Louise MacIntosh:  

Writer Nine novels under the belt and working on number ten. Living in Dunkirk, Maryland in Calvert County. February 4, 2012. Haven't posted on movies in a while. Forgive typos, typing without glasses. :) The Artist - I ADORED THIS MOVIE. GO SEE IT. This is the black and white silent movie. Silent movie star refuses to accept the introduction of talkies and becomes a has been. You'd be amazed how much you can enjoy a movie with no sound and very few subtitles. Uggie the dog is in this one. Same Jack Russell terrier that was in Water For Elephants. He is adorable. This deserves the Academy Award for best picture. You will never see the likes of this again. 10 of 10 Underworld Awakening - Let me start out by saying that I'm not an Underworld fan, and Robert Pattinson is a lot better looking than Kate Beckinsale. Sorry hubby, had to go there. This wasn't bad. The most bloody of all the Underworld movies, or so I have been told. I did particularly enjoy Beckinsale shoving a grenade into the super-sized werewolf and watching him explode into a billion pieces. It was all I could do not to laugh. If you are an Underwold fan you will enjoy this one. Me? Meh. 6 of 10 Contraband - Wasn't sure that I was a fan of Wahlberg, but this was pretty good. Nice little caper movie. 6.5 of 10 Lady in Black - First movie out of the gate for Harry Potter. Wasn't bad. Too many cell phones and chatting teen potterites. This one will make you jump. Not gory, just suspenseful. Good ending. 7 of 10 I Am Number Four - Twilight meets Alien. Couldn't take this one seriously. 5 of 10 Thor - This one was okay. Holes in the plot were annoying. Why didn't he just call to his hammer instead of entering the government compound to retrieve it? 7 of 10 Water for Elephants - Loved this good old fashioned movie. Nothing gets blown up, no special effects, just the mystery and magic of a big top. Age-old love triangle with Jacob, Marlena and crazy-assed August. Hal Holbrook's cameo alone is worth the price of admission. Almost too late to catch it in theatres. Rent it. 8 of 10 The Consipirators - Anyone who grew up in Clinton has no good excuse for missing this one. Its done very well with story line and acting. James McAvoy is always good. Interesting use of light in this film. 8.5 of 10 Lincoln Lawyer - Ah, Matthew McConaughey in a serious role, and he is terrific! Grubby lawyer finally draws the line between money and integrity. This was a quality film. Its too bad it didn't get more attention. Like Water for Elephants and The Conspirators, it is a serious, adult movie that is intense, entertaining, and obviously well crafted. More of these and less Transformer movies please. :) 8 of 10 Source Code 8 of 10 Your Highness (okay, I owed a favor) 2 of 10 Adjustment Bureau 8 of 10 Get Low 8 of 10 Never Let Me Go 7 of 10 Gnomeo and Juliet 4.5 of 10 The Eagle 5 of 10 Season of the Witch - Don't go there unless you really have to. Bad script, bad acting, and cheesy (bring crackers). Rent Van Helsing instead (but ony if desperate, lol). 4 of 10 That's a wrap for 2010. My favorites: drama: The Kings Speech, The Ghost Writer, and Remember Me comedy: REDS and Pirate Radio animated: Despicable Me The King's Speech - This is the one to see. It has Oscar Best Picture all over it. Colin Firth stars as King George the V1 of Britain who hires a coach (Geoffrey Rush) to help him with severe stammering. When George's brother, the King, abdicates for the love of Wallis Simpson, George must ascend the throne. There he is faced with rallying the British people through radio broadcasts during WW11. I was suprised at how funny this film was in parts. Possible Oscar nods for Firth and Rush. Trust me, if you go see it, you will love it. Not very often anymore that I hear a theatre applaud after a movie. 8.75 of 10 Black Swan - This psychological thriller is well worth seeing. Natalie Portman stars as a ballet dancer who finally gets her break, but may not be able to handle the pressure. I could see her earning a Best Acting Oscar for this role. Mila Kunis adds an interesting, evil twist. 8.0 The Tourist - It's nice to see Johnny Depp playing a normal person for a change. I'm growing tired of all his "freak" roles. Same goes for Angelina Jolie. Too many "powerful, secret agent type" characters. Movie is enjoyable, but come on Golden Globes, are you serious? 6 of 10 How Do You Know - Fairly innocuous romcom with Reese Witherspoon, Owen Wilson and Paul Rudd. Not Reese's finest moment. If you have nothing else to do it's not bad. Looking forward to Witherspoon in the circus drama Water for Elephants in April. Check out the trailer, looks awesome! 6.5 of 10 Secretariat - This is a good movie, not great. It's a credit to the film that even though you know Secretariat wins the triple crown, you are on the edge of your seat rooting for him to win. I would have enjoyed it more if they had inserted actual film footage of the triple crown races. Still, what a magnificent racehorse. As I watched this movie I kept thinking back to where I was in June 1973, wow, such a long time ago! Class of '73ers can really relate. 7 of 10 Red - Now this is why they make movies! Action comedy with the likes of Helen Mirren, Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich, and Mary Louise Parker. Oozes funny, pacing , and cleverness. When you see a quality film you know immediately. If you decide to go to the movies right now, make it this one. Best comedy I've seen all year. 8.5 of 10 Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps - Congratulations Oliver Stone! You just couldn't stay out of the way of your own movie, could you? You know, you can rely on good acting performances to deliver a story. Shia LaBoeuf and Carey Mulligan gave strong performances, they are among the best of the new crop of actors. Next time please leave out the sweeping gestures. e.g., panoramic 20 second helicopter ride (what the ?), New York skyscrape, and the dance scene with the grandiose music. Oh yeah, didn't care for all the scientific diagrams on the screen that you probably thought were super cool, but went so fast nobody could read them anyway. This was the most self-serving, pretentious pile of s movie I have ever seen. Thank your stars, Oliver, for pulling this one out of the crapper for you. 6 of 10 Social Network - Worth going to see. Eisenberg nails his role as founder/thiever of Facebook. Deserves Oscar nod as he zones out of humanity to create the world-wide phenom Facebook. Jury is still out on whether Justin Timberlake can act. Look for Andrew Garfield's career to explode over the next two years as he takes...Expand for more