Movies!

Oops, I forgot...I was going to write about a couple movies I have seen. Jeff and I received movie tickets for Christmas...we still have some left. We have seen The Blindside. Have you seen it?? RENT IT!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh it was SOOOOOOOOO good. I loved it. The acting was great and to think it was true. It is based on the true story of the life of a football player from Old Miss who is playing pro for the Ravens. Anywho...it was great. I loved it. And of course, I cried...not a lot...which is great for me.

We also saw...Brothers... Jeff thought the acting was superb in this movie, however, he said he didn't really love the movie. It was so well done. I hate hate...I hate war...I just felt so bad for the father/husband in this movie. He was captured by the Taliban and forced to put up with horrible horrible things. He was forced to do horrible things. Yea Rah, he was rescued...well, those things don't go away just because you are rescued!!! I HATE WAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was horrible and so well done. I didn't like the story...because it could have been true...things like that happen...however, it was so well done...I would recommend it to those adults out there...it was NOT a kid friendly movie!

Of course, I have seen Twilight: New Moon...I have actually watched it about 8 or so times. I know, I know...I am old and acting like a teenager. I LOVE THE STORYLINE!!!!!!!!!! I am hooked. I have seen Twilight at least 15 times...I will, I am sure see New Moon that many times and I have read the books 6 times... and I plan on reading them more and more. I LOVE THIS SET OF BOOKS AND MOVIES. The movies, I believe follow the books pretty well. Of course, as in any book becoming a movie, all of it can't be put in the movie. I do think they have done a fine job of getting the main ideas and feelings into the movies. I have heard some say the New Moon movie was so depressing...and to that I say...HAVE YOU READ THE BOOK????? It is depressing, it is sad, it is scary...The movie portrayed the people pretty much the way the books did...New Moon had a completely different feel to it than Twilight did. I LOVE THEM....I guess I already said that. Go see it...own it and love it!!! It is awesome!!!! I did feel like the acting and directing was better in New Moon than in Twilight. These movies have made a TON of money!!!

There are a few other movies we want to see...we have missed them at the movie theatres...sometimes they need to be seen the first time at the theatre...we wanted to see Sherlock Holmes...we missed it...I guess we will see it when it comes on the free movies on cable...

I would also love to see Something about the Morgans? It is a goofy movie and I love to laugh. I haven't talked to anyone who has seen it and haven't read anything about it except the movie critic in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette gave it a one and 1/2 stars...but I don't always listen to their scores...I don't watch a movie to critique it, necessarily...and this one sounds like a load of fun...I could just eat some popcorn and laugh.

Another one I wanted to see at the movies was Inglorious Bastards. It got all kinds of GREAT reviews and nominations for awards. I have a hard time sometimes with the Nazi jazz...but I really wanted to see this one on the big screen...maybe we will see it on cable...we wait for them to come on free!!!

Oh there are so many out there...I guess I need to stop for now. I do want to see Twilight: Eclipse coming in June. I don't want to wait until it is too late for me to see it on the big screen. We will save some of our movie coupons for that one!!!!! Jeff is so good to me about the Twilight things. He sees it helps me cope with life to lose myself in these movies and books. I love him for it!!!

Well, share the movies you have seen or want to see with us. We are always wanting to know how the regular joes we know and love feel about movies and books out there.

Have a great one!

Cherie and Jeff