissa George
rating: 6/10

This was pretty good. I wasn't expecting the ending.