Believe it or not, I have seen movies since last year in December. It's just that I haven't gotten around to updating this blog. Well, I guess that's obvious, isn't it. Anyway, I'm back now and promise to try and keep this blog better updated. Last weekend my husband and I went to see Stardust , which I believe is a based on Neil Gaiman's book of the same title. It was a pretty good movie with the perfect combination of romance, fantasy, adventure, and mystery. The plotline was slightly predictable, but the movie still enjoyable. Definitely a good date movie. I loved the music. It had a great score. The acting was good as well, though there were a couple of scenes I could have done without. All in all, I give this one a two thumbs up. Now I'm going to have to read the book. I'm coming to you from the library today and my time's almost up. So, I'm signing off for now. Stay tuned though for future posts about the movies I took in this past summer.
A bit ago, my family and I returned from Ben Stiller's new movie Night at the Museum . Oh my goodness, what an hilarious movie. It's definitely one of the most creative plot ideas I've seen in a long time. I actually liked Ben Stiller for once. He was funny, and yet not annoying at all. The movie also featured other great stars like Robin Williams, Dick van Dyke, and Mickey Rooney (whom I could have sworn died about five years ago). I saw a recent interview with van Dyke who called this the best family movie to come along in years. You know what? He was right. As I said, the plot line was very original. It had great character growth and all the right touchy, feely moments a good family flick should have. It was funny without being crass and even featured a budding romance between Teddy Roosevelt and Sacajawea. Who would have thunk. Oh, the music was great too. Even found a song to download to iTunes and add to my driving music repetoire. So, if you're looking for a goo