Bright Star

Stars:

2 1/2 stars

First Love Burns Brightest.

The drama based on the three-year romance between 19th century poet John Keats and Fanny Brawne, which was cut short by Keats' untimely death at age 25. (Source: IMDB)

Starring: Abbie Cornish, Ben Whishaw

Released: 2009

Megan's Movie Review:

This movie was pretty boring. I mean the story kept me wanting to sit and watch the movie to see how it ended, but it was so slow and there was hardly any music in it. I find that music can keep your attention better in a film, but this was so quiet. It was a sad story though. I felt bad for Fanny because she never got to be with her true love (which I never really understood why she loved him so much, it never said). John Keats ends up dying in the end and his poetry wasn't appreciated at that time but is now. I also didn't realize it was a true story until the very end. Anyways, it was too slow for me. And they needed to get a more handsome John Keats. He was not so attractive and she was like two times his size.

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Skyline

Stars:

2 1/2 stars

Don't look up.

Strange lights descend on the city of Los Angeles, drawing people outside like moths to a flame where an extraterrestrial force threatens to swallow the entire human population off the face of the Earth. (Source: IMDB)

Starring: Eric Balfour, Scottie Thompson

Released: 2010

Megan's Movie Review:

This movie was just under average. I really didn't much care for it at all. Yes, it was entertaining but it ended kind of dumb. It was a mix between War of the Worlds and Independence Day. Although, those two movies are wayyy better than this one. Skyline, left you hanging at the very end and you don't know how these stupid aliens die. Has anyone ever seen Cloverfield? Well that was a stupid movie! But in that movie it left you hanging and you have no idea if the world ended or if humans won. That's exactly how it happened in this movie but it was a better story than Cloverfield. It kept me wondering how they would get out of this situation. It was alright. I actually laughed out loud at how stupid some parts were. I wasn't the only one in the theater either. I think my husband liked it more than I did but to be honest, I really didn't like it at all.

Alien lovers out there?

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Stars:

2 1/2 stars

How to be cool.

To Greg Heffley, middle school is the dumbest idea ever invented. It's a place rigged with hundreds of social landmines, not the least of which are morons, wedgies, swirlies, bullies, lunchtime banishment to the cafeteria floor - and a festering piece of cheese with nuclear cooties. To survive the never-ending ordeal and attain the recognition and status he feels he so richly deserves, Greg devises an endless series of can't-miss schemes, all of which, of course, go awry. And he's getting it all down on paper, via a diary - "it's NOT a diary, it's a journal!" Greg insists, preferring the less-sissyfied designation - filled with his opinions, thoughts, tales of family trials and tribulations, and (would-be) schoolyard triumphs. "One day when I'm famous," writes Greg, "I'll have better things to do than answer peoples' stupid questions all day." So was born the Wimpy Kid's diary. (Source: IMDB)

Starring: Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron

Released: 2010

Megan's Movie Review:

Well.. Personally this is not up my ally of movies. I did not like it because it was just too "kiddish" for me. I would say this would be recommended for 8 year olds. It wasn't as funny as the previews make it look and it was just kind of dumb. But I am sure that children would enjoy it, I just didn't. Some of it was just stupid comedy that, of course, kids would enjoy and find hilarious. I also did not like the morals that were taught in the movies. It taught that you have to be cool or do something cool to be anyone or accepted at school, which is not true. Just be yourself. I didn't like how the brothers would get each other in trouble and not get caught. I felt like it didn't teach you how to be a good friend.

What do you think?

Date Night

Stars:

2 1/2 stars

One ordinary couple. One little white lie.

Phil and Claire Foster are a couple who have been married for several years. Their days consists of them taking care of their children and going to work and coming home and going to bed. But they find time to have a date night wherein they go out and spend some time together. When another couple they know announce that they're separating because they're in a rut, Phil feels that he and Claire could be too. So when date night comes Phil decides to do something different. So they go into the city and try to get into a new popular restaurant. But when it's full and still wanting to do this, Phil decides to take the reservation of a couple who doesn't show up. While they're having dinner two men approach them and instructs them to stand up and go with them. They think the men are with the restaurant and want to talk to them about taking someone else's reservation. But it appears the couple whose reservation they took crossed someone and the two men work for this person. The men are after something, but whatever it is they don't have it. (Source: IMDB)

Starring: Steve Carell, Tina Fey, Mark Wahlberg

Released: 2010

Megan's Movie Review:

Well... let's say I was rather disappointed. I really don't like sexual comments or innuendo in my movies. This could've been a really funny movie if they didn't put all that crap in it. Don't get me wrong, there were some pretty funny parts in the movie. For instance, the boat scene and taxi scene. I died laughing in those parts! If they had more clean, hilarious parts like that, it would've been an even better movie. I love Steve Carell and Tina Fey and it could have been soo hilarious. There was just too much sexual comments in this movie for me to enjoy it.

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Dear John

While John is on leave in his hometown, he finds Savannah, a college student visiting the town. Although love was unexpected, it doesn't mean they didn't find it. With the knowledge of John having to leave for the army, their love still lives, until his re-signs on due to the 9/11 attack. Troubles invade and their love put on hold. One cannot bear it anymore; can the other? (Source: IMDB)

Starring: Channing Tatum, Amanda Seyfried

Released: 2010

Megan's Movie Review:

I was so disappointed with this movie!!!!!! This is based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks and I have never read it but I should've known it was going to be sad. This could've been a good movie (3 1/2 stars, maybe) up until the end and when you find out what happened. At the very beginning of the movie John gets shot and is thinking about coins and goes into detail about why he was remembering them. Then he says the last thing he thought about was 'you'. I assumed, and as I'm sure most people did, that it was about the girl that we would soon get to know in the movie. Come to find out, it is about his dad who has Asperger's and he never had a good relationship with him. Then in the middle of the movie, his dad has a stroke and ends up dying, but before he dies, John read this letter to him. He tells his dad what he thought about when he was shot and that was coins, and the last thing he thought about was his dad. That was the only part I liked in the movie, because he finally understood why his father was the way he was, and he loved him, and he told him that he loved him. Now, between John and Savannah, it could've been a really good love story! But because they were separated for so long, she ends up finding another guy and gets married to him. It's not who you would expect, and I definitely don't think she should've married him and I thought her reasoning was dumb. It was more like she pitied him and married this man. Stupid... The guy she married was ugly and old. John was perfect for her and he loved her more than anything. He would've waited for her. Poor John... Also (sorry I know I've blabbed a lot on this movie), the man she ends up marrying dies in the end, and John and Savannah see each other a few years later. That's where the movie ends. So you don't know if they end up together in the future. Its just left with them seeing each other and hugging and that's it! What kind of ending is that?!

Stars:

2 1/2 stars

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City of Ember

When mankind is about to come to an end, a group of scientists decide to create and populate a city deep underground. The city of Ember is to last for 200 years after which its inhabitants are to retrieve from a strong box instructions to return to the surface. Over time however, the message is lost and life in Ember is rapidly deteriorating. Their power supply is failing and food is being rationed. It's left to two young adults to unearth the secret of Ember and to lead the way out. (Source: IMDB)

Starring: Bill Murray, Harry Treadaway, Saoirse Ronan

Megan's Movie Review:
I wonder how the book is. Has anyone read it? I know my sister did and she recommended me to watch this movie because she loved the book and the movie! Then again, she was 13 years old at the time. I wasn't too partial to it. I mean, the story line is pretty creative. I guess the acting was not the best. I can see children enjoying this movie. It's a good family film, but it wasn't in my taste of movies. Sometimes though, I look back on it and think, "Well..maybe I did like it more than I thought." I'd probably have to watch it again.

My rating:
2 1/2 stars (it might be 3 stars depending on the day)
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