Netflix Friday - Volume 27

Some Netflix film tips for the weekend! And there is something for everyone, since I picked a movie for all the different genres. 

Action: Bad Boys II (2003)
Tow loose-cannon narcotics cops (Will Smith, Martin Lawrence) investigate the flow Ecstasy into Florida from a Cuban drug cartel.
 

Drama: Apocalypse Now (1979)
A U.S. Army officer (Martin Sheen) serving in Vietnam is tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forves Colonel (Marlon Brando) who sees himself as a god.
 

Comedy: Bridesmaids (2011)
Competition between the maid of honor (Kristen Wiig) and a bridesmaid (Rose Byrne), over who is the bride’s (Maya Rudolph) best friend, threatens to upend the life of an out-of-work pastry chef.
 

Animation: The Willoughby’s (2020)
Convinced they’d be better off raising themselves, the Willoughby children hatch a sneaky plan to send their selfish parents on vacation. The siblings then embark on their own high-flying adventure to find the true meaning of family.
 

Romance: Notting Hill (1999)
The life of a simple bookshop owner (Hugh Grant) changes when he meets the most famous film star (Julia Roberts) in the world.
 

Horror: Sinister (2012)
Washed-up true crime writer Ellison Oswalt (Ethan Hawke) finds a box of super 8 home movies in his new home that suggest the murder he is currently researching is the work of a serial killer whose work dates back to the 1960s.
 

Science Fiction: Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
A solider (Tom Cruise) fighting aliens gets to relive the same day over and over again, the day restarting every time he dies.
 

Crime: Inglorious Bastards (2009)
In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S. soldiers coincides with a theater owner’s (Mélanie Laurent) vengeful plans for the same.
 

Thriller: A Simple Favor (2018)
Stephanie (Anna Kendrick) is a single mother with a parenting vlog who befriends Emily (Blake Lively), a secretive upper-class woman who has a child at the same elementary school. When Emily goes missing, Stephanie takes it upon herself to investigate.
 

Documentary: Icarus (2017)
When Bryan sets up to uncover the truth about doping in sports, a chance meeting with a Russian scientist transforms his story from a personal experiment into a geopolitical thriller.
 

Family: Mr. Bean’s Holiday (2007)
Mr. Bean (Rowan Atkinson) wins a trip to Cannes where he unwittingly separates a young boy from his father and must help the two reunite. On the way he discovers France, bicycling, and true love.

Top 5 Thursday: Movies for a Girls Night

I just love a night in with my girlfriends. And than especially with a big bucket of popcorn and a pile of films. Here are the five perfect movies for a girls night.

5. Bring It On
Cheerleading is not a thing in The Netherlands and if it were, me and my friends certainly wouldn’t be on. But that doesn’t mean we don’t like the drama. “Bring It On” is a fun chick flick, no brains necessary.

4. 10 Things I Hate About You
“10 Things I Hate About You” is one of the few chick flicks I’m not embarrassed to say I love, because it’s actually a really good movie.

3. Crazy Stupid Love
This is a girls film, that is also suitable for men. So my male friends will probably enjoy this film too. And it has depth. I love this film and it has a great cast.

2. Easy A
Me and my friend Inge love to watch this movie together. Some other friends don’t really understand our love for it though. But be honest, “Easy A” is a fantastic comedy.

1. Bridesmaids
A film for girls with girls. The female version of “The Hangover” they call it. But trust me, “Bridesmaids” is much better!

They Almost Made the Top 5: Dirty Dancing, Notting Hill, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Miss Congeniality, Briget Jones’ Diary, Coyote Ugly, The Devil Wears Prada

Top 5 Thursday: Female Lead Comedy Movies

Women at their finest and funniest. I listed some of my favorite comedies starring a female lead. Here is my top 5.

5. Clueless
As if I could make this list without “Clueless” on it. A movie I watched over and over again when I was a teen myself. I was never like Cher, but I really loved this movie. And still!

4. Bend It Like Beckham
“Bend It Like Beckham” is a very underseen and underrated comedy. The movie that introduced us to Keira Knightley. The film follows Jess, and Indian girl who loves to play football (soccer) but her parents don’t allow her. Jess secretly joins an all girl football team and is finally happy. Then she falls in love with her coach Joe, the man her friend Jules also likes.

3. Bridesmaids
People call it the female version of “The Hangover”, when it is in fact much better. Kristen Wiig leads the groups of bridesmaids on the way to her best friend’s wedding. And off course nothing goes as plan and there is a new BFF in her way. Super funny.

2. Juno
“Juno” is one of the most likeable and sincere comedies I’ve ever seen. It’s easy to identify with Juno and how it feels to grow up and take responsibility. “Juno” is clever, funny and honest.

1. Easy A
“Easy A” is hilarious and has a fantastic female lead. I love Emma Stone and this is far out her best performance and role so far. It shows us the drastic consequences after Olive tells a lie. This lie starts living its own life.

They Almost Made the Top 5: Sister Act, Trainwreck, Pitch Perfect, Miss Congeniality, Bring It On

Top 5 Thursday: Female Double-Acts

It’s all about the girl now, because sometimes it takes two strong women to carry a movie. Here are my favourite female double-acts in movies.

5. Marianne and Eleanor in “Sense and Sensebility”
Two sisters, completely different, but they have a strong bond.

4. Jess and Jules in “Bend it Like Beckham”
Two pretty girls who are awesome at soccer! Jess and Jules both come from a different background, but they click right from the start and share one passion: soccer. Oh, and they are both in love with their coach Joe.

3. Annie and Lillian in “Bridesmaids”
They have been best friends since childhood and they are more like sisters. When Lillian is getting married, Annie realizes that she is losing her. Annie does everything to not let that happen.

2. Rose and Nora in “Sunshine Cleaning”
Two sisters, totally different, decide to start a crime scene clean-up business. But what they are actually cleaning up is their messed up lives.

1. Nina and Lily in “Black Swan”
We don’t really get them, because this is a thin line between reality and fantasy here. And also love and hate. Nina is the good girl, she wants to be perfect, and Lily is a gate crasher, an average dancers and ruins everything for Nina.

They Almost Made the Top 5: Thelma and Louise in “Thelma and Louise”

In the Picture: The Characters from "Bridesmaids"

I recently saw this film. I'm a huge Kristen Wiig fan and this movie didn't disappoint me at all. Great humor, loved it. And the characters were awesome too. Here they are.

Annie Walker
Played by: Kristen Wiig
Annie is a single woman in her mid 30's. She had a bakery, which was her dream, but it didn't work and she had to close the store. She also lost her boyfriend and her savings and Annie has to work in a jewelry store to earn money. She is in a sexual relationship with Ted, who isn't looking for a commitment and who she doesn't level with whatsoever. Her friend Lilian is her only source of happiness.

Lillian
Played by: Maya Rudolph
Lillian and Annie have been best friends since childhood. They share everything together and Lillian asks Annie to be her maid of honor. Lillian also has a new friend, Helen, who she really connects with but on a different level than with Annie.

Rita
Played by: Wendi McLendon-Covey
Rita is a wife and mother of three boys. She's Lillian's cousin and all she wants is a little bit of adventure in her life. Rita hates her life as a mother and the fact that she has to have sex with the same guy everytime. She's very cynical and a brutaly honest.

Becca
Played by: Ellie Kemper
Becca is the complete opposite of Rita. Becca is a newlywed and went toe Disneyland for her honeymoon. She can't wait to have children and she loves the fact that there's only one man for her for the rest of her life.

Megan
Played by: Melissa McCarthy
Megan is Lillian's future sister-in-law and very raunchy. She literally doesn't care what other people think of her. She is very open about everything and not ashamed of anything. Megan may be raunchy, but she does have a heart of gold. When Annie is all alone, she shows up at her door.

Helen Harris III
Played by: Rose Byrne
Helen is Lillian's new friend and Annie sees her as her rival. Helen married a rich man, loves her luxury and has contacts with a lot of big names. Helen actually tries to interfere between Annie and Lillian and wants to be Lillian's new best friend. Eventually she manages to take over the maid of honor role and steals all of Annie's ideas which she didn't agree on in the first place.

Nathan Rhodes
Played by: Chris O'Dowd
Nathan is a police officer and a very kind and good hearted man. He pulls over Annie because of a broken taillight, but they starts flirting. Nathan is the one that tries to give Annie her love for baking back, which eventually works.

Favorite Character: Nathan Rhodes