The 7 Word Weekend Movie Review 5/14/10

New movies reviewed in 7 words each.

Just Wright - Something so Wright, is just so wrong.

Letters to Juliet - Seriously, haven't we seen enough Amanda Seyfried?

Princess Kaiulani (limited) - Is this a Lilo and Stitch prequel?

Robin Hood - I'll watch, but with a critical eye.

I mentioned it earlier this week that I was a Robin Hood geek as a child. Well, that carried over somewhat into adulthood. I'm very protective of the story. I don't like the dynamics being messed with. I can't say for sure whether or not this will be good or not. I know I heard early horror stories about the various plots they wanted to write. From the trailers it doesn't look like any of those have been carried out (mercifully) but I'm still unsure about it. For 1 it's Robin Hood, so why does it look boring? For 2, it's Ridley Scott, which to me actually explains 1. Ridley Scott doesn't exactly thrill me as he  has others. I find mostly what he makes to be dull movies. Not necessarily bad, just boring. 

Oh and 3, I used to like Russell Crowe a lot. Back when he did Virtuosity, I thought he was the coolest and had hopes of him being a favorite of mine for years to come. Unfortunately he Russell Crowed himself. A really terrible way to go. Bit by bit in his Oscar madness he tore away till all that remained was as boring as Ridley Scott. On the other hand I still love him in several roles, so maybe this will be his rebirth. Maybe Robin Hood will be an awesome movie.

I doubt it, but we must entertain these hopes.

I believe I've said this a time or two before, but let me say it again: What the heck is with Amanda Seyfried being in everything? Hasn't she ever heard of oversaturation? Seems like half the movies this year have been either been based on a Nicholas Sparks novel, or else starring her. Sometimes both. I didn't really care for her before, but she didn't get in the way of me watching films before. Now though, if I see her name, I rethink the idea of viewing the movie in question. You think I'm kidding? As I was writing this I looked up at the TV for one second and saw the ad for her new movie. I don't care what you say, it's a personal thing against me.

Anyone seen Charlie Bartlett? It's a movie from 2007 that I hadn't seen till this year. It stars Anton Yelchin as mixed up kid who starts selling second hand psych drugs and advice to kids at his new school. Throw in Robert Downey Jr., Kat Denning, and Hope Davis, and you have a great cast that delivers a fantastically funny and dramatic movie. It's a great character driven film that really allows you to see each character grow with their own arc. It's another one of those movies I'd meant to watch when it came out and then totally forgot. If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it. 8 out of 10.

I just want to remind everyone that I have the "blog of the week" section. Each week a great blog is highlighted. If you have a chance, check out the blog in question. Follow, maybe say hello from me. My goal is to feature each and everyone of the blogs I love reading.

I'm glad to say that flood week is over here on The Non-Review. But it's still a reality that many are dealing with in this state. The effects are going to last for quite some time. So I do ask you all to continue to pray for those who have been hit hard. It's a disaster on the scale of Katrina, but without the coverage in the national news. So please keep everyone in your thoughts, and if you're feeling generous, maybe make a donation to The Red Cross, who have been doing a great job helping flood victims.

As for me, I'm done this week. Hope sunny skies are in your weekend's forecast cause it's raining again off and on here. Something we most definitely don't need.

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