DVR recorded movie ratings #26

 For some reason, I haven't been wanting to do these movie reviews. It's not that I don't care to do it anymore or I find it boring or that I don't know what to say about the movies, it's more of I've been feeling blah and don't really care to want to do anything I normally want to do. But regardless, if I'm watching movies, I should write about them.

• Detachment: This movie stars Adrien Brody as a substitute teacher that is pretty much emotionally detached from everyone around him. He is dealing with his mother's tragic suicide from years ago, and his grandfather being on his death bed in the hospital. In one of the classes he substitutes, he meets a female student who has pretty much given up on herself due to a bad life at home and being bullied at school. He somewhat sympathizes with her, but is quick to pull back. It's too late, the student sees him as a someone to look up to and someone to confide in. He also comes across a teen prostitute who he feels bad for and has her come over to stay at his place. He feels as if he should help her out, but at the same time, he doesn't want any involvement in her life. The movie is pretty somber and quiet. It's a downer of a movie, but we can see why, with so much negativity going on around him. He wants to be engaged with people, but is also afraid to do so in the long run. After some time, he finally gives in that these people need him as much as he needs them, but before too long, there is a tragedy with the female student. He ends up helping the teen prostitute and in the end there is happiness and satisfaction for him. I give this movie 5 Daisy-girls.
• Oz The Great And Powerful: This movie stars James Franco, Mila Kunis, Michelle Williams, and Rachel Weisz, among others. This movie was really pretty with all the colors and it did kind of resemble The Wizard of Oz as far as scenery goes. Let it be known, that I was watching this movie in bed with my hubby sleeping next to me and I had to put the captions on because the movie goes from being quiet to REALLY FUCKEN LOUD. Especially when the flying monkeys (who looked with a cross between monkeys and rabid wolves) came on the scene or the Wicked Witch was screaming at Oz. But, regardless of that, the movie wasn't too bad and it was pretty entertaining. I give this movie 4 Daisy-girls.
• The Perks Of Being A Wallflower: My best friend had given me this book as a gift years ago. I remember reading it and loving it. So, when word got out that a movie was being made based on the book, I felt a joy of glee. Then the fact that it was being made by the author of the book made it even more special. The movie stars Emma Watson, Ezra Miller, and Logan Lerman as Charlie, the main character. Charlie has gone through a lot in his short life. He goes back to school, but is shunned out by almost everyone and the fact that he has been in a hospital for quite sometime doesn't help him much. He has an older sister, but she is too busy with her boyfriend, who beats her up a few times. Charlie befriends Ezra and Emma's characters and a friendship develops. They are pretty much close in every aspect and everything seems fine and dandy except for a few teenage dilemmas. Such as Ezra being gay and having a closeted affair with a football player ( a big no-no in the athlete's life), and Emma who has had to deal with a bad reputation at such a young age for sleeping with older men. YES...MEN. Charlie then forms a bigger circle thanks to Ezra and Emma's long time friends but there is a struggle for a bit. Before long, the three best buddies are close again, thanks to Charlie beating the shit out of some football players. We see the dark side of Charlie and we also see how Charlie came to be the person he is (told in flashback mode) due to the guilt and "over-loving" coming from his best aunt who was killed in a car accident. Charlie got admitted to the hospital once again, but this time he was able to open up to the psych and there was a breakthrough in his thought process. In the end, Ezra and Emma leave for college (they are 3 years older than Charlie), but come back during the breaks to see and hang out with him. I give this movie 5 Daisy-girls. Nice to know who your true friends are.