From The Past: May 2, 2008

April’s list of films is short, but I saw some very good movies.

4-4-08 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

This movie was awesome! If Andrew hadn’t taken it with him to Missouri, I would definitely have watched it again by now. I left the subtitles on because I didn’t want to miss one word of this musical. It was very cleverly written and the scenery and costumes were marvelous. It was gory which I didn’t like. They could have made this movie with no gore, but since it is there, you have to cover your eyes; you don’t want to miss this one. Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, and the rest of the cast were terrific. They knew what they were doing and how to get a reaction.

4-4-08 The Brave One

I enjoyed this movie, but at the same time found it depressing. Something happens to Jodie Foster at the beginning of the movie, so she decides it is her right to rid the world of the evil doers. This definitely wasn’t a happy movie, but Jodie Foster did a great job as always.

4-5-08 Click

Adam Sandler movies can go either way; they’re either really good or really bad. I thought this one was really good. Sandler is a typical dad who doesn’t have time to do everything, so he uses a unique remote control to help him along the way.

4-12-08 I Am Legend

This was another great movie. Will Smith plays the last man on earth. It’s just Smith and his dog, but he did an excellent job even though he didn’t have other people to converse with. This movie was interesting and you never knew what would happen next.

4-19-08 Hairspray

Ashley would hate to hear me say this, but I just didn’t get into this movie. From start to finish, I found the whole thing to be boring and downright silly. Maybe it was supposed to be silly, I don’t know. What I do know is I won’t sit through it again. Some of the songs were okay, but none of them were great and I found it very hard to understand the lyrics. I should have had the subtitles turned on.

4-27-08 Rugrats Go Wild

If you like the Rugrats and The Wild Thornberry’s, you’ll really enjoy this animated movie. The Rugrats go on vacation, but they don’t end up at their planned destination!