Since I am a little late in the blogging game, I decided to do a rapid fire entry with 5 random movies that I feel don’t need an entire post. Quick and easy!
The Cat in the Hat (2003) - 9/10 (don’t judge me)
I secretly wanted to do a full review on The Cat in the Hat because that movie is so underrated. It was funny when it first came out. I was 11 at the time. I rewatched it a couple months ago and now, over 10 years later, it is freaking hilarious. There are so many dirty jokes and puns, I highly recommend re-watching this one as an adult and maybe 1 or 2 drinks deep.
I feel like I’m handing out 8′s and 9′s like it’s candy, but I am serious guys, this movie is a classic. The Cat in the Hat is the live-action film based on Dr. Seuss’ original children’s book. It stars Michael Myers, Alec Baldwin, Dakota Fanning and Spencer Breslin. I don’t care for the mom honestly she’s annoying.
So there are these two little kids who are at home bored out of their minds while their single mother is at work. She is dating the next-door neighbor who is a total dick (Alec Baldwin). Conrad is the bad child of the family and Sally is the perfect one. They have a babysitter who immediately falls asleep upon arrival - sounds like me - when all of a sudden this giant talking cat shows up out of nowhere.
They basically run around with this cat and end up destroying their house before their mom throws an event that evening. The cat inadvertently teaches them all these important life lesson that 11 year old me for sure dismissed at the time. Happy ending, super cute. But man, the dirty jokes. Flew right over my head. Also Mike Myers is always a good time, I don’t care what anyone says.
I am pretty sure a lot of people have seen this one, if you haven’t and you love Shia LeBeof post “Even Stevens,” pre the “JUST DO IT” meme, watch this movie. I’m pretty sure this is when he peaked.
The movie also stars this girl named Sarah Roemer, who I have never seen again in my life, Carrie-Anne Moss and David Morse. It is a horror film about a serial killer.
A young troubled teen is put on house arrest following an altercation with his high school Spanish teacher. A young girl and her family move next door. He starts watching her, she finds out, they start watching other people together. He has nothing better to do. I will tell you that he racked up his moms iTunes account, she cancelled his account and then cut the cord on his TV so he couldn’t play xBox. In all fairness, he didn’t really have many other options.
The only cringey thing besides all the murder stuff, etc. is that the main characters name is Kale. Like the salad. This movie also has a great soundtrack.
I first saw this movie in college. I was a little late in the cool movie game because I was too busy watching other BS. It is an EPIC movie. I’m not even going to get into it really because I am pretty sure everyone has seen this. If you haven’t, watch it immediately.
It stars Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Ray Liotta, Jordi Molia, and Paul Reubens, among many others. The story is based on a true story that takes place in the 1970′s - theres a ton of drugs and illegal activity going on. Great recipe for any classic movie. Emma Roberts also makes an appearance.
The Butterfly Effect (2004) - 7/10
This one is super random, but I thought of it while I was brainstorming. I’m giving this one a 7/10 because I was like 12/13 years old when I first saw it. It was pretty sketchy and I was extremely confused. I do have to go back and watch this one again. It stars Ashton Kutcher and Amy Smart. A kind of rare and unexpected pair. I can’t picture Amy Smart in any other movie except for “Just Friends.” That movie deserves its own post.
Ashton Kutcher’s character basically blacks out all the time and is able to time travel. A lot of messed up things happen each time he goes back. He is able to change the past but that in turn alters the future and everything becomes a big mess. I think it was good enough that I remember the basics.
(Sources: Wikipedia, IMDb, Google Images)
