Movie Watch
Need a movie recommendation? This is the place to go. Here at Movie Watch we review the latest box office hits as well as rentals in the interest of letting movie lovers know whether they're Worth a Watch!
Some Movies to See, Others to Avoid
My Brilliant Career
Rated: G
Genre: Drama
This Australian classic is based on an autobiography of a young women who embarks on a career, to explore what she wants to do in life. It is a coming-of-age movie about finding yourself. I have read the book, and as soon as I found out that there was a movie, I decided to rent it. Let's just say that the movie does not disappoint. I guess you could call it a biopic but it is more of a romance drama, a hybrid of Walk the Line and Brokeback Mountain.
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The Love Guru
Genre: Comedy
I saw the Love Guru and laughed from beginning to end. It was stupid, hilarious and did what a non-serious movie is supposed to do. Make you laugh and just have a good time. The entire cast was fun to watch, especially the 2 sports announcers. If I was depressed and needed something purely crazy to cheer me up, I'd go see this movies again.
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The Happening
Rated: R
This movie continues, in my opinion, a trend in Shyamalan's movies. Every one that comes out is worse than the one before it. I loved the sixth sense. Unbreakable and signs were good. I didn't think the village was as bad as most people said it was. Lady in the water was kind of dumb. The Happening is just bad. Half way through I was hoping it was some kind of joke. Mark Wahlberg's acting? Are you serious? It had to be a joke. Pretty much everyone in the theater was laughing through most of the movie. But no, it's not a joke. It's just crap in every way possible. Luckily I got to see it in a sneak peek for free. Don't waste your time or money.
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Iron Man
Iron Man was one of the better super hero movies that have been filmed. It was very entertaining from start to finish. The action was very fun to watch. Their wasn't as much action as I expected, but when the action scenes did happen they were very intense. It was a little bit slow moving in the beginning as well. I would highly recommend this movie to anyone. It was fun for older people, teens, and even the young kids. The beginning started off right away with a bang. It had a lot of intense action and was exciting. It was even pretty funny throughout. Mostly it was Robert Downey Jr. making many jokes. He was very fun to watch and did a great job. I think he was the best person for the role of the iron man. It was fun and interesting watching him put together the iron man. I liked how he made different examples. He made the first one and then made another one. I think this was a very original movie. The acting was very good. Especially from Robert Downey Jr. who played the iron man. I think that everyone else nailed their job as well. The story was very good as well. I liked how their was a lot of flying and battles between the iron man. The visuals were so amazing. I think they should win for best special effects. Overall this was a very fun movie to start the summer off with. I think this was a perfect super hero movie and will be for a long time. It was exciting, entertaining, and fun to watch. This was definitely well worth your money. Go see it and give it a chance.
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jo's comment: We are heading toward the middle of summer vacation, for me, the most boring part. Send in some great summer movies to waste time during a boring summer day!
Hello, I'm Jo. I'm 19 years old (yikes) and I'm going to the University of Washington in the fall. I love Sofia Coppola movies, cheesecake, gigantic mugs, photography, Portland Oregon, sundresses, going to midnight movie openings with my friends, Urban Outfitters and finishing a good book. I don't like camping, tomatoes, and closing at work. Memorize everything in this bio, you will be quizzed.
jo's comment: I saw Get Smart last week, and I actually liked it. I have a feeling that if you're a fan of the TV show, you won't like it so much because the actors seem to take on different interpretations of the characters, and the story takes a weird twist that is way different from the original TV show. I also love Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, and Alan Arkin, so I could be a little bias. If you're looking purely for comedy, you've probably come to the wrong place. This movie has more action in it, and while there are still some really funny parts, you won't be laughing the whole way through. In the TV series, Maxwell Smart is totally incompetent, and Agent 99 is constantly getting him out of trouble, but Steve Carell's Maxwell Smart is actually really good at what he does. While this may take away some of the humor, I actually really like the idea. You can't go into the theater expecting to laugh from beginning to end, you have to go in expecting to be entertained, and you will be.