i haven't been actively reviewing movies lately. i guess, it is a sabbatical thingy. i'm too invested in the writing process, particularly when it involves my favourite actors/actresses.
sure, during the last week, i've watched "the bridesmaids", "horrible bosses", "TLOTR: return of the king", "never been kissed" and etc. some of the stories struck a very deep cord inside and i haven't been able to write anything worth reading. besides, "Kabhi Kushi Kabhi Gham" keeps collecting cobwebs as we speak.
and i kept reneging upon my promise to watch Michael Fassbender's "Shame" (and write a review)... :sigh:
looking at his tortured self pun dah bikin tak sampai hati. how will i endure the full film?
kan?
update:
emm- no way i can watch and review "Shame". if i do, i would be so much aSHAMEd myself. so there. sorry but no can do.
Missy (Kristen Wiig) and Ben (Jon Hamm), the newlyweds are so much into each other.
Leslie (Maya Rudolph) and Alex (Chris O'Dowd), the couple who was married and having kids earlier as compared to their friends.
Jason (Adam Scott) and Julie (Jennifer Westfeldt), college friends who can relate to each other on every level. they have the same sense of humor and similar take on life.
Leslie and Julie in the kitchen, preparing for birthday dinner at Maya and Alex's home. the topsy-turviness of Leslie and Alex's family life made Jason and Julie felt that marriage is too much with kids.
the options that Jason and Julie had pondered and agreed upon.
Missy and Ben with Leslie and Alex clearly thought that Friends with Kids arrangement surely will send their mutual friends, Jason and Julie into doom.
the life as Friends with Kids seems to augur well between Jason and Julie, much to the amazement and disbelief of their married friends.
...until Jason brought Mary Jane (Megan Fox) into the equation. Julie is most displeased, subconsciously.
so Julie brought Kurt (Edward Burns) into the mix. but she is holding a torch for someone else entirely. and during the dinner, Jason said something that certainly would toss my heart into limbo if he said it of me :)
which led to Julie celebrating her birthday by confessing to Jason that she loves him. TADA. a bomb just dropped :grins:
the Riviu:
as i said, the movie is charming. i enjoyed it from the start though at first i kinda lost the names of the rest of the Gang.
the scene where Jason and Julie attempted to conceive their kid is hilarious. the phrase "may i approach the Bench" stuck on my head and made me grin.
it was a whimsical story to me, i mean, it's not at all practical in my society. and what Julie felt for Jason is only normal. i mean, the guy is a gem, pandai jaga anak semua. sporting segala. wah, aku pun nak!
and the upheavals that Missy-Ben and Leslie-Alex endured once with kids are common enough. tempers are expected to erupt and cause uneasiness for childless couples, lest the unmarried singles.
i like the part where they depicted how Missy and Ben drifted apart from each other. whereas the Gang nurtured over Missy and accepted her new man, Ben got to hang out with the guys out of the circle. it's always going to be a choice when a pair of friends just broke up, don't you think so?
but i do feel that the ending was kinda rushed. the storyline should have given more time for Jason to realise that he's into Julie.
blame it on "Friends with Kids", i'm totally smitten with Adam Scott. oh wait, blame it on Kristen Wiig, the guys in her movies, before were unnoticed, after were da BOMB! in a great way definitely :)
i was slow-pokey again on "Leap Year". but i guess you guys will wait for it. i assure you that both of these two movies are a fave on the night when you just want a feel-good romantic story to warm your toes in a good way.
anyway, do a bit of waiting for me ya :)
he's 38 by the way, married with two kids. looks so young kan? even michael fassbender who is 34 by the way, looks much older. anyway, umm, YUM!
which reminds me, i haven't done any ground work on "Jane Eyre" and "X-Men: First Class" yet! arghhhh.. so slow-pokey betul!
i put off watching 'Date Night' for quite a time. and one boring night, decided to have a go at it.
a few plots seem too much inplausible.. for example, the polices are quick at identifying the Fosters as the culprits behind break and entering but somehow let them go at that without bringing them to justice. which is a wonder for me.
but to give the movie credit, i do dig the Fosters. they are just a normal couple, in love with each other but just find that the zing just left their love life. their ritual at having a customary date night is commendable. it shows that they do try to have a couple time. something that today's couples should have too.
and they have this comfortable way of sharing the same interest, that is, guessing at other people's conversation/relationship :grins: i mean that's cool!
the movie is enjoyable from start to finish. i laughed out loud for the scenes at the club. the one where the corrupt DA commanded that they dance, they did, only with each other! which is funny, given the situation, they are at pole dance club for goodness sake! and the one when the husband helps the wife to do the 360 degrees rotation by the pole, hilarious!
