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Liz & Dick (2012)
Liz & Dick, the comic disaster
If this was to be Lindsey Lohan's big come back, think again. Lohan was the WORST choice to play Elizabeth Taylor. The producers, casting and director must have all been drinking and getting high with Lohan when they decided casting Lohan as Elizabeth Taylor was a good idea. Lohan fails to come even close to portraying the great Elizabeth Taylor. Instead, Lohan mumbles in a monotone voice throughout the whole movie that you find yourself watching the clock, only to see that 5 minutes has gone by.
This production only proved to me and others that Lohan has indeed become an appalling actress. Lohan's earlier work was moderately performed, as well as the fact that you can give some forgiveness due to her age and the category of movies she has been in. But she has failed to cultivate any true talent as an actress and portraying Elizabeth Taylor was way out of her league.
Then there are her lips. I don't know about others, but Lohan's lips were such a distraction that all I wanted to do was prick them so they would deflate. Who the heck told Lohan that she looks good with her lips looking like the end of Donald duck's bill, in a frozen fake pout that would probably work great for the sound effect of a motor boat?
SNL is going to have a great time with this production of Lohan, again. In fact, SNL only has to show snippets of the actual Liz & Dick for people to laugh.
And what was up with the part of Liz in the 80's? Lohan looked so phony and gave such a dreadful faint scene that you just want to hit play, then rewind, then play over and over just to laugh because laughing was the only redeeming quality of this Lifetime show.
LIFETIME! WHAT WERE YOU THINKING? AND HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO US??? YOUR BETTER THAN THIS.
Lindsey, people aren't hiring you because of your lifestyle, constantly being in trouble with the law and the fact that you are such a train wreck. YOU AREN'T BEING HIRED BECAUSE YOU CAN'T ACT.
The only redeeming part of the travesty is Grant Bowler. Grant should receive an award for having to perform opposite of Lohan. Grant tried his best to salvage the production despite the fact that this was a total mockery of such a great actor and actress and a poorly written script.
What an overall disappointment.
Flight (2012)
Denzel does it again
Denzel does it again. A great performance as a tormented pilot who has lost everything who at the end owns up to his life. I enjoyed this movie and was surprised by the lack of attendance for the showing. But it would be hard for most movies to contend with the famous Vampire movie that is also out. But I recommend for people to see this movie. It is entertaining and the acting is fantastic. Of course, if you are afraid of flying, you might not want to see this movie because it will only confirm you fear. John Goodman's character is great. For those of you who use recreation drugs, his character is the one you want to be your dealer. He plays a small part, but he steals the scenes he is in. You feel the frustrations of Don Cheadle and Bruce Greenwood characters as they try to save Denzel from himself and you just want their characters to smack crap out of Denzel's character a time or two. But you can't help someone who doesn't want the help.
Skyfall (2012)
Good action movie
Skyfall is well worth seeing if you are up for action. Daniel Craig is still as sexy as ever. The movie moves right along taking you all around the world. As with many action movies, you are there to be entertained and not to try and read more into the movie than necessary. I don't care too much for people who are haters over a movie because they have dissected it way to much that they have forgotten the purpose of a Bond movie in the first place. We are there to be entertained, not to have to think too much. What would have really been the icing on the cake for this movie would have been to of had all prior Bond's who are still alive put in a cameo. Now that would have been a great 50th year gift.
Sinister (2012)
Disappointed
I heard several people tell me this was a "scary" movie. Well, I was really disappointed. This movie is better as a mystery than a scary movie. I kept waiting for the creepy, eerie, give me nightmare scenes to begin and then the movie ended. And what was with the soundtrack? The soundtrack did more damage to the film then help it. If the music was better it would have helped this sorry movie. You want to slap the wife upside the movie when she clearly played the blonde bimbo to a "T". You kid gets in trouble on his first day of school and no one tole him he was living in the house where the family was killed??? HELLO!! She is so supportive of her husband that she doesn't what to know what he is writing about?(I support you honey, just don't talk to me about your job). She goes shopping and gets glares from people but no one blurts out she is living in a creepy house. And can we talk about the attic? from the outside your luck to have space enough for insulation, but once inside you can practically stand up? The movie just starts to take off during the last 15 minutes and then it ends. Sequel to this movie will be officer so and so writing a book, movie and millions. This would have been scarier if people would turn the dang lights on. Come on guys, make a scary movie that is really scary.