Movie Ketchup

What did the Big tomato say to the little tomato?  Answer:  With the stomp of a foot - "Ketchup!"

Okay, moving on from the bad kid jokes ......  Hubby and I have actually seen three movies that I have not done a Reese's Pieces report on, so I thought I might do a little movie catch up.  (I'm supposed to be cleaning the house, but I need a break so I thought that if I wrote on my blog I might be able to construe a break as doing something productive.  That's the real reason behind movie catch up.  Besides, maybe I have a future career as a movie critic....ok, maybe not. **sigh**)

In Time - I suppose that this movie falls into the Sci Fi genre, and I'm usually not much into Sci Fi.  As it began, Hubby and I were both getting the feeling that this one was going to be weird.  I admit that it's different, but as the movie progressed, it got pretty interesting.  It definitely got me to thinking about life, about time, and about what we do and do not have control over.  If you get the chance, rent it.  Stick with it.  I can't really say too much, because it's hard to talk about without giving way too much away.  Let me know what you think if you do!

Hugo - I'm not quite sure who this movie is aimed at.  The ads make you believe it is the next Christmas movie classic.  Personally - I don't think so.  The story is for older children, but although it's basically a good story, it runs kind of slow.  For those of you who think it's done in the same format as Polar Express - it's not.  It's live actors (as opposed to dead ones?)  I really think you can skip this one and not feel like you're left out.  For the holiday movie category, it falls short.  Well...I think it falls short in a lot of categories.

 

New Year's Eve - This one is by far the best of the three!  It is your typical star-studded, multi-storied, holiday movie.  I'm not a great Hilary Swank fan, but she gives a great speech in the movie.  Yes, it's predictable, but it's also fun and full of good cheer.  (WARNING:  There is a dying parent in this movie.  I wasn't expecting that, and so I cried a wee more than the director/writers probably intended their movie audience to!  I'm just saying.....)  I couldn't quite decide what to rate this movie, but in the spirit of the holidays I'm just going to go for it.

So there you have it:  Movie Ketchup!

Gratitude for:
- A clean house!
- Doctors who actually talk to each other
- Christmas movies that take me away and make me feel good.