Saved!

While most of the country is out watching Pirates of the Caribbean 3...I've been stuck doing family stuff and finishing my assessment project. How did I occupy myself while doing chores...I watched SAVED! Now I can't say enough good things about this movie but I will share the basic premise: it is about a teenage girl in a uber, born-again-christian community who becomes pregnant trying to "save" her gay boyfriend. Although the subject matter is serious, there are several really hilarious scenes in this movie that makes you spit out your water and choke on your popcorn funny. One of my favorite scenes is when the ultra-conservative, christian character Hillary Fay, throws a bible at Mary and screams, "I am filled with Christ's love!" It's such an absurd statement to follow such a harsh action that it makes you laugh hysterically. I think that even if you are a religious person and agree with the morality found in born-agains you will still find this movie funny and interesting because it shows how some people can get a little carried away in the name of religion. I give this movie two thumbs up and suggest you watch it immeadiately! P.S, what do you think if you've already seen it?

A League of their Own

"Hey cow girls, see the grass? Don't eat it!" "There's no crying! There's no crying in baseball" These are some of the best quotes from one of my favorite comedies, A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN! (a movie about the first ever women's baseball league). This weekend was busy, busy, busy but I was able to watch this movie while cleaning up my room. The beauty about this movie is that somehow I can be busy doing something else but I always and unconsciously seem to tune in for the funniest moments. Tom Hanks, who is amazing in his own right, makes this movie what it is...hilarious. I'm still laughing right now about the scene where Stilwell starts taunting him about losing the game and he gets so fed up that he hits the kid in the head with a baseball glove...it's priceless. The whole time you're watching the movie you're just waiting for somebody to tell that kid to stop and finally Tom has to do something about it. I think that might be my favorite moment. What's yours?

Robin Hood

Happy Mother's day! It has been a crazy week and i've been up to my ears in things to do. Even so, I still managed to squeeze in one movie this morning - ROBIN HOOD! I don't know what got into me but I decided to watch one of my favorite childhood movies. If you haven't seen it, the movie is about Robin Hood an english hero (and fox in this circumstance) who steals from the rich to give to the poor and eventually defeats the king to win his lady in honor. It's easy to say that I am one of those disney kids and I love this movie because of the cute songs and the silly scenes. I can't get out of my head the song that goes..."Robin Hood and little John walking through the forest ooh di la do ooh di la de golly what a day!" I highly recommend this movie if you have little ones or need to nurture your inner child --> check it out!

Hope Floats

With all this spiderman buzz I decided to not go out to the movies...I just dont' want to deal with that many people plus I am swamped with some work. So I decided to watch Hope Floats. Who's in it might you ask? Sandra Bullock and Harry Conick Jr. Yeah I didn't know he was an actor. I really thought that this would be a good movie because I love Sandra Bullock and think she's an amazing actress but overall I didn't find myself wanting to watch it again.
Here is the premise...Bertie (Ms. Bullock) is dumped for another woman by her husband on tv. So she moves home to texas and has trouble readjusting because it is a small town and everybody's talking about what happened. Her daughter is really mad at her because she thinks her mother is to blame for all of her marital problems and Bertie's mom (Gena Rowland) wants her to move on to another guy (Harry Conick Jr.) who is a big sweetheart. It's all just a big mess with a lot of bruised relationships. There are some funny scenes with but overall the movie is really serious and basically works off the premise of life's unexpected obstacles and the growing pains that accompany them. If you're in the mood check it out because the acting is good...it's just kind of a slow paced, tense movie.