What else I saw in April

Definitely, Maybe (2008)

This was one of the better romcoms of the recent years. Ryan Reynolds is divorcing his wife and when their daughter is taught about the birds and the bees at school, he ends up telling her the story of the women in his life. Abigail Breslin is as awesome as always. And uncharacteristically for romcoms, I wasn't entirely sure with who he'd end up with! I mean, sure, my first guess was correct, but at times I had doubts. One thumb up for that. Otherwise, the movie was quite forgettable, and one watch was enough, but that one watch was quite enjoyable.

Hard Candy (2005)

Well. Look what Ellen Page was doing before Juno got her knocked up! She did nasty things to nasty old men. And she did it well! The movie is quite creepy and a bit revolting, but it keeps you in its grip while it lasts. It also has one of the coolest posters ever!

Jane Eyre (2006)

Technically this is a TV mini-series, but anyway. I watched this to revise for an exam. Why studying can't always be like that, haha? I wasn't sure about Ruth Wilson playing Jane, but she won me over eventually. And I didn't despise this Mr. Rochester nearly as much as the novel's equivalent, hurray! The exam didn't go as well as planned, but at least the revising was fun. Now I'm looking forward to the newest version of Jane Eyre, coming out this year. We'll see how repulsive Mr. Rochester will be this time, haha.

Strictly Ballroom (1992)

Baz Luhrman might have directed one of my favourite movies ever, Moulin Rouge!, but that's pretty much the only decent thing he's ever constructed, it seems. I mean, this one? It was okay, I guess, but just okay and nothing else. A bit silly, it was, and not in a good way. Dance flicks are always nice, but this one didn't fire me up at all. I'm now trying to come up with something nice to say, but nothing comes to mind. Hmm. It's been a few weeks, was it really this bad? I guess it was. Shame. Kind of.

The Last Song (2010)

So, I watched this to celebrate my blog's first anniversary, and what a lousy party it was! Haha. No, but... Yeah. It was. Anyway, I was curious to see 1) whether Miley Curys would still piss me off even if I really tried not to get pissed off, and 2) what Gale will be like in the Hunger Game films. The results: 1) yes, and 2) still no opinion. So, a really great watch! Truly worthy my time! Let's see it again, NOW! ... Okay, it really wasn't so miserably bad. A little, though.

Another beautiful day in... Zombieland (2009)

directed by Ruben Fleischer / starring Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin
 

 I saw this in cinema last year, and now watched it again with my brother, because he wanted to. And I didn't really mind. Zombieland, like anything, was better in cinema, but made me laugh on a small screen, too.
 

Zombies have taken over the world. I guess it's some virus. Anyway, only a bunch of people still remain, er, people, and they make their best to survive in Zombieland, or Z-land, everyone in their own way. Columbus (not his real name, but you don't use your real name in Zombieland) is geeky, introverted young man, who has survived so far by strictly obeying his neurotic list of rules (e.g. beware of bathrooms, limber up, when in doubt, know way out, and most importantly, double tap). He teams up with Tallahassee, a Southern badass, who was born to kill zombies and eat Twinkies. On their roadtrip they meet Wichita and Little Rock, two sneaky sisters on their way to Pacific Playland.

Jesse Eisenberg is kind of adorable. He delivers his lines with his bone-dry voice, making some of the average jokes actually quite funny. ("Oh, you're about to learn who you're gonna call... Ghostbusters.") I can't wait seeing him in The Social Network! Woody Harrelson is a funny, charismatic guy, and they work very well together with Eisenberg. Opposites forced to get along together is always fun. I like Abigail Breslin, because of Little Miss Sunshine. She has funny scenes with Harrelson's character, that Hannah Montana moment and all. Emma Stone is the mandatory pretty girl, providing the mandatory romance plot. Though I like that one random laugh. Which brings us to THE cameo. Which was obviously very funny. Easily the funniest part of the film.

Zombieland isn't high culture. It has incoherent, idiotic, with a couple of poor, clumsy attempts to make the characters more dimensional and the story deeper, but it's a solid package of bullet-proof (and zombie-proof) entertainment. Some days that's all you can ask.

(Below, something I didn't notice the first time. These are some of the Zombies they were chased by in Hollywood. Seriously, a Tramp Zombie? You don't see that every day, haha. Excellent.)

"I'm not great at farewells, so... that'll do, pig."