Sunday, May 16, 2010

Letters to Juliet, Release Date 5/14 Diva Screen Date 5/16


Letters to Juliet was very expected, not as much due to the name of the movie as the previews. This is one of those movies that has been previewed on the big screen for months. It's been featured on the Sprint movie commercial for several months and in spite of it all, it was a great movie! Romantic and sweet, predictable yet fun.
You could see from a mile away exactly what was going to happen, but that's OK. It was a romantic film in the midst of many action adventures and sci-fi flicks.
You can't help but like the sweet Amanda Seyfried, with her big watery eyes and little girl smile. She has come a very long way since Mean Girls!
Movie Diva recommends this to any girls wanting to see a movie without a significant other! (be glad I didn't drag you to this one Dave!).

Robin Hood, Release Date 5/14 Diva Screen Date 5/15

This version was a little different than what we were expecting...more like a cross between Braveheart and the beginning of Gladiator, a bit confusing but good. I look forward to seeing this movie again on DVD.
There were a few too many actors who looked alike...the sheriff of Nottingham and the King of France, I couldn't tell them apart!
Cate Blanchett as "Lady" Marion in this go-around is fantastic, strong-willed and beyond what you'd expect from this lady.
Russell Crowe was great as Robin, just as he is great in all of the period pieces that he has done.
This is more of a "before he stole from the rich and gave to the poor", it will leave you longing for the sequel.

Sunday, May 2, 2010

The Losers, Release Date 4/23, Diva Screen Date 5/2



It's a slow weekend for movies if you aren't into Freddy Krueger, which I'm not.


I've wanted to see The Losers, so with Dave at a golf tournament, I went this afternoon. Based on a comic this is a fun, far-fetched action adventure movie.


The storyline is a group of operatives who are left for dead and battle their way back seeking out the person who betrayed them. Not an overly original plot, but told a little differently than you regular fare.


There is a great fight sequence between Aisha (Zoe Saldana) and Clay (Jeffery Dean Morgan), normally I'd be against seeing a girl get her butt kicked by a guy, but she doesn't, she kicks butt right back so I'll condone it this time.


This had a good story and I liked all of the actors, there was a bit more flipping between countries than you could keep up with and a few too many slo-mo walking or shoot'em up scenes. But overall the Movie Diva gives it a thumbs up. I'll be waiting for the sequel...