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Remember the In Living Color skit Men on Film and the two uber gay guys that did movie reivews and when they didn't like something they would say "Hated It!"?

Yep, that is how I felt about this movie. Actually how I honestly felt after the first 5 minutes was completely HORRIFIED! Had I driven my own car I would have left.

I received screening tickets to see the movie before wide release (and look at me getting the review to you before then as well! yay me!) at the fancy Arclight Theater in Hollywood. I gathered Marisa and Chris and my Twitter friend Tracy and off we went.

Once you get past the first five minutes of extremely uneccessary flagrant flaunting of body parts (male body parts), there are some actually funny parts. And guess what? Yep, it is a love story at heart. Boy meets boy, boy brushes off boy, boy and boy have - well I wouldn't want to give away the ending.

My problem with this film is that Sasha Baron Cohen is a good nee very good actor. He could do so much more with his skill than these flagrantly inappropriate characters. But as Marisa (who also hated it) astutely pointed out to me on the ride home, why should he? This is working for him. And she is right. The theater was full and the laughter was nothing short of raucous. I would like to think it was only the men but really it was a mixed bag of laughter.

I will admit to laughing, often, but the bad parts colored it bad for me.

1 Diet Coke may be 1 too many.

As a special treat for your viewing pleasure:

Away We Go

I didn't recognize most of the people in this film when I saw the previews. That alone intrigued me enough to want to see it. I am always leary when a film has a bunch of big names, somehow it never seems to work out right.

What I didn't know (because I guess I don't watch the right tv shows) is that both of the main characters are played by Television Stars. John Krasinski from The Office and Maya Rudolph from Saturday Night Live.

The story of two 30 somethings trying to find their way in the world when they become pregnant. Dropping in on old friends and family members in different cities to see if any of them "fit".

Allison Janney has a small role and for me it isn't small enough. Something about her just rubs me the wrong way and seeing her in a preview almost was enough to make me not see the movie.

All in all it is a good indie film, it has a good share of laughter and enough sappy to keep it from being classified as a comedy alone.

Three Diet Cokes

Introduction

I have a guilty pleasure. I love going to the movies. I love sitting in the quiet and escaping into another world, I love the popcorn and the soda (mmmmm the large refillable Diet Coke mmmmmmm) and the feeling of nothing else in the world mattering for 2 hours.

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My favorite movie theater is the AMC 16 here in Burbank. AMC has the best amenities (did I mention the refillable diet coke?), the seats are comfy and the armrest goes up so I can put up my aching knee, and they have the best frequent flier program. For every ticket you buy you receive 2 points. I joined their program about 10 years ago and have accumulated over 700 points so far. DO the math, that works out to 350 tickets. Of course I used to buy multiple tickets to movies when the kids were younger so it doesn't quite work out to 350 movies for just me. By the way this is NOT a sponsored post (although I am open, hint hint).

In the Screening Room of Adrienne's House I will give you my opinions on movies that I see. Some will be movies I have paid for and some will be free screenings. ALL OF MY OPINIONS WILL BE HONEST! Free movies do not sway me (free Diet Coke on the otherhand.....I kid!).

You will not find however any reviews for movies that scare the shit out of me. I scare easily and sill even close my eyes and ears during their previews. So if that is your interest (Hi Megan!), sorry.

I will try to keep a running tab on movies coming up and will look for a widget that can help you find showtimes and what not in your own areas, but I am not that techy. If anyone has suggestions or offers of help I am always open. If you would like to submit a review of your own (I would love someone else to do the scary ones!) please email me and let me know.

In the infamous words of Siskel and Ebert "The Balcony is open".

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