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The week of June 7th

Published on June 17, 2009 in Living, Movies and Weekly. Closed Tags: , .

Mini Movie Reviews

  1. New in Town I watch an absurd amount of romantic comedies, and there isn’t anything that really sets “New in Town” apart from the rest. But there were a few sweet, candid moments with Harry Connick Jr that made me laugh. 2.5/5
  2. Taken This movie makes scared to travel alone. Definitely an original plot, but a little gory. The only major setback was a very cheesy/weak script. 2.5/5

Chicago
My family is going on vacation in July, so we’ve actually been shopping a lot this week. We replaced my mom’s old digital camera with a Sony T900 because my mother really wanted the touch screen. Personally I think the camera is overpriced for it’s okay picture quality, but the rest of my family loves it.

I’m still looking for luggage, so sometime soon we’ll be going downtown to find something for me.

Recently
I’ve become addicted to Facebook, which is why this entry is four days late!

The week of June 1st

Published on June 7, 2009 in Living, Movies and Weekly. 1 Comment Tags: , .

I’m starting this new section where I just talk about the week in order to get back into blogging. Hopefully it’ll be interesting.

Chicago
For a week that is only twenty days from Summer, the weather has been terrible. It barely rained but the weather each morning was consecutively glum. And oddly, the sun would sometimes appear in the evening, right before it set. The weather had totally affected my mood this week.

Mini Movie Reviews

  1. He’s Just Not That Into You Ridiculously depressing for a romantic comedy. Although there were a few redeeming lines from Justin Long. 3/5
  2. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button While worth its three hours, the movie didn’t really pick up until the middle — when Brad Pitt finally looked like a man in his twenties, and when Daisy/Benjamin wasn’t creepy). 4.5/5
  3. Star Trek This movie has fried my brain. I can’t talk about anything that’s not Kirk or Spock related anymore; all conversations eventually lead to Star Trek. I think the cast was absolutely perfect for this reboot. 5/5
  4. Two Weeks Notice I don’t think I can enjoy Music & Lyrics, or any Hugh Grant romantic comedy anymore after seeing this movie. 2.5/5

Recently
I’ve enlisted in Star Fleet! Actually I just bought Frosted Flakes (they sold out of the Frosted Mini Wheats) for the Star Trek badge that comes with. It lights up Federation yellow, symbolizing Star Fleet Command.

You should know who Hugh Jackman is

Published on April 26, 2009 in Movies. 8 Comments Tags: .

My best friends don’t know who Hugh Jackman is, and I honestly don’t get it. I’m guessing my friends just don’t recognize him, because this man has been in a bunch of popular movies and it’s bizarre to not have seen any of them. Plus, I think Hugh Jackman is so underrated. I would like to think that people recognize him immediately, and at least not mistaken him for Vin Diesel.

You have probably seen him in at least one of these movies:
The X-Men Series. He plays the best character (in my opinion) in the X-Men series. I mean, they made a prequel just for Wolverine. How can you have missed all three movies and not seen all the promotion for X-Men Origins: Wolverine?

Wolverine promo.

Wolverine promo.

The Prestige. Everybody loves movies that are filled with mystery, suspense, and Hugh Jackman as a questionable character. This movie was seen even more then The Illusionist.

Holy wow The Prestige was a good movie.

Holy wow The Prestige was a good movie.

Australia. This movie is epic and the trailer even makes it look epic. Although there is no singing (except a small bit by Nicole Kidman) which is slightly disappointing.

Hugh Jackman's Australian accent.

Van Helsing. Hugh Jackman plays a character that hunts monsters, and Kate Beckinsale’s accent is slightly ridiculous. What’s not to like about this movie?

I really like his gun thingy.

I really like his gun thingy.

Kate & Leopold. This movie contains many lulzy quotes from Hugh Jackman.

Fresh creamery butter. Is there anything more comforting? I say there is. And perhaps you’ll agree when you sample fat-free Farmer’s Bounty with the genuine essence of creamery butter in every bite. With every mouthful of Farmer’s Bounty you shall receive butter’s luxurious comfort in your mouth without adding to the luxury of your waistline.

— One of the many lines spoken in an English accent by Hugh Jackman.

Swordfish. Hugh Jackman has a very geeky montage, an earring (only one), and a make out scene with Halle Berry. Plus, John Travolta has a strange haircut.

I love Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman!

Sorry, I couldn't find any good stills of this movie, so I give you some Kidman/Jackman love.

Scoop. Woody Allen, Scarlett Johansson, and Hugh Jackman make up such a great comedy/mystery combination.

This is truly a laugh-out-loud movie.

This is truly a laugh-out-loud movie.

If you’ve never seen any of his movies (which is impossible), just remember that he has really built/large arms. :P And for those who have seen Hugh Jackman movies, what are your favorites?

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