When I saw the trailer for Easy A, I was intrigued. I thought it looked like a smart comedy – and it was. Rotten Tomatoes agrees: it’s at 86% today. It’s about a girl who, partly due to peer pressure and partly due to her soft spot for the downtrodden, acquires a reputation as a…
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BANG Movie Review: Inception
The other night, dears, Hallelujah! E’s parents finally got to see that movie everyone’s talking about. It MESSES WITH YOUR MIND.
BANG Movie Review: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
That’s TWICE I’ve gone gallivanting to the movies in as many weeks!! What is the world coming to? My hubby and I were going to see Inception, but circumstances prevented it. If we were to go to the movies again sometime soon (can you imagine??), that would be why. Meanwhile, Sean was pretty stoked to…
BANG Movie Review: Dinner for Schmucks
Rotten Tomatoes is not so hot on the new film Dinner for Schmucks. Skye and I went to see it anyway. Here are thirteen thoughts about it. Adaptation of 1998 French film “Le dîner des cons”, ergo pretty zany. I do not recall anyone in the film actually using the word schmuck. There were lines…
BANG Movie Review – Toy Story 3D
A friend of mine recently told me I would need some more movie reviews for folks like her on my blog, since she is a hardened movie addict. I meant to write a review of Toy Story 3 a few weeks ago, when I actually saw it, but then I ran out of time before…
BANG Movie Review – Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes Review By A Normal Gal I know many many people have already seen this film, since it was in theatres forever, but I don’t get out much. Oh well. Here’s what I liked: Robert Downey, Jr. as Sherlock. Yum (and I’m not usually into “older” movie stars… but wait, he’s only 13 years…
BANG Movie Review – The Lovely Bones
I saw Peter Jackson’s film adaptation of Alice Sebold’s The Lovely Bones on Saturday night, and wanted to wait a couple days before writing, to distance myself a little bit. I read this novel, about a young girl who is murdered and watching the world from the “in-between” (I’m not spoiling anything, you find this…
BANG Movie Review – Avatar
Spoiler alert – if you are planning to see Avatar and don’t want to know stuff about the movie, stop reading here. I recommend seeing it on as little information as possible, and forming your own opinions. If you’re not concerned about sullying your first impressions, please read on. I didn’t know much about Avatar…