Procrastination Central

Good Luck Chuck - No Thank You.

nobody@vox.com(Heike) — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 10:04:48 -0400

I am an avid NY Times reader and enjoy starting my morning each day with some perusing. The following is part of a movie review for Good Luck Chuck, that was too funny not to share.... doesn't look like this movie is even worth Netflix-ing.

But the main audience for this dim little sex comedy has no particular interest in seeing Ms. Alba act. They want to see her in her underwear and also to confront one of the central cultural questions of our time: will she take her top off?

No spoilers here! In the meantime plenty of less famous women do take their tops off, which will make “Good Luck Chuck” a must-see for young men with a subscription to Maxim but no access to the Internet. The intended viewership seems to consist of guys who fantasize about sleeping with Ms. Alba, which may represent a reasonably large share of the population.

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Because I said so..... Or Not....

nobody@vox.com(Heike) — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 09:45:18 -0500

People who know me well know that I LOVE Gilmore Girls. I especially love the banter between Lorelei (Lauren Graham) and Rori (can't remember her name). So, I was so excited to see that Lauren Graham is staring in a movie with Diane Keaton and Mandy Moore. Adam and I aren't big "go to the movies" people, actually, I think the last movie we saw in the theater was Elf, and that was only because my pre-teen cousin was visiting us in Philly and we were looking for something to do with him.... I digress... so, I was really looking forward to this movie, maybe I would even find a gal-pal and GO to the movies for a change.... but, over the past two days I have read three brutual reviews on this movie (wall street journal, slate and nytimes), and am SO bummed!!! Looks like its not worth spending $20 on for a night out when I can just wait and rent it on NetFlix.

In contrast, I saw "the Devil Wears Prada" last night, Thank You Netflix, and loved it. Meryl Streep was phenomenal, Anne Hathaway was a great fit as Andie, and the cute guy from Entourage was pretty to look at as Andie's boyfriend.... I loved the book and was concerned that they wouldn't be able to translate it into a movie well. I thought they did a fabulous job of balancing out Meryl's character (in the book she was all mean) and it was fun to see the different parts of NYC that they used for filming.... big fan!

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Stuck in my head....

nobody@vox.com(Heike) — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 13:10:58 -0500

Over a week ago I saw RENT (I love Netflix!). For those that don't know, RENT is a broadway musical that got remade into a movie. I love the soundtrack (it was big hit with the drama kids in college) and really enjoyed the musical, so I was excited to see the movie version... Adam, of course, scrambled out of the family room as quickly as he could and hid in the bedroom until all of the singing was over.

My problem is that it is stuck in my head. Not just one or two songs, but a bunch of them, I feel like every day I have a different one stuck in my head. Very odd!

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