Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken

To be fair, this is pretty much my favorite movie, so I don't think its possible that I really criticize it. I have loved the story for as long as I can remember. I am a romantic, and I love the connection that the main character, Sonora, has with her horses and develops with her love interest, Al. I am proud of her determination to persevere through all of the obstacles thrown her way, including being given up to the state, homelessness, penniless, turned away from a job, a stable hand who desires to be a diver, and ultimately a blind girl. I don't know how to criticize shots and angles and all the other "movie stuff," so why start here? I just know what I feel, and I feel like this is a feel good movie that makes me smile and takes me back to my childhood.

Movie Monday Review #3...The Meaning of Life

Remember when I said that I can watch a movie and enjoy it just to enjoy it? This was a movie that exhibited that! It was nice to just sit back and enjoy this movie. I found myself laughing at parts, but to be completely honest, the best part was the snippet before the real movie even started. I loved watching old people rebel against corporate america, no offense to old people. What else can I say, this movie makes me want to go watch other National Lampoons movies, and actually gave me a yearning for Mel Brooks' Robin Hood Men in Tights. I didn't absolutely love this movie, let me be clear, but I did enjoy it very much. I enjoyed how they demonstrated the meaning of being born, growing up, going to war, etc. I'd watch this movie again.

Review #2...Punch Drunk Love

Perhaps its my fault for not writing this review any sooner, but I honestly don't remember enough from Punch Drunk Love. I would classify myself as an Adam Sandler fan, which made me excited to watch the movie once I realized he was in it (which was the moment I saw him on the screen.) I've been told that this is a movie that you either love or you hate, and I definitely don't fall on the love end of that spectrum. From the beginning of the movie when Sandler went outside of the office and saw the table thrown out of the garbage truck I was confused. Was he playing a special person, care of Sean Penn in Rain Man? Sorry if I'm not PC, I'm merely stating what went through my head. As the storyline progressed and a romantic interest was introduced, I began to pay a little more attention and tried to enjoy the movie a bit more. I really enjoyed the toilet plunger antics. Alas, again, I kind of fell off of the movie wagon. I know this post is all over the place, but that's kind of how I felt about the movie. It couldn't keep my attention very well, but I do think it is one of those movies that I would enjoy if I saw it again, going in it with a different set of expectations.

Movie Review #1...Hell Ride

Typically, I am one of the few movie goers in my circle who can watch a movie for the sheer entertainment value. Most of the time, I'd say 49 times out of 50, I find the movie quite enjoyable regardless of the genre or intent. Hell Ride was not one of these movies. I found the story line difficult to understand and impossible to follow. Larry Bishop used many Tarrantino techniques that, while quite successful for Tarrantino himself, just did not work for Bishop. I thought there was a lot of redundancy in the introduction of some characters while not enough for others. I am no movie critic; I really don't even know where to begin, but these are my initial feelings. Anotehr thing that just did not sit right with me is the timeline and age of characters. Am I supposed to believe that the young 20-something looking adult actor is to be the grown 40-something Bix? This was yet another discrepancy that confused me.