Free movies part 4, Hugo

If you love free movies like me, the best thing is to do is get an account at gofobo and you will get surprise emails from time to time offering you movie passes. I usually get all excited and request every single movie offer I get and then get too tired or lazy to go. Last night I forced myself to go and I'm so glad I did. The movie was Hugo and just reading that it was directed by Martin Scorsese and produced by Johnny Depp told me it would be great. Also, this was my first experience with 3D glasses! The movie split itself between showcasing the cool 3D effects and paying homage to the origin and history of cinema. It was also interesting to see how they depicted the 1930s train station in Paris. I'm rooting for this movie to do well during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend!

Free movies part 3, Charlie Bartlett

Let's talk about what happened before I even got into this movie.  These two security guards were giving me a hard time about my cell phone when I was walking in. I turned it on silent and they
wanted me to turn it completely off. I'm like what's the difference and the guy said you can't get into the movie unless you turn it completely off, that's what the ticket says. I was so pissed, I never had to do that at a free movie before and get harassed about it. Did they honestly think I was going to tape the movie with my cell phone?  I put it on silent as soon as I got to my seat.
Then these 2 girls came in late and sat next to me and they reeked of Red Bull. One of the girls pulls out a hot dog with mustard! It stunk so bad! I felt like I was sitting next to Britney Spears.

Onto the actual movie.  One of the reasons I was excited to see Charlie Bartlett was that it is one of my favorite types of movies - ones that are set in high school.  While watching it I kept thinking that this is what we wish high school was like, where the kids rule the school. The new dorky kid, Charlie Bartlett, becomes popular by partnering with the school bully by selling pharmaceutical drugs.  How does he get these prescription drugs?  By going to multiple psychatrists, lying to them about his symptoms and getting prescriptions.  Charlie then pretends to be a psychatrist by listening to the kids' problems in the boys bathroom and dispensing meds.  The movie plays this off as cute, not really dwelling on how dangerous it is to abuse prescription drugs. Sure there's reference to a kid overdosing and getting his stomach pumped, but I don't think that's enough.  The movie does have a point, that Charlie has been treated like an adult his whole life and should be treated like a kid, but it seems like it takes forever to get to that point. 

Free movies part 2, The Kingdom

The crowd going to see this movie was insane, more than I've ever seen at a free movie. They actually had to turn people away! Since the subject matter was so controversial because it concerns the war on terror, I just want to mention the opening sequence. I always look at opening credits after studying film in school. I actually was required to take a class for my major called "Motion PIcture" where we analyzed movies and wrote screenplays. The Kingdom starts with a mini-documentary about the relationship between the U.S. and Iraq in the oil industry. It is all animated and all of a sudden the graphic on the screen turns into the twin towers. An animated plane swoops in from the audience and "hits" the towers and the movie starts. Pretty cool!

Free movies part 1, Feast of Love

Our local radio station, Q104, gives out free movie tickets on their website. You just type in your name, address, etc. and 9 times out of 10 you will get movie tickets sent to your house. Well, I taught my aunt how to do it, signed up my boyfriend and myself so I have three free movies to see!

Last night was Feast of Love. I thought it was going to be a love story, but it was actually a story about the main character played by Morgan Freeman and all crazy things happening to the people around him. This included divorce, lesbianism, cheating, tons of sex, tons of nudity, marriage and death. A little embarassing to see the sex scenes with my aunt and mom but oh well. :) My aunt commented that the movie would be better as a novel and I read online later that it was based on the book "The Feast of Love" by Charles Baxter.



I was also introduced to blond hottie Toby Hemingway! I'm considering seeing The Covenant because he's in it.