Katie's On Demand Movie Moments

I ordered this movie on Friday night and LOVED it!  Seriously though, how can you go wrong with Tina Fey and Steve Carrell?  The movie is about a couple afraid that they have lost the spark in their marriage, so they go to the city for the night to spice things up.  They steal somebody's reservation and because of it, a case of mistaken identity- along with hilarity ensues.  DEFINITELY ORDER THIS ONE!

Ok, so I just ordered Remember Me off of On Demand.  I had been himming and hawwing for weeks on whether or not to get it, and I finally gave in.  Here is the synopsis...A romantic drama centered on two new lovers: Tyler, whose parents have split in the wake of his brother's suicide, and Ally, who lives each day to the fullest since witnessing her mother's murder.  Pretty self explanatory, right?  Well the big kicker is at the end, you just have to remember to pay attention to the dates and current events in the movie.  It seemed like a slow movie to me, but then when it is over and you actually think about what had just happened you think, wow that was really compelling!  I would definitely suggest it!

When I found out the weather was going to be nice today, I was almost a little bummed.  Don't get me wrong, this weather has been just as depressing to me as it has been for the rest of you, but I kind of wanted to go to a movie, but now since it will be nice out, I feel like it is a waste of an afternoon.  The funny thing is is I still probably won't leave the confines of my apartment, but I like to pretend I would :)  So back to the movie thing.  I was looking forward to going to a movie by myself- is that weird?  About 5 years ago Murphy and Maino dared me to go to a movie by myself.  I did, and I was pretty much mortified.  In my defense I think it was because I turned out to be the only person in the ENTIRE theater.  ( I went to Fever pitch at the old ghetto Marcus at like 4 in the afternoon on a Tuesday.  The theater has now been demolished.)  So having to sit by myself as the ushers did their little theater check was so embarrassing!  About two months ago I went to go see The Last Song by myself (Mike refused to go, and I was bored one night.)  I found myself actually loving it!  Actually, sometimes I think I prefer it!  A friend of mine had asked me to go see Sex and the City 2 with her when it came out, and I found myself disappointed because I was hoping to go to the movie by myself.  I enjoy sitting by myself, not having to make conversation as you wait for the movie to start, not having to listen to their input throughout the entire movie, purchasing the small buckey of popcorn, not having both hands digging in one at a time- and of course in the middle of the movie that person going- is there any popcorn left?  Granted I do still love going to movies with friends and Michael, but certain movies you just want to see alone.  For example, any movie I had read the book to.  I like to silently analyze the differences in my head.  If someone knows I read the book ahead of time, they will often ask me questions in the middle of the movie- like wait, what just happened, or who is that person, or why is this so important?  Again, like I said that doesn't mean I only like going to movies alone.  Actually going to movies is a huge common interest for Mike and I.  But like I said, I prefer certain ones with him,  I love going to comedies with him, and especially thriller or scary movies!  I am just wondering if anyone else agrees with me, or if I am kinda different ;)?

Ok so I tried really hard to watch this movie.  If you ask me, I have no idea how the movie was ever made- how did the script get approved???  Awful, horrible movie!

The movie is about a woman who is dating her boyfriend of four years.  They are about to purchase a home together, so she is expecting a proposal.  When it doesn't happen she follows him to Dublin to propose on leap year.  She of course can't make it directly to Dublin and needs help getting there, so along the way she meets a man and falls in love with him

Ok, so reasons I hated the movie...Normally I love Amy Adams but in this movie she came across and incredibley whiney and self righteous.  Also, her "boyfriend" couldn't be any more unattractive or boring.  The whole time I was thinking, why does she want to marry him?  Why is she not running the other way?  Then the man she falls in love with- he was not that attractive or interesting. 

All in all I give this movie eleven thumbs down!

I don't know why I do this to myself.  I read the book before I see the movie and then am disappointed in the movie!  It happened once again with Dear John.  Everybody loves Nicholas Sparks books made into movies, but you can't do Nicholas Sparks writing justice on the big screen.

I did enjoy the movie though, and if you haven't read the book, you will love it!  I just feel like when you read the book you become so much more invested in the characters lives.  Anyways, the movie is about a man named John who is home on leave from the marines.  While he is home he meets Savannah.  They have a whirlwind two week romance and promise to make it work through letters, besides, it is only a year right?  That is until September 11th happened and John chooses to reenlist.  I won't spoil anymore, but it is definitely a tear jerker (and what you think is going to happen, doesn't.)  I would highly recommend this movie for anyone who hasn't read the book :)  It also doesn't hurt that is stars one of my favorites, Channing Tatum.

Ok, so this movie bored me out of my mind.  The funny thing was was I was sitting on Facebook throughout the entire movie, and people kept telling me to stick with it.  It did get a little better at the end, but still, I am glad I did not spend the money on it in the theatre.  I must say though, I was so curious about the movie and everyone was so passionate about it, I will say you have to give it a try!  I feel the movie was too hard for me to even explain, so I took the synopsis off of the internet...

A reluctant hero.  An epic journey.  A choice between the life he left behind and the incredible new world he's learned to call his own.

I LOVED LOVED LOVED this movie.  Seriously, it was so good!  It had everything- I laughed, at times I teared up, I got angry.  I got seriously emotionally invested in this movie.  The movie is about a divorced couple who have a few drinks too many and wind up in bed together one night.  Unfortunately the husband is remarried, with the woman he had cheated on his wife with, so the ex wife became the mistress.  During the affair the ex wife meets a man and starts cheating on the husband.  They do have kids together and it shows the effects of divorce on kids.  The movie really has heart, but it says it in the title, it's complicated!

I loved Merryl Streep and Alec Baldwin in it, along with Steve Martin.  Definitely an adult movie due to content- their is a HIGH-LARIOUS scene involving the three of them smoking weed together.   The movie also stars Jim from the office, which makes it even better in my book!  Check out Time Warner on Demand, trust me you will love it!!!

I was so excited when I was flipping through my on demand last night and noticed they already had The Lovely Bones available to order.  It came out the same day as the dvd, and when that happens I feel like it is a personal victory.  Anways I ordered The Lovely Bones and was excited to watch it.

Unfortunately the movie was not everything I had hoped it would be.  The Lovely Bones is based on a book by Alice Sebold,  I absolutely loved the book.  It is a story about a girl named Susie Salmon.  She is murdered by a man in the neighborhood.  Susie must then learn to accept that she is in the afterlife while her family has to cope with an unsolved murder.  It is an absolutely incredible story, but if you had not read the book I have no idea how you would ever understand anything in the movie.  There is a ton of symbolism in the movie.  They try to turn it into a family movie, but as you can tell by the content, it is by no means a family movie.  It is definitely an intersting movie, but if you are struggling between this and another on demand movie, I would suggest the alternate movie.

Well this past weekend I was able to order The Blind Side on Time Warner on Demand.  The movie was absolutely amazing!!!!  I found tearing up at least five or six times throughout the movie (and if you know me, you know I'm not a crier).  The movie is based on the real life of the Baltimore Ravens, Michael Oher and his familiy.  Oher was a homeless kid who is thrust in to a catholic school as a favor to a friend.  One of the families took notice of him and took him in.  They later on decide to adopt him and along with way realize he is an amazing football player.  This is an incredibly heartwarming, feel good film.  It sends such a positive message about family.  Maino had asked me if it was a movie appropriate for Dom and I said absolutely!  This is a definite must see!

After all of the hype about this movie at the Academy Awards I figured I had to see the movie.  So I ordered it off of Time Warner On Demand and spent my Wednesday foggy afternoon watching a story about a girl named Precious.  I am still kind of undecided about this movie.  It is a really good story, but it didn't tear at my heart strings like I wanted it to.  (I feel more emotionally connected to the girls on MTV's 16 and Pregnant than I did to this girl).

The movie is about a an overweight African American girl who has been abused her entire life.  She is molested by her mother and father, which results in two pregnancies.  She gets kicked out of school and is sent to an alternative school.  This is where she meets a teacher who helps her turn her life around.  She is able to keep her child, and leave her abusive mother.  I won't tell you the rest but there is definitely some shockers at the end of the movie.  I think the reason I still am not sure how I feel about it because it is truly a depressing movie.  There is no other way to describe it.  I didn't feel good when the movie ended- I actually thought wow, her life sucks and just when you think it isn't going to suck any more, it does.  I think this is one of those movies where you have to come to your own conclusion, but I do think it is one that if you are even the slightest bit interested you will have to see it to fulfill your curiosity!  It is full of great actors who weren't allowed to wear makeup in the entire movie.  MoNique did an amazing job as the horrendous mother, and if you look closely you will see Sherry Shephard and Mariah Carey in supporting roles.

Can I just start out by saying I absolutely loved this movie!  I am a huge fan of Vince Vaughn, but even I was getting sick of his same old same old movied.  You know kind of like Will Ferrell- he just started making movies as fast as he could not caring about the content or the characters, so every movie after a while pretty much seemed the same?  Anyways, I was worried Vince Vaughn was falling into this pattern until I saw Couples Retreat.  It is about four couples that head to a resort to help one of their friends save their marriage...if they all went together they got the group discount.  So they were talked into it claiming how much fun it would be, not realizing that they would actually have to work on their relationships while there.  I loved the chemisty between the male actors, and I felt like it was a little more grown up version of the normal Vince Vaughn characters.  I would highly highly highly recommend this movie!

Ok, so to start off this movie was made for Maino. It is all of his nazi dreams come true. It is about Jewish American soldiers who form a gang calling themselves the Basterds. They then reek havoc all over Europe hunting Nazis. The hunt comes to a head when they decided to attack a German movie premiere, but little did they know the owner has a plan for the Germans all herself. If you are a Quentin Tarantino fan you will LOVE this movie, if not I must warn you ahead of time some things may be way over your head. I watched this movie with my sister who had never seen a Tarantino film and when I asked her what she thought of the movie, she replied with "I didn't get it." Warning it does tend to get really gory as well....but definitely a movie worth seeing!!! It is going to be the talk of the awards season!

I'll be back with more movie reviews as I see them!