2010 in Cinema

2010 was a great year for movies. These were my top ten faves..

1. Inception (LOVED IT, really unique, and had me on the edge of my seat from start to finish.)
2. 127 Hours (I am putting this as number 2 because WOW. The acting, the intensity, everything. I really hope James Franco gets the Academy.)

3. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (This movie had me laughing out loud. Loved how different it was, loved the soundtrack, loved the filming, loved it. So much in fact I saw it twice in the theatres and that's saying a lot.)

4. Easy A (Emma Stone is one of my new favorite comedians, and I will forever laugh when I hear "Pocket Full of Sunshine")

5. The A Team (I think this is lower on my list because I saw it at the drive-in and was really tired.)

6. Red (I was surprised how much I liked this movie.)

7. How to Train Your Dragon (I enjoyed this movie just a tad more than Toy Story 3, just because it was different and had a lot of heart.)

8. Toy Story 3 (Yes, I was one of those people that cried. Really touching, and a great way to end the series.)

9. The Other Guys (This movie had me cracking up the whole time. But I do tend to like Will Ferrell more than others.)

10. Alice in Wonderland (Beautiful filming, and the Queen of Hearts stole the show for me.)

Honorable mention goes to Catfish for how it haunted me, Knight and Day for surprising me with how much I didn't hate Tom Cruise in it, and Date Night for the laughs and funny lines. And believe it or not I liked Devil. I thought it was good for a popcorn muncher.

I saw Black Swan, and though I liked it okay, and yes Natalie Portman was really good at acting all crazy, I just don't get all the hype. Though, it was pretty built up for me before I saw it, so it could be that.

(I should say I still haven't seen True Grit, The Fighter, or Blue Valentine. All on my list of one's I need to see before the Academy Awards.)

Dinner and a very intense movie..

Saturday night we went to Thai food with Ami and Jon. And then to see 127 Hours. (Unfortunately Bob went home after the food. He came down with a nasty sore throat, that has now turned into bronchitis. No fun.)

That movie was insane. No, like really insane. It was intense, it was incredibly interesting, and one of those movies that haunts you when it's over. I would seriously recommend it. (Warning, not for the faint of heart. They really show him cutting his arm off.)

The tradition lives on..

So last year around this time I was doing this. (Thanks again Stephanie for the tickets.) And since then, my cousin Ami and I have decided to make it somewhat of a tradition to see the subsequent movies.

Unlike some others, we think the movies are kind of laugh-able. We're not huge fans of the acting or the writing. We liked the books okay, but the movies have left something to be desired. Now I have had some pretty upset people on my hands when I tell them I laughed through the whole movie. But that's sort of the reason why we go to them. We laugh, we talk, we have fun, we poke fun.. (come on Jasper? Really?) Thus our tradition is born.

Ami was in Mexico for the midnight showing of it, so we had to settle on seeing it Wednesday. We went for some yummy Thai food, and then to the movie.


This is our "Hey, pose like a vampire" shot. Which we realized that this time around when we said one of us should pose like a vampire, and one of us should pose like a werewolf.. it looked a little similar..

Girl's Night

..last night i drove to..


..to meet.. this hot mama..this well dressed lady..this girly who has been away for too long..and this sweet gal for dinner.. and let's not forget those yummy cookies.

..we then hopped in our cars and met this sassy girl and this funny woman here..



..to see this..


..which was incredibly funny, with an amazing soundtrack.. not to mention a beautiful story..

..love girl's nights.

Midnight Madness

Thursday night my cousin Ami and I joined the Twilight fanatics for the midnight show. It started out as such a normal night..

We ate yummy pizza and pasta at California Pizza Kitchen..


What I didn't realize was that the mall closed at nine, and we weren't able to shop like we had originally planned. I figured they would for sure keep the stores open later. It was freezing cold and we didn't know what to do for the next two hours. Until we got a flier for Hot Topic. Yes, the same Hot Topic that we all went to when we were going through that weird punk phase at age 12. It was the only store open until midnight (mainly because they were selling all the Twilight paraphernalia you could think of) Since we had time to kill, we killed it in Hot Topic. That's when things started getting silly..


Then it was back to the theatre to watch all of the crazies that dressed up and to wait in a very intense line to get drinks. Let's just say there was plenty of shoving and butting in line. We even had a girl offer to buy our drinks if we would let her get in front of us in line. By the time 12:00 rolled around, we were starting to get a little tired and a little loopy. We decided to pull out the trusty camera and pose. We wanted to keep with the Twilight theme. But somehow Vampire Karate resulted..





We wanted to pose like vampires, but were at a loss. So this is what we came up with..




Then we actually got into the movie, and it started. Now, I know some people really liked this movie, unfortunately we just weren't those people. In fact we laughed the whole way through. Here are some of our reactions to Twilight..



It was still one of the funnest nights. I don't remember the last time I laughed that hard. I am sure some of the Twilight enthusiast hated us by the end of it. But keep in mind we left at 3 am, and were so tired that we cannot be held responsible.

Twilight (according to Caitlin)

Twilight in my mind looks more like this.. (and yes, I know some are a little older, that's just how I imagined them)

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!

Friday we got rid of the boys, and had ourselves a girls night. It was great to get together with the girls from my old singles ward. It helped me remember how much fun we used to have together. Thanks to Ang, Mel, Bon, Bren, and Jess. We had a fabulous dinner. Unfortunately Mel and Ang had to leave early, but the rest of us revisited our youth and watched.. what else?

Yes, we even set up the projector. My neighbors probably thought we were having a dance party with how loud we had it. But we had to rock out. I think Bonnie and I were the most pumped for the 80's music and spandex outfits.

The coolest part was that we totally rocked it old school with the VHS version.

Thanks girls for making it such a fun night!

Why..so..serious?

loved.

best villain ever.

Friends, Tacos, Batman, and a little Aniston..

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Our night last night. Oh and this too..

But we like to call her Andy.

Insomnia

What happens when Caity watches scary movies?

She can't sleep.

(and is forced to use legal stimulants to keep her awake at work... seriously didn't I learn after 1408?!)

New phone at last...

Forgot how nice it is to have a cell phone... yes this means you can contact me directly at last! On a side note we went to see Iron Man last night and it was pretty good, definitely one to see on the big screen.

Park City Splendor

Great weather Saturday. We arrived, and went to our rooms to find product bags waiting for us. They contained sunglasses, flip flops and a ton of bath stuff. A great way to start off a film festival (in style)

We then sat down for lunch. My mom had spent so much time making all of the food in advance and it was food that was fancy and oh so tasty. For lunch we ate asparagus and egg butter sandwiches, curry chicken salad croissant's, cucumber crust-less tea sandwiches, and avocado on rye's. So good, I think I ate 10 of them!

Following lunch we watched Dan In Real Life. We loved it. We all laughed really hard. Then we watched a documentary about Everest. Then followed it all up with Pride & Prejudice. (The one with Keira Knightly) It was so fun and relaxing to just sit and watch movies, talk and laugh.

We all ate dinner which consisted of a yummy salad, Lion House rolls, meatloaf with potatoes and cheese layered in the middle, one of the tastiest things was the mushroom, rice, and parmesan. I hate mushrooms and I had two helpings! Then for dessert we ate chocolates and banana's my mom had dipped in chocolate and topped with macadamia nuts! Holy cow AMAZING food. (anyone who knows my mom, knows she is an amazing cook)

The rest of the night we goofed off and took funny pictures. My room had the biggest tub I have ever seen! (heaven) I put some of the bubble bath from my gift bag in and started up the jets. Then I left the room, when I had come back the bubbles were so high that I could have stood in them and you only would have seen my face! So funny.

The next morning we woke up and ate a tasty breakfast casserole, talked and laughed. (and snacked on more chocolates)

This is the only semi decent picture we took of all of us together. Great memories. Thanks for all of the thought and work you put into this Mom! It was a success. I love you.