watched a ton of movies lately… let’s see which ones i can remember, shall we? =)

(beware!!! long blog ahead!!!)

the curious case of benjamin button: it was interesting. got off to a slow start, & it was pretty drawn out overall, now that i think about it. it was nearly three hours long. and brad pitt didn’t come on screen until about an hour into it. but i still liked it. it was odd. & sad, of course (anyone can guess what happens at the end). & i was doin age calculations throughout the whole thing, too, tryna figure out how old he was at certain times, cuz he obviously never looked his age, haha… i can see why it isn’t winning a bunch of awards… the special effects were amazing, but the acting itself was pretty average. hmmm.

slumdog millionaire: i LOVED it!!! i really did. it was beautiful. i realize that it’s hard for me to not like movies set in india, but this movie really deserves all the hype it’s getting. it’s awesome… the acting was great, and the story itself was just… wow. the things the lead characters had to live through before becoming young adults was astounding… but not in a good way… they lived a really hard life… okay, i’ll stop now. don’t wanna give anything away. but you must see this movie!!!

the namesake: another indian movie. i liked it. i didn’t like its sort-of cliffhanger ending, but it was still a good movie, in my opinion. sad, but good. =)

the darjeeling limited: another weird movie. but i like weird movies. so whateva. i watched it. and i liked it. =)

ferris bueller’s day off: i’ve seen it before, but me and my brother brenndan watched it again the other day. we missed the beginning (about 20 minutes) cuz it was on tv. but it’s okay. watching it reminded me of just how much i loved it. i couldn’t stop laughing. or, more accurately, i couldn’t stop cackling… =D

and, probably the most embarrassing to recall:

wild wild west: yea. sad, right? me and brenndan watched the whole damn thing. all the while, we sat remembering the year it came out, and how i dragged my whole family to see it for my birthday… i had a will smith obsession in my younger years, so i said “we have to see it.” and we did. but it was’t until i watched it the other day that i realized how horrific it was. such baaaaaaad acting, from everyone, really. so bad that i couldn’t help but laugh. pure cheesiness. but we watched it. then we sang the theme song at the end, nearly word for word. and yes, brenndan sang, too. he’ll deny it, but he remembered more of it than i thought he would. ;)

a side note: that will smith obsession is why i have two of his albums AND the wild wild west soundtrack. and why, to this day, my family still looks at me for a reaction when will smith is in a movie with no shirt on (i, robot and i am legend have some of those scenes)… they giggle, like “ooh, cheyanne, look! it’s will, and he doesn’t have a shirt on! ooooooh!!!” it’s so silly. i don’t have that girly crush on him anymore. i’m all about shia these days…. *sigh*

anyways, enough of that. gonna stop here. i’ve watched more movies, like jumper (duuuumb… christensen was dry as usual, but i loved jamie bell, heehee), pretty in pink (typical 80’s teen movie… i love duckie, heehee), sixteen candles (another typical 80’s movie… i love jake ryan and “farmer ted”, heehee), the golden compass (narnia + harry potter, kinda… sfx were terrific), 27 dresses (typical romantic comedy; i’ve seen better… & heigl is annoying), and some other i can’t remember now. but i should really stop. gotta check on the rice-a-roni i’m cooking for dinner tonight… =)

laters!!!
chan =D