Kick Ass, Release Date 4/16, Diva Screen Date 4/18

This was a very interesting and unexpected movie. It was almost a little like a Tarantino film, but I actually liked it!

Chloe Moretz kicks butt like the ladies in Kill Bill, not what you'd expect from an eleven year old. She is great in this movie and it makes me hope for a spin-off or sequel to see her kick some more ass.

Superhero-wannabe "Kick Ass" was the kid that you hope most teens have buried (deep) inside them, just a nice person wanting to help others and see the world be a little bit better place.

The narration by Kick Ass brings up a good point right off the back...aren't you surprised that no one has actually tried to put on a super hero suit and fight crime??

Death at a Funeral, Release Date 4/16, Diva Screen Date 4/17

We'd been anticipating this movie for a while...it started out a little slower than expected but picked up as it went along. There were some parts that were so funny, I thought I'd have to help Dave off the floor after he laughed himself out of his chair.

This entire movie happens in the course of a few hours at a family funeral. Typical family chaos and dysfunction abound keep the plot moving from one story to the next and back again. Usually I can't handle throw-up scenes, in this there is a poop scene that rivals any projectile vomiting I've ever seen. James Marsden, who I didn't even realize was in this movie, stole every scene he was in. Danny Glover was great as the cantankerous elder relative that makes everyone miserable. The only thing I didn't understand was why and how Tracy Morgan related to the rest and other than making the poop scene possible, the movie could have done without him (and Luke Wilson for that matter).

This was very funny and I look forward to seeing it on DVD!

Date Night, Release Date 4/9, Diva Screen Date 4/10

We went to the Tina Fey, Steve Carell movie Date Night this weekend. In a matter of minutes I could tell that Dave wasn't into it and didn't think it was funny...but in the second half he came around.

I'll admit, it did start out a bit slow while they built the story. A mistaken identity comedy and Marky Mark with no shirt on isn't too bad of a mix (ha ha Dave, had to put that in there just to irritate you!). As the date progressed, there was a car chase that was so funny I think I laughed for about 3 minutes straight.

This movie actually made me glad that we aren't the kind of people who have to have a standing requirement date night, but also continues to further solidify my already-cemented beliefs in not having kids!

This was a very funny movie, Tina Fey is great and it was one of very few where I actually enjoyed Steve Carell.

Alice in Wonderland, Release Date 3/5, Diva Screen Date 4/4

As you can see by the pictures, Alice has had a lot of looks over the years, and somehow through all of those looks I've yet to read the story or see anyversion of the movie.

Until now.

I can't say I'm always a Tim Burton fan, or even a Johnny Depp fan, however this movie may have changed my mind! I am actually feeling a bit inspired to go and read the original Lewis Carroll book and see what, exactly, I've been missing all this time.

A clever story, and apparently a new take with Alice "going back" to Wonderland as a young woman. As the story goes, she was actually a child when she was in Wonderland the first time.

I saw this in 3D and it was pretty amazing. There were times when it felt like items were coming at you out of the screen and others when it felt as if things were moving toward the screen from behind. Colors and characters were both amazing.

I am glad that I wasn't taking a kid to this movie, I think it would have been a bit too dark and scary. It was rated PG for (in the words of IMDB.com) "fantasy action/violence involving scary images and situations, and for a smoking caterpillar."

My question is, just what exactly was that caterpillar smoking??

I really liked this movie, and when i talked to my mom today, she said she really liked this movie. It was fun and different and made for adults. Loved it. Go see it!

The Bounty Hunter, Release Date 3/19, Diva Screen Date 3/28

I thought I was going to a chick-flick, so I didn't take Dave. What I ended up seeing was a ha-ha funny movie that didn't get (too) girly and definitely didn't take the cheesy way out at the end.

Jennifer Aniston was in her usual role as the smart-assed funny female. Gerard Butler was very funny, I don't know that I've seen him in anything else, but I would definitely watch something else with him in it. He has that dry way of playing humor that is a little bit like Russell Crowe.

The movie was funny, entertaining and played quickly.

How I was the only person in the theater is beyond me, but it was $6 well spent. Sorry AMC for having to lose some money on my ticket!