Just a Few Movies I Saw Recently

1. How Do You Know? 
starring: Reese Witherspoon, Owen Wilson, Paul Rudd, and Jack Nicholson
I enjoyed most of this movie, but as my friends and I were leaving the theater, the first word we used to describe it was "long". The ending was really satisfying, but the beginning parts of the movie seemed to drag on for far too long. It almost seemed like we were watching the movie before it had been released to theaters and it still hadn't been cut. It wasn't until the ending scenes that it all seemed to come together and you realized why you had to learn everything that the seemingly endless opening scenes revealed. Another thing to add is that the back-and-forth dialogue was hard to follow in many parts of the movie.
not recommended for those with short attention spans (there were a bunch of scenes in this movie during which I "zoned out")

2. Tangled
starring: Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi, and Donna Murphy
I had fun going to see this movie with a few of my friends, but I wouldn't go and see it again. Maybe I would have liked it when I was younger, but it definitely didn't feel like a Disney Princess Movie - not even Enchanted. First off, no one I was with had expected it to be a 3D animated musical - even with Mandy Moore cast as the lead voice. The music seemed almost awkward...it didn't really feel like it fit in the movie. I had, however, expected it to be a comedy (think Shrek) but, though there were some parts that were laughable, I wouldn't necessarily call it a comedy. This movie is definitely aimed at much younger audiences, but is unlike the Disney Pixar movies, which appeal to almost all ages.
recommended for young audiences (especially young girls)

3. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint
What can I say? I LOVED IT! I haven't gotten around to reading the  last few books, but I really enjoyed this movie. I haven't talked to anyone that saw it and didn't like it, so I'm guessing that it satisfied people who have read the book as well. It only makes sense, since the movie is split in to two parts, and therefore they have more time to put in all the details of the book. I probably wouldn't recommend it to extremely young viewers (my six-year-old brother is going through a Harry Potter phase, and my parents won't let him see it) because it is definitely one of the darker movies of this series. It didn't have that constant, light-hearted humor that the Order of the Phoenix had despite being dark and serious at times. 
recommended for Harry Potter fans, of course!
(I had plenty of friends who had never seen or read any Harry Potter and they seemed to enjoy the movie, though)


4. The Social Network
starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, and Justin Timerlake
I loved this movie! The word that first comes to mind to describe it is interesting, and I know what you're thinking - interesting, in my mind, usually translates to boring. But, I swear, it's great! (and that's coming from a 15-year-old girl who doesn't exactly have the longest attention span). There were tons of hilarious lines in this movie, and the quick, back-and-forth dialogue was entertaining and sounded incredibly natural. It was really cool to literally see how the idea of Facebook (called "The Facebook" at the time) came to be. I wouldn't recommend this movie for younger viewers, not because of the content (which may be a problem for some parents), but because they wouldn't be able to follow most of the plot at all. This is because most of the dialogue is between highly intelligent people and the plot has mostly to do with lawsuits.
recommended for more mature audiences (younger kids would most likely find it boring)