Four Movies

I watched the four movies that I've downloaded lately.


Forgetting Sarah Marshall. 2008. It's a romantic-comedy regarding a guy named Peter Bretter who found it hard to get over her showbiz ex-girl friend, Sarah Marshall. He decided to go to Hawaii to freshen up, but found Sarah Marshall with her new boyfriend Aldous Snow. He later got over her, with the help of Rachel Jansen, the front-desk officer at the hotel and soon to be his new girl friend. I always loved romantic comedies and as much as possible, I give a commendable response to them. This movie is one of those who stands out. The story is good, the scenes of Hawaii are breath-taking, I could hear myself loud unlike other comedies. The actors were every good, especially Jason Segel from HIMYM. The music are very humorous, especially the songs of the opera that Peter made. One shocking scene from the film is Jason Segel's frontal nudity. No one expected that coming. Haha. Overall, this movie is great. I grade this 91%.

Iron Lady. 2011. It's a loose biographical tale of the rise and fall of the former Prime Minister of UK, Margaret Thatcher. The role was played by Meryl Streep, a role which garnered her her Fifth Oscars for Best Actress. I commend all the actors who played their roles very well and very efficient, especially to Meryl Streep. No doubt, she would pull the role off, as always. I also commend those who made Streep look accurately like Thatcher. For a minute, you think that Thatcher was really portraying herself. What I do not like from the movie is the story itself. I think that the Flashback method is not that effective since the story of Thatcher does not fit the method. I would prefer a timeline of events to better understand her story. I don't know. I give this movie 83%.

Secret World or Arrietty. 2010. This is film based on the book, "The Borrowers." It's about Arrietty, a Borrower, who lived below the house where Sho, a sickly 10-year old boy stays. She eventually became friends with Sho, the reason why their family had to live their old house and find a new one. They cannot be seen by humans. When Haru, the housemaid knew of the little people, she trapped Arrietty's mother in a jar and called for pest control. However, with the teamwork of Arrietty and Sho, her mother was saved and everything went back to normal. In the end, Arrietty and her family left their old home to find a new one. I was deeply shocked by the ending. I was expecting for a happy ending, when Arrietty's family would live inside the doll house. Overall, the movie is great, the story is great, and the characters are actually moving, unlike any other animes. It's actually produced by Studio Ghibli. I would give this film 97%.


My Neighbor Totoro. 1988. My brother asked my to download this and so I did. I did not know this until a while ago and as deeply thankful for my brother. I loved this film. It's about Satsuki and Mei's encounter with Totoro when they moved to a new home. Everything was going well until there was a bad news from the hospital where their mother is and Mei was lost. With the help of Totoro and the cat bus, Satsuki was able to find Mei and went to their mother. The movie was perfectly great. The animation is pretty much like the movie Spirited Away, since they were created both by the great Miyazaki. It's also produced by Studio Ghibli, the studio behind Spirited Away, Grave of the Fireflies and the Secret World of Arrietty. That's why they have the same eyes and have the same way of crying. Man, respect! Haha. Overall, I would grade this film 99%. (Wow, my highest grade so far.)