Movie Reviews...

Why not right?
Money has been very tight for this lady lately, so I havent been going out as much as I used to. One of the free things to do now adays - catch up on movies!
Yes I'm an actor. Yes I'm heavily invovled in theater. My worst trait as said actor - I never ever go to the movies. I maybe hit one once or twice a year. By the time they are out on DVD or On Demand or whatever magic movie watching contraption they have out now - I've forgotten what I wanted to see...or really dont want to commit 2 hours to one thing. (Hi ADD). With some recent injurys and lack of funds surrounding my life at the moment - I've found some time to catch a few! These of course are not reviews, more of just tid bits. So for funners - here's my latest.
Kung Fu Panda
Thats right. I watched a cartoon. And you know what? I f-ing loved it!!!! The little racoon lookin thing that Dustin Hoffman was the voice for was fantastic. Jack Black made my heart melt as Panda and all his ninja fighting co-horts were awesome. OF course I'm a big fan of villians and Ian McShane as the voice of the biggest baddass of them all - a cat of course - was perfection. The movie wasnt too long, but very cute and left me with a warm fuzzy feeling at the end. I will admit...I teared up a bit when they flashed back on the villians childhood. OMG. I do have a soul.
Inglorious Basterds
I knew I'd like this one. A bunch of bad ass dudes kickin the shit out of Nazi's - I mean what more fun is that right? I refuse to watch war movies (Yes I know there's some brilliant ones out there but I'll just have to take your word for it) because of my extremly strong feelings against it, and I will say this movie hit that a little more then I would prefer - but I still dug it. The acting was brilliant. Christoph Waltz won an award for this movie and he damn well deserved it. Talk about portraying a perfectly evil, charming asshole. The character referred to as the Bear Jew I have a new crush on. And yes - when he was introduced then proceeded to beat a fellow to death with a baseball bat my mother turned to me and said "Do you still think he's hot?". "Hotter" I respond. Yes. I'm a bit twisted, but what can I say - hot guy just got bad ass bonus making him hotter. Anywhoo - the movie moves right along and you find yourself totally rooting for the The Basterds.
Alice in Wonderland
Ok. My expectations dropped pretty low for this one, due to the feed back I had heard and the reviews I had read. Alice in Wonderland and all the other Lewis Carroll stories that follow this story are one of my favorite things in the whole world. Combine that with Tim Burton and I was giddy with excitement. Sadly it didnt sound like it was living up. Well - I have to admit I was pleasantly surprised. I didnt love it, but I really dug it. I dont know if alot of people werent aware that this movie was actually more based on Alice in the Looking Glass not Alice in Wonderland. If your familiar with the story - the minute you hear Jabberwocky you know that. Anyway - each person whether real or animated portrayed thier character beautifully. It was an all star cast of voices - Stephen Fry, Christopher Lee, Alan Rickman, etc. Mia Wasikowska is just lovely as Alice, Johnny Depp is perfectly crazy as Hatter and of course Helen Bonham Carter is fucking brilliant as the Red Queen. The Cheshire Cat purrs mischeviously, The Catapiller is a first class know it all and I still want a Bandersnatch as a pet. :) I also want every single one of the dresses Alice wore throughout the movie - freakin awesome!!!! I enjoyed it and felt my imagination roaring again as it did when I was a child reading through the books over and over again.
Sherlock Holmes
I am not a Sherlock Holmes fan - not that I dislike the story - just never got into it. So I did enjoy the movie to a point, but I think I missed quite a bit not being a more knowledgeable Holmes kid. Robert Downey Jr. is always phenominal in any role he portrays (NO, I have not seen IronMan) I also love seeing the Chaplin-esq come out in his performances. It was a very CGI filled movie and alot of "That could never happen" but thats what action movies are all about right?
500 Days of Summer
Looooooooooooooooooooooooved this movie! Joseph Gordon-Levitt is fantastic. I dig him - always have. I think he's very talented. Zooey Deschanel is equally as lovely. I was expecting a warm and fuzzy love story. This is not what is was. It flips back and forth to before and after they break up. 500 days of Summer is Zooey - thats her name. It follows Tom Hansen (Levitt) and how broken hearted he is over the fact. I loved it - we finally got to see a man being the broken one instead of the woman. And Summer does nothing wrong - she's honest and up front with him in the beginning which I loved. I also love when she makes a comment saying "You were never wrong, you were just wrong about me" (something like that). Ouch - that one stabbed right at the heart a bit. Its a great flick. Its done very artsy and falls right into the Indie Film circuit perfectly. I enjoyed it - mom was a little bored.
RocknRolla
I finally made to one of ex-roomie's movie nites!!!! I'm a big fan of Guy Ritchie - hell Snatch is one of my all time favorite movies ever. This didnt dissappoint. I had no idea what it was about, so it was really fun going blindly into a movie. The opening scene is right up my alley. It follows right along with Ritchie's black comedy, shoot em up style movies. Gerard Butler was fantastic. I also have another new crush - Tom Hardy - he plays handsome Bob and is a "pouf". Its a fast paced flick with a couple of plot lines flyin around and of course the outrageous scenes that catch you off guard. Loved it.
So there ya go...my little blog on the latest flicks I've seen. Hope you enjoyed! If anyone even reads these anymore...I'm starting to think the blog world is dying....Le Sigh.

WBOD...June 2

"Write about a silence"
This is just too perfect for today.
I was sitting outside, having a cig (Yes I'm going to quit soon!), it was late but not too late and I noticed the silence. I'm sure these Writer's Book of Days is lookin for more creative or more fluffy flow of words kind of thing - but this is the literal.
Silence.
It was one of the most loudest quiet's I have ever heard. The only slight noise that happened every few minutes was a soft breeze that whispered through the trees. There was nothing. A deep, huge, awesome quiet. There were no dogs barking, no people talking, no phones ringing, no music playin no nothing. I mean nothing. It was bizzare and beautiful at the same time.
I watched the lazy smoke rings haze around me as I listened for the slightest sound of..well...anything! Nothing. Wait - there's the breeze whisper again. The leaves dancing and carassing against one another. Then it stops. It seems as if the world swallowed all the sound. I cant even hear the exhale of my breath. Its so quiet.
I love these moments. These moments when it feels like the world has stopped - just for a moment. Everything is on hold or holding its breath.
Its beautiful. Its quiet.
Enjoy the silence.