Boys Room:

Ok so for this one I guess I’ll throw two into one, since that’s what I did at the movie theater. By the way, I believe that if I have to pay twice the price of a normal movie ticket, then I should get to see two movies, so that’s what I did, and it’s fun to be sneaky by the way. So this weekend in Denver I went to see The Time Traveler’s Wife and District 9 consecutively. First of all, both great movies, so there’s not going to be a lot of Bathroom BREAKS on these two, though I do have some interesting stuff for ya.

                The Time Traveler’s Wife was a great romance first of all. They kept it very down to earth even though the guy is supposed to be traveling through time. Things like: he couldn’t take his clothes when he time traveled, he couldn’t change anything in the past so there was no time space continuum mumbo jumbo, and he didn’t know how to control it which I thought was great cuz you watch all these movies where there are people with abilities and powers and you wonder how they were able to just figure out on their own how to control them. This by the way is the first movie that I saw some great acting on Eric Bana’s part. He did a really good job, unlike his role in The Hulk (bleh). There was some comedy, there was some sadness, and there were a couple things that I actually went to the end of my seat on! There’s a lot more to this movie but I’ll let Rochelle tell you from her end. I really had to take a leak but no Bathroom BREAKS were made. This one gets a FULL BLADDER AWARD. Check it out.

                Now as for District 9, AWESOME!!! Right off the bat this movie gets you interested on the story. It was filmed as though it was a documentary, and it was very believable too. The aliens which are referd to as “prawn” are computer animated and so it still has the look and feel of a science fiction movie, and the giant hovering spaceship helps. This film touched on a lot of moral and political issues such as abortion, prejudice, racism, government control, and weaponry development. They showed how humans were definitely not the most HUMANE in the fictional situation. It sort of put us in our place as a species. It was a great alien film because it didn’t make the “prawn” look evil, inferior, or even much more superior than us. As a species they had far more advanced technology but they had the same basic values and morals as us humans. They didn’t even touch on why they came to earth at all in the first place; no one knew why they came. It was great because there was no stupid world domination plot to figure out or some purpose of the aliens to figure out. It was just a great movie about how we humans can screw things up and can be really greedy, that happened to have aliens in it as well. It wasn’t all deep issues and “humans are evil”, there was a main character who was able to connect with the aliens out of necessity and in the end at least ONE human did the right thing.

                I loved this movie, the action and overall production were awesome, but I do have to give this movie one Bathroom BREAK (though I did not actually take a bathroom break). I give it a BREAK because of the ending. I know that movies have to have open endings so that there is a good lead in to a sequel if they make one. So the movie was great, but there was not enough finality to it in my opinion. I was not satisfied with the way I was led into the credits. Despite the mediocre ending I’m still pumped about the possibility of the sequel. So just one BREAK  for this film, DEFINITELY GO SEE IT!

GIRLS ROOM:

Last night we went to see both “The Time Traveler’s Wife” and “District 9”. To tell you the truth, I didn’t expect much from either of these two movies, but after watching them in succession, and holding in a tremendous amount of pee- I was pleased J

Although we saw Rachel McAdams on The Daily Show, where she gave away some huge plot points during her interview, I still didn’t know what to expect from The Time Traveler’s Wife.  I guess I thought it would be another cheesy Benjamin Button-esque movie, which glorified a man with a strange affliction leaving his family so that they could have a “normal” life. Much to my surprise, it was a realistic look at two people trying to make their way thru a life that, in essence, is just as screwed up as everyone else’s. I thought that Rachel gave a stellar performance- she portrayed a strong woman, who despite the fact that  her life seemed set out in front of her without any option, she courageously fought for her marriage and for the man she loved- and to make her life what she wanted it to be. Eric Bana- “Henry”- didn’t inhibit the movie, but I’m not sure someone else couldn’t have done it better.

I didn’t necessarily enjoy the concept of the movie- the ‘schmoopiness’ (shhh-moo-pee-ness is how it’s pronounced, meaning too much weird affection and too little realism- my word) of the whole thing. But…it was somehow pulled off by the fact that the whole thing showed the pain of it all, especially for his wife- but also for those who didn’t understand how hopeless Henry was in the situation- they wanted him to change- change the situation, his travelling, the past…it really sucked for everybody. But the part that made me sit there till my bladder was swollen was that they made it beautiful. They loved each other.

As much as I hate to admit I loved the girl from The Notebook- I did- and I give this movie 0 BATHROOM BREAKS- it was great J

As for “District 9” – it was the absolute best alien movie I have ever seen.  It really upset me, as it always does in R rated movies , to see kids in the theatre, but I would definitely recommend it to everyone OVER 18. Peter Jackson provided an awesome look into the depravity of our society and our willingness to exploit, well, everyone. I loved that the aliens landed in Johannesburg, rather than New York, or anywhere in America, in fact- a point which was precisely mentioned. Also, they weren’t bloodthirsty carnivores who had ravished their own planet and were seeking to find a new source of sustenance here- they were more like us. They wanted to live as we would want to if we were stranded somewhere- as normally as possible. Everything seemed so real…The conspiracy in the government, the money-hungry corporation seeking to gain from others pain, the ignorance that leads to so much violence and suffering…and the redemptive effect of courage. The Main character, whose name I can’t spell, was great. He pissed me off and made me proud. The movie said so much about humans- not just our speculated interaction with an alien nation, but about our interaction with each other…right now…and I hope that message comes thru to everyone. Although it was somewhat necessary to depict the gravity of the situation, the blood and violence was a bit much for me. Just my personal gag reflex talking. I didn't leave the theatre, but I looked away from some of the more gruesome parts, so- 1 BATHROOM BREAK.

Have you seen either of these films, and if so, do you want to give them a flush?

Our rating system will be a little different from the traditional methods. Instead or giving the movie a “thumbs up or thumbs down”, or a “five star” rating method, we will be using my original Bathroom Break Rating. The system goes as follows, the better the movie was, the less bathroom breaks I would allow myself to take during the movie. Going from 0-4 bathroom breaks or “Breaks” which will be signified by a male (for Joe) or female (for Rochelle) bathroom sign.

So basically, 4 breaks=terrible movie, 0 breaks= awesome movie.