Land of the Lost

[I have put off posting on the last three movies I've seen. As a result they will probably be shorter and less detailed because I can't find my notes.]

Land of the Lost is a movie that I have pretty much nothing to say about. You should know that I am not a huge Will Ferrell fan. I do like a lot of his movies, but I do not like everything he does. This movie falls into the not like side of his work. It is mildly entertaining, but I do not feel that I had a lot of enjoyment from it.

Essentially, Dr. Rick Marshall believes that travel through space and time is the key to science. He has found a way to go through a space-time vortex and as a result finds himself in a world of very freaky things (along with this two co-stars). Hilarity is supposed to ensue, instead the occasional chuckle ensues.

Land of the Lost gets one kernel - I am glad I only paid $2 to see this movie though Will Ferrell fans may like it a whole lot more.

Public Enemies

Public Enemies is based on the true story of John Dillinger (and other public enemies) and the efforts to bring them to justice, led by Melvin Purvis. Some time has passed since I've seen this movie, and while I still feel like it was pretty good, I also think that there were some flaws. It seems to me that there were just too many characters. Some of them you got to know briefly and others were around for quite a while, but it was difficult to remember their name because so many were flying around in the story.

Johnny Depp did do a good job portraying Dillinger. Marion Cotillard, in her role as Billie Frechette, was also very good. Christian Bale was perhaps a little forgettable as Melvin Purvis. I think a number of people could have done the role just as well or better. I wish the plot had allowed for more depth into the character of Purvis, as he is so important but we really know nothing about him.

Public Enemies gets two kernels - pretty good movie with good acting, but something keeping it from being great.

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past is actually pretty good. I wasn't expecting a whole lot from this movie, but it was fairly entertaining. Matthew McConaughey, who plays Connor Mead, is obviously good at playing the jerk that sleeps with as many women as possible but is actually a nice guy deep down. We've seen him do it a dozen times before. The main love interest, Jenny Perotti, is played by Jennifer Garner. Like several of her other roles, Jennifer plays a strong independant woman who is quite admirable.

The plot to this movie is essentially this; Connor Mead is a womanizer. He goes home for his brother's wedding and finds the ghost of his uncle, played by Michael Douglas, who taught him to be a womanizer. Uncle Wayne is there to warn Connor that he should change his ways cause if he doesn't he will end up miserable and alone. In order to convince Connor, three ghosts show up. The best ghost was probably the one from the past. She was a complete eighties teenager and funny. I was surprised to find out she was played by Emma Stone (who was Jules in Superbad). I won't bother telling you the end of the plot...I am sure you can pretty much guess what happens.

The hightlight of this movie was definitely Lacey Chabert, who played Sandra the bride. She pretty much played the funniest bridezilla ever. She would completely freak out, like lose her mind kind of freak out, and then calm down to a level of calm that isn't really normal. It amused me greatly. Lacey Chabert usually amuses me greatly though (Mean Girls, anyone?).

The only other I wish to mention is how even though I completely failed and figuring out who the bridesmaids were, I feel the need to share the knowledge I googled. One bridesmaid is from Grey's Anatomy (the episode with the two Amish girls in which Silver from 90210 plays the one with cancer and this girl plays the one without). The other bridesmaid is Amanda Walsh, you know, the MUCH MUSIC VJ (I believe the youngest they've ever had). I remember thinking how adorable she was. Anyway, that is all. Though there is one other bridesmaid I remember nothing about her.

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past gets two kernels - worth the price of a second run movie as it is entertaining, but oh so very predictable.