3 for 1!

This weekend I was laid up on the couch with a sinus infection. There's not much to do when you're not feeling good except watch movies and read books. I did both! This weekend I watched three movies while I made sure the couch didn't move and Hank made sure I was warm all weekend.

The first movie I watched was Brothers. It's got Tobey Maguire, Natalie Portman and Jake Gyllenhaal. I love all three of them and watched the movie mainly because of those three actors. Well, I got my socks knocked off. I've never seen Tobey Maguire play a psycho before but there's no other way to describe his character. He's a marine that goes to Afganistan and his helicopter is shot down. His family thinks he's dead and they try to move on with their life. What really happened was he survived the crash and was taken hostage. Months later he returns home and he's just "not right" after that. It's another side of war that we don't see very often, the PTSD and other psychological problems and how the families have to deal with this when these soldiers return. It is a very hard and harsh movie. It is a very intense movie. I really enjoyed it but I also know this isn't a movie for everyone. Watch at your own risk.

The second movie I watched was Birds of America. Same as the first, I watched it because of the cast. Matthew Perry (LOVE HIM), Ben Foster, Ginnifer Goodwin, Lauren Graham, and Hilary Swank. I know I should probably quit watching movies because of the actors but then...I probably wouldn't watch all the movies I do and besides what else would I do when I'm home sick? I had already cleaned out the DVR and I'm almost finished with my Instant Queue on Netflix. So...Birds of America. Matthew Perry is the older brother of Ben Foster and Ginnifer Goodwin. Their parents die when MP is 18 and he is left to raise them. He never has that wild and crazy college experience like so many of us do. He had to become a responsible parent very early in life. He loses touch with his younger sibilings and really doesn't understand where he is in his own life (probably something we can all related to...how did I get here?). Well, he bonds with his younger brother and sister and starts to find a new direction or at least a backbone. How the movie got to that conclusion is SO WEIRD! Again, not a movie I would recommend. This story has probably been done better (Beautiful Girls!) and not nearly as strange. It was funny in a strange way but the strange really is the major factor in this movie.

The last movie I watched was Just Go With It with Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston. It's a little more touchy-feeling than any of the other Happy Madison productions but I still laughed out loud a lot. I would highly recommend it if you're a Happy Madison fan. I'll never forget the summer between my freshman and sophmore year in high school. We watched Billy Madison so many times we literally broke the tape. Ah, good times. I guess we all have to grow up a little and so is Adam Sandler. Trust me there is still plenty of Billy left in him. Fun movie, two thumbs up. Oh! And I was seriouly surpriesd by two cameos. I won't tell you. I'll just let you be surprised, too! Funny!

Heeeelllloooo Johnny Depp!

You know how the MTV movie awards have goofy or strange categories like "Best Kiss"? Well, I've never really cared about what was nominated for the Best Kiss category until now. Monday night we skipped Halloween and went out to eat and went to the movies (more on that later). We went to see The Rum Diary with Johnny Depp. It is the first movie that ever made me want to ask for a time out while I grab my husband! HAVE MERCY! That movie has the best kiss in it ever and now I have a Johnny Depp crush! Whoo! It's been two days and I still get a shiver just thinking about how awesome that kiss was!

The movie was really funny. Not in a Hangover kind of way but in a Hunter S. Thompson kind of way. P.S. Am I the only person familiar with Hunter S. Thompson? I've talked about this movie with two different groups of people and when I say the movie is based on a book by Hunter S. Thompson I am met with blank stares. Come on folks! How can this be? It really makes me sad. How can you not know about a guy that had his ashes shot out of a cannon? Johnny Depp was actually the guy that set off the cannon by the way. How is it that I am the only one that knows about this?

Anyway, the movie was great. I told Jeff that it would be trippy because it was based on HST's book and I don't think he really believed me until the trippy stuff started happening. I don't think anyone on earth could have played the part better than Johnny Depp. Yes, I now have a new celebrity crush. I swear I still get goose bumps thinking about the most perfect cinematic kiss I've ever seen. I give this movie two thumps up! I loved it!

And I'm sorry if you think I'm horrible for skipping Halloween. Can I explain now? I honestly don't mind trick-or-treaters. When we first moved in our house I was so happy to finally live in a neighborhood with kids and get to participate in Halloween. All our neighborhood kids came by the house fairly early and we would visit with everyone for a few minutes but as the night grew later the kids got older and bigger. Kids that weren't from our part of town started coming to our neighborhood to t-o-t. I felt like I needed Jeff standing with me to hand out candy and decided then I probably don't need to be answering the door. And the sad truth is I felt more like these "kids" were casing my house instead of enjoying a fun holiday. So, we turned off all the lights, locked the doors and went to eat pizza and watch a movie this year.

Thank you Halloween for my new obsession with Johnny Depp and his kissing skills! YUM!