Some Kind of...What?

I just watched Some Kind of Wonderful, because pretty much everything involving John Hughes is amazing. However, I was very disturbed by the choice of title. I wrongly assumed that this film would feature the song "Some Kind of Wonderful," or maybe one of the characters would say the phrase at some point. But noOo. It's like someone just slapped a random title onto this movie because they couldn't think of anything. WTF, Hughes? Being ever so helpful, I came up with a few ideas for titles that are much more accurate:

• Just Like Pretty in Pink, But with the Genders Reversed and a Different Ending
• Eric Stoltz Is Kind of Hot, but Also Sometimes Looks Like a Middle-Aged Lesbian
• That's Not a 10-Year-Old Boy, It's Mary Stuart Masterson
  
• Why Do You Carry Those Damn Drumsticks Everywhere?

The [Insert Adjective] Movies of 2007

Now that it's almost the end of the year, everyone's doing their "Best Movies of 2007" lists. I didn't actually see that many movies in the theater this year, because I hate spending $12 on something I can't turn off if I hate it. There are still a lot more I have to add to my Netflix queue.

The Good

• Knocked Up - I actually saw this twice in the theater because I liked it so much. There have been a lot of complaints that it's sexist or whatever, but I just think it's accurate. All women act like "shrews" at some time or another, so why not laugh at yourself instead of getting offended?
• Juno - A funny, smart, well-done film with some of my favorite actors in it.

The Bad

• Superbad - More like super-ehh. Like any film ever made, it would have been better if Michael Cera had more screentime.
  
• Elizabeth 2: The Golden Age - It seemed promising, but it was much less exciting than the original.

The Ugly

• License to Wed - John Krasinski, I am deeply disappointed in you. You also owe me $12.
• I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry - Same to you, Kevin James.
  

The Hap-Hap-Happiest Christmas Movies

I think every family has their own favorite Christmas movies that they always watch. Our top movies every year are:

• A Christmas Story
• Christmas in Connecticut (because we celebrate Christmas...in Connecticut)
• It's a Wonderful Life (of course)
• National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (my dad still laughs hysterically at all the jokes even though he's seen it about two dozen times)

The sad thing is, since I've been watching these movies for the past 20 years, I don't even feel like watching them that much anymore since I know them all by heart. But if you haven't seen these, you definitely should. I could probably even act them out for you if you want.