For mine and sissy’s last night in the apartment together we thought we’d sit back, order chinese and take in Lindsay Lohan’s latest made for TV movie. I mean, we weren’t expecting Oscar contender but it was pretty bad even given the low expectations we had for it. It definitely wasn’t the bundle of joy we had hoped for. The odd thing is, US weekly, obvs the Bible, gave it 2.5 stars. I was kind of shocked…it probably deserved 1. I mean, it had its moments where I laughed but I def would NOT watch this again, and given my love of stupid romantic comedies and of Lindsay Lohan, that’s saying something.

MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE…

Last night I was lucky enough to be able to see a Prescreening of Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen. I must say, I was happily surprised. Initially, I was thinking, 2 1/2 hour movie, I’m going to be starving and bored by the time I get to go to dinner. The thought of being a prisoner in the center of the row in an IMAX theater after downing a huge bottle of water didn’t leave me too optimistic…but as I said, I was WOW-ed!

First of all, has everyone gone to an IMAX movie recently? I hadn’t in a while until BF lived right by the theater. Yes, they’re a little expensive (our theater is $19 instead of $13) but it’s like an event. Like a real show. I really felt like I did something fun afterwards.

The movie itself was wildly entertaining. I mean who would think I could be entertained by 2.5 hours of fighting digital robots…but alas…I was. The movie was humorous and adorable. I found myself laughing at dorky robot humor and very attached to the characters, even the metal ones. Megan Fox looked hot, especially on the IMAX screen (her boobs were enormo!) I’m telling you, ladies, you’ll even be happy at this fabu summer blockbuster.

Seriously, if you’re down for a good fun movie with an eternal battle of good vs. evil you’ll enjoy yourself. I’m not saying it’s Oscar-worthy but, we don’t usually like the Oscar winners (I mean when did good movies become equated with depression, dysfunction and despair. Can one movie be nominated that’s just good clean fun? Cue Leave it to Beaver music…)

To be fair it did get a teeeeny bit long but I was smiling the entire time. Who knew Autobots could be so funny? We liked Bumble Bee the Best! Who is your favorite?

BTW how smoking hot is Megan Fox!?

One shall stand and one shall fall. Go see it! Let us know what you think!

PS Get your tix soon to IMAX, they’re selling out everywhere, the CEO spoke last night and said that many theaters were sold out for the entire weekend already. When we left there was a line that went through the entire theater down 3 flights of stairs. Damn I had no idea people loved Transformers that much.

Thanks Celebrity-Gossip.Net for the pic!

Better late than never. I never thought I could be into a vampire movie but hold the phones….I am completely obsessed. Bella and Edward 4-eva! I totally thought I hated her before…and well, now I hate her less and love Robert Patinson even more! Yum!!

Yes, yes we realize we’re totally telling everyone something they already know…

Sorrah…

So last week I told you about Food, Inc. a movie coming out by Robert Kenner in this post. Here is what we have to say now that we saw this praiseworthy film.

Seriously, don’t take another bite until you see this movie. It’s a horror- flick! Like I always do, when I see a scary movie, whenever I get scared, I comfort myself by saying it’s not real, it’s just a movie. Here though, the stories are true, the interviews with the farmers are with real people.  You will be horrified by what you thought was healthy eating. And it’s not like in Fast Food Nation where you could write it off by saying to yourself that you don’t eat at McDonald’s or Burger King. The point though isn’t to horrify you or use scare tactics, rather it’s just trying to show everyone what’s going on. It’s mind-blowing to me what I’ve been going on eating, munching and crunching, blissfully believing the government was effectively regulating.

After this flick this girl is going organic in every possible way I can. I’m not going to go overboard and not eat out, etc. but wherever I can make an effort to, I will. I think that any Smartypanty will see this movie. Your health is important. The meat you are putting in your body becomes part of you. Educate yourself and make a conscious decision to help change the system. It’s as easy as just buying organic. Do you know that Wal-Mart, WAL-MART people, has started carrying organic products? This is a huge step in making organic (aka healthier, uncontaminated, etc.) foods available to the masses and not just those of us who can afford to spend our Whole paycheck at Whole Foods (sorry whole foods we love you but you’re not practical for everyone).

Little things you can do to make a BIG difference to help us get healthier foods for everyone! Whatever we buy the most of gets cheaper and cheaper. So buy the good stuff!

~Stop drinking sodas and sugary beverages

~Buy Organic

~Visit Farmer’s Markets

~Tell Congress Food Safety is important to you

Visit Food, Inc’s Website for more ideas!

If you care about your health or your kids’ you will see this movie.

So, given our new health kick we’ve decided to start a new feature on our site all about healthy food and what we should and should not be eating, appropriately, it will be called Smarty-PANTRIES…like Kitchen pantries. We’re pretty proud of ourselves for coming up with this one…anyway, we digress.

This movie is what we’ve been waiting for! We think this is so important! Eating healthy and knowing just what you’re putting in your body is something everyone should take a minute and find out about.  You’ll be absolutely horrified to find some of this stuff out, but stop living in ignorance, Smartypanties!

The movie is produced by the author of Fast Food Nation, Eric Schosser (great book) and directed by Robert Kenner. They uncover just what’s in your supermarket and you’re not going to like what you see…so do yourself a favor and see this movie. Every item you buy an item at your grocery store you’re either voting for growth hormone induced meat or organic. For processed sugars or natural untainted fruits. Stop kidding yourself that the consumer is powerless! Do something about it! Learn what’s worth your money!

Synopsis: In “Food, Inc.,” filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation’s food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that’s been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of our government’s regulatory agencies, USDA and FDA. Our nation’s food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profit ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and our own environment. We have bigger-breasted chickens, the perfect pork chop, insecticide-resistant soybean seeds, even tomatoes that won’t go bad, but we also have new strains of e coli–the harmful bacteria that cause illness for an estimated 73,000 Americans annually. We are riddled with widespread obesity, particularly among children, and an epidemic level of diabetes among adults Featuring interviews with such experts as Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation), Michael Pollan (The Omnivore’s Dilemma) along with forward thinking social entrepreneurs like Stonyfield Farms’ Gary Hirschberg and Polyface Farms’ Joel Salatin, “Food, Inc.” reveals surprising–and often shocking truths–about what we eat, how it’s produced, who we have become as a nation and where we are going from here.

We’ll let you know what we think once we’ve seen it. Comes out June 12, 2009 in select cities.

Here are some reviews by cool people who got to see the screening (one day, Smartypanties, one day!):

“Does for the supermarket what ‘Jaws’ did for the beach.”
- Staff, Variety

“More than a terrific movie-it’s an important movie.”
- Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

“A riveting cautionary tale. This is one movie that truly provides food for thought.”
- Patrick Goldstein, Los Angeles Times

“A cleverly written and well produced documentary. Kenner crafts an intelligent, visually compelling argument grounded in old-fashioned investigative research and journalism.”
- Maria Garcia, Film Journal International

“Excellent in every respect.”
- Pete Hammon, BoxOffice Magazine

Okay, so until today I had absolutely no Star Trek background whatsoever. Literally the only factoid I knew was that the guy with the pointy ears was Spock. BF wanted to see it though and in the spirit of fairness, since I of course have dragged him to see some terrible movies I agreed to go see this. I have to admit, I’m glad I did. It was so entertaining. Biggest surprise? It was funny! So did not expect funny from Trekkies. The theater was packed, which I was shocked about for a Monday night. Check this, I’m getting up right before the movie to go to the bathroom and the couple next to the aisle are fumbling so I could squeeze by and the guy kicks my foot and knocks me over and I ended up in his lap. Straight out of a movie. He was so awkward and apologetic but of course I thought it was hilarious.

So back to the movie, it was entertaining, even for a non-Trekkie (c’est moi!). The plot was good. Apparently dorky Trekkies have complained that the plot involved a threat to earth which has been used and re-used over and over again throughout the Star Trek history. Luckily for me, never having seen a single episode, it was fresh as a peach! The acting was good. Captain Kirk (Chris Pine) was a babe. And I was so digging Zoe Saldana’s makeup. Love the cat eyes!

I could try to tell you how to do it but let’s be honest, it’s not going to help unless you have the steadiness in your hands of the karate kid. For right now we’re going to label this one “Don’t try this at home,” kiddies.

Live Long and Prosper.  And go see Star Trek. It was worth the money. Smarytpanties, out.

MOVIE REVIEW: 4 Christmases

This movie was pretty adorable. Definitely worth seeing during the holiday season if you love them as much as I do! It really gets you in the mood. I’m a huge dork i realize. My only qualm was that it probably should have ended after about 3 Christmases…okay maybe even 2.5 Christmases. I suspect that wouldn’t have been quite as catchy of a title. It definitely starts to drag at the end. But still cute nonetheless. Reese is her usual charming self. The 2 are in an unorthodox relationship where they break free from the social norm of marriage and are happy the way things are. Neither of them have any interest in starting a family. Of course you can predict the ending in such a sappy holiday romantic comedy, but that’s part of the fun.