The human race is really funny when it comes to dating and relationships. It seems like when you are so into someone, no matter what you do they don't seem to respond, or maybe they do but not as much as you do or vise versa, the fact that someone can like you so much just seems to push you away... I never got that, I can't speak for a marriage but in dating relationships it always seems like someone is chasing the other a little more, it can never just be neutral. I guess it is natural to want something you can not have or always want something more, even when you have everything you need and more right in front of you. But anyways a side from that, I saw a super funny movie that reminded me of what I just described and It was My Best Friends Girl, with Kate Hudson and Dane Cook.
Dane Cook, also known as Tank is hired by men all over to take their girlfriends out and show them the worst time that they could ever possibly imagine so that they will run back to their boyfriends they have previously dumped. Tank's best friend Dusty is head over heels for Alexis (Kate Hudson), but she just finds Dusty to be too overwhelming and moving way too quickly. Dusty asks Tank to take Alexis out because he loves her and can not live without her, after a few weeks of dating(what a lunatic, no wonder!). However, all of Tanks pranks and horrible actions make her laugh and she is not fazed by anything. Tank and Alexis begin to have a thing behind Dusty's back until one day everything comes out. Tank and dusty lose touch for a while, but Tank keeps pursuing Alexis. In the end Tank accompanies Alexis to her sisters wedding were Tank soon realizes that the bride was one of his clients girlfriend's! When Alexi's sister tells her how horrible Tank was, she is convinced it cannot be the same person. Tank makes an awful scene at the wedding, after Dusty shows up and blows his whole cover about his job and why he really ever saw anything in Alexis anyway. Alexis never wants to see him again, but we all know what happens in the end, they make up and live happily ever after.
I really liked this film and thought it was funny, but according to Rotten Tomatoes tomatometer it has only received 16% positive reviews, a few people have mentioned that it was too vulgar and offensive leaving no room for laughs. I do agree some of the things Dane Cook did, like pretending to perform oral sex on his burrito during a date or the extensive strip club scene was vulgar and offensive and maybe unnecessary, but I guess guys would find that funny?? Over all though it was good and it really gave a good example of how the dating world works and how men and women sometimes do use each other to their advantage. I recommend watching it, but maybe it wouldn't be the best date movie.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Movie #4 I Am Sam
An unknown author said “Any man can be a father. It takes someone special to be a dad.” This quote really stood out to me when I was doing some online surfing after watching my movie for the week. This weekend I watched the movie I am Sam, and I have to say it was one of the saddest and most touching movies I have seen in a long time. It is and older movie, but I guess I must have missed it when it came out. For those of you who have not seen the movie I am Sam, here is a short summary for you…
A mentally challenged father with the brain of approximately a seven year old is left to care for his daughter. The first years seem to go ok because Sam is able to care for his baby girl Lucy while working at star buck’s, but when Lucy reaches the age of seven her teachers believe Sam is holding her back from progressing mentally. She is taken out of his custody and with luck Sam is able to accidentally get the help of a lawyer who is too good to work for anyone pro bono. Through a struggle of fights between Sam and Lucy and tear jerking court hearings in the end they come to an agreement of joint custody between Lucy’s adoptive family and her father Sam.
My short summary does not do the movie justice; however, it really sums up the quote I mentioned earlier. Lucy’s adoptive father could be her father, but only Sam had the special touch and love that Lucy could call dad. A dad’s love for her daughter should never be underestimated, in the end Lucy wanted to be with her dad no matter what. In the end Sam’s love prevailed over his defects and mistakes. In the end things were the way they should be a dad with his daughter. In the end it was Lucy and Sam.
A mentally challenged father with the brain of approximately a seven year old is left to care for his daughter. The first years seem to go ok because Sam is able to care for his baby girl Lucy while working at star buck’s, but when Lucy reaches the age of seven her teachers believe Sam is holding her back from progressing mentally. She is taken out of his custody and with luck Sam is able to accidentally get the help of a lawyer who is too good to work for anyone pro bono. Through a struggle of fights between Sam and Lucy and tear jerking court hearings in the end they come to an agreement of joint custody between Lucy’s adoptive family and her father Sam.
My short summary does not do the movie justice; however, it really sums up the quote I mentioned earlier. Lucy’s adoptive father could be her father, but only Sam had the special touch and love that Lucy could call dad. A dad’s love for her daughter should never be underestimated, in the end Lucy wanted to be with her dad no matter what. In the end Sam’s love prevailed over his defects and mistakes. In the end things were the way they should be a dad with his daughter. In the end it was Lucy and Sam.
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Movie # 3 Lake Terrace
Guillermo Infante said, "Watching a movie from beginning to end is like reading, because even though what you see are images, they are telling you a story."
Lake Terrace I thought was a great example of a good movie, that is more than just a story, but a story that could actually happen to anyone!
You might ask yourself, what could be safer than living next to a cop? Well in Samuel L. Jackson’s new hit thriller Lake Terrace, a young couple moves in next door to a single father raising his two children. It so happens that he is a cop, and at first the couple seems to feel safe until strange events begin to happen. Samuel L. Jackson begins to try and drive them out by shining flood lights in their bedroom window, paying someone to break into their home, and cutting down their trees that hang over into his property, along with many other things that would drive anyone away and be convinced that their neighbor is a sick twisted individual. The couple is a young black woman and a young white man... here is where the problem began; Samuel L. Jackson later revealed that his wife was killed in a car accident. When they found her she was with her boss who was white and having an affair with his wife. He has resentment toward the couple because of his incident and wants them out if the neighborhood ASAP, which led him to his crazy behavior.
I really liked this movie and it was also one I picked to watch. I thought Samuel L Jackson was great. He really gave off the impression of a crazy son of a bitch! He was so evil looking and I think he was a good choice for the part, although Jack Nicholson would have been a good choice to. I thought it was full of suspense and it kept me on my toes, which is a must for me to really like a movie. Another thing I really liked about the movie was that it was a real-life situation that could happen to anyone. We had neighbor problems a while back, but thank god it never got this out of hand. I have heard some people didn’t like it, but I liked it I think Samuel L Jackson made the movie though!
Lake Terrace I thought was a great example of a good movie, that is more than just a story, but a story that could actually happen to anyone!
You might ask yourself, what could be safer than living next to a cop? Well in Samuel L. Jackson’s new hit thriller Lake Terrace, a young couple moves in next door to a single father raising his two children. It so happens that he is a cop, and at first the couple seems to feel safe until strange events begin to happen. Samuel L. Jackson begins to try and drive them out by shining flood lights in their bedroom window, paying someone to break into their home, and cutting down their trees that hang over into his property, along with many other things that would drive anyone away and be convinced that their neighbor is a sick twisted individual. The couple is a young black woman and a young white man... here is where the problem began; Samuel L. Jackson later revealed that his wife was killed in a car accident. When they found her she was with her boss who was white and having an affair with his wife. He has resentment toward the couple because of his incident and wants them out if the neighborhood ASAP, which led him to his crazy behavior.
I really liked this movie and it was also one I picked to watch. I thought Samuel L Jackson was great. He really gave off the impression of a crazy son of a bitch! He was so evil looking and I think he was a good choice for the part, although Jack Nicholson would have been a good choice to. I thought it was full of suspense and it kept me on my toes, which is a must for me to really like a movie. Another thing I really liked about the movie was that it was a real-life situation that could happen to anyone. We had neighbor problems a while back, but thank god it never got this out of hand. I have heard some people didn’t like it, but I liked it I think Samuel L Jackson made the movie though!
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