Three movies
Last weekend we saw three movies:
Hairspray: Overhyped. It didn't have the edginess of the original (which wasn't as edgy as much of J Waters material, IMHO). I didn't like Travolta in the role of Edna Turnbladt. If it wasn't for Queen Latifah, this would have been a "non-buy" in my book.
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End: I liked it as a stand alone movie. Of the three Pirates movies it seemed to be the darkest and the most violent. It is third of three for me...but worth buying to have the complete set.
Long Term Relationship: I liked this movie, for the most part. The first scene (sexual in nature) seemed gratuitous and didn't really add to the storyline...although the two characters do re-encounter each other later. The rest of the story is a boy meets boy kind of story, the main complication being that Adam is a Republican, which neither the boyfriend or Adam's parents understand.
Without going into plot details, I would say that this movie is worth the rental. And, gratefully, there are no teenagers to be seen anywhere (though there is on character that act's like a high-schooler with a crush on his roommate...Adam's boyfriend).
Hairspray: Overhyped. It didn't have the edginess of the original (which wasn't as edgy as much of J Waters material, IMHO). I didn't like Travolta in the role of Edna Turnbladt. If it wasn't for Queen Latifah, this would have been a "non-buy" in my book.
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End: I liked it as a stand alone movie. Of the three Pirates movies it seemed to be the darkest and the most violent. It is third of three for me...but worth buying to have the complete set.
Long Term Relationship: I liked this movie, for the most part. The first scene (sexual in nature) seemed gratuitous and didn't really add to the storyline...although the two characters do re-encounter each other later. The rest of the story is a boy meets boy kind of story, the main complication being that Adam is a Republican, which neither the boyfriend or Adam's parents understand.
Without going into plot details, I would say that this movie is worth the rental. And, gratefully, there are no teenagers to be seen anywhere (though there is on character that act's like a high-schooler with a crush on his roommate...Adam's boyfriend).