If you haven’t seen 27 Dresses or Cloverfield yet and you still want to, you probably shouldn’t read the rest of this post.
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Thanks to Joox I’ve been able to watch 27 Dresses and Cloverfield without going to the theater. Don’t judge me. You’d do the same if it meant avoiding the bitter cold. Actually, I’d use it even in the summer time…so I can’t use the weather as an excuse to watch the movies on Joox. It’s a fabulous site though. I have NO CLUE how it’s still up and running, I’m sure there’s some final detail that I’m missing. But I’m okay with that. Onto the movies!
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I wanted to see this movie pretty badly. I wasn’t sure what I was expecting it to be, but I was quite disappointed. Before I get to those reasons, I’ll cover the reasons why I liked the movie.
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- Judy Greer. Love her. She’s fiesty, beautiful and hilarious. What’s not to love?
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- Katherine Heigl. She’s gorgeous. I love her as Izzie on Grey’s Anatomy. She’s very talented and fun to watch.
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- James Marsden. After seeing him in Hairspray I’ve developed a mini-crush. Sure was hot as Cyclops in X-Men, but he had too much baggage 
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- Her couch! What a beautiful couch! I know that’s not a good reason to love a movie, but deal with it.
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Reasons why I didn’t like it:
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- Malin Akerman. I don’t know what it is about her that I do not like. She’s adorable! Maybe she rubbed me the wrong way in The Heartbreak Kid.
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- The whole story. It was a typical chick flick. Nothing new. No surprises. It was predictable from the very beginning.
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- Katherine Heigl. Confused? I know I said she was one of the reasons why I liked it. I didn’t lie. But I think she can do much better than this. Go for it!
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There has been much hype to this movie and I’ll admit, hype sucks me in like a vacuum.
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The boyfriend saw this on Friday and reported back to me that it was “amazing.” A bit jealous that he got to see it before me, I quickly ran to the computer to look for reviews from fellow blog readers. It seems the majority felt the movie was bad because of the “shakey” camera action. Nobody said much else about the actual movie itself.
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At first the movie didn’t grab me. A disappointment at least. Then again, I was watching a crappy version via the Internet so I gave it the benefit of the doubt. I watched all the way to the end and I am left with many questions and opinions.
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- I love the shakey camera. I love the concept. I think it was great filming it this way because it was meant to look as if a tourist shot it. It made the film feel more real to me. Perhaps watching it on a huge theater screen enhances the motion sickness. For the record, watching it on a laptop was okay! It did make it hard to see what was going on during a few scenes, but overall, I loved it.
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- I don’t get it. How did NOBODY see this giant monster coming? Did it magically manifest itself into Manhattan? Did one of those sponge toys that grow in water go crazy? Or was everybody just choosing to ignore this 20 story monster walking around until it decided to blow shit up?
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- Then again, the not knowing aspect intrigues me and causes me to want to see the movie again. I feel like I may have missed something.
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- Blood on the camera during the attack in the tunnel was great. It was creepy and irritating at the same time!
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- Shoes. One of the girls the camera was following through out the movie was wearing very high heels. Were they stilettos? I don’t know. But come one! If you’re going to have a realistic camera shot, have a realistic woman. No woman would run around a city trying to fend off a monster while still wearing her heels. Take them off!!! (I noticed she finally did while climbing the stairs…because a monster isn’t a good enough reason, but 47 flights of stairs is.) Annoying!
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I can’t compare the two. They’re like apples and oranges. But I have to say I was more entertained by Cloverfield than 27 Dresses and that should say a lot. I’m a girl. I’m supposed to like that chick flick crap. But instead, the mysterious monster attacking a city wins.
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i agree with you on 27 dresses.. it was a good chick flick, but very predictable. But still! How funny was that blond chick in The Heartbreak kid though- every time we go out for breakfast, I make gus hold my hand (HAHAHA JK)
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The shoes. No old people or kids live in Manhattan either I guess either.
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Seemed so silly. haha
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Jamie-
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I remembered the shoes from your post. And I made sure to watch for children or the elderly. I saw neither. So odd!
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I am such a girly girl – I want to see 27 Dresses. Intense movies freak me out. I did watch Zodiac last night but fell asleep. I have issues when a serial killer can’t keep me awake!
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I loved Zodiac, though I preferred the book. It is a pretty long movie so it’s understandablet that you fell asleep
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If you get a chance, check Cloverfieldclues.com for all the explaination on where the monster came from, etc… makes much more sense that way!
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