summer movies II

Oh, we were so excited to see Year One!  We are huge Jack Black and Michael Cera fans!!!  Seriously, Orange County, School of Rock, Nacho Libre, and Michael Cera?  All I have to say is Arrested Development.  Funny funny.  So high expectations for this movie.  Not that it's be some moving, amazing, film, but that we'd get some good easy laughs.  And they were there for sure, along with a lot of sexual innuendos and crude gestures.  So the movie was funny, but for sure one that you only need to see once (if that) and definitely not one to buy on DVD.  

The Proposal on the other hand-I'm so getting this one on DVD!  I loved it!  So cute and funny.  I was worried that this was going to be a bit risque too since all I'd heard about it was the nude seen they were really nude.  So I thought it would have some big sex scene in it.  Nope!  Totally clean.  Makes for a movie you're not embarrassed to have in your collection.  And honestly, we laughed so much through out the whole thing.  And I just love Sandra Bullock.  And Ryan Reynolds isn't too bad himself.  And Ryan (husband Ryan) liked it too, so it's not a "chick flick".

summer movies

We've seen a few movies lately.

I'll start with Star Trek:

LOVED it! And guys, I'm no Trekie. My dad would watch it all the time when I was growing up, and as soon as I'd hear "Space the final frontier, these are the voyagers of the star trek enterprise, their mission....yadda yadda yadda" I'd get up and leave the room. But I must have been present for some of it because I was surprised at the characters I knew and familiar lines. Scotty was for sure my favorite, he was so funny. And let's be honest Chris Pine is easy on the eyes. (hey Ryan had eye candy too so I can say that)

Up next, Terminator Salvation:

This one I wanted to see because the preview looked awesome!  But I think the previews might have shown too much.  You know that Marcus isn't human and that would have been an awesome surprise!  But I found myself craving color through out it.  The movie is so dull in colors I guess to show a trashed, warring world.  It was pretty exciting and I  jumped a couple times, but I'd say wait for the dollar theater for this one.  

And finally, Up:

I took the kids to the drive in to see this last night.  Best idea ever!  We filled the car with blankets and pillows, went to QT and got huge slurpees (since it would be like 90º while we were watching it), popped our own low fat popcorn, and brought our own bags of candy.  Super cheap already huh?  Well then admission: $6.25 for adults, and kids 5 and under are FREE!  So we saw it for $6.25.  And you wouldn't have guessed it was 90º out.  We got some good breezes and it was actually pretty enjoyable.  So on to the movie!

It was super cute!  It starts out with the life of the old man, and I gotta be honest, it made me cry!  It just reminded me of my grandpa, and how hard it'd be to lose your spouse.  Don't worry that didn't spoil the movie, the adventure just starts after that.  There were a couple parts when the kids said "mom this is scary!" and cuddled into me, but they were really into it and liked it too.  So for sure this will be a movie we buy when it comes out on DVD.  Good movie, fun night!