Esta Es Mi Vida

Ok, so it’s been a hot minute since i’ve been to the movies or even had time to sit down in front of the newly fresh 42′ Plasma (1080p – 30,000:1 contrast ratio) and dive into two or three blu rays back to back. Well over the holiday I did just that, breaking out of work after doing nothing for 3.5hrs, I just chilled on Thursday not planning a single thing for the weekend other then the goal of snapping open my netflix dvd’s, and seeing Hancock.

Well…I ended up watching the following

• Dan in Real Life
• Be Kind Rewind
• Hancock
• 27 Dresses (WITH A WOMAN)
• Jumper
• Mr. Brooks
• Get Smart
• Boondocks Season 1 (Already saw it, but a special someone hadn’t — I’m still pulling your black card for that one)

Dan In Real Life – Very cute movie, on the lines of Juno just with a little more mush to it. Nice to see Steve Carell in a role outside of his norm, the movie did seem long at times, but it keeps your attention and makes you wish you had a family like theirs.

Be Kind Rewind - Starts off really slow, i must warn you. However after about 25min it takes off and is a very creative and fun movie. Haven’t seen one like it in a long time, like in most of his moives prior to this one Mos Def shines, his acting skills are really sharp and it’s always good to see a young black entertainer diversify like he is with the movies he’s done.

Hancock - Might be the best movie i’ve seen this year, right in behind Iron Man just because of the technology that went in behind it, accuracy of not only the dramatic pieces (military, technologies, etc) but even the story line….changed slightly but right on par with the original just updated for the times. So ummm yeah, so back to Hancock. Very good movie, not at all what i thought it was going to be, with a few surprises and even though so part were predictable the movie (at least for me) left me thirsty for a sequel much like Iron Man did.

27 Dresses – Since i was forced to watch this I wont comment on it other then to say I know someone who’s just like the leading actress in the movie, it was 100% chick flick, and I wont be seeing it again….ever.

Jumper – Nothing like watching this in Blu Ray. Hence the only reason why i was anxious/happy to see it. The storyline wasn’t enough to really give much time here to, the acting wasn’t much better honestly, but the overall concept and Sam Jacksons performance alone was worth giving the 90+min of my life to.

Mr. Brooks – Best performance of Kevin Costners career…Hands down. His murder-and-mayhem-loving alter ego was writing at it’s best, a must see for anyone that can stomach random and graphic violence.

Get Smart – Again, this was not my choice of movie either. And in such it was what i thought it was, a cute little action/comedy spy movie that I expected to be a cross between Mr. Bean and Naked Gun…It ended up having a little bit of everything in it, but more so it was structured, smart, well defined, and cute. But really not my type of movie in the least.

Boondocks – What can I say about probably one of the best shows on cable tv? Nothing, other then most people who aren’t black will probably find it highly offensive, while the majority of blacks will find it to be on the razors edge of sharp when it comes to comedy and the social-political issues addressed in each episode.

The rest of the weekend was spent catching up with my boy, and my best friend (sleep). No fireworks because the weather was terrible and weren’t visible from my building with the fog. Best part was waking up on Monday morning at 0930 without havinh to worry about stepping foot into the office….Glorious feeling that was.

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