I thought this got posted last night but apparently it only went to draft...so it is a day late!
LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTIONS
One of my favorite relaxation things is to go see movie in the theater. I love being pulled into a new story and being able to forget about my own life for a few hours. I have seen LOTS of great movies this year and really can’t name just one I loved.
Of course Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 1) and Eclipse have to top any list I make. If for no other reason than the fun events I attended in conjunction with those releases. But those are different stories to be told another day…
Today we are going to see Tron so I will have to report back on that one later. Hmm, earlier this month I saw Burlesque for a second time and loved it and want to see it again so it will have to make the list. I wouldn’t recommend it for teens and it is pretty racy so Alicia wouldn’t like it.
Several fun animated shows were released this year. Topping this list for me were Tangled, Toy Story 3, and How to Train Your Dragon. But, also enjoyable were Megamind, Despicable Me, and Alice in Wonderland (though was this really animated? Not sure how to categorize it),
In the chick flick category Bounty Hunter was zany and lots of fun, Dear John was wonderfully heartfelt (though technically I didn’t get to see this one till it came to video), Valentine’s Day was cute (especially since I went with Scott, Mom and Dad on Valentine’s Day to see it!), and both The Last Song and Remember Me made me cry and laugh at the same time, one of the best kind of chick flick movies. I also found Date Night hilarious, You Again a good thought provoking story about making life work and Letters to Juliet simple but sweet.
Action movies were also enjoyable this year. I really enjoyed Iron Man 2 a lot more than I ever thought I would. Does Knight and Day go in this catergory?, well I am putting it here, along with Inception which had some of the most mind bending plot twists and special effects I have ever seen.
WOW!!! Okay when I started this post I didn’t mean for it to get so long. I didn’t really realize how many movies I did get to see this year. And yet, as I was going though an online list of movies released this year I made a list just as long of titles to add to Netflix…well they were all enjoyable and I would recommend most of them to others! Guess it was a great year for me at the movies!
A little chance to do some painting
1 year ago
My, you did see a lot! And that didn't even include the ones you didn't like. What a great way to look back on the year through the eyes of one of your favorite hobbies. And yes, Twilight and Harry Potter events were great fun to get to go to with you. ;->
ReplyDeleteHere's hoping you get to see as many good titles in the theaters during 2011!
PS, So what did you think of Tron?
Gack! I'm so behind on Harry Potter. I haven't seen Half-blood Prince yet! Tangled won't be in theaters here until January, and I'm really looking forward to it. The promos look hilarious! I'm apprehensive about Tron. The updated special effects will be epic, I'm sure, but it's just one of those movies that I've never felt needed a sequel. I'll see it anyway, of course! I've seen hardly any chickflicks. Hmmm. Maybe a trip to the movie rental place is in order. =)
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