Marry, Kiss, Cliff - Round 8

Jon (“Don Jon”), Tony Stark (“Iron Man”) and Ace Ventura (“Ace Ventura: Pet Detective”)

Marry: It might sound weird but I would marry Ace Ventura. He is very strange, but he loves animals and he has a fantastic sense of humor. (Don’t think I choose Jim Carrey over Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Robert Downey Jr. It’s about the characters people!

Kiss: Jon likes his girl, I wouldn’t be his first. You can’t deny Jon and I would just ignore his addiction to porn.

Cliff: Tony Stark is too much of a playboy for me. And if I push him off a cliff, he could probably fly off in his suit anyway so it wouldn’t kill him.

Me & 3 Joseph Gordon-Levitt Movies

Joseph Gordon-Levitt is such a talented actor, who started out as a child star. He actually stars in some of my favourite movies, like “(500) Days of Summer” and “50/ 50”. I didn’t pick those films, so here are the three film with Joseph Gordon-Levitt I watched.

Don Jon

Genre: Drama/ Comedy

Year: 2013

Director: Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore, Tony Danza

Description: Jon (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is a New Jersey guy dedicated to his family, friends, and church, develops unrealistic expectations from watching porn and works to find happiness and intimacy with his potential true love.Opninion: It could have been a lot better, but what I loved the most is the father/ daughter relationship between Eastwood and Adam’s characters.

Opinion: I already knew that Joseph Gordon-Levitt was a great actor, but he has also proven to be an amazing writer and director. I hope he will do this more often.

Favorite character: Esther (Julianne Moore)

Most memorable quote: “There's only a few things I really care about in life. My body. My pad. My ride. My family. My church. My boys. My girls. My porn.“ –Jon-

Best scene: The discussion between Jon and Barbra about Swiffer pads. It really cracked me up.

Premium Rush

Genre: Thriller/ Action

Year: 2012

Director: David Koepp

Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Dania Ramirez, Michael Shannon, Wolé Parks, Jamie Chung, Aasif Mandvi

Description: In Manhattan, bike messenger Wilee (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) picks up an envelope that attracts the interest of a dirty cop (Michael Shannon), who pursues the cyclist throughout the city.

Opinion: Very original, pumping adrenaline, a good thrill ride. Enjoyed it very much.

Favorite character: Wilee (Joseph Gordon-Levitt)

Most memorable quote: “I like to ride. Fixed gear. No brakes. Can't stop. Don't want to, either.” –Wilee-

Best scene: Where Wilee is trying to shake off a biker cop, who is chasing him.

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

Genre: Crime/ Thriller

Year: 2014

Director: Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller

Cast: Mickey Rourke, Jessica Alba, Josh Brolin, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Rosario Dawson, Bruce Willis, Eva Green, Powers Boothe, Dennis Haysbert, Ray Liotta, Christopher Meloni, Jeremy Piven, Christopher Lloyd, Jamie King, Juno Temple, Stacy Keach, Marton Csokas, Jamie Chung

Description: Some of Sin City's most hard-boiled citizens cross paths with a few of its more reviled inhabitants.

Opinion: Not as good as “Sin City”, but I didn’t expect that. It’s amazing, looks familiar and amazed me again. Wonderful film

Favorite character: Nancy Callahan (Jessica Alba)

Most memorable quote: “Death is just like life in Sin City. It always wins.” –John Hartigan-

Best scene: The opening scene with Marv, we’re back in Sin City.

Favorite of the 3: “Sin City: A Dame to Kill For”

DVD Collection Update (12)

All the movies I bought recently were movies I haven't seen before. Some relatively new, others just came out. Here they are.

First I got "Don Jon", a movie I wanted to see, but I was the only one. No one in my friend and family circle wanted to join me. And now I'm happy I waited for the DVD, because it's a bit awkward to watch a porn themed film with your brother or best friend. I did love the film, I met my expectations.

I literally bumped into this movie and payed only 3 euros for it. That's practically nothing. In the past I was never a fan of Matthew McConaughey, but I'm starting to like him more and more. It's because his movies get better and he shows me how good of an actor he is. "The Lincoln Lawyer" surprised me, I really enjoyed this film.

I haven't watched "The Descendants" yet, but the day I bought this film, it was also on TV. I decided to wait for the right moment to watch this, but I have high expectations.

Although I'm not into Formula 1 racing, this movie is in my favorites list now. It's an amzing film, with great acting by Daniel Brühl and Chris Hemsworth. And you know how much I love Hemsworth.

The film "Prisoners" is nothing predictable, although it seems in the beginning. It's such a good film ans also on my favorites list now. This movie took my breath away!

In the Picture: The Characters from "Don Jon"

A movie I have wanted to see for some time and it was more than worthed. I loved it and I loved the characters. I picked the three most important ones and I will tell you a little bit about them.

Jon Martello
Played by: Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Jon is a modern day Don Juan, with a short list of things he cares about: his body, his pad, his ride, his family, his church, his boys, his girls and his porn. He thinks porn is more satisfying then sex with an actual woman and doesn’t get how women can like romantic movies.

Barbara Sugarman
Played by: Scarlett Johansson
Barbara catches Jon’s attention, but when he finally has her, Barbara insists on a traditional long-term courtship, which proceeds for over a month without sex. When she catches Jon watching porn she is disgusted, but he promises her never to watch it again. Off course Jon doesn’t keep that promise.

Esther
Played by: Julianne Moore
Esther meets Jon in school, where the both take the same class. At first Jon doesn’t really want to have anything to do with her, but soon it turns out that Esther knows Jon even better then he knows himself. With Esther, Jon feels things he never felt before, including certain emotions while having sex. Esther has lost her husband and child and is very vulrenable, but also wise, open and kind.

Favorite Character: Esther

Top 5 Thursay: Movies I Watched for My Challenge (January 2014)

The start of my 100 Movie Challenge went well. Out of the 22 movies I saw this month, all films I haven’t watched before 2014, I had to pick five as favourites. Here they are.

5. People Like Us
I thought this was going to be a very unoriginal movie, that was a lot like other movies in its genres and it was going to be forgettable. It wasn’t because it made my top 5. It’s a beautiful movie, with surprisingly good acting.

4. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Not a lot of action here, but a very strong spy thriller. It kept my attention at all times and it was a real intriguing story. James Bond eat your heart out, George Smiley is in town!

3. Moonrise Kingdom
I’m becoming more and more of a Wes Anderson fan and this is yet another diamond. I love Andersons style, just beautiful.

2. Don Jon
The last movie I watched in January and I loved it. Joseph Gordon-Levitt did a great job writing and directing, but also starring in this film. A good mix a drama and comedy. And the Swiffer-discussion was hilarious!

1. Jagten
The best movie experience is when you watch a film going in blank and coming out completely amazed. That’s what happened when I watched “Jagten”. It really got under my skin and haunted my mind for a couple of days.

They Almost Made the Top 5: The Place Beyond the Pines, Star Trek Into Darkness, The Magic of Belle Isle

100 Movie Challenge 2014 - # 22: Don Jon

Director: Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Genre: Drama/ Comedy
Runtime: 90 minutes
Year: 2013
Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore, Tony Danza

Description: Jon (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is a New Jersey guy dedicated to his family, friends, and church, develops unrealistic expectations from watching porn and works to find happiness and intimacy with his potential true love.

Review: Porn. Altough society is now very open about sexuality, watching porn is a big taboo. With that being said former child star Joseph Gordon-Levitt directs his first movie with this theme.
It might sound weird, but the sound of his Apple computer starting up is enough to give Jon Martello an erection. Not because he’s the world’s biggest Apple fan, but he is an avid viewer of internet porn. Besides his porn there are only a couple of things he cares about: his body, his pad, his ride, his family, his church, his boys and his girls. Lots of girls. Jon likes porn more than sex with an actual woman, until he meets Barbara.
Although the movie is very repetitive at times, that never bothered me. Because that routine the movie goes through every time, changes because of the changes in Jon’s life. It’s hard to find a real message in this film, but I’m doubting there is one. Because the first part of the movie focuses on the comedy, the second part is more serious. That gives “Don Jon” a good balance between the two genres.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s fysical transformation is impressive. His role is very different from his previous ones. It’s very difficult to write, direct and star in a film, but he did a fantastic job. Both Scarlett Johansson and Julianne Moore where cast perfectly and even Tony Danza surprises. Joseph Gordon-Levitt proofs himself as a director, his way of telling the story is very innovative and interesting.
“Don Jon” gives a renewed view on the romantic comedy: how men and women look at love and relationships. It’s a great directorial debut by Joseph Gordon-Levitt and even with that big amount of sexual related issues a great joy to watch.

Rating: 4,5/ 5

Movie Trailer Sunday (89)

Here are this weeks trailers.

As Cool As I Am
Description: Teenager Lucy Diamond of Great Falls, Montana, struggles with the onset of womanhood on her own, while her immature, self-centered parents, having married very young, try to recapture the youth they feel they missed.
Director: Max Mayer
Starring: Claire Danes, James Marsden, Sarah Bolger, Jeremy Sisto, Thomas Mann
Trailer: Trailer "As Cool As I Am"

Just Like A Woman
Description: Mona (Golshifte Farahani), 26, an immigrant from North Africa, runs her in-laws' mini market in Chicago. She's married to Mourad, a man who can't stand up to his authoritarian mother. Marilyn (Sienna Miller), 29, is a receptionist at a computer repair company. Her marriage with Harvey is on the ropes. The only thing in her life that makes her happy is her belly dance, a passion shared by Mona. One morning, Mona's mother-in-law is found dead in her bed. Mona realizes that she mixed the wrong dose while preparing her medicine. Realizing that she might be accused of murder, Mona runs away and flees Chicago by bus. With nothing left to lose, Mona decides to go to Santa Fe to enter a contest hoping to join a famous belly dance company.
Director: Rachid Bouchareb
Starring: Sienna Miller, Golshifte Farahani, Roschdy Zem, Chafia Boudraa
Trailer: Trailer "Just Like a Woman"

Don Jon
Description: Jon Martello (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is a strong, handsome, good old fashioned guy. His buddies call him Don Jon due to his ability to "pull" a different woman every weekend, but even the finest fling doesn't compare to the bliss he finds alone in front of the computer watching pornography. Barbara Sugarman (Scarlett Johansson) is a bright, beautiful, good old fashioned girl. Raised on romantic Hollywood movies, she's determined to find her Prince Charming and ride off into the sunset. Wrestling with good old fashioned expectations of the opposite sex, Jon and Barbara struggle against a media culture full of false fantasies to try and find true intimacy
Director: Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore, Tony Danza,
Trailer: Trailer "Don Jon"
Comment: Joseph Gordon-Levitt not only stars but he alo wrote and directed this flm. Want to see it!

We're the Miller
Description: David Burke (Jason Sudeikis) is a small-time pot dealer whose clientele includes chefs and soccer moms, but no kids�after all, he has his scruples. So what could go wrong? Plenty. Preferring to keep a low profile for obvious reasons, he learns the hard way that no good deed goes unpunished when he tries to help out some local teens and winds up getting jumped by a trio of gutter punks. Stealing his stash and his cash, they leave him in major debt to his supplier, Brad (Ed Helms). In order to wipe the slate clean�and maintain a clean bill of health�David must now become a big-time drug smuggler by bringing Brad�s latest shipment in from Mexico. Twisting the arms of his neighbors, cynical stripper Rose (Jennifer Aniston) and wannabe customer Kenny (Will Poulter), and the tatted-and-pierced streetwise teen Casey (Emma Roberts), he devises a foolproof plan. One fake wife, two pretend kids and a huge, shiny RV later, the "Millers" are headed south of the border for a Fourth of July weekend that is sure to end with a bang.
Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber
Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Jason Sudeikis, Emma Roberts, Nick Offerman, Kathryn Hahn, Will Poulter, Ed Helms
Trailer: Traler"We're the Millers"
Comment: Jenn is still hot!

Metallica Through the Never
Description: Trip (Dane DeHaan), a young roadie for Metallica, is sent on an urgent mission during the band's show. But what seems like a simple assignment turns into a surreal adventure.
Director: Nimród Antal
Starring: Dane DeHaan, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett, Robert Trujillo
Trailer: Trailer "Metallica Through the Never"