here are the movies that josh and i have seen over the past month. there's quite a few, so stay with me, i have a lot to say.
this movie was one that we wanted to see in theaters but never got around to it.. and i really wish we would have. the storyline was much more compelling than i thought it would be, and honestly, that's all i needed to get reeled in. (that was a movie pun. did you notice? anyway..) kevin james has
never been my favorite actor, but i liked him in this!
i'm going to put this right out there: josh admitted to not liking this movie, even though i was laughing the entire time. i would definitely say this is much more of a girl movie, but some guys might enjoy it.. i dunno. i don't think the acting was particularly out of this world, and the storyline was subpar, but the jokes really got me. i would totally watch this again with my friends. :)
josh and i watched the unrated version of this, so i'm not sure what the other is like.. but i personally found it to be crude, in your face, and completely hilarious. something about cameron diaz dropping F bombs out of her perfectly red-lipped mouth made me want to pee my pants laughing. what can i say?
here in the jord-josh relationship, we are pretty huge leo fans.. i hadn't seen this, and josh suggested we watch it. it had sort of a "i love you, phillip morris" feel to it, minus the AIDS, because the entire time you're wondering how far he can push it until he gets caught. even though you know he's doing something wrong, you fall in love with his character. the relationship between frank jr. (leo) and carl (tom hanks) pushed this movie over the top. i loved it.
this movie was sure to be a winner, simply because josh and i? we love steve. we love every movie we've ever seen him in, and that's really saying something! i don't have a ton to say about this one, but it was the perfect combination of romance and comedy. the plot twists in a way that you sort of see coming, but when it actually happens, you're all, "WHAT! NOOOO!" and then you laugh your ass of the rest of the film. perf.
ooooookay. so. about this movie. we went to see it in theaters, and while, yes, it was fairly decent, it definitely didn't live up to the hype around it. i don't want to spoil it for anyone, but there's a stupid revelation at the end of the movie that ruined the entire thing for me. the rest of it, i thought was really suspenseful for a nicolas sparks movie, so i appreciated that.. but it just doesn't deserve the big two thumbs up.
this is one of those films that makes you cringe.. in a good way? josh had already seen this one and kept insisting on me watching it, so we finally did. it was good, but some of the content was super graphic. for a girl who can't stand seeing scary movies, it really got to me, but if you love gore, it will be a tiny blip on your radar. once you get past the nasty parts, it's a really great, suspenseful (think of another word, jordan! geeeeze) story, and when you figure out what gerard butler's character is doing, it's pretty awesome. i would definitely recommend this to people who like... stuff like this?
we just watched this because i hadn't seen it.. the beginning of the movie paired very well with the enchiladas i was eating at the time, but let me put it this way: i'm glad i scarfed those down before his daughter got kidnapped, because from that point on, i was on the edge of my seat and literally frightened for that girl! that sounds corny, but i have always had this secret fear of being kidnapped or my family members being taken for ransom. so it really got to me. it's a great movie, but i don't think i really want to see the second one.. oh, and josh has a major man crush on liam neeson.
to end the month, we decided on a comedy that i had wanted to see in theaters but never got around to. it's just this hilarious mash up of different odd things that happen to a couple. they decide to live with this group of "hippies," i suppose you would call them, although there's a random nudist thrown in there, too.. and all of the shenanigans (god, i hate that word) that happen to them! it's definitely a must-see for those of you out there who love to laugh at stupid things and other people's misfortune!
those are the movies we watched this month! hope you enjoyed my little mini reviews, and that maybe you'll want to see one of these, now!
<3 JS
