Movie Reviews by Laurie: December 2009

Saturday, December 19, 2009

AVATAR

WOW! WOW! WOW! This is a must see. I was so intrigued when I heard about the details of making this film It was 14 years in the making and waiting for technology to catch up to his creation. Just like Star Wars was a new demention in fantasy, so is AVATAR for the twenty first century. Not only was it full of fabulous action, but the storyline was excellent and full of symbolism and heart. This film does have a lot of violence in it and probably not appropriate for young ones. I've been waiting for a film to give a 10 to since UP, and this would have been it, only they had to throw in inappropriate language every once in a while for no good reason at all. Star Wars was great without that kind of language. So I'll give it a 9.5 and probably see it again.

UPDATE FOR MY BLOG:

I APOLOGIZE TO THOSE WHO ASKED ME TO DO THIS BLOG. I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO UPDATE IT FOR SOMETIME. LIFE GOT HECTIC AND WE DIDN'T EVEN HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO GO SEE ALL THE FILMS WE WANTED TO. SO I WILL GO AHEAD AND RATE THE MOVIES THAT WE DID SEE SINCE OCTOBER, BUT THEY ARE NOT FRESH ON MY MIND SO I PROBABLY WON'T REMEMBER DETAILS, ONLY HOW MEMORABLE THEY ARE LATER!

The Princess and the Frog

A Christmas Carol

Blind Side

Everybody's Fine

2012

New Moon

Where the Wild Things Are

An Education

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

For a Halloween fun type film it was great, only too much cussing for young ones to repeatedly watch on DVD. For this type of film only, I give it an 8.

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Movies are one of my passions. It's my way of seeing the world, understanding various cultures, enjoying a good laugh, letting tears flow, releasing the detective in me, and feeling like I've gone to the future or the past in approximately 2 hours! I LOVE IT!!! (and I'm addicted to popcorn)

Because I go to the movies so often, friends and family are frequently asking me for my opinion on what I see. I certainly do not agree with the professional movie critics. I am much more conservative in my taste of entertainment. I will not be viewing R rated movies. If I had my wish, there would be no foul language or nudity allowed in PG films. I'll be more than happy to give you warning about it. Although I do enjoy some things that others who are more conservative than I may be offended by. But I do enjoy all genres of movies. I see action, adventure, suspence, etc. with Mike and Chay. I see chic flicks, independent films, foreign films and documentarys with my sister Nancy. I see children and teen movies and musicals with my down-syndrome friend Ashley. I must say that musicals are my favorite. I'm so glad they are back in style. ( Mama Mia, Hairspray, and Enchanted to name a few)

No two people enjoy all movies the same. This is just my opinion. I usually rate movies from 1 to 10 like olympic scoring. 5 meaning it's okay to see, but you might want to wait for the DVD to come out instead of paying theater prices.. 6 through 8 are recommended, showing the different degrees of memorable enjoyment. With 9 and 10 having all the elements of a great movie: meaningful storyline, humor, tears, and you want to see it again right away! I rarely give a 10, maybe once a year. I would love to hear feedback.