Friday, August 2, 2013
Vacation Time
For the next two weeks I will be on vacation. So I will post a couple videos of the vacation movies. will be back in 2 weeks!
Thursday, July 25, 2013
Actress of the Week: Audrey Hepburn
This weeks actress of the week appeared in 31 films from 1951 to 1989. Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993) was a British actress who was know for her style and wittiness. Her big breakthrough was in the Academy Award winning film Roman Holiday (1953) were she co-stared with Gregory Peck.
My favorite Audrey Hepburn movie is Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), which I feel is one of the best acting performances I have ever seen. Now this film does not have the star power that some of her other films had but she is very good in this movie and I suggest everyone watch it at least once. In this film she is funny and is just the life of the movie.
During her career Hepburn would play alongside some of Hollywood's best. She teamed up with Humpfrey Bogart in the 1954 film Sabrina, as well as co-staring with Cary Grant in the 1963 movie Charade. Hepburn's career was a huge success in all different ways possible. She remains one of few people who have won Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony awards. She was truly one of the great actresses in cinemas "Golden Age".
Sabrina Trailer:
Breakfast at Tiffany's clip:
My favorite Audrey Hepburn movie is Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), which I feel is one of the best acting performances I have ever seen. Now this film does not have the star power that some of her other films had but she is very good in this movie and I suggest everyone watch it at least once. In this film she is funny and is just the life of the movie.
During her career Hepburn would play alongside some of Hollywood's best. She teamed up with Humpfrey Bogart in the 1954 film Sabrina, as well as co-staring with Cary Grant in the 1963 movie Charade. Hepburn's career was a huge success in all different ways possible. She remains one of few people who have won Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony awards. She was truly one of the great actresses in cinemas "Golden Age".
Sabrina Trailer:
Breakfast at Tiffany's clip:
Monday, July 22, 2013
Top 5 War Movies
This week is about War movies. I admit I don't watch them often but there are a few that are very good.
5. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
4. The Great Dictator (1940)
3. Glory (1989)
2. Gone With the Wind (1939)
1. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
5. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
4. The Great Dictator (1940)
3. Glory (1989)
2. Gone With the Wind (1939)
1. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Friday, July 19, 2013
Actor of the Week: James Dean
What else can you say about James Dean (1931-1955) besides we will never know how big of a star he could have been. Even though he acted in only about seven movies he was a natural talent. Though he has been gone a long time people still know who James Dean is.
There are two movies that are classics that James Dean are in, the first one is the 1955 film Rebel Without a Cause. Dean plays a rebellious young man who has had a troubled past, he moves to a new town where he makes friends as well as a few enemies. This film is a must see, one of the best movies I have watched not only in the past year but my entire life.
Another one of Dean's great performances is the last film he would ever be in Giant (1956). He actually pasted away before the film was edited. He played the part of a oil rich Texan. This film is great as well as Elizabeth Taylor and Rock Hudson star in it as well. It is a long movie but for three and a half hours it keeps you entertained. Never a dull moment in the movie, another great.
I have become very curious of James Dean ever since I watched Rebel Without a Cause. It is amazing how an actor who was in only a few films is still know well in cinema. I would have loved to see him act in more films and see how he would have been as he got older. Unfortunately he left us too soon and we will never know how big he would have become. As a movie enthusiast I hope his memory lasts forever.
There are two movies that are classics that James Dean are in, the first one is the 1955 film Rebel Without a Cause. Dean plays a rebellious young man who has had a troubled past, he moves to a new town where he makes friends as well as a few enemies. This film is a must see, one of the best movies I have watched not only in the past year but my entire life.
Another one of Dean's great performances is the last film he would ever be in Giant (1956). He actually pasted away before the film was edited. He played the part of a oil rich Texan. This film is great as well as Elizabeth Taylor and Rock Hudson star in it as well. It is a long movie but for three and a half hours it keeps you entertained. Never a dull moment in the movie, another great.
I have become very curious of James Dean ever since I watched Rebel Without a Cause. It is amazing how an actor who was in only a few films is still know well in cinema. I would have loved to see him act in more films and see how he would have been as he got older. Unfortunately he left us too soon and we will never know how big he would have become. As a movie enthusiast I hope his memory lasts forever.
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Movie Review: The Heat
Tonight I saw a movie that I was curious to see because the two leading ladies have been know to be very funny and it didn't disappoint. Melissa McCarthy and Sandra Bullock were hilarious in The Heat. These two worked very well together as Sandra Bullock was the quiet witty funny one as Melissa McCarthy is the bull in a china closet but for me it worked.
My overall thought about this movie is that it is just a laugh. It was decent but it was probably not a movie I would buy or watch over and over again. However, I do think that Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy performed well its just not an instant classic. My advice is for people to go see it because for some it is a great funny movie but for others they will view this as just a funny movie that you watch once in a long while.
Grade: 6/10
My overall thought about this movie is that it is just a laugh. It was decent but it was probably not a movie I would buy or watch over and over again. However, I do think that Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy performed well its just not an instant classic. My advice is for people to go see it because for some it is a great funny movie but for others they will view this as just a funny movie that you watch once in a long while.
Grade: 6/10
Top 5 Superhero Movies
This week had me thinking about my favorite superhero movies that I have watched growing up. So here is my Top 5 Superhero Movies
5. Iron Man (2008)
4. Spider-Man (2002)
3. Batman (1989)
2. Superman (1978)
1. The Dark Knight (2008)
5. Iron Man (2008)
4. Spider-Man (2002)
3. Batman (1989)
2. Superman (1978)
1. The Dark Knight (2008)
Friday, July 12, 2013
Movie Review: Grown Ups 2
Tonight I went to see a movie that I have been waiting for since I heard there was going to be a second one. I did make it out to see Grown Ups 2 and while I know critics often think the first film and this film was a waste of time I enjoyed it. Adam Sandler and his cast of best friends are back and this movie was funny from start to finish.
Now this film is not much of a story so that for some people that might be a negative. The movie is really just a serious of Sandler, Rock, James, and Spade returning to there hometown and goofing around. Overall this was a very funny movie and for me was not a waste of time. It's not a perfect 10 but for me it's a movie I wouldn't mind watching again.
Grade: 7/10
Now this film is not much of a story so that for some people that might be a negative. The movie is really just a serious of Sandler, Rock, James, and Spade returning to there hometown and goofing around. Overall this was a very funny movie and for me was not a waste of time. It's not a perfect 10 but for me it's a movie I wouldn't mind watching again.
Grade: 7/10
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