My computer has been not working latley, hence the no entry for awhile. And so because of this there are many reviews to fit into one entry. Forgive the mish mash of it all but it is the way it is.
First I would like to talk about "Eat Pray Love" both the book and the movie. I was told over and over again that I needed to read the book. That it was exceptional, moving, and very insightful. But I was reluctant to because when people tell me "you have to watch this, you have to read this, it is the best thing ever!" I tend to truly believe them and I more often then not end up highly disappointed. So I put reading it off. And then when I heard there was going to be a movie made I got this urge to read the book first.
I was blown away by it. I don't know if I really needed something like that in my life at the time or if I was just in need of a good read either way the book really spoke to me. I found a lot of beauty to her story. And something that I really liked about it is her totally neurotic and slightly egotistical self. She wasn't afraid to be totally crazy and raw. I liked that. I enjoy when people know that they are crazy and just embrace it rather then try to cover it up. It was a beautiful tale that she told. And her journey was full of life. In all the terror and pain there was great wisdom and beauty that was discovered. I recommend the book to people who would like to discover how one woman took her journey. I know that many people, especially since the movie has come out, have been doing EXACTLY what she did. I do not recommend this. That is foolishiness incarnate. We all need to discover our own paths and take our own journeys. However sometimes learning about someone elses helps us start looking for our own.
On to the movie. I knew that there would be things that would be tweaked and cut and changed. That since it was a Hollywood movie it would of course be somewhat Hollywoodized. Now I am a vetren of books-to-movies watching. I know that things have to be changed to make it into a watchable, money making film. However with this transition I was hoping that they would try at least a little bit to keep a tiny bit of the integrity of the book and the story. I guess I was foolishly hoping they wouldn't Hollywoodize it all the way. But they did. And it made me sad. There were some nice parts, and the scenery was amazing. Julia Roberts was great. She always does a good job. But for me because the book was so important to me the movie fell flat. And because of that I say to all those who felt the book ment a lot to them stay away from watching the movie. Unless of course you can go into it with no preconceptions what so ever. Which we all know is practically impossible. I just think that this was one great book that really shouldn't have been made into a movie. They should have left well enough alone.
I have two more movies I want to talk about. One being "The Expendables," and the second being "Inception." "The Expendables" is a ridiculous action film that really is nothing other then action. It of course stars all the old action stars from the 80's. Sylvestor Stallone, Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Steve Austin, Eric ROberts, and Dolph Lundgren. To name just a few. Plus an excellant camio by none other then Arnold Schwarzenegger. It's a true action film in the sense that all it is, is explosions, car chases, fighting lots of adreneline. The thing that is the really great part is watching these old guys try to do these wild action things. It was truly a very funny film. It was a good movie in the sense that it was so bad. Don't mistake me. That happened with one of my managers she believed that when I said it was a good movie I meant that it was a quality film but it is not. It is just a hilarious ridiculous action fest. That is all. However everyone should watch it for that exact reason! So go forth and watch.
With "Inception" I was slightly disappointed. It was an interesting story. A well acted film. Christopher Nolan did an excellent job. Ellen Page and Leonardo Dicaprio were fantastic. But it just didn't do it for me. I wasn't as impressed as many others were. I found it slightly anti-climatic. It just didn't excite me as much as I was hoping it was going to. I can't really describe what was missing or why I wasn't all that impressed but there it is. At the same time I think that it's a movie that is worth watching. Especially the scenes with Marion Cotlliard. She was truly amazing.
There they are. All things I wanted to talk about but haven't been able to due to my lack of computer. Again sorry about the mish mash. But I had to do what I had to do. More soon.
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