Pass the Popcorn

Ok Ya'll, lets talk about something close to my heart. Movies. You know I love them. But recently, the only movies I have seen have been the free preview ones. Not that I'm complaining. Free is my favorite price. And considering this past summer's lack of good movies, I wasn't too broken up about my movie dry spell.

However! This winter there are SOOOOO many good movies that I am just dying to see! You know you want a list complete with you tube clips!

1) The Princess and the Frog


Disney! Princess! Jazz Age New Orleans! Hand Drawn Animation! Watercolors! Can't breathe....

2) Fantastic Mr. Fox



This was one of my favorite books as a child. Written by the incomprable Roald Dahl, the tale focuses on the Fox family and their struggle for survival against overwhelming odds. Wes Anderson, the director, has made many odd movies in the past, but hopefully his quirkiness will blend well with Dahl's characters and book themes.

3) Planet 51
My mom said that the animation and characters remind her of the pixar short in front of Ratatouille. You know, the one with the junior alien trying to abduct the guy out of the farmhouse? and he fails miserably? Its pretty awesome.

4) The Blind Side
Get ready for some tear jerkers! This one is based on a true story and there is already oscar buzz about Sandra Bullock's performance. A good thing too since her disasterous "All about Steve"

5) Everybody's Fine
My roommate and I are both dying to see this one. Robert De Niro as a dad struggling with a fatal disease, keeping it a secret, and going to visit all of his kids. Also starring Drew Barrymore, though I won't hold that against it.

6) The Men Who Stare At Goats
George Clooney seems to be recapturing the character from "O Brother Where Art Thou" in that he is nuts, slightly stupid and all hilarious. I mean c'mon people, he stares at goats to make them fall over!

7) Avatar
Ok, we all know by now that this movie has nothing to do with the beloved Nickelodeon television show. However, it looks pretty awesome anyway. Especially the animation of the aliens. they look pretty wicked cool.

8) Pirate Radio
I can't believe that I forgot about this one until number eight! I want to see this one SOOO BAD! Well, I want to see almost all of these with the same passion. But this one is for realz! C'mon! Pirates, Rocka and Roll, Phillip Seymour Hoffman! Plus, as my roommate so aptly pointed out, the soundtrack is gonna kick ass!

9) Where the Wild Things Are
I have yet to see this one because I am full of trepidation. Will they maintain the crux and soul of the tale? Will they be true to my personal vision? Will dinner still be warm by the end?

10) Amelia
Proving once again that when Hillary Swank dies in a movie, she wins an Oscar. But, that aside, I do love the whole story of Amelia Earhart. She pushed boundaries, she set records, she proved people wrong. And then of course there's the mystery aspect. Will anyone ever know what happened? I'm interested to see Swank's interpretation on such an iconic American figure.

So there they are. It would be sweet to be able to actually see some of these in the theatre, especially the animated ones. Realistically I know that most of them will have to wait until they are available on Netflix, but if someone wanted to buy me tickets to them for Christmas! Actually nevermind. Because with movie prices the way they are and my aversion to going anywhere alone, the bill would be in the $250 range. And I'm not that greedy.