This movie was amazing considering that most books made into movies, they aren't anything alike. If you are thinking of going to see this movie and think it might be a little too "kiddish" for you, go see the movie right now. It is perfect for the whole family, kids and adults will love this hilarious film about a kid named Greg, and his "diary." Having read the books, it had all the elements included in the movie. Unlike "The Vampire's Assistant", the school, middle school, that the characters are in is realistic as it could be. Overall, it is outrageously funny, weirdly realistic, and an amazingly directed film.
Summary: Greg, an eleven year old kid, is about to head to middle school with a high school brother, Rodrick, in a band named Loded Diper, pronounced Loaded Diaper, and a little brother, Manny, who calls Greg, "Bubby." Greg has a friend, Rowley, who isn't the most mature but isn't stupid. Their are several problems with Rowley and Greg which Greg hopes to fix. In the meantiime Greg is all alone, rejected by everyone he walks by and an outcast without Rowley. In the school there is the "cheese touch" that came from a rotten cheese that mysteriously appeared on the blacktop one day. Greg signs up for the Wizard of Oz play i the school where Patty Farrell is Dorthy, she is also known as a smart snob. The whole movie connects at the end and most of the problems are solved. By that time, the school year has ended and it enters into the awesome credits.
NOTE: If you have the time, try to read the books. They are really quick reads and easily enjoyable. :]
This is the mystery reviewer signing off saying, go watch this movie, you'll enjoy it.
If you think this is a love story, you've either a.)been talking to my mom or b.)know nothing about this movie.
Summary: The film starts with a young girl and her mom in a subway station. The little girl then witnesses her mother's murder. Ten years later, that little eleven-year-old is now the twenty-one-year-old, Ally Craig [Emilie De Ravin]. Tyler Hawkins [Robert Pattinson] is a troubled and rebellious twenty-one-year-old who recently saw his brother die. He doesn't have a great relationship with his businessman father, Charles [Pierce Brosnan], but is very close with his sister, Caroline [Ruby Jerins] and his roommate and best friend, Aidan Hall [Tate Ellington]. One night, Tyler and Aidan are out and see a fight begin to breakout and decides to be the hero and beat up the guys that started it. When he does, he gets beat up by a cop [Chris Cooper], and gets put in jail. After being bailed out by his father, Aidan and Tyler meet Ally who also goes to NYU with the two of them, when Aidan finds out that Ally is the daughter of Neil, the cop who put them in jail. Aidan makes Tyler meet her to get back at Neil. After goind a date with her, they get to know each other by sharing each other's past losses, and fall in love. As things progrees, the relationship get harder to hold up, but in it's obstacles, they realize how much they love each other. But, it's not just the relationship that starts to have problems, his relationship with his father is also tested, and his talented art sister begins to get hurt by the fact that she think her father doesn't like her and that he doesn't show up to her art exhibit. He builds better relationships for the ones he has, and everyone redeems themselves. By the end of the movie, you find out what happens and it's not what you think...it's near the end of 2001.
ONE WARNING: If you were in 9/11, or lost someone from it, you may not want to watch this movie. The end may offend you or sadden you deeply. I thought the movie was very beautiful, well-directed, and had great preformances all around. It was so great that it actually scared me. It was very moving. Everyone had amazing chemistry, and genuinely looked like the people loved each other, were close, or hated each toher like their characters. Emilie and Rob make an amazing on-screen couple. All the characters make you feel their pain. Ruby Jerins was very excellent, and I could see her being just like Dakota Fanning in a few years. The more experienced actors, Pierce and Chris were great too, just because I've never really seen them play the meaner characters, and they pulled it off. I liked Rob more in this than in the Twilight movies, because it truly portrays his skills as an actor. The movie becomes hard to watch at times, because it is very sad and very violent and when it opens up with a murder scene, it shakes you up for the rest of the film. The storyline had to be the greatest though. It was somewhat of a love story, but I think it was truly a story about life, and redeeming yourself for the people you love, and sticking up for what you believe in. This movie does become apart of you and sticks. I knew a few people who read the script beforehand and loved it, so I trusted their judgement, but it was even more amazing than I thought they meant. I was crying so much at the end, because one you see that one thing, you know what's happening. I was still shaking even when I got out of the theater. A lot of other people were too, but if you could stomach it, go ahead and watch it because it is amazing. It was one of the most amazing movies I have ever seen in my entire life.
Garde: B+
"Ghandi said that whatever you do in life will be insignificant, but it's very important that you do it anyway. I tend to agree with the first part..." This is Zoe, saying that my heart goes out to everyone who lost someone in 9/11. Signing off.
It's almost been TWO weeks since my last review! D: I'm soooo sorry! School, Mid-Winter Break, Three/Four assingment books, and the end of the school year is arriving. I've watched so many movies that I need to do reviews for them, so I will have TONS! I just thought this would be my coming back one. :]
Summary: Alice Kingsley was just a little girl, who had nightmares of falling down a hole and such. As thirteen years pass, she's almost 20. Everyone wants her to marry Hamish, and she sttends a party that is her engagement party. He proposes, and she leaves, falling down a rabbit hole on the way. She comes and people keep saying "She's Alice, she's Alice." She gets confused, because she's never been there before. She begins to figure out what's happening, and what she needs to do to get out of her so-called Wonderland "dream".
This movie was actually really great and exceeded my standrads. It was classically Tim Burton, so I expected it to be weird but good. It was nice to watch. Everyone's preformances were great, especially for Mia Watsikowska, for I have not seen many of her roles. I loved Johnny's wackiness, Helena's sense of humor, and Anne's grace and poise throughtout the film. It was very Disney, and I expected it to be a little darker, but you know, Disney. I still enjoyed it. It's just the ending that felt a tad bit rushed, but it was quite lovely. If you're a fan of Alice in Wonderland, go see it, very enjoyable.
Grade: B
This is Zoe. Signing off for right now, saying, Come to the Tea Party, you're in for a delightful treat. :]
