sugarslushie06

After seeing Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (GREAT movie but too long) and Peter Pan within the same two days, I decided to review Peter Pan because all the guys would be talking about Return of the King and probably knew more about it than me. You all know the story of Peter Pan, but I'll refresh the story since we've grown up since then. (Sadly) Its about 12 year old Wendy (Rachel Hurd-Wood) who is growing up fast but still likes playing childish games and telling stories to her brothers. Her family members slowly urge her to act ladylike, but when she runs into her father's work and publicly humiliates him, shes told she needs to act her age and "GROW UP!" Like we all haven't heard that before. That same night, Peter Pan (Frailty's Jeremy Sumpter) flies in and offers to take her to Neverland, where she wont have EVER to grow up or worry about adults again. Starving for adventure and mad at her parents, she and her brothers leave with him. When they get to Neverland, they meet pirates, Indians, the Lost Boys, and Peter Pan's arch rival, Captain Hook (Jason Issacs). Wendy has fun for a couple days in Neverland, but starts getting tempted to go against Peter Pan by Captain Hook's manipulation and jealousy of Peter's new "love interest." The acting in this movie was really great and I think most critics were surprised. Rachel Hurd-Wood never had any acting experience before and played her part exaclty how I imagined. The stunning Jeremy Sumpter was very good, too.If you didn't love him before the movie came out, you'll probably love him now. He has the same basic look and cocky personality that you'd expect of Peter Pan, but he really stood out in the scenes where he fought with Hook. I honeslty think he was picked for this movie because of his physical acting. The chemistry between Peter and Wendy was very accurate, but a little over the top. Every time they talked or even looked at each other, I thought they were about to kiss and when they finally did, it seemed like it wasn't a kiss between Peter and Wendy, but a kiss between teenagers, if you catch my drift. I thought it was really cute though because I could totally tell these kids were friends offset as well. The only problem was that it changed a lot about Peter Pan and wasn't like the original story. This is really cliche, but I'm going to say it anyway: Peter Pan is a movie everyone can enjoy. The children will like it because they relate to the Lost Boys and the adults will like it to remember their youth. At one point in everyones' life, they don't want to grow up. The character Peter Pan sounds like he'd be fun to be for a little while, but eventually it would get lonely. Peter Pan is generally a happy story, but this movie had hidden sadness in it that made me cry. At one point, Wendy asks Peter if he can ever understand love, but he can't because he's too young to know anything besides fun or fighting. So if you want to see a memorable movie that can take Harry Potter's place for winter movies, see Peter Pan. Oh, and, by the way, girls, Pan is NOT available.

OK, I have to admit, I am a spacy 14 year old girl who laughs too much and reads magazines, but I also have a serious and sophisticated side to me. I just saw AMERICAN BEAUTY today and I was totally and utterly amazed. No, I would not recommend this movie to teenagers unless they are mature and open minded like me. Its an aquired taste and only for those who have a couple of rough patches in their lives.

The story is about a middle aged man, Lester (Kevin Spacey)whos having a mid life crisis. He and his wife (Anette Benning)are having BIG problems, he's losing his job, which causes more martial tension, and his 17 year old daughter Janie(Thora Birch) hates him. So when he goes to his daughter's school, he sees her friend, Angela (Mena Suvari) and falls in love with her beauty. Shes a teenager too and he begins fantacizing about her. Then comes along new neighbors. The father of the house is anti everything, a Nazi and against gays, and his wife is completely selfless and depressed. He has a son too thats a little pyschotic and begins filming Lester's daughter, Jane.

Thats the plotline, but theres a surprise ending so I won't spoil it! Go see it now to see a well rounded movie that keeps you thiking after the credits roll!

I'm the first to admit that I am a little too obsessed with American Idol. But this movie was a downer. It had no plot, not good enough acting, and little enthusiasm. The only great thing about this movie was the dancing and singing. No wonder it is going to be on video next month...I'd reccomend this to anyone who LOVED the show and is a musical fanatic. Its a story about two very different people, Kelly from texas, whos conservative and sweet, and Justin is the #1 party guy with shallow friends. Kelly, though sweet, has a "friend" who likes Justin and tries to keep them apart. But the "music brings them together." See what I mean by no plot? My god, why wasnt this an MTV made for TV movie? For money I guess. Well, its really a bummer to see this happen because Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini are such talented people. I just hope that they stick to singing, because thats theyre real passion