I am a firm believer that movies are for entertaining. That's why they were created. During the Depression, movies took the viewer's mind off of the real world and transported them to a far off fantasy that always had a happy ending. I believe this helped America get through this tough time by giving the people some sort of dream to hold on to.
Therefore, I'm not really into deep movies like Lost in Translation or anything with too much drama in it. I figure "why watch something with this much drama in it when I could just go back to high school?" I mean, seriously, when I watch a movie (especially when I pay $10 for one at the theatre), I want to be entertained and not have to think too terribly hard. I want to be whisked away to some other world where things are slower or less stressful, etc.
I am more into super-hero movies, "light" action movies like Armageddon, animated family movies, romantic comedies, science fiction and just good, down-home family comedies like Cheaper by the Dozen. I'm also not into the "manly", shoot-em-up, cussing, explosion-filled movies like Die Hard, XXX, Rambo, etc.
I have never seen any of the Godfathers, Rambos, Die Hards, etc. I'm more in touch with my feminine side in that respect I guess.
So hopefully this clears up how I look at movies, but perhaps it made it more muddled. Either way, reading my reviews should help you get a feel for what I like and don't like and I'm hoping you'll agree or politely disagree with my critiques. Any feedback is most welcome as long as it's intelligent, polite, and contains no foul language. Please, keep this "G" rated. Thank you and visit often!
- J
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