2 Kitties UP!
 

I will co-sign to both of those movies being favorites of mine! Add to your rental collection " Like Water for Chocolate" and "The Piano"

I agree!!!! Like Water for Chocolate, I can read that book over and over and over, but I've only seen the movie once. The Piano... that movie was off the hook.

I finally saw Dr. Doolittle 2 tonight. It was better than the first. I was laughing so hard.

That oldest daughter is waaaay too bratty for me but whatever.

WARNING: If you plan on seeing Memento don't read!!


Maybe, I'm just slow :( but I didnt understand Memento. I rented it, because I heard it was a good movie but to me it was boring, long, and confusing.

It just must have went over my head. Could someone explain it to me? I think I understand that Sammy's story was his own and he had already killed his wife's murderer a long time ago.

Maybe, I think so....I'm lost. :confused: :confused: :confused:
But I did see Ocean's Eleven yesterday, and I thought that was good!!!!

Cats & Dogs
 

I ordered today on In Demand and it is such a CUTE MOVIE!! I was soooooo happy to see the DOGS win. Those cats were so uncute -- I am not a cat person @ all.

This might be the movie my students see on the last day before holiday break.

The special effects were great.

"You're either in or your out..."
 

The D.H. and I saw "Ocean's Eleven" tonight. It's a bit of candyfloss, all style and only a little substance, but I for one was in the mood for something like that. It was pretty adeptly acted, Don Cheadle gets to put on a faux British accent (lawd help me!) and Julia Roberts plays the girl... and has very little to do in an otherwise entertaining film.

Definitely worth paying full price for!

"Chocolat" is about a mysterious woman that suddenly appears in a very conservative town with her young daughter. She really stirs things up by opening a chocolaterie during a religious season, and is accused of no less than witchcraft. Eventually, with her shop open, she begins to awaken the dull town and brings a lot of adventure and a lot of passion. Quite a romantic story.

If you haven't seen Mememto, DON'T READ!!!
 

Ok, the thing is, the movie moves BACKWARDS. So you see the end first. You have to keep that in mind during the whole movie, because you need one scene to understand the next. I think that Sammy Jankis' character was real, EXCEPT, he didn't have a wife. Other than that, his story was real. The part that he MADE himself believe, was the fact that Sammy had a wife. He created his own memories by the notes that he wrote down. Yes, he had already killed his wife's murderer. That's another memory he changed with his notes. What they DIDN'T show in the move, is the tattoo that gives it all away, you only see it for a HOT second at the end of the movie. I say watch it again, lol. It's one of those movies (like Fight Club) where when you watch it a 2nd time, you catch all the stuff that you missed, and you get a better understanding of it.

I have to say, the special features on the DVD WHOMPED!!!! :(

I finally saw this movie this weekend (today actually) and was quite impressed. It wasn't nearly as "ghetto fabulous" as I thought. The moral of the movie was on point ~ no matter how many games you play, and rules you abide by ~ true love prevails in the midst of all of that.

I thoroughly enjoyed the movie.

Let's not Forget Nia Long, and The guy that Played "Terance" In the best man. And Cuba gooding. What happend to O Dog?? *Larenz Tate* ha ha ha.
Well They are making the way in Hollywood, and opening doors, as with everything, We have to be patient. Right now Those people have the "look" That hollywood wants to portray to us right now. Remember Waaaaaaaaaay back in the day when the Color purple had every black actor you can think of.. Look at them Now, Oprah, danny glover, Whoopie,....... They came in clusters but make paths, for the next generation.

I saw it over the holidays. I loveeeeeeeedddddd the part where Vivica consoles Wendy on the couch and Wendy cries out, "Lawwwwwwwwwwdddddddd Jeeeeeeeessssssuuusssssss."

That chit cracks me up!

Good movie. I don't ordinarily purchase movies, but I think I'll buy that one.

;)

I have the DVD and love the movie! It is funny yet positive in a sence! :cool:

Soror, I watched it last week! It wasn't what I expected at all, but I really enjoyed it!!! We'll talk! ;)

Anne Rice's "Queen of the Damned" and Blade II
 

I've seen the trailers for the film. :eek: It's to open February 22nd.

:eek: I don't know about it ya'll. It seems kind of spooky. :eek: Spooky with all those effects and stuh. I'mma need somebody with me to watch it. :eek:

:eek: :eek:

Plus, BladeII is coming out soon. :eek: That was some mess there during the first one where all that blood came streaming down in that underground club. :eek:

Re: Anne Rice's "Queen of the Damned" and Blade II
 

I thought the same thing when I saw the trailer. It seems too dark for my tastes, and knowing that she is dead just makes it worse.

I can't even look at the picture of her in that role dead on. It's too hellish, but more than likely, curiousity will get the best of me...

I definately want to see Blade II.

I never watched Romeo Must Die so I don't know what Aaliyah's acting skills are. Curiosity will probably get the best of me and I'll go see Queen of the Damned. I really liked Interview With The Vampire and I hope this sequel will be as good as the first.

I seriously doubt that I'll see Blade II before it comes out on HBO. I didn't really like the first one, so there's not much interest in the second.

Aaliyah was rather decent in Romeo Must Die considering there are only so many ways one can rehash Romeo & Juliet and that particular rehashing was mediocre. I definetly will not be going to see Queen of the Damned though. Horror movies & I don't get along.

I enjoy horror films!!! But there haven't been any good ones out lately. The last one that I enjoyed was the original Scream movie.(the sequels were awful) I may venture out and see Aaliyah in Queen of the Damned, but not Blade II. I didn't enjoy the first one.

I agree with ya! Although I did enjoy the horror movie Jeepers Creepers. It was more suspensful scary than blood/guts/slash 'em up scary. I too, do plan to see Queen of The Damned.

John Q
 

This movie opens on Friday. It seems like a tear-jerker.:( :( :(

I think I can predict how the movie will end.

The movie: A child needs a serious operation. The family doesn't have the health insurance to cover the costs. The father does what he thinks he needs to do to help. He takes the hospital hostage. :eek:

Yes I definitely want to see this movie. It seems like a great movie.....but then again...it's Denzel Lol!

Great story line....

The Sigmas here are having a movie night to go see it on V-day... I guess I will since I don't have other plans. :rolleyes:

It does look interesting, though. Soror 2D.. I'm interested to know how you think it'll end. PM me if you want. :)

Denzel and Kimberly Elise were on Oprah on Friday promoting the movie. It really does look like a moral dilemma and an emotionally charged film. I don't know if I can go to the theatres on this one...from what I've seen of it...I'd be way too emotional to sit through it on the "big screen"..I'll wait until Blockbuster releases it in the summer.

Denzel.. Denzel.. Fine Denzel!! I'm there when it opens:D He is such an extraordinary actor!!!:cool:

I definately want to go see this one. It looks sooo good.

I'm a Law & Order addict and a lot of the cases deal with similar subjects, people who do something that's illegal to protect or save their family. The inevitable question is, if it was your child, wouldn't you do the same thing? The answer is always a tough one.

To my GC peeps, answer the inevitable question. If it was your child in that situation, would you do the same thing?

TOUGH ONE!
 

I'm not a parent, so I don't know how to really answer the question. But, I remember what Denzel says in the trailer. He says that he doesn't want to bury his kid, he'd rather for his kid to bury him. :( ;)

That's a tough one all the way around. I hope and pray I'd never get into that situation...EVER!

As a parent, I say, with a resounding HELLLLLLL YESSSSS!!!!! I sometimes watch my son as he sleeps and realize that there is no greater gift than him. He is the reason that I work so hard. It is my mission to see that he has everything life has to offer. I would gladly give my freedom or my LIFE for him!!

I would!!
 

I am a big fan of Denzel, and I definately want to see his new movie. I do not have any children as of yet, but I know without a doubt that I would do the same thing for my child (at this point in my life, I would even contemplate doing this for my younger siblings)...I WISH (Ced's "Wish Fator") somebody would tell me that I have to sit there and watch my child die: HECK, NO!! It's NOT gong to happen if I can help it...

I pray that none of us have to go through this situation in real life :(...

I heard on the radio that many Aaliyah fans were disappointed because she is not seen throughout the entire movie. The producer says that even though she is not seen throughout, the parts with Aaliyah in them are quality performances.

Supposedly, Aaliyah's character is in statue form in the beginning, but becomes awakened by some heavy, hard rock music. :confused:

I'm going to see it!
 

I can't wait to see QoftheD! I think it's gonna be great. I really love vampire movies, so i'm very excited.

I thought that Lestat bites her arm while she's in statue form and comes alive that way? :confused: I thought that's what i saw on the previews, but i could be wrong. Guess i'll find out when i see it :)

I think I'll also see Blade II. I thought the first one was pretty good. I'm just curious about all the f/x they'll have. But I may wait to see that one at the cheapy show ;)

I heard that Aaliyah appears an hour into the movie, and the movie's only 90 minutes long! That's a long wait! I might have to wait until it's on DVD.

As for Blade II, I'm real excited about that! The first one was pretty tight.

Honeykiss1974>>I thought "Jeepers Creepers" was awful! That truck scared the hell out of me, though! :D

I read in the newspaper yesterday, that Aaliyah's brother had to come in and do some voice-overs, using a technique called "looping".

We had a sneak preview in our city and the reviews I heard were negative. Most said they would only go just to pay respect to Aaliyah. Overall they said the movie was horrible and she only acts in the last 15 or 20 minutes of the film.

I Saw It...
 

I just saw Queen of the Damned this weekend and I wasn't feeling it at all. The movie is about 90 minutes and Aaliyah wasn't even on the scene until WELL into the film. But, she did a great job when we finally did see her. I just wish she would have had a bigger role.

The rest of the movie was a big ole yawn. I could have made it a Blockbuster night-I'd wait until it comes out on DVD because it's expected to have more features on that.

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Re: I Saw It...
 

Agreed. I went solely to see Aaliyah so I fell asleep during the first half of the movie. The movie itself pretty much sucked. Aaliyah's parts were good, but not worth going to see the entire movie for. The studio was all like, "no, we are not going to exploit her death to promote the film," but they acted like the movie was Aaliyah's and she had maybe 20 minutes total. I would see John Q. or Monster's Ball. Both were great to me.

I saw it last night and I have to concurr. That movie was DREADFUL. As someone who read and loved the books I was horrified. They basically threw away everything that was important to Anne Rice's book. Aaliyah was good, and the guy who played Lestat didn't suck TOO bad but as for the rest....

ugh!

I mean, they made it a LOVE story. UGH. They took away all of the sensuality, all of the suspense, all of the twisted beauty of the books. Lestat was no longer a canker in the heart of the rose, he was just a canker sore.

Ugh.

I Agree All Around!
 

Librasoul and LovelyIvy,

I agree with you two as well. I was thinking that Aaliyah had a much larger role in the film. I was bored to death.

I also agree with what LovelyIvy said about the book as compared to the film. It's been awhile since I've read Anne Rice, and I have read "Interview with the Vampire" and loved it. Saw the film version of it-loved that too. All of the great things about Rice's novels-the mix of horror and sensuality-you definitely didn't see that in this movie. I was more disappointed than anything. I feel that they relied to heavily on Aaliyah's role-and the fact that she has passed-to market this. I'm sure the studio knew that a lot of her fans would come in droves to see it, simply because it was her last performance. However, if they were both Rice and Aaliyah fans, you left with a double disappointment.

RIP Aaliyah, but this movie is a thumbs-down.