Movie Night [The Thing]

It appears I am going through a "horror" period for movies lately... It's Tuesday and you know what that means? $5.00 movie night! What a veritable bargain!

Joe REALLY wanted to see The Thing, and since I picked Dream House last week, that is what we went to see.



We were under the impression that this would be a re-make of the 1982 "The Thing" with Kurt Russell. Little did we know that this was actually a prequel to it.

Not being a huge fan of lots of gore and blood, that part was not too fun or exciting for me, but I loved the concept and liked the movie overall. If you are looking for a suspense type of horror, this might not be the right pick for you... However, if you are looking for a gory alien-esque flick, this is for you!

Scary Movie Monday [The Shining & Poltergeist]

I am here to admit that I had NEVER seen either The Shining or Poltergeist. EVER. I use the past tense because today I watched both movies.





AMC is having it's Fear Fest right now and I decided to take advantage of it, because I ADORE scary movies!

I really liked both movies... would have to say that I thought The Shining was a bit more scary, but that considering them on the scale of scary horror movies that are put out in today's world, neither of these were really that frightening. However, the concepts were very "cutting edge" for their time... Poltergeist came out in 1982, 29 years ago! It's even older than me! As for The Shining it came out in 1980, so 31 years ago.

If you have not seen one or the other, or even both of these movies, I would highly recommend them. Even if you aren't in to scary movies. They aren't really too scary and they are actually quite "classic" Hollywood. Yes, they are quite campy, but that's all a part of it's charm and appeal!

Movie Night [What's Your Number?]

Soooo last night I went out to go see a movie with one of my best friends. We really wanted to go see "I Don't Know How She Does It," but it was no longer playing at any of the theaters. So we decided to go see "What's Your Number?"



The reviews had speculated that this movie was "as good as Bridesmaids"

Now let me tell you, while it was really funny and I laughed a lot, it was not as good as Bridesmaids. It was however a fun and entertaining chick flick and I am very glad that I went and saw it, especially with one of my girlfriends.

I don't want to divulge much here because I don't want to spoil it for other people who might go to see it, but I will leave you all with the recommendation to go see it! If you enjoy chick flicks and enjoy the comedy of Anna Faris, you will like it. While it was mostly silly, it did have some serious moments and the main one of them all about not trying to be someone that you aren't but instead just being yourself, and love will find you.

Movie Night [Dream House]

Tonight was $5.00 movie night at our local cinema.

Joe and I decided to go watch a movie!

We chose the movie Dream House with Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz, and Naomi Watts.



This was a movie I really wanted to see.

I have a BAD habit of checking the reviews prior to going to the movie, and tonight was no different. I checked the reviews, and saw that the movie had gotten poor reviews.

I was worried that it would be bad and that Joe would once again have ammunition for saying that again the movie I picked was no good.

However, we both REALLY liked it. Reviews be damned! It was an original idea for a flick and I did NOT expect the outcome or ending that it had. I won't say much more so as not to be a spoiler, but just wanted to say that if anyone is on the fence about seeing it, you should!

Even if it's just at the "cheap" seats :)