I recently discovered the movie Little Miss Sunshine. My friend Andy has been telling me to see it for months, and he's not the only one. I rented it from work 4 or 5 times, but I never really got a chance to sit down and give it the attention I'd heard that it deserved. I took it home once more last weekend and finally found time for it. So what did I think?
Holy shit.
Best. Movie. EVER. It's my new favorite. Like, now when a customer asks me "So, what's your favorite movie?" I don't have to laugh and wave them off for being ridiculous. I can just say "Little Miss Sunshine." This is huge. I haven't been able to do that since I was 5 and it was Beauty and the Beast (which will always hold a special place in my heart).
I really can't adequately express how much I enjoyed Little Miss Sunshine. It's the kind of movie you have to experience. The writing was excellent and the casting was perfect. I also really like the way it presents the family - they're kind of crazy and pretty dysfunctional, but I loved that about them. The story is kind of different, too, which is refreshing (even if I am 5 years late to this party).
Just do me a big favor and see it. Then you can let me know how right I am.
Because - trust me - I am.
Friday, June 24, 2011
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Sequels
Ok, so Hollywood is currently stuck in this thing where there is almost nothing original coming out. They love sequels because chances are if people watched the first one they'll want to see the second one and there's a lot of money to be made. Case in point: The Hangover 2. Let me state that I thoroughly enjoyed The Hangover. I thought it was funny, Bradley Cooper is a babe, and Ed Helms is awesome. But really, was there anything more to say about it?
I should mention that I haven't actually seen the second one. All I've heard is that it's basically the first movie, but set in Thailand. And since that formula worked the first time, hey why not try it again, right? Lo and behold, they have made enough off of it already and apparently a third installment has been greenlit. Wtf? Where else can this story possibly go?!
Then there's the ridiculously disturbing Human Centipede, which came out last year. Again, I didn't watch it - I'm pretty sure I wouldn't be able to handle it. But I found out at work today that there are TWO sequels in the making for it. WHY?!? I mean yes, it's definitely something of a shock to see the first one for the first time, especially if you don't know what it's about. And yes, it is kind of one of those things that would be fun to watch with a group of people.
But seriously. They made a movie about a guy who connects three people (two of them moderately hot chicks, no surprise), mouth to anus, to form a human centipede. So ok, that's the plot of one film. What can you do with that that you haven't already? It seems like making one more movie would be tough, but two?
I heard all this while complaining that they haven't made a movie of the book Timeline by Michael Crichton, which is an outstanding story and would be a great movie. Oh wait, they did? Hmm. And the cast looks promising. Interesting...
So ok, maybe sometimes they make things that are worthwhile. But I just wish they'd stop making bullshit like a million sequels to a movie that was really only good the first time (I'm looking at you, Pirates of the Caribbean) and do stuff that's ORIGINAL. Are there really no ideas left anywhere? I've got some. They may not be good, but I promise not to connect anybody's mouth to anybody else's anus. Probably.
I should mention that I haven't actually seen the second one. All I've heard is that it's basically the first movie, but set in Thailand. And since that formula worked the first time, hey why not try it again, right? Lo and behold, they have made enough off of it already and apparently a third installment has been greenlit. Wtf? Where else can this story possibly go?!
Then there's the ridiculously disturbing Human Centipede, which came out last year. Again, I didn't watch it - I'm pretty sure I wouldn't be able to handle it. But I found out at work today that there are TWO sequels in the making for it. WHY?!? I mean yes, it's definitely something of a shock to see the first one for the first time, especially if you don't know what it's about. And yes, it is kind of one of those things that would be fun to watch with a group of people.
But seriously. They made a movie about a guy who connects three people (two of them moderately hot chicks, no surprise), mouth to anus, to form a human centipede. So ok, that's the plot of one film. What can you do with that that you haven't already? It seems like making one more movie would be tough, but two?
I heard all this while complaining that they haven't made a movie of the book Timeline by Michael Crichton, which is an outstanding story and would be a great movie. Oh wait, they did? Hmm. And the cast looks promising. Interesting...
So ok, maybe sometimes they make things that are worthwhile. But I just wish they'd stop making bullshit like a million sequels to a movie that was really only good the first time (I'm looking at you, Pirates of the Caribbean) and do stuff that's ORIGINAL. Are there really no ideas left anywhere? I've got some. They may not be good, but I promise not to connect anybody's mouth to anybody else's anus. Probably.
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Well...This Is New.
Hello!
Hmm. I don't know if I could've chosen a more generic opener. But I guess that doesn't matter. After all, this blog is about me and what I want to say and what I think and what I like and what I don't like. Clearly I like run-on sentences. And I like being the boss, even though there are very few areas of my life where I get to be.
I am a lot of things. I'm a college student, a cat lady (you will probably hear more about my cats than you ever wanted to know about anybody's cats, even your own), an amateur baker, and a lady gamer. I am disorganized, a little messy, and sometimes a lot to deal with all at once. But I'm ok with it. I know who I am and I don't apologize. I even like who I am most of the time, which is big for a 23-year-old woman, I think. I also traded back and forth between girl and woman in that sentence about 10 times, so I think that says something about me, too.
I'm blogging because I like to write. I don't do it well, and I don't do it for anybody but me. I write because it feels good. Making notes about things going on in my life is something that makes me happy. I like knowing I can look back a couple years down the road and remember being here.
So that's it. If you're still with me, get ready for a whole lot of ridiculousness.
Hmm. I don't know if I could've chosen a more generic opener. But I guess that doesn't matter. After all, this blog is about me and what I want to say and what I think and what I like and what I don't like. Clearly I like run-on sentences. And I like being the boss, even though there are very few areas of my life where I get to be.
I am a lot of things. I'm a college student, a cat lady (you will probably hear more about my cats than you ever wanted to know about anybody's cats, even your own), an amateur baker, and a lady gamer. I am disorganized, a little messy, and sometimes a lot to deal with all at once. But I'm ok with it. I know who I am and I don't apologize. I even like who I am most of the time, which is big for a 23-year-old woman, I think. I also traded back and forth between girl and woman in that sentence about 10 times, so I think that says something about me, too.
I'm blogging because I like to write. I don't do it well, and I don't do it for anybody but me. I write because it feels good. Making notes about things going on in my life is something that makes me happy. I like knowing I can look back a couple years down the road and remember being here.
So that's it. If you're still with me, get ready for a whole lot of ridiculousness.
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