So I’ve heard a lot of people talking about how good this movie is and how it’s much better than Marley and Me. I was like, AW COME ON! Marley and Me is like one of the best movies about dogs that I’ve seen by far.. It’s even much better than Lassie! OK well Lassie is a TV show, so can’t really compare that one with Marley and Me. Totally different. I guess I can just say Marley and Me is much better than Scooby Doo?
Hachiko (or Hachi) is the name of the dog that Parker Wilson (Richard Gere) found at the train station when he was on the way home. For the next few days, he was trying to find out whom Hachiko belonged to. He put up ads everywhere, and he was also trying to give him up for donation. But somewhere along the way, he started to fall in love with Hachiko. So he decided to keep him. His friend said, “It wasn’t you who found him.. He found you.”
Hachiko is actually an American adaption of a Japanese tale about a loyal dog named Hachiko. The dog would accompany his master to the train station every day and return each afternoon to greet him after work. One day, his master passed away and never returned to the station. Hachiko faithfully returned to the same spot at the station the very next day, and every day for the next nine years to wait for his beloved master until he finally died. It is truly a sad story and I was really touched by his devotion, love, compassion and unyielding loyalty. It’s one of the best movies I’ve seen by far, and I was really surprised that this one didn’t even come out in the theater.
“A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.” – Josh Billings (American Humorist , 1818-1885)
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I think this movie should’ve been called a journey to dreamland because it really did send me to dreamland.. Zzzzzz.. No offense to you, Mr. Tim Burton. I think you are a fine director, and throughout these years I have very much enjoyed all your movies – starting from Batman, Batman Returns, Edward Scissorhands, Mars Attacks, Sleepy Hollow, all the way to Big Fish and Sweeney Todd.
This recent one, on the other hand, I have to say I’m not really too fond of it. It literally put me to sleep.. And I actually never fall asleep in the theater. Ever. Okay well maybe just once, a few years ago when I went to see the most boring movie ever made in the planet, Thin Red Line. The movie sucked so bad, I was contemplating on walking out in the middle of it and asking for a refund. But I’m not saying Alice in Wonderland as bad as Thin Red Line.. Oh no, not at all. The movie is much much better than Thin Red Line, but they both are equally boring as hell.
I think the only great thing about the movie is Johnny Depp. Thank God Tim Burton decided to put Johnny Depp in this movie. I couldn’t imagine what the movie would’ve been like without Johnny Depp. He really saved this one from being super duper boring. He was so buried under heavy makeup, I literally couldn’t even recognize him in the movie. But you know, I kinda felt that Pee-wee Herman would’ve been great playing the character that Johnny Depp was playing. To be honest with you, I think it would’ve been awesome if they had Pee-wee Herman in the movie.
Okay maybe I should’ve seen this movie in 3D. Had I done that, that would’ve probably changed my opinion about this movie. I decided not to see it in 3D because it was always sold out and I was just too lazy to wait until the next day to see it. Besides, I read the book many many times before when I was a kid, so I pretty much already knew the storyline. Ah well.. Such a disappointment.
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Up in the Air is a story of Ryan Bingham, whose job is to fire people. He flies 320 days a year, he’s living out of a suitcase and his main goal is to rack up frequent flyer miles until he reaches 10 million miles. His secondary job he has is to give motivational speeches on relieving one’s life of excess physical and emotional baggage. He’s not close to any of his siblings nor does he ever want to have a family. When his boss hires a 20-something year-old overachieving woman named Natalie Keener, she develops a new method to fire someone by doing it via remote computer access. Obviously this has threatened the existence Ryan has so cherished, taking him out of his comfort zone – which is flying around the country while accumulating frequent flyer miles. He believes that Natalie doesn’t understand the nature of the business, so their boss (who is played by Justin Bateman – whom I think is perfect for the character) suggests that she accompany Ryan on a business trip. That’s when the adventure begins.
Such a cute movie. I heard so many good reviews about the movie prior to watching it. I’d definitely recommend this to you guys (and girls)… Highly recommend it, I might add. The movie was very entertaining, cute and even the chemistry between all the three stars – George Clooney, Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick – was great. Jason Bateman was awesome in the movie, even though he only showed up for a few minutes. I honestly think Anna Kendrick gave the best performance in the movie – she was smart, witty and definitely stole the spotlight from both George Clooney and Vera Farmiga. I was really impressed with her acting, considering she was the youngest amongst the other actors in the movie. After watching this movie, I kinda felt sorry to the character that George Clooney was playing (Ryan Bingham). He was lonely, never made himself attached to anyone for a while – by the time he felt he was ready to change and make a connection with the woman he was falling for, turns out she’s already married (SPOIL ALERT!). That’s just really messed up. Ryan Bingham was the epitome of “success”, with money, prestige and a great career. He felt he was at the top of his game and didn’t need anyone. All of sudden the tables suddenly turned.
I guess the point of the movie is no matter how successful you are, how much money you have or how great your career is, if you don’t have anyone to share with.. Then what’s the point? If you think about it, your favorite memories, the most important moments in your life… Were you alone? Life is better with company. Much much better.
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