And Seen…About Time!

Time travel, rom-com, Rachel McAdams. Check, check and check.  It really was one of the feelgood movies of the year.  Plus, it’s a great movie to see until you can get into a showing of Hunger Games: Catching Fire where you don’t have to sit in the first three rows.

About Time
Starring: Domhnall Gleeson and Rachel McAdams
Director: Richard Curtis

Ratings:

Julie

Traci

And Seen…Captain Phillips – Guest Review!

Unfortunately, we will not be seeing Captain Phillips together… or at all (Traci is seeing it with her dad and Julie has boycotted pirate themed movies since Pirates of the Caribbean 2). So we enlisted the help of hilarious and awesome screenwriter Katie Anne Naylon to review Captain Phillips for us.

Have you seen Captain Phillips?

Yes.

What was your favorite part of the movie?

I liked the conversations between Captain Phillips and Muse, the leader of the Somali pirates on board. They did such a great job of making you empathize with all the characters in the story.

What was your least favorite part of the movie?

I thought the opening sequence with the “Captain Phillips has a real family back home” felt vaguely unnecessary and forced.

If you could change one thing in the movie what would it be?

Would I also be changing history if I said I wanted to change Somalia to be a nice safe place for young boys to become young men (and a place for ships to sail past without fear)???

There was a weird sub-plot with a neighboring ship trying to help and then the Navy Seals trying to help and them sort of stepping over each other…they should have finished that plot or not included it, I suppose.

Did you cry? Good cry or bad cry?

I almost cried. Does that count? It would have been a good cry. I was really engaged by the story.

Rate this Tom Hanks performance:

1. Absolute favorite
2. Top 5
3. Top 10
4. Better than Larry Crowne worse than Castaway

How many times did you think of Castaway while watching this?

1. 1-3
2. 3-5
3. 5-10
4. 10+
5. Wait, this wasn’t Castaway?

Which co-star would you like to see Tom Hanks reunited with?

1. Meg Ryan
2. Elizabeth Perkins
3. Daryl Hannah
4. Matt Damon
5. Shelly Long
6. Robin Wright
7. Peter Scolari
8. None of the above
9. All of the above – let’s take a minute and imagine that movie

What is your feeling on pirates after seeing this movie?

1. Love ’em
2. Hate ’em
3. They’re just misunderstood
4. A complicated mix of emotions I couldn’t possibly express in a multiple choice box

How would you rate this movie?

1. See it in the theater
2. Rent it
3. Plane movie
4. Watch it when it comes on cable
5. Never ever see this movie

Why should people trust your opinion?

@itskatieanne

I’m a screenwriter, filmmaker and producer. A veteran of Sundance 2012. If you haven’t seen my passion piece, check out For A Good Time, Call….and if you don’t laugh once, I will pay you $3 in quarters.

Watch the trailer to Captain Phillips here 

And Seen…Prisoners!

Remember when we used to do movie reviews?  We know it’s been awhile, but we’re back!  Bringing you our thoughts on the dark thriller Prisoners.

Prisoners
Starring: Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal
Director: Denis Villeneuve

Ratings:

Julie

Traci

And Seen…The Bling Ring!

We love you all so much that sometimes we hold our reviews until the movie is out of theaters so you aren’t able to see it. Now and again we are more about the community service than the review.  Here’s some reasons to avoid The Bling Ring, even on video.

The Bling Ring
Starring: Katie Chang, Israel Broussard and Emma Watson
Director: Sofia Coppola

Ratings:

Traci

Julie

 

 

 

 

 

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And Seen…The Heat!

It’s almost as though the studios planned this heatwave as an impressive marketing campaign to drive people into the theaters. Avoid the heat by seeing The Heat.  Well played.

The Heat
Starring: Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy
Director: Paul Feig

Ratings:

Julie

Traci

And Seen…The Internship!

This movie was so inspiring.  Now we want to work at Google and hire And Seen interns.

The Internship
Starring: Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn
Director: Shawn Levy

Ratings:

Julie

Traci

And Seen…Ryan’s Studio Takeover!

While the gals were away Ryan decided to play. He created his own movie review compilation. His critiques might be short but they are extremely deep an intuitive.

And Seen…Best Horror Blog Presentation Lammy’s 2013

Another year another Lammy presentation! This year we were even nominated for best vlog.  (Spoiler: we didn’t win).  If only there was an award for presenting awards. Head over to The Lamb to see all the nominees and winners. Congratulations to all!

And Seen…Can’t Hardly Wait!

Our tribute to 90’s movies continues as we learn that the fashion was not as handsome as we remember it. But we swear, back in the day combat boots and shapeless dresses seemed like a really good idea.  This week we watch a movie that is  very special to us. We can hardly wait for you to find out why.

Can’t Hardly Wait
Starring: Ethan Embry, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Lauren Ambrose and Seth Green
Directors: Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan>

And Seen…Jurassic Park!

Velociraptor’s, Dilophosaurus’ and a T-Rex…oh my! We headed back to Jurassic Park this week to figure out if this film is as good as we remember.  We also found out that Ryan believes the dinosaurs in the movie are real, we didn’t have the heart to tell him otherwise.

Jurassic Park
Starring: Sam Neill, Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum
Director: Steven Spielberg