Mitsy's Talk

Tropic Thunder

This movie was hilarious! Robert Downey Jr was so good in this film. Tom Cruise was so funny in this film. Ben Stillar and Jack Black give strong comedic performances as well. This was such a good film!

Street Kings

Once again everybody's favorite police force, the LAPD is under suspicion as veteran detective Tom Ludlow (Keanu Reeves) investigates the murder of his ex-partner. But as he digs into the mystery things become more and more complicated. Forest Whitaker plays his captain and Hugh Laurie is an Internal Affairs agent sniffing around. Chris Evans is a young cop who becomes Reeve's partner. Kinda reminds you of Training Day and Dark Blue, which makes sense since the same writer for those two films directed this one. Reeves is pretty good in this one as is Whitaker. Has some pretty intense action scenes and strong confrontations between cops and bad guys. Common shows up later as a ruthless drug dealer. But there are some twists toward the end that will make sense once it's all said and done. Good stuff.

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Detective Paul Diskant: So we're just gonna go in there and kill them?
Tom Ludlow: No, I'm going to ask them some questions. Then we're going to kill them.

The Bucket List

i have to be honest.
at first i had no inclination towards this movie. not in the least. i really didn't even know much about it, but from what i HAD seen of it ( only a few advertisement posters in walmart)...i wasn't too interested.
this is a perfect example of why i think you should watch nearly every movie that comes out. here is one absolute gem of a movie that i would have missed if not for my mom's friend renting it tonight (thanks, menno).

the bucket list is a film about llife, about death, about love and hate, pride and humility. it's about stepping back for a minute and taking a good, honest look at yourself and deciding if you're living up to your fullest potential.
but most importantly, it's about just recognizing and appreciating the beauty of in and out, everyday life. of just the oppurtunity to spend one more day here with us on this planet.
this film also subtley tackles the tough questions that everyone eventually wonders at some time or another: what am i doing on this planet? do i have a purpose to my life, or am i just kind of wandering aimlessly through it?
edward (jack nicholson) and carter (morgan freeman) have definately begun to consider these things after being told they each have terminal cancer and only one more year to live, tops...and that's if they're extremely lucky.
so these two old men meet while in the hospital, and eventually they decide to write what they call a 'bucket list'...a list of everything they want to experience before they 'kick the bucket' (die). so with the clock ticking, the two pals set out to cross off everything single thing on their list. and a very diverse list it is, including everythingfrom sky diving to visiting the great wall of china to laughing until they've cried.
along the way, they discuss topics such as faith (edward is pretty much a self described athiest, while carter believes there is some Creator), forgiveness, loyalty, and if their lives have turned out like they originally planned.
a scene i especially liked was when edward and carter are sitting on the top of an egyptian pyrimid over lunch, and carter tells of a belief of the ancient egyptians'. they said that when a man dies, he is taken to the gates of heaven and asked two questions. his answers will determine whether or not he deserves to pass through the gates.
the man is asked if his life has brought himself joy.
the man is asked if his life has brought joy to others.
just ask yourself those two questions, and then maybe you'll start to get an idea of whether or not you're actually LIVING for something significant.

a total breath of fresh air, the bucket list uses a simple, warm-hearted story to deliver a powerful message that will hopefully leave viewers with a bit to think about long after the show ends. i know i have. even though i'm only 15 years old, i've decided i'm going to write my own bucket list.
definately the best inspirational film i've seen in a long while. maybe the best ever.

one thing's for sure, i know that tonight i was questioning the way i've been living out my life.

The Bank Job

Not a bad movie at all, Don´t like most of Jasons films, but this is your best film. planning wasn't very ingenious. Bad edition and starts a bit slow.