The Ugly Truth

On Tuesday, September 29, 2009 I went to see the movie The Ugly Truth featuring Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler.

Heigl (Abby Richter) plays a producer who is trying to save a floundering show, her own... Her boss finds this foul mouthed, misogynistic guy expert on men, named Mike Chadway (played by Gerard Butler) who turns out to be the exact opposite of what she wants in a show partner. This guy is so different in many of her values that she really has a terrible time with him.

This is until she meets her new hunky next door neighbour. She really wants to land him as the boyfriend, so Abby makes a deal with Mike. The deal is that if Abby lands the guy, then she has to work with Mike on the show. If she doesn't land the guy, then Mike will quit the show.

This movie is a romantic comedy, yes, but a very different one. It was highly enjoyable. I highly recommend it. If you prefer to see it at home as a rental, by all means, but it is a must see.

I guess some things never change...

This evening, *Raoul wanted to get together and treat me to a birthday dinner. He did actually recall my birthday that happened about two weeks ago and called me to wish me a Happy birthday, which was very nice of him.

Thinking that *Rupert was in university, he would be back on the train this evening, Raoul and I could have a nice dinner to catch up. However, I was mistaken. It turns out that this dinner to celebrate my birthday also had Rupert in it...

I had a nice meal, not too elaborate. We went to Scores. However, I had to listen to a lot of stuff... Stuff that I didn't need to listen to, stuff that I was so happy I wouldn't have to listen to and/or deal with since Raoul no longer lived beside me...

Rupert got a new computer for his studies. He got it just before he started university. Today, he already had to take it (along with my friend Raoul) to the computer store to get it fixed... How do you manage to break a brand new computer so soon after it has been used?

I also found out that Rupert is going to be flying to BC during his reading week in February 2010. He's getting a free plane ticket (Raoul's work is paying for it - nice to know where my tax dollars go) and Raoul is going to use his own Air Miles to upgrade the ticket (both ways - to and from) to first class!!!!!

Oh yeah, the train ticket (return) that Rupert took to get into Montreal for this weekend? Paid for by Raoul...

As well, I found out that Raoul is pitching in for Rupert's tuition. Amazing. How can Rupert continue to treat Raoul like crap when Raoul does so much for him? It really boggles my mind.

Julie & Julia

On Tuesday, September 22, 2009 I went to see the movie called Julie & Julia, featuring Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci. This movie is based on the book Julie & Julia, which is based on the lives of two people.

Julia Child was an American who learned to cook French cuisine and wrote a cookbook for Americans...

The Julie part of the story is when she decided to take on the challenge of cooking all of Julia's recipes in the book in a year.

I thought this was a very well done movie, because it gives a brief overview of Julia Child's life and as well tells the other story. A heart warming story which also touches the subject of romantic relationships/marriages.

A good movie to watch, especially with a loved one or on a date.

1981

On Tuesday, September 7, 2009 I went to see the movie 1981, a film by Ricardo Trogi.

I believe it's his recount of his Grade 6 year. It was funny, but I found the ending a bit abrupt.

I think the child actors did a great job of acting, but I really felt that the ending came crashing down.

The major storyline is that Ricardo has a crush on this girl in his class by the name of Anne Tremblay. She seems so sweet and innocent, but as we continue to watch the movie, we discover that she's not quite as she seems.

I was also a bit peeved that a song that was used in the trailer of the movie was never actually seen/heard in the movie.

Here are someof the lyrics of the chorus, if you know the title and/or the singer, please let me know:

Don't you want me baby... Don't you want me Oooh-ooh-oooh...

Is it Human League - Don't You Want Me?

Les Pieds Dans Le Vide

On Tuesday, September 1, 2009 I went to see the movie Les Pieds Dans Le Vide. This movie is about parachuting. There's a story that is told about people who parachute. It focuses on this group of parachutists and their life stories...

Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge has dreads in this movie... Doesn't do it for me. The other actor is Éric Bruneau. He was better looking. He was the rebel though. He wants to pursue a career as a pilot. However, he's got partial deafness in one ear and because of that, he cannot pursue that. Therefore, all throughout the movie, he's just pursuing thrill after thrill after thrill.

There's really no storyline to this movie... It was mostly a film dedicated to parachuting. It was nice to see some extreme footage.

If you're into extreme sports, you need to see this on the big screen for the shots. I thought they were awesome.