We Are Marshall

"Fake 22 blast, with a backside George reverse!"

That was the play that was called for the T.C. Williams Titans to win their state championship game in Remember the Titans. Remember the Titans, along with many other sports movies, is driven by what happens on the field. The story comes from their games.

In We are Marshall, the games come from their story. The plane crash of the 75 players, coaches, and boosters near Huntington, Virginia is the most important thing in the movie, not the record of wins to losses.

Coach Jack Lengyle must have been an interesting character to interact with, because Matthew McConaughey did an amazing job of getting his quirkiness, his swagger, and even his unique way of speaking down in his performance. The rest of the cast, including Matthew Fox and Kate Mara, does an impressive job of bringing the audience into the movie, making you feel what the actual people felt. From anger, to rage, to hopelessness, to uncertainty, to joy, the director, McG (of Charlie's Angels fame) takes interesting viewpoints of the range of emotion in this film and through that, gives us a unique peek into the lives of the characters.

If you like sports movies, or if you have a thing for plane crashes like Matthew Fox, check out We Are Marshall. You'll get more than you bargained for.

Rating (out of 4 stars): 3.5
Expectations going into the movie: great, it definitely met my expectations

Happy Watching Ya'll!

Here we are....

This is me, and my blog. About movies that is.....

I startd this blog because of my qualms with movie critics. They never seem to agree with me! And if they don't agree with me, there are probably more people out there who they don't agree with either! That is a problem! So, I decided to start this blog.

I will be watching movies (in theaters or on dvd) and reporting to all my loyal fans on the internet what I think of them. Just a warning people, I don't like to be negative, so I will try to find SOME good in things, but if a movie is bad, I will try to let you know.

Just to give ya'll a peek at my taste in movies, I will give you a little rundown:

Favorite Movie: Remember the Titans
-favorite meaning movie that I enjoy watching over and over again the most

Best movie I have ever seen: Shakespeare in Love and Crash in a CLOSE second

Worst movie I have ever seen: GalaxyQuest

Movies that are apparently amazing but nobody has offered to watch them with me: Braveheart (can't remember the others)

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Over the break, I have seen, therefore maybe there will be a review coming soon:
Little Black Book
Deja Vu
Alex Rider: Stormbreaker
The Holiday
The Break Up
We Are Marshall
The Pursuit of Happyness

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Other favorites of mine (just so you can get a taste of my favs):
Dave
The Bourne Movies (Identity and Supremacy)
The Last Samurai
13 Going on 30
The Negotiator
She's the Man
The Replacements
The Emperor's New Groove
What a Girl Wants
Someone like You
Unbreakable
Princess Diaries (1&2)
and on and on.......

Happy Watching Ya'll!