Title: Thor: The Dark
World
Starring: Christ
Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston
Year: 2013
Genres: Action, Adventure,
Fantasy
Spoilers: None
My rating: 5/5
SUMMARY
Thousands of years ago, a race of beings known
as Dark Elves tried to send the universe into darkness by using a weapon known
as the Aether. Warriors from Asgard stop them but their leader Malekith escapes
to wait for another opportunity. The warriors find the Aether and since it
cannot be destroyed, they try to hide it. In the present day, Jane Foster
awaits the return of Thor although it has been two years since they last saw
once another. In the meantime, Thor has been trying to bring peace to the nine
realms. Jane discovers an anomaly similar to the one that brought Thor to
Earth. She goes to investigate, finds a wormhole, and is sucked into it. Back
on Asgard, Thor wishes to return to Earth but his father, Odin refuses to let
him. Thor learns from Heimdall, who can see into all of the realms, that Jane
disappeared. Thor then returns to Earth just as Jane reappears. However, when
some policemen try to arrest her, an unknown energy repulses them. Thor then
brings Jane to Asgard.
See
full cast here.
REVIEW
When
I told my husband how much I enjoyed this movie, he was quick to tell me that I
probably only enjoyed it because of Chris Hemsworth’s golden locks, to which I
quipped: AND Loki’s locks! Of course he was only kidding, but having watched
Chris play Thor in several movies, I’ve wanted to run my fingers through those
golden rays of sunshine more than once...
*dreamily
stares into space*
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*screeching
halt*
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Wait!
What am I saying?! Okay, yes, hubby might have a teeny tiny point there, but
that’s not the only reason why I enjoyed this movie! First of all, I didn’t
think I was going to like it. I watched it on my tablet while lying in bed one
night. I ended up enjoying it so much, I watched the entire thing until it was
way past my bedtime. It had a great story, lots of action, and I even laughed a
couple of times. Thor’s golden delicious locks aside, I loved the stand-off
between him and Loki, and the subsequent finale with the unexpected ending. And
there was that one scene when that thing happened with Loki and I was like
nooooooooooo, Loki, nooooooooo! Whyyyyyyy?! Expect a few feels is all I’m saying.
Plus,
there are rumors that Marvel is doing away with manly Thor and he will be
replaced by a woman. If this is true, who knows if there will be another movie
where I’d be able to drool over manly Thor’s bod and golden strands of silky
softness again? You get what I’m saying, right? Anyway, if you’re in two minds
whether you should watch Thor: The Dark
World, then I’d suggest giving it a chance. I did, and I’m not regretting
it. Seriously, it’s not just the
hair!
Title: What Love Is
Starring: Cuba Gooding
Jr., Anne Heche, Mars Callahan
Year: 2007
Genre: Comedy
Spoilers: None
My rating: 5/5
SUMMARY
When Tom comes home on Valentine's Day to a
"Dear John" Letter from his girlfriend, he spends the rest of the
night talking to his four best friends about woman, sex & love until five
women show up and the battle of the sexes begins.
See
full cast here.
REVIEW
One
thing ya all should know is that I never read the movie summary to see what
it’s about. With books I only look at the cover and title and then decide
whether it looks/sounds like something interesting to read. But with movies, I
just look at the title, sometimes the movie poster, and every now and then who
the lead actors are before deciding whether I should watch it or not. As with
many of the movies I’ve recently watched, I had no idea what this was going to
be about other than love. Then at the start of the movie I noticed Cuba Gooding
Jr stars in it, and I relaxed. I knew it was going to be good. And it was.
What Love Is was done
terrifically. I loved how the first part of the movie is all about the guys
getting together and having a debate about the pros and cons of falling in
love, relationships, women, etc. The second part of the movie is when the women
get together and share their thoughts and opinions about all the same issues
the guys discussed. In the last third of the movie, both these groups get
together and, well, things take an unexpected turn. The three things that made
this such a great movie for me is that there were so many truths I could relate
to in what was said about relationships and falling in love, because each
character had a different argument for and against love and relationships. The
second thing was that I actually laughed a lot because even though the issues
that are being debated about are serious, it was done with a good dose of
humor. Thirdly, I loved how it ended in such an unexpected and surprising way,
not only for me as the viewer, but also for the most strongly opinionated
characters.
I
had so much fun while watching this movie, I couldn’t believe it when it was
over. Ninety minutes just flew by! But you know what they say: time flies when
you’re having a good time. Every actor played their part beautifully, and
although there are no set rules for love and falling in love, I appreciated
that I could relate to their arguments for and against love. Genuinely a great
movie!
Title: This Means War
Starring: Reese Witherspoon,
Chris
Pine, Tom Hardy
Year: 2012
Genres: Comedy, Romance,
Action
Spoilers: None
My rating: 5/5
SUMMARY
Two CIA agents, Tuck and Frank who are also
best friends, have been benched because someone's after them. Tuck is divorced
with a son whom he's not close to and Frank is a ladies man. Tuck decides to
try and find someone so he places his profile on a dating website. Lauren, a
woman also looking for a guy sees Tuck's profile and goes with him. She later
bumps into Frank and he hits on her and she goes out with him. she's intrigued
by both of them. When they learn that they're dating the same girl, they agree
to let her choose. But both can't help but use their skills to keep tabs on her
and each other. And also sabotage each others dates with her.
See
full cast here.
REVIEW
This Means War is yet
another movie I started watching without a clue what it was going to be about,
or who stars in it. I was looking for mindless entertainment to distract from a
tiresome day, and entertained I was. The first five minutes of this movie is
action-packed and I thought it was going to be an action movie (for which I
wasn’t in the mood at the time). Luckily I kept watching, and to my surprise
found it was actually a romantic comedy! Aaaaaaaand, Reese Witherspoon, whom I
absolutely adored in Sweet Home Alabama
takes the female lead in this movie. Her performance is not as spectacular as
in Sweet Home Alabama and some of her
other films, but she still did a fantastic job playing a blonde Mary Sue who
falls in love with two guys who happen to be best friends and colleagues and
who also work for the CIA.
Now
ladies, these two guys, who also fall in love with Reese’s character (Lauren),
are eye candy of the highest standard. If I was in Lauren’s shoes I also
would’ve had a hard time choosing which one to keep. The antics these guys
perform in a bid to be her first choice is absolutely hilarious! Honestly, this
movie caught me by surprise. The ending is....well...not what my choice
would’ve been, but still it was a good ending. Girls, this one is a must for a
ladies-only movie night sleepover!
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