Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows, Part 1

Alright, so I'm a huge Harry Potter fan; books and movies. So when this movie was about to come out, the most important of the series, the one with the most information inside of it, I was a little nervous. I didn't want people slamming it simply because they just didn't understand what was going on, which is what a lot of people have been doing for the past few ones (five and six). So when I heard it was being split into two movies, I was kind of relieved. Now they can put more schtuff into it, so people won't be confused.
I saw the movie opening night.
Reaction? Oh my God, amazing. I fell in love with the series all over again. The people in the theater were so wonderful. I could hear everybody laughing at the funny parts - where there were many of - and crying at the sad parts. We clapped during Dobby's little speech, and cheered for Neville during that one line of his.
So the movie in general? I honestly thought that it was really wonderful, possibly one of the best out of all of them. They just put everything into it that they could. They followed the book almost exactly, not leaving too much out, and some scenes were exactly word for word as they were in the book, like when Ron left and came back, and the scene and Malfoy Manor, which will probably still give me chills when I watch it years from now. The sound of Hermione's screams flowing through the entire household is just terrifying to hear.
What I'm trying to say is that if you are any form of Harry Potter fan, you will enjoy this movie. Hell, if you're not you may even enjoy it. I must admit, that how far they went into the story - twenty-four chapters - is a little too far for comfort. It makes me feel like the second half will be all action and violence, and no actually finishing the story until the very end. However, that's the second one, not this one. And this one was fantastic.

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)

You can tell, just from the title, that this movie is going to be one of those ones that confuse the crap out of you, which is exactly what it did. Many, many times throughout the movie, I found myself going "what?", "wait a minute...", "what just happened?" or simply "I don't understand!" I have a feeling that I'll be watching it again sometime in the near future to further understand it. But besides all of that:
The movie itself was very good. It has a weird concept to it, and it kind of reminded me of Inception a little bit. What happened was when a person stepped through a certain mirror, they would go into a land that created their imagination. The man who ran this had made a deal with the devil to live forever in turn for giving up his daughter when she turned 16. But now, he doesn't want to give her up so he has to find the devil five other souls.
The cast of this movie was superb. Christopher Plummer as the old man, Heath Ledger as a man named Tony, and then Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Collin Farrel as other versions of Tony.There was also Andrew Garfield, who I must admit is my new favorite actor, what with how much talent he has. He was also in The Social Network with Jesse Eisenberg and Justin Timberlake. He's one of those new up-and-coming actors that I'm definitely rooting for.
As many people know, this movie was dedicated to Heath Ledger since it was his last movie that he was going to be in. He died during the creation of it, then they decided to keep on filming instead of just giving up. There were times when the other three actors took Heath's place that I felt a tad upset, knowing that the only reason why there were in it was because Heath had died. But at the end, before the credits, when it said "A Film for Ledger friends," I did tear up a little bit.
This movie is great for anybody who loves any of these actors, especially Heath Ledger. They do a wonderful job of supplying the public with one last "goodbye" to one of the world's most beloved and talented actors.

The Social Network (2010)

I couldn't stop saying "Oh my God" after I got out of the theater, it really was that good. There was so much drama in it, and certain scenes were nearly breaking my heart right there. The betrayal that people did to each other was insane, I just felt so bad for the characters at time. When it ended, I was like, honestly? That's the end? But then I was satisfied, because it really did make it a happy ending, and sort of comedic at the same time. Jesse Eisenberg looks like Marc Zuckerberg, and he was so great as his character. He made me laugh when he was probably supposed to be being completely serious at the moment. And Andrew Garfield was absolutely wonderful, he gave me chills and seemed to have so much emotion. It was great, because I got to see "the story behind" one of my favorite websites: Facebook.

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)

If you haven't learned by now, I'm the kind of girl who can get interested in watching a movie simply because I think one of the boys in it is cute. So of course, I had to see this new Shia Labeouf movie. I just came back, and my reaction is this: "eh." It wasn't terrible, and it was interesting, but it was definitely nothing life changing. It was a complete drama type of movie. No action or anything. Sure, there was a little comedy, but it was mostly drama. It's a good rental, I guess, but definitely not something that you just HAVE to see in theaters. I will say this, though: Shia Labeous has become a great actor. He has a good future in store for him. It's going to be interesting to see the people who I've "grown up" with become stars as big as George Clooney, Leonardo Dicaprio or Clint Eastwood. Shia's one of those kids who got their start at something small, but quickly exploded into something big. I give credit to him for this movie, it was a good acting job. When he cried, it made me want me cry. And when he smiled, I felt happy. Congrats to Shia. As to the writer of this movie, sure. It was good. It's not exactly my style, but if I was more films like this, I probably would have loved it a lot more than I did.

Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (2003)

Let me just say that this movie confused the crap out of me. This is probably due to the fact that I really wasn't paying much attention to it. It was all out of order flashbacks and flash forwards, and I really didn't get it. However, the concept was really great, about how no matter what happens, you can't erase your memories and you shouldn't try to. I love Jim Carrey, especially when he's in more dramatic roles. That guy can act, but he can't really show it when he's being his usual silly self. So despite all of the confusion that went on in my mind, I still enjoyed this movie.

Can't Hardly Wait (1998)

Alright, I only watched this movie last night because it was in my house because of Blockbuster, and I couldn't think of anything better to do. Since I hadn't really heard about it before, I wasn't really expecting it to be good. Or at least, not amazing like the "classics" that you hear about. However, for a somewhat unknown nineties movie, it was pretty good. It had several different story lines going on at the same time, so it was pretty interesting to follow from person to person to person. It had a Breakfast Club type of humor that makes you laugh, but say "that's so true" at the same time. Also, each different subplot seamed to have a happy ending, which, if you don't know by reading these reviews already, you know that I am a huge lover of happy endings. So all in all, it was good. It wasn't groundbreaking, and I'm not saying that you have go GO OUT AND WATCH IT RIGHT NOW. But if you ever are finding yourself bored and looking for a fun and short-ish (100 minutes) to watch, then this movie will most likely satisfy your needs.

Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam (2010)

About a year ago, I watched the first Camp Rock because my friend said that I had to. "Every true Disney Channel fan has to watch Camp Rock." So of course, trying to prove my loyalty to Disney, I watched it. And I have to say that I wasn't that impressed. The Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato, whoopdie-doo. The songs were kind of lame and the storyline was quite cliche. So when I heard that they were going to be making a Camp Rock 2, I groaned and said honestly? Like we need another Disney Channel original movie.
HOWEVER.
I watched the movie when it came out onto TV Friday night, and I can honestly say that it was actually pretty good. Not as good as movies like Dead Poets Society and Say Anything of course, but it definitely wasn't terrible. The main thing that improved from the first was the music. On the first soundtrack, I only liked one, maybe two songs or possibly three, which would be pushing it. In the sequel, however, most of the songs were good. And unlike in the first one where the songs were all "performed," the second one had more of a musical aspect where they would start singing in the middle of a scene without instruments, which is the thing that I like. Also, they really packed a lot into a short hour-and-a-half long movie. I was greatly impressed, and I have to give props to Disney Channel, congratulations.
Oh, and it didn't hurt that the JoBros are quite the adorable bunch of boys.