#4 The Lake House

Average but decent movie.

The Lakehouse is a romantical drama film, starring Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves. The movie features time travel in the form of a mailbox and tells the story from two points of view. On one side we have Keanu who is an architect living in the year 2004 while Sandra plays a doctor living in 2006. They can communicate with each other through letters which are sent back and forth through time via the mailbox from a lake house, a house both of them lived in at separate points in time.

Though not my usual pick of genre I have to say that I enjoyed this movie. It's primarily about the two main characters developping a romantical interest for each other though, so don't expect too much sci-fi time travel stuff.

Signed,
T.

Comedy film suggestions

After watching Vampires Suck (review below) I realised that eventhough there are a lot of comedy films around, a majority of those are actually not that funny and often disappointing. That's why this blog I'll introduce you to some movies I actually thought funny and that are worth watching if you're looking for something in the genre. This is obviously also a matter of personal taste, so feel free to disagree with me.


#1 Pineapple Express

Hilarious action comedy about a stoner and his dealer (played by Seth Rogen and James Franco, respectively) who have to work together after they find themselves in a huge mess because one of them witnesses a murder by a drug baron.

#2 Hot Tub Time Machine

I watched this not knowing what to expect and I was pleasantly surprised. This movie is about four men that are transported back to their 80's teenhood. They then have to find a way back to the present without changing anything major in the past if they don't want their lives to change drastically in the present. Probably not a top tier comedy, but it was a good laugh anyway.

#3 Superbad

Funny comedy about two teenage friends (played by Jonah Hill and Michael Cera). If you want an idea what to expect from this, then I'd compare it to the American Pie series, but with less focus on the sex and more on the general teenage life/partying.

#4 Kick-Ass

A superhero comedy about a regular guy that wants to be a superhero. Has a decent amount of really funny scenes.


Hope this list helps you out a bit when looking for new movies to watch!

Signed,
T.

#2 The Prestige

A pleasant surprise and currently one of my favourites.

I've seen The Prestige multiple times now and I could turn it on and watch it right now again without getting bored. It features two rival stage magicians (played by Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale) competing to create the ultimate illusion and to which lengths each of them is willing to go to achieve it. The film starts off strong and just keeps improving all the way until the end. I can honestly say the first time I watched it, the plot twists kept surprising me over and over again.

So if you ever get a chance to watch this masterpiece, you should definitely do so. It's also one of the few films out there featuring magicians and magic tricks so that's a nice bonus.

I'll be watching some Community, a comedy TV series, later tonight I think so expect another blog post later today!

Signed,
T.

#1 Pan's Labyrinth

Time to get started then.

I watched this with a friend of mine after having postponed watching it for the longest time. Why did I postpone it? Simply put, the language. Pan's Labyrinth (also called El laberinto del fauno) is a Spanish spoken film and I usually don't like movies in a foreign language.

Pan's Labyrinth is a pretty good, yet probably rather unknown, fantasy film. It wasn't quite what I expected as I thought it would contain much more fantasy elements, instead it also features a a period in Spain set five years after the Spanish Civil War.
The movie combines the storyline of a Fascist captain fighting Spanish Maquis and of his stepdaughter Ofelia who meets several magical creatures. One should note though that the whole film has a somewhat darker setting and that it's not just some happy go lucky movie.

All in all Pan's Labyrinth was a decent movie and I'd recommend it if you're a fan of the fantasy genre. If not, you best stay away from it because it'll probably not meet your demands.

Now I'm off to watch the Greek (TV Series) series finale. Another blogpost coming soon with what I thought of it.

Signed,
T.