Movie #17: Black Swan

Similar to Inception I left this movie asking myself what the eff just happened and is it real. So did the rest of the cinema apparently, as it took a couple of minutes for people to realize the film was over and come to terms with what they just saw. 

While I thoroughly enjoyed this movie, I have so many questions left unanswered, and if I were to truly question the possibility of events in this movie, I would loose myself, and become just as delusional as Miss Portman's character Nina Sayers, who with the help from a  emotionally tormenting, overbearing mother becomes obsessed and then delusional following the stress of being cast as head ballerina in her company's production of Swan Lake. 

Similar to The Fighter where Mr Bale lost weight for his role as Dickie Ecklund, Miss Portaman reportedly lost around 10 kg's (20 pounds) to make her look more like a ballerina. Amazingly, Miss Portman also did capitalized on nearly 10 years of ballet lessons to perform most of her dance routines in this movie; any shots with only Miss Portmans hips down were shot with dance double, 26 year old proffesional ballerina Sarah Lane. While costar Mila Kunis had less experience on the ballet front her dance double was proffesional ballerina Maria Riccetto.
I give this movie 9/10 for a fantastic ballet movie, and for providing an unforgettable start, middle, and finish.
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Movie #16: Somewhere

Hopefully there isn't Sofia Coppola fanatic out there because unfortunately this movie was horrendously bad. Unnecessarily prolonged boring scenes with little to no script at all is never a recipe used for even a 4/10 movie. Therefore I give the movie a 3/10. The only reason I could sit through the painful 97 minutes of this was because of the beautiful Elle Fanning.

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Movie #15: The Fighter

After movies like Rocky I was a bit skeptical about another poor kid from a hick town becoming the best fighters the world has ever seen by overcoming adversity etc. However, many critics have dubbed the fighter as the best movie of 2011, and so far, I would agree. 

As i've said previously, I love movies based on actual events, and its definitely an added bonus when the actors do that little bit extra to portray  the characters lives as close as possible. Take Mr Bale for example, reportedly lost weight to achieve the gaunt thin frame of Dickie Ecklund by eating very little; lets not forget that Mr Bale also lost just under 30 kg's (63 pounds) for his role in The Machinist. Reportedly, Bale also went missing for hours at a time in preparation for his role as the 'Irish' Micky Wards half brother. 

I actually did some research afterwards and watched the original trilogy of Ward vs Gatti, which is the last fight in the movie, and it gave me more understanding to just how amazing a boxer Ward was, and then to think that some of the things in movie may have happened, its inspiring to say the least..

This movie definitely deserves all the Oscar nominations, and I give it a humble 9.5/10.
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Movie #14: The Green Hornet

Im not sure whether my expectations were too high or it was just overall a shitty movie, but I couldn't stay interested At All for the 119 minutes of (usually highlarious) Seth Rogan admiring on an Asian dude with mad scientific/engineering skills and pretending to fight crime. The saving grace for this movie was Christopher Waltz. The man is a genius. 

I adored him as a renegade nazi in Inglorious Basterds, and cant wait to see him in the much anticipated Water for Elephants.

Unfortunately for Chris, his epic potrayal of self-conscious criminal mastermind could not give this movie any a higher rating than a 5/10

dont worry Mr Waltz, im sure i'll Love Water for Elephants

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Movie #13: Tangled 3D

Yes, I do go see nearly every movie in cinema :)

Suprisingly I thoroughly enjoyed this movie, despite not being able to figure out during the entire 100 minutes who voiced Rapunzel (which later was discovered as Many Moore), and despite the impossibility that one would face when handling, dodging, plaiting, and swinging from a 100 meters of supposedly pristine clean blonde hair. Rating a 6.5/10. If only everyday was a Disney fairytale, then it could be a 10 :)

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Movie #12: The King's Speech

So sorry for the long delay but here we go...

With a whopping 12 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and acting honors for Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter and Geoffrey Rush, as well as a Best Director mention for Tom Hooper, this movie is impossibly intriguing. 

With an amazing cast including Firth, Rush and not to mention a few hot-off-the-brooms Harry Potter hotshots including Helena Bonham Carter, Timothy Spall and Michael Gambon. However, with the movie based on true events, despite the cast this would of been a must see for many.

A 8.5 out of 10f for The King's Speech :)

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Movie #11: Desert Flower

I haven't read the critically acclaimed book, so prior to seeing this movie I expected this to be a coming of age film about a girl discovering the highs and lows of the western world and the high fashion industry. 

O, how I was wrong.

This movie was incredibly moving. I'm always amazed by movies based in true events (The Blind Side, Unstoppable, 127 hours (coming soon) ), they truly put Hollywood 'blockbusters' to shame. Obviously if you have read the original by Waris Dirie then you will know that the central issue is Female genital cutting (*I have to preach caution when opening this link*). I'm not sure how to sum up my thoughts about this issue, but the movie does a great job of addressing what should be definitely be a banned practice globally. 

I give this movie a 9/10 for being an amazing story, beautiful cast, and informative content. Extra points because Waris was strong enough to overcome the beliefs of her family/country/culture to successfully bring this issue onto a global spotlight

xo

J

Movie #10: Burlesque

"It takes a legend..to make a star". It took one hunky man, amazing dancing and costumes, and the amazing vocal genius that is Christine Aguilera to make sitting through 129 minutes of watching a very expressionless, deep voiced, heavy lidded Cher bearable. If your not into musicals, which thankfully I am, then the only bit of this movie you might find entertaining is the amazingly tastefully portrayal of the otherwise provocative burlesque performances, with the accompaniment of the Aguilera's astonishing vocals. How such a big voice can come out of such a small body baffles me. Aguilera looked super fit in every costume she wore, a vast difference from what we see on blogs and in the magazines; my favorite of her costumes would probably have been  the pastel green strapless dress that made her look ethereal, however for some reason the lower half of her body did look like it had some special effects done to it, but....comme ci, comme ça. 

I wont bother to comment on Cher, I might offend.

Movie rating 7 1/2 out of 10, for the dancing, costumes, singing, and Cam Gigandet

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Movie #9: LOL (Laughing Out Loud)

I LOVE international films (e.g. The Millennium Series). Especially when the language is as romantic and beautiful as French. This movie had me thinking about it for days after I watched it. Incredibly good looking cast. I haven't been to France yet, but from the French stereotype to this movie, I now assume that all French people are incredibly good looking, metro, and down to earth chic. Jérémy Kapone who plays hunky best friend Maël is another hot French find (see also Gaspard Ulliel).

I give this movie a rating of 9/10 for any teenager/chic parent who likes a teen angst movie.

 If you don't like international films set in a beautiful city like Paris, or if your not into watching 
an incredibly attractive cast go through what every teenager goes through, then this movie
 isn't for you

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Movie#8: The Dilemma

Another movie with an incredibly sexy man...

No, not Mr Kevin James :) but Mr Channing Tatum. From the loose black beanies and white wife beaters, to the smiley face on his butt cheek, to his insanely cute sensitivity/crying. I don't know what it is but when a man cries on screen/anytime/anywhere, I find it incredibly attractive! 

Unfortunately for The Dilemma Mr Tatum was the saving grace. While the movie had some great vintage, mouth watering Chevrolet cars, Queen Latifah had some disturbingly non-lady like lines about women wood. I couldn't help but look at Winona Ryder and wonder if she stole any of the movie props as she left, however an added plus, she did play the manipulative bitch of a wife pretty good. Vince Vaughn was Vince Vaughn; summarizing his "dilemma's" in incredibly fast spoken dialogue while towering over the other cast. In fact, near the end of the movie, just before they're about to enter the meeting the whole movie's been building towards, he doesn't even fit in the screen! 

alas, movie rating of  7/10. Movie was relate-able and entertaining. Not a 10 or even a 9 because Vaughn's character made the movie an extra hour longer than necessary by not just telling the truth in the first place

xo

J

Movie #7: Gulliver's Travels 3-D

While some comedic routines can get old (Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller for example) Jack Black's modern rendition of Gulliver's Travels wasn't half bad. His comedic approach to being taken over by an army of little people was refreshingly funny all considering. A bit of an overall kill when Black's character started rocking out like Black does in nearly every movie (excluding King Kong), so therefore my rating is a 6 1/2 out of 10. An entertaining movie, but nothing we haven't seen before 

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Movie #6: Love and Other Drugs

The hotness that is Jake Gyllenhaal is what made this movie. From his suave fitted suits, to when he was fully naked, there wasn't anything I could fault Mr. Gyllenhaal on. The only downside to the movie was the fact that just watching the trailer could have told you every detail of the movie, but... alas.

Rating 8/10 for being funny and entertaining. If only Anne Hathaway stopped dribbling on and on everytime she spoke, then it could've been a 9 :)

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Movie #5: Morning Glory

hilariously funny. much funnier than expected.
rating : 9/10, for the funny moments and the good storyline. plus the super hot boyfriend that went to yale:)
tata for now
J

my friend Sighle and I compiled a list of all the movies we had seen in 2010.

yes. we go to the movies alot

alot meaning we know which guy serves the biggest ice creams

alot meaning we get upset when they try and charge us extra. even though we just saw them yesterday

alot meaning that the following list is probably not even complete, largely thanks to our inability to remember what day it is let alone what movie we're seeing as we sit down in the cinema.

can you compete?

MOVIES SEEN IN 2010 (AS OF 31.12.10)

Black = both

Red= sighle only

Green= jess only

Dark blue= sighle’s multiples  (Total no. (prior to 2010 also) cinema + DVD/online combined)

Light blue= jess’ multiples (Cinema + DVD/online combined)

Purple= both DVD/Online

Stats: give or take a couple

Sighle: 113 different movies, 77 different movies at cinema, 90 total movies at cinema

Jess: 96 different movies, 83 different movies at cinema, 120? total movies at cinema 

Seen at Cinema

St Trinians: Legend of Frittons Gold (UK)

It’s Complicated (2)

Nine

Up in The air (AU)

The Blind side

Law abiding citizen

Vampires assistant

Daybreakers

The Book of Eli

The Spy Next Door

Smokin Aces 2: Assassin’s Ball

Boy (3)

When in Rome (2)

Dear John (2)

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2)

The Edge of Darkness

From Paris with Love

The Wolfman

Valentine's Day

For Her

Shutter Island (5)

Alice in Wonderland (2)

Green Zone

She's Out of My League (2)

Remember Me (3)

The Bounty Hunter

The Runaways (1.5) (2)

How to Train your dragon

Hot Tub Time Machine (2)

The Last Song (2)

Clash of the Titans

Date Night (2)

Kick-Ass (3)

She's Out of My League

The Losers

Girl With the dragon tattoo (2) (2)

Nightmare on Elm St

Iron Man 2 (2)

Letters to Juliet

Robin Hood (2)

Shrek Forever After (2)

Me and Orson Welles

Sex and the City 2

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Get Him to the Greek

Killers (2)

The A-Team

The Karate Kid (2)

Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky

Toy Story 3

Knight and Day (2)

StreetDance 3D

Grown Ups

A SIngle Man

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (4) (4)

Girl who played with fire (2)

The Last Airbender (2)

Despicable Me (2) (2)

Tomorrow, When the War Began (2) (2)

Nowhere Boy

Mao's Last Dancer

Inception (3)

Salt (2)

Dinner for Schmucks (2)

Charlie St. Cloud

The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2)

The Other Guys (2)

Step Up 3D

Picture Me

The Expendables

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

Piranha 3D

The American

Going the Distance

The Town

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

Eat Pray Love

The Social Network (2) (2)

Life as We Know It

Jackass 3D

Due Date

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (6) (5)

Easy A

Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader 3D (2)

Girl Who Kicked The Hornets Nest (2)

Tron 3D (2)

Little Fockers

The Kids Are All Right

The Tourist

DVD/Online

Vampires suck

Camp Rock 2

Youth in revolt

The Clique (3)

Another Cinderella Story

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Ramona and Beezus

Fired Up!

Cherrybomb (1.5)

Shorts

Sorority Wars

Now and Then

Heathers

Clueless

The Breakfast Club (2)

My Girl

My Girl 2

Sixteen Candles

Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2)

Talledaga Nights: The Legend of Ricky Bobby

The September Issue (3)

Queensized

Observe and report

Post grad

Jumper

Lagerfeld Confidential

Son of Rambow (2)

Made…The Movie

Little girls in pretty boxes

Revenge of the bridesmaids

The Virgin Suicides

Thirteen (1.5)

Speak

Uptown girls

Odd girl out

Pride and prejudice (2)

Sex, Drugs & Rock n Roll

The Human Centipede

Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel

The Sicilian Girl

tata for now

J

new year celebrations on the beach side <3

not quite new york city but ...

there's always next year:)