There WIll Be Blood

She Said:

Daniel Day-Lewis is intriguing. His movies are far and in-between but he always transforms himself and creates these beasts of characters. And he is super hot. His character, Daniel Plainview, is probably one of the most complex and hardcore characters of any film I’ve seen in a LONG time. Visually, the movie was extremely well made—diverse and uncommon type shots and beautiful deep focus. Also, the score of There Will Be Blood is almost like another character in the film. Without the score or Daniel Day Lewis….this movie wouldn’t be HALF of what it was. I will see this movie again, whether it be in the theater or on DVD. I’m not sure it will win Best Picture at this years Oscars as storyline and plot were a bit weaker than the above mentioned, but DDL has a great chance to win for Best Actor.

If you are in the mood for a light film that doesn’t require much thinking or feeling, this is not the movie to see. This movie can easily get you riled up—laughing, scared, and intriged. AND I also have to add that Paul Dano wins the freak of the week award with his performance---he was creepy as hell!

So go see this movie if you are in for a heavy period piece that is visually stimulating and performed well. Or you can go see it if you are a fan of Upton Sinclair, it is loosely based on his fictional book, “Oil!” ya know.

HE Said:

Daniel Day-Lewis is quite possibly the greatest actor of this generation. After seeing There Will Be Blood, I am not going to debate that. I have been a fan of his since he was Hawkeye in Last of the Mohicans. My favorite performance of his was as Billy "The Butcher" Cutting in Gangs of New York. His voice is commanding, his appearance steals the scene and he is so convincing as any character he plays, it just blows my mind. There Will Be Blood was a tremendous movie and one of the best I have seen in a long time. I don't even want to spoil the movie at all for you, so I am going to skip any kind of summary. Just see this movie and you will not be disappointed! I can't wait to see it again.

American Gladiators

He Said:

I was definitely excited when I first heard they were bringing this back. It takes me back to my childhood. I was a big fan of the show growing up, as I'm sure a lot of you were. Gladiators was a David V. Goliath esque show. Putting average Joe's and Jane's going toe to toe with characters like Laser, Sabre, Siren, Nitro and Ice to name a few was a genius idea. After watching the first 2 episodes of the new American gladiators, it is still a fun show to watch but it doesn't quite live up to the excitement of the original. I was quite surprised seeing the introduction of the new Gladiators on the show. When Crush was introduced I knew she looked familiar. It turns out her name is Gina Carrano. She is a professional MMA fighter. She fights on the SHO XC format on Showtime. Anyhow, I will still probably continue to watch just because there isn't much on the tube still.

She Said:

I vaguely remember watching the original American Gladiators back in the early 90's. I remember red, white, and blue spandex and the event when the throw the balls from the machine. I on the other hand was more interested in G.U.T.S. a show were normal KIDS got to face off in the same type of events. They were not kicking the sh** out of each other like on Gladiators and there weren't any scary roided out competitors.

So far for the NEW American Gladiators, I've enjoyed watching so far. It's fun to watch. But I feel like as a nation, we are past this. With all the Anabolic Steroid and HGH drama going on between the MLB and WWE, how are we back to glorifying these unnatural grossly looking "athletes" in spandex?? It's almost like a message is being sent to the viewers and the "average joe/jane" competitors that steroids are OK and you should aim to be THAT big and huge.

So far, out of the 12 contestants we have met thus far, two appear to me to be on the juice or have been recently. No, I'm not talking about the Gladiators! HE mentioned CRUSH She appears to be one of the ONLY Gladiators who is not UNNATURAL. She is 5'7 155 lbs is thick and built. She isn't just a brick wall that growls at the competitors like most the other gladiators!

But yes, I will keep watching as its fun and there is not a whole lot of new television on. As for in little more than a month---BIG BROTHER 9 is starting! Atleast ONE thing has come from the continued Writer's Strike!

National Treasure : Book of Secrets

She Said:

The first National Treasure was awesome-excitement, comedy, action and of course historical references. The second film, Book of Secrets has it all as well. Being a sequel, it isn't up to par with the original. However it does allow more time to focus on the characters and give them more comedy time (the character of Riley has a bigger part than just the techie). Also the addition of Helen Mirren AND Ed Harris makes it a fun watch. Nicolas Cage probably gave a half-ass performance, but he's been mailing in his performances for awhile now.

I would see this in the theater with a big tub of popcorn with a date OR family. Plus, HE will probably buy it DVD when it comes out to go along with the first one we have.

I certainly can watch this again!



HE Said:

I LOVED the first National Treasure. As SHE mentioned I own it on DVD. It's a classic according to my tastes. I love the adventure and conspiracy theories surrounding our nations past. I could watch the first over and over again. When I first heard about the sequel I was pumped. I knew it couldn't live up to the original but let's face it, rarely does a sequel live up to the original. That said, I enjoyed seeing Book of Secrets. i laughed a lot, enjoyed another adventure ride with all the clue gathering and deciphering and eventually uncovering the final mystery. Sweeet! I enjoyed the movie and would recommend seeing it. Can't wait to see it again on DVD.