My Review on ‘Silver Linings Playbook’

25 Mar 2013 Leave a comment

by calabri2 in Just My Random Thoughts, Movies Tags: , , ,

I remember the first time I saw the trailer for this movie and I thought to myself “Wow. Bradley Cooper has been making really lame movie choices lately. This one doesnt look good at all.”

Then awards season began and all of a sudden Silver Linings Playbook was nominated for almost everything! Bradley Cooper for Best Actor, Jennifer Lawrance for Best Actress, etc.. like what was going on? This movie was Oscar nominated?? 
I did a little research and discovered the story line: Bradley Cooper’s character is bi-polar, he gets out of a 8 month hospital stay and is determined to win his wife back. He meets Jennifer Lawrence’s character who is also pretty damaged and they get to know one another. I figured because they both suffer from a slight mental disability the movie must have some weird dark twisted path that ends tragically. Hence the Oscar nominations.

Well I FINALLY saw this movie last night, long after awards season has ended. Long after I knew that JLaw beat out everyone and won best actress for this role at the Golden Globes, SAG Awards and the Oscars!! She had to be amazeballs in it!

The movie was good. It was good. But not the type of movie you rave about and tell all your friends to go see. And on top of that it was like a freaking romantic comedy. I mean, if we’re going to start nominating romantic comedies for Oscars why don’t we ever throw in How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days or Something Borrowed?? This movie had no tragic ending or secret twist, nothing to it that made you go “WOW! That was craaaazy! Let’s nominate the hell out of it!”  
Why was it like a romantic comedy? Well it was decently funny and it was about two people who hate each other, like each other, then end up falling in love with one another. And they live happily ever after together. Like whaaaaaaa???

So yes, all in all I wasn’t super impressed. But I’m glad I saw it. Because I’m usually always glad after every movie I see. I just enjoy movies. But I am definitely confused by all the hype. I do feel Bradley and Jennifer gave a lovely talented performance but I mean isn’t that was actors are supposed to do? 

27 Mar 2012 Leave a comment

I saw The Hunger Games opening weekend and I can’t even express how delighted I was. It feels like just yesterday I was blogging about the books and posting who was cast for the movie. It seemed March 23rd would never get here. But March 23rd did arrive and I couldnt WAIT to see how this amazing story would translate on film.

Luckily, director Gary Ross did the book justice. I haven’t researched a lot of bad reviews of the film but I can’t possibly think of one bad thing you could say about it. The movie had everything you could ask for. The characters were all believable, the set for all the districts and the capitol were exactly how I envisioned it and the film stayed true to the book. A-mazing.

My favorite part was the final scene with Rue. It was so powerful! I cried my eyes out. Cinna was also my favorite character. Lenny Kravitz did such an amazing job with him. I loved him and every moment him and Katniss shared.

I’m completely in love with this movie. So so so so so happy it did the book justice!!

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12 Jan 2012 Leave a comment

Jennifer Lawrence is WERKing the red carpet at the People’s Choice Awards. I’m loving it. She looks great. Sexy, fun, edgy, but still hot! Everyone is just so excited for the Hunger Games to come out. She has no idea what she’s in for.

source: justjared.com

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