Movies

Were you wondering if I would ever go back to the movie theater? Well, I did. Here are my reviews...

Leo, oh Leo. You can't go wrong with Leo. He is a phenomenal actor. This is about people who dupe  people out of their money. He made tons of money. My favorite scene is when he is leaving the country club. Hilarious!

Tom Hanks is also a phenomenal actor. This movie is two hours long. An hour and a half of it will exhaust you from fear. I wasn't sure of the outcome of this real life situation which made it all the more tense. Great movie!

Another very tense movie. The zero gravity made me very stressed. Everything takes so long when you're floating along. I didn't know what the outcome of this movie was either so it made it pretty stressful. Come to think of it, most of the movies were pretty stressful, but good.

This movie was a very good war movie, if that's what you like. I do. It's amazing anyone survived this.

If you love Mary Poppins you will love this movie. Very interesting what Walt went through to get Mary Poppins made.

I had no idea what this movie was about. I guess because it has Dallas in the title I thought it was going to we about cowboys and rodeos. Not exactly. There is a rodeo element to the movie but it's about people with HIV and AIDS trying to get the medications they need to live. This movie will make you hate the FDA even more than you do now.

Jennifer Lawrence is amazing in this movie. Actually, everyone is. I loved the 70s styles.  Christian Bale is almost unrecognizable and completely opposite of his "The Machinist" physique. 

Cate Blanchett is very good in this film. It's a little slow moving but to be honest, if you want to sit through a movie and have no resolve then this is the movie for you. You can probably live without seeing this movie.

It's a new year, I'm so happy!

Yes, I've been gone, now I'm back. Thanks.

So, I used to think that proclaiming a new year resolution was stupid. People would be at a party, drinking, and would make some resolution (usually to lose weight or work out more) and then after a couple weeks it would all go down the drain. It sort of reminded me of Lent. The Catholics give up something for an amount of time (I think until Easter but since I'm not into religion I'm not really sure). Then after that amount of time they go back to whatever they gave up. Again, stupid. The last couple years I also have given up something for Lent. Not being Catholic, I can't remember what it was. I did give up soda a while back for health reasons. It didn't help with weight loss so I'm not sure why I gave it up.

Last year I made a resolution for the first time. I resolved to not get a receipt for a purchase if I had a choice. Costco gas stations are one place that give you a choice. When the the machine asked if you want a receipt I always say no.  This also works at Starbucks.  It makes me wonder why more establishments don't offer a choice. It saves paper. That's a good thing right?

Well, this year I also decided to make a resolution. I resolved to stop taking and thinking negatively about myself. You know what I mean. Like, when someone tells you that you look nice and you say "oh, really? These clothes are old". Or when someone says they like your hair and you say "oh man, I'm having such a bad hair day".

What wrong with taking a compliment? I know it's hard. It's also hard not thinking negatively about yourself. I had to stop myself just today while talking to Pretty Teacher. I was saying that I wasn't sure I was going to work out today. She said everyone deserved a day off. I immediately started in about how f.. my a.. was and I stopped myself.  I then explained to her what I was going to say and that I stopped because I wasn't going to do that anymore. I am what I am (just like Popeye) and if I skip one day of working out it's ok.

Thanks Lisa. I hear you.