(500) Days of Summer
What a great choice to kick off our movie watching extravaganza! This was a great little movie. I think when all is said and done, character pieces like this are probably our shared favorite genre. This one had some great visuals and a wonderful ensemble cast, including the adorable pre-Hit Girl, Chloë Grace Moretz. Anyone who knows Brandon at all probably won't be surprised that he yelled "I'm out!" during the [spoiler]fantasy dance sequence[/spoiler] but once he got past that we were fine. We were also quite distracted/delighted at times by the fact that Geoffrey Arend scored Christina Hendricks (a woman Brandon and I agree is probably as close to physical perfection as you will find on this planet) in real life, as we are every time we see him in anything.
Moving on to actual opinions about the movie. Brandon liked the tone and the world view. He said it felt a little stark but in a realistic way, and that he could sympathize with Tom. I related to the way it illustrated how easy it is to see what you want to see and hear what you want to hear when you love someone, especially when that person doesn't feel the same. Then we argued for about 10 minutes as to whether or not Summer was a bitch. Brandon concluded the argument with a smile, saying, "You're just as bad as she is." Fair enough.
Next up: The Godfather. However, we may have to push it off for a day as we are going out to dinner with some friends tonight. We might see if they want to come back to our place to watch a movie afterward, in which case The House Bunny or Feast will probably be better options!
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