Paul: "Why are we holding hands?"
Graeme: "So we look like a family. We're just a couple of regular guys walking down the street with a small cowboy." (Source)
Let me start by saying that I did not have any real expectations for Paul. I figured it would be funny, but probably not really a very good movie.
I was actually pleasantly surprised. :)
For those of you who don't know, Paul is about two geeky guys (Simon Pegg and Nick Frost) who stumble across an alien in trouble named Paul (voice of Seth Rogen). They decide to help him get to where he needs to go. Along the way, they run into a ton of trouble [they're being pursued by federal agents (Jason Bateman, Bill Hader, and Joe Lo Truglio)] and pick up a very conservative Christian woman named Ruth (Kristen Wiig). Paul opens Ruth's eyes to the truth of the universe and she tries to shake her conservative roots. This leads to some very, very interesting swearing. Their journey is unusual but highly entertaining.
If you're looking for a serious film, this isn't it. If you're looking for something light and funny, this might be it. Just be aware that the movie is very vulgar at times. This is not a movie for little kids (despite the cute alien). Philip and I were highly amused, but I realize that this is not a movie for everyone. But, if you're like Philip and I, you'll find yourself quoting Kristen Wiig for days afterwards!
Philip and I hadn't been to the movies since November (when we went to see Harry Potter). We both really like to go but there hadn't been a whole lot of movies that piqued our interest in the past few months. That changed this past weekend. I wanted to see either:
or
Well, we ended up going to see Battle: LA on Saturday night. It was so good! It's a really good war/battle movie. Even if you're not a huge sci-fi junkie, you will still enjoy the movie. I highly recommend it! :)
This past weekend was our first movie of the year, but it won't be the last. Next weekend we are going to see:
Yep. Philip's pick. ;) He loves Simon Pegg... and that other guy whose name I can't remember...
After that, we'll probably go see Red Riding Hood since we couldn't see it this past weekend. Then, the following are possibilities for April:
And, I'll definitely be at the theaters on April 29th for:
The following weekend (May 6th) will of course be spent watching:
And May 20th will be spent watching (and hoping for the best despite my thoughts that it will most likely be garbage):
And, despite what you may think, we won't be going to see Hangover II. We thought the first one was completely overrated.
Next up is one that I am really looking forward to. I tried to not watch the trailer for it because I didn't want to get my hopes up, but we saw a trailer when we went to the movies this past weekend. It looks so good:
June 17th will have us watching:
And we'll be going to see this one on June 24th (we love Jason Segel... plus it looks hilarious):
Of course, July will be a HUGE month for movies. I can't wait! July 1st is:
Megan Fox is gone, but I don't really care a whole lot about that. I'm guessing that the movie will be crap, but I still have to see it. After all, I thought the 2nd one would be crap, but I ended up really liking it.
July 15th is the end of an era:
Of course, I will be re-reading all of the books and re-watching all of the movies before we go to see this. And, we'll probably see it more than once. I can't wait!
July 23rd, we'll be seeing:
I'm not really a huge fan of Captain America and I don't think I'll like the movie that much, but we have to go see it anyway.
July 29th we'll be seeing:
Okay, so it sounds ridiculous. But, I have high hopes for this one. I love aliens. And, cowboys are cool, too. Plus, I really like Daniel Craig.
Then August and September are pretty meh. October will most likely have us watching Contagion and The Three Musketeers. And, the rest of the year is pretty meh as well. But 2012 will have us watching Ice Age 4 and The Dark Knight Rises. Oh, sweet Batman. :)
Philip and I have an enormous movie collection. And, Christmas only lengthened our list. Brandon says that soon, we'll be rivaling Blockbuster. And, if any of you would ever like to borrow something on our list, just let me know. ;) Some of these are DVDs, some are HD-DVDs, and some are Blu-Rays.
8MM 12 Monkeys 28 Days Later 30 Days of Night 50 First Dates 300 3,000 Miles to Graceland The Abyss Aeon Flux Alpha Dog Alexander Alien Aliens Alien 3 Alien Resurrection Alien Vs. Predator Alien Vs. Predator Requiem Along Came a Spider American Gangster American History X Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy Anger Management The Aristocrats Assassins Bad Boys II Batman Begins Dark Knight Beerfest The Benchwarmers Beverly Hills Cop Billy Madison Blade Blade 2 Blade Trinity Blades of Glory Blazing Saddles Blow Bob's Big Break in Monster 3D Bolt Boondock Saints Borat Braveheart Bridge to Terabithia Brothers Grimm Bruce Almighty Burn After Reading The Cable Guy Chasing Amy The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe The Chronicles of Riddick Cinderella Man City of Angels Clerks: 10th Anniversary Edition Clerks II Closer The Color Purple Coming to America Constantine The Count of Monte Christo Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Dances with Wolves Daredevil Dawn of the Dead Deathproof (Grindhouse) The Departed Defiance Dinosaur Dirty Dancing District 9 Dodgeball Dogma: Special Edition Domino Don't Say a Word Dragonheart Dragonheart 2 Dreamgirls Dukes of Hazard Elektra Eragon Eurotrip Road Trip Exit Wounds Face/Off Failure to Launch Family Guy Presents Blue Harvest Family Guy Presents Something Something Something Dark Side Family Guy Presents Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story Family Values Fall Tour '98 Fantastic 4 Fast & Furious (4) Fearless The Fifth Element Fight Club Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Flight of the Phoenix Flushed Away Forgetting Sarah Marshall Forrest Gump Jeff Foxworthy: Totally Committed From Dusk Till Dawn From Dusk Till Dawn 2 From Dusk Till Dawn 3 From Hell Fun with Dick and Jane Ghostbusters Ghostbusters 2 Gladiator The Girl Next Door The Godfather The Godfather 2 The Godfather 3 The Golden Compass Gone in 60 Seconds Goonies Grandma's Boy Groundhog Day Hancock Hannibal Happy Gilmore Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Hard Candy He's Just Not That Into You Hellboy Hero The Hills Have Eyes Hitman Hocus Pocus Homeward Bound Homeward Bound 2 Hostel Part 2 Hot Fuzz Hot Rod House of 1000 Corpses House of Flying Daggers How To Lose Friends & Alienate People Hulk I Love You Man The Incredible Hulk I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry I, Robot Ice Age Ice Age The Meltdown Ice Age Dawn of the Dinosaurs The Illusionist The Incredibles Independence Day Interview With a Vampire Insomnia Iron Man The Island James Bond: Diamonds Are Forever James Bond: Goldfinger James Bond: The Living Daylights James Bond: The Man With The Golden Gun James Bond: The World Is Not Enough James Bond: Die Another Day James Bond: License to Kill James Bond: The Spy Who Loved Me James Bond: Thunderball James Bond: A View To Kill James Bond: Casino Royale James Bond: Quantum Of Solace Jarhead Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back Joy Ride Kicking and Screaming Kill Bill Vol. 1 Kill Bill Vol. 2 King Arthur King Kong The Kingdom Kingdom Of Heaven The Original Kings Of Comedy Kiss of the Dragon A Knights Tale Knocked Up Kung Fu Hustle Labyrinth Land of the Lost The Last Castle The Last Samurai The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen The Life of David Gale The Little Mermaid Little Monsters Little Nicky Live Free or Die Hard The Longest Yard Lord Of War Lost in Translation The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Love Actually Madagascar Madagascar Escape 2 Africa The Majestic Mallrats Man on Fire Martian Child Matchstick Men The Matrix The Matrix Reloaded The Matrix Revolutions The Animatrix Meet Joe Black Million Dollar Baby The Adventures of Milo and Otis The Mist Monsters INC. Monsters vs. Aliens Monty Python and the Holy Grail Moulin Rouge! Mr. Deeds Mystic River Napoleon Dynamite The New Guy Night at the Museum Not Another Teen Movie The Notebook The Number 23 Ocean's Eleven Ocean's Twelve Old School The One Open Season The Outlaw Josey Wales The Patriot Pay It Forward Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Planet Terror Point Break Predator The Prestige Primal Fear The Princess Bride The Professional Public Enemies Pulp Fiction The Punisher Punisher: Warzone The Pursuit Of Happiness Remember the Titans Reservoir Dogs Resident Evil Resident Evil: Apocalypse Resident Evil: Extinction The Ring Poad to Perdition Robin Hood Men In Tights Robocop Romeo Must Die Run Fatboy Run Sahara The Sandlot The Sandlot 2 Saw Scarecrow Scarecrow 2 Scooby-Doo's Creepiest Capers Scooby-Doo's Original Mysteries Scooby-Doo's Spookiest Tales Secondhand Lions Secret Window Semi-Pro Serenity Shaolin Soccer Shaun of the Dead The Shawshank Redemption Shooter Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow Shrek 2 Silent Hill Sin City Sling Blade Smokin' Aces Sleepy Hollow Spawn Spider-Man Spider-Man 2 Star Trek Starsky & Hutch Star Wars The Phantom Menace Star Wars Attack of the Clones Star Wars Revenge of the Sith Star Wars A New Hope Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back Star Wars Return of the Jedi Step Brothers Stranger Than Fiction Superbad Super Troopers Swordfish Taken Taking Lives A Tale of Two Sisters Talladega Nights Team America: World Police Tears of the Sun The Terminal The Terminator T2: Judgement Day Terminator 3 Rise of the Machines Terminator: Salvation Three Kings Tin Man Trading Places Training Day Transformers Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Troy U-571 Ultimate Avengers Ultimate Avengers 2 Unbreakable Under Siege Under Siege 2: Dark Territory Unleashed Up V For Vendetta Van Helsing Varsity Blues Waiting Wall-E War Watchmen Way of the Gun We Were Soldiers The Weather Man Wedding Crashers The Wedding Singer What Dreams May Come Who Framed Roger Rabbit Without A Paddle X-Men X2 X3: The Last Stand X-Men Origins Wolverine Young Guns Zack and Miri Make a Porno 24: Season 1 24: Season 2 24: Season 3 24: Season 4 24: Season 5 American Dad, Volume 1 American Dad, Volume 2 The Andy Griffith Show Arrested Development: Season 1 Arrested Development: Season 2 Arrested Development: Season 3 Band of Brothers Carnivale: Season 1 Carnivale: Season 2 The Dallas Cowboys 1960-2003 Deadwood: Season 1 Deadwood: Season 2 Deadwood: Season 3 Dexter: Season 1 Dexter: Season 2 Dexter: Season 3 Family Guy: Season 1 Family Guy: Season 2 Family Guy: Season 3 Family Guy: Season 4 Family Guy: Season 5 Family Guy: Season 6 Firefly Futurama, Volume 1 Heroes: Season 1 Heroes: Season 2 Heroes: Season 3 How I Met Your Mother: Season 1 How I Met Your Mother: Season 2 How I Met Your Mother: Season 3 How I Met Your Mother: Season 4 Invader Zim, Volume 1 Invader Zim, Volume 2 Invader Zim, Volume 3 Planet Earth Earth: The Biography Rome: Season 1 Rome: Season 2 The New Scooby-Doo Movies What's New Scooby-Doo: Season 1 What's New Scooby-Doo: Season 2 What's New Scooby-Doo: Season 3 The Simpsons The Sopranos: Season 1 The Sopranos: Season 2 The Sopranos: Season 3 The Sopranos: Season 4 The Sopranos: Season 5 The Sopranos: Season 6 South Park: Season 2 True Blood: Season 1 The United States of Tara: Season 1
Well, I finally finished Harry Potter last night. It took me a while to get through the first two books (they were really slow), but books three through seven were definitely exciting enough to keep me interested. :)
J.K. Rowling certainly doesn't have a problem killing people off. I spent quite a bit of time crying through books 5, 6, and 7 when she killed people off. Also, they were rather depressing. I know that book 7 ended on a happy note, but still, it was kind of hard to come back after how depressed it made me earlier in the book!
I've watched the first three movies, so far. Philip and I are watching movies 4 and 5 this weekend (I had never read the books or watched any of the movies before a few weeks ago... Philip wanted me to come with him to see movie 6 when it comes out next week, but I told him that I needed to read the books before I watched the movies). So, I will be caught up after this weekend. Number 6 comes out on the 15th, but Philip works nights and I work days, so we won't get to go see it until Friday the 17th. No biggie. Philip has no idea what happens. He just knows that I cried through a lot of 6 and 7 and that people are killed off. I'm interested to see how he feels about them.
Also, I would like to say this: I totally had Snape figured out. I knew I wasn't wrong. :)
And, now that I'm finished with Harry Potter, I can read the next installment of Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series: Finger Lickin' Fifteen. I'm so excited. I've been waiting for it for months! :D After that, I think I will be starting Charlaine Harris' True Blood series, since I now watch the show. I'd like to see how they differ. And, I bought a few books at Books-A-Million a few weeks ago... a book about a woman who grew up in a LDS polygamous cult, a book about a man who's family was in concentration camps during the Holocaust, an Agatha Christie novel recommended to me by a friend, and a Wonder Woman graphic novel written by one of my favorite authors, Jodi Picoult. I shall be busy! :)
