Movie: The Amazing Spider-Man 2: Rise of Electro

The Amazing Spider-Man 2: Rise of Electro
Action, Adventure, Fantasy

I actually really enjoyed the first one of these and was surprised to hear some people though it was crap. Andrew Garfield (The Social Network) as Peter Parker is funny! He has this wicked sense of humour I love in the character. Then there were people bitching about how they've just made the Spider-Man movies and why remake it again... but this is a different time in Peter Parker's life and Tobey Maguire did pull out so they had to remake it if they wanted to make any Spiderman movies at all, so yer. *shrugs*

Shall we talk about Mary-Jane (Shailene Woodley) who was supposed to be in the movie but had all her scenes cut? I saw a few interviews about why that happened and they pretty much said they didn't want Peter to look like a sleezy player. We all know that Peter and Mary-Jane have this thing going on later but right now it's all about Gwen and to introduce another love interest into it would distract from the Gwen storyline, and gosh are they cute together. I've got such a huge girl-crush on Emma Stone and everything she does. It is unfortunate we didn't get to see Mary-Jane in this one but we will see her eventually.

I'm a little disappointed in Jamie Foxx.. I don't know why... maybe because Django Unchained was so good and this role is so different. Dane DeHann on the other hand, wow! He is amazing, every role I see him in just gets better and better; Chronicle, Kill Your Darlings and now this. I also LOVE that Stan Lee appears in all of the Marvel movies, it's always makes me laugh to see him.


I do love superhero movies!

4 out of 5 spiders on drugs...

Movie: The Help (2011)

The Help (2011)
Drama

Originally a book by Kathryn Stockett set in the early 1960s centred around the Civil Rights Movement. It stars Emma Stone (Zombieland, Crazy Stupid Love) - love her - as an aspiring writer in Jacksonville who decides to write a book from the perspective of the African American maids. Some of the stories these ladies come out with; hilarious.

This movie is sad, happy, entertaining, informative and funny. Tate Taylor who wrote and directed the screenplay has done an amazing job to get all this into the film. Then again, it is a great story and Stone is surprisingly fitting to the role, to say nothing about Violia Davies (Eat, Pray, Love) and Octavia Spencer (Never Been Kissed)! These two ladies were amazing!

Other notable performances by Bryce Dallas Howard (The Twilight Saga: Eclipse) as the despicable Miss Hilly, and I was pleasantly surprised to see Maggie Smith (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel) and Nelson Ellis (True Blood) play blink-and-you'll-miss-'em roles.

Some of the things these snooty upper class white women say and do to their maids is atrocious. I cannot believe we treated people this way, that we still treat people this way. It disgusts me and I'm glad those women had their secrets aired. I'm just sad no one else knew it was them...

Loved it! This is a film I will recommend to my mum.

4 out of 5 stacks of dirty dishes...

"One time he asked me why I was black and I done told him it was 'cos I drank too much coffee" - Violia Davies.