Did You Hear About The Morgans? DVD

Did You Hear About the Morgans? was about as predictable as they come.  After seeing the trailer showing a married couple witnessing a murder that requires them to enter the witness protection program, I pretty much felt like I had seen the movie.  Well, I did spring for this at the local dollar theater, because I knew it would be funny, regardless.  It was.

Hugh Grant is funny in his normal understated way.  His wife and him are separated and he wants her back.  His wife seems to still love him, but is not sure she can live with him.  Entering the witness protection program and being sent to the middle-of-nowhere, Wyoming gives them time to try and patch things up.

Sam Elliot and Mary Steenburgen play the husband and wife team who protect the Morgans from the bad guys, the bears, and each other.  All in all, it was one of those movies that was not hysterical, but really had us smiling and laughing much of the time.  I don't think I will spoil things to tell you that there is a happy ending.

Did You Hear About the Morgans? is more a fish-out-of-water tale, than a murder mystery so don't get too worked up about the witness protection sub-plot. It was an interesting way to get the separated Morgans to spend a little time together . . .

Note to self: If I witness a murder, immediately dye my hair, lose 50 pounds, and start wearing tons of make-up.  The killer will never recognize me.

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#8 The Santa Clause DVD – Tim Allen

The Santa Clause is not your usual Santa movie.  Tim Allen from Home Improvement fame, stars as a divorced father whose son Charlie would rather be spending the night with his mother and stepfather, but instead is spending Christmas Eve with Dad.  Late that night there is a strange noise coming from outside the house.  When father and son go outside to investigate they find that Santa is up on the roof.  Maybe he is startled, but for whatever reason he falls off the roof, and dies.

There is a note encouraging the finder of Santa to put on his suit.  Scott (Tim Allen) agrees to, in order to please Charlie, not knowing about The Santa Clause," a creative play on words.  The clause basically says that if you find Santa, and he has expired, put on the suite, and now you have assumed the role of Santa.

Over the next year Scott finds himself becoming Santa, complete with the extra girth and facial hair.  Much to the dismay of Scott's ex and co-workers.

Now let's stop here:  I think this is a fine movie for the whole family, with little objectionable material.  If of course you are old enough to know the truth about Santa.  If you have young children who still hold this fantasy dear to their heart, seeing Santa falling off a roof and dying may be too much to handle.  Some might just say it is a silly movie and be done with it.  They would be right.  It is a silly movie.  But cute and quite funny. :-)

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#3 Arnold Schwarzenegger Christmas Movie – Jingle All The Way

Jingle all the Way is more than just a Christmas Movie; it is The Arnold Schwarzenegger Christmas Movie.  It is from 1996, but still a popular Christmas movie.  I had three young children in 96 and though I would never go to those lengths to find a toy they wanted for Christmas, I could understand the father played by our Governor (yes, I live in California), wanting to make his son happy, after the workaholic dad had disappointed him once again.

The tag line of the movie was: Two Dads, One Toy, No Prisoners.   The dads in this movie are on a mission to buy the most popular, and sold-out, toy of the year, Turbo Man.  Sometimes I wonder if this is what it was like for parents trying to find the last available Cabbage Patch Kids doll in 1983.  That frenzy was said to have inspired this movie, but I don't know.

The funny cast includes a few more dads trying to locate the unobtainable Christmas toy, hoping their children will look at them as heroes, instead of the toy.

    • Sinbad
    • Phil Hartman
    • Robert Conrad
    • Martin Mull
    • Rita Wilson
    • James Belushi

    The movie basically revolves around Arnold and Sinbad nearly killing each other trying to find the last Turbo Man for their son.

    Arnold really isn't what makes this movie, but considering who he is, this will always be his Christmas movie.  Not a classic, nothing about the true meaning of Christmas, but a funny escape for 90 minutes if you are looking for a lightweight comedy.

    I promise, tomorrow MovieSisters will bring you something meaningful for your Christmas viewing!

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    #1 Christmas with the Kranks DVD

    When Luther and Nora Krank's (TIM ALLEN & JAMIE LEE CURTIS) only daughter Blair leaves the family nest, they decide to skip Christmas and go on an island cruise.  But their decision to boycott tradition has their whole neighborhood in a uproar.

    When Blair calls on Christmas Eve to announce that she and her new fiance are coming home for the holiday, the Kranks have just twelve hours to perform a miracle and pull themselves and their neighborhood together to throw the best Christmas party ever!

    Based on John Grisham's best-selling novel, "Skipping Christmas," Christmas With the Kranks has become a family classic, with tons of hilarious situations ensuing as the Kranks, with a little help from the neighbors, pull off a Christmas miracle before their daughter returns.

    Lot's of fun with many sweet family moments; not your average Christmas comedy.

    Includes:

    • Tim Allen
    • Jamie Lee Curtis
    • Dan Aykroyd
    • Erik Per Sullivan
    • M. Emmet Walsh
    • Cheech Marin

    Favorite quotes from the movie:

    Nora Krank: Why would we want to get tans before the cruise? I thought the idea was to get them DURING the cruise.

    Luther Krank: Look at us, we kind of look like uncooked chicken.

    Spike Frohmeyer: You're skipping Christmas! Isn't that against the law?!

    ~Brooke

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    Top 10 Funny Movies

    Top Ten Lists are pretty popular on the internet, and movies are no exception.  Do you want to know what are the Top Ten Funniest Movies?  Our list may not be the same as yours, but I am sure you will find something to laugh at among The MovieSisters.com Top Ten Funny Movies.

    Each of the following Top Ten Comedies have a few things in common that make owning a copy worth while:

    • We can watch them more than once and still laugh
    • There are some lines in these movies that have become favorite jokes in our family - repeating them never gets old!
    • They are funny :-)

    So here is my family's list of top ten favorite comedies, in no particular order:

    1. School of Rock

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    2. Kicking and Screaming

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    3. My Big Fat Greek Wedding

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    4. The Wedding Planner

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    5. Fun With Dick and Jane

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    6. The Devil Wears Prada

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    7. College Road Trip

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    8. Get Smart

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    9. Big

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    10. 17 Again

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    Baby Boom DVD Diane Keaton

    Diane Keaton stars in this very sweet and funny movie about a high powered career woman who inherits a baby.  Yes, she was dreaming of a big wad of cash, an estate home, family heirloom. . . but when she went to the airport to pick up her inheritance after the death of a relative she barely remembers, she is quite shocked to find her inheritance is none other than her cousin's baby girl.

    J.C. Wiatt thinks she has it all together.  She is beautiful, talented, and on her way to the top of the career ladder.  She has no plans for a baby, but she does get attached to the idea of keeping adorable Elizabeth, and thinks she can keep working her busy schedule and not miss a beat.  She even assures her boss that this will not affect her work.  Of course, as any mom knows, this is impossible to do without help, support, or 24 hour daycare.

    She tries to do it all and ends up having to choose between her career or Elizabeth.  I know the DVD gives away most of the plot anyway, so I will tell you that there are many surprises in store as J.C. buys an old farm to settle down on has some hysterical situations dealing with her money pit.  But being a business woman and entrepreneur at heart, J.C. is able to turn everything around and be a mom to her inherited baby and still rise to the top in business. And she even finds love again.

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    Finding Neverland DVD James M. Barrie

    This is the magical tale of one of the greatest storytellers in history, and the people in his life who inspired his masterwork, Peter Pan!

    The film Neverland stars Johnnie Depp as the well-known playwright, and Kate Winslet, Dustin Hoffman, and Julie Christie star as the important people in his life.

    When James M. Barrie is coming off from having his latest play flop, he has many people doubting his future. By chance he meets a young widow played by Winslet, and her four adventurous boys. As their friendship grows, Barrie's imagination is ignited, and he is able to go on to produce his greatest work, Peter Pan!

    The film stays true, keeping the relationship between Barrie and Sylvia platonic, even though real life accounts state that Sylvia's husband was still alive when the events in the story take place.   Also, Barrie was a very successful playwright before the classic play Peter Pan! or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up was ever produced.  As in many movies based on real life, directors and screenwriters often take liberties to make a story flow, cut down on characters, present a lifetime in 2 hours. . .

    The winner of many prestigious awards, including “The Best Family Film of the Year,” by The Critic's Choice Awards, Finding Neverland has been hailed as one of the best films of the year it was released, 2004.

    "Glorious Entertainment!" - Rolling Stone

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    Confessions of a Shopaholic DVD

    Confessions of a Shopaholic stars Isla Fisher as a recent graduate who dreams of a job writing about high fashion for a top magazine in New York.  The shopaholic with a love affair with her credit cards ends up landing a job writing a personal finance column.  Her column, The Green Scarf Girl, becomes a big hit, even though her personal finances are are a disaster.

    Becky Bloomwood falls for her boss, Hugh Dancy, and ends up creating some hilarious situations as she tries to keep her boss in the dark about her personal financial crisis, while her personal finance column becomes the hit of the magazine industry.

    Confessions of a Shopaholic is an adorable feel-good romantic comedy that will have you laughing out loud as Becky deals with creditors hounding her, canceled credit cards, a cute new boss, and her rising star status as the writer of the popular new hip personal finance column, The Green Scarf Girl.

    The movie has a great cast of comedic actors including:

    • Joan Cusack
    • John Goodman
    • Lynn Redgrave
    • John Lithgow
    • Kristen Scott Thomas

    The movie is based on the book by Sophi Kinsella, and I have heard that the book and movie are very different, so don't watch this expecting it to be the same story.  I can't think of many movies that follow the book closely anyway, so just buy the Confessions of a Shopaholic DVD to see a very funny, sweet romantic comedy, that is pretty clean too.

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    Psych DVD TV Show on USA

    Psych is a comedy detective series on USA TV, beginning its 4th season on August 8th - tonight!  The show stars james Roday as an amateur detective with "heightened observational skills" and incredible instincts that allow him to convince the Santa Barbara Police Department that he is a psychic.  The show also stars Dule Hill as Shawn's best friend and straght man, who reluctantly becomes his partner in crime.

    Psych can be absolutely hysterical, with many constant running jokes, and a very funny cast of characters.  The crimes are always played with a twist to keep you guessing until the end.  The show has many things going for it, but it is really the camaraderie between Roday and Hill that make this a favorite show of many and one of the highest rated shows on USA.

    I really am a movie person myself, but I always make times for the one show I watch, Psych.

    This is a show that will have you laughing, even at all the silly things that Shawn says.  And there are constant references to pop culture that make it lots of fun to watch with others.  Here is an example of some of the funny quotes from the show:

    "My pilot's license? It's out back in the Cessna. Or perhaps you're referring to my license to kill. Revoked - problems at the Kazakhstan border. I'd give you the details, but then I'd have to kill you... which I can't do because my license to kill has been revoked."

    Lt. Lassiter: We found prints-
    Shawn: Was he in a "Little Red Corvette"?
    Gus: Or "Under the Cherry Moon"?
    Lt. Lassiter: We found finger-prints!

    "Are you a fan of delicious flavor?"

    Gus's Secretary: There's a Lieutenant Crunch here to see you sir.
    Gus: Lieutenant Crunch?
    Sean: Actually I've been promoted. It's Caption Crunch now.

    If you have missed Psych up until now you can get all the seasons on DVD and catch up.  Season 4 starts in a few minutes so I will finish this post and get a spot on the couch.

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    17 Again DVD Zac Efron

    Star of the very popular High School Musical trilogy, Zac Efron, does a fine job playing Mike, a high school basketball star who blew a college scholarship to marry his high school sweetheart.  Twenty years later, Matthew Perry as Mike, is a depressed almost 40, passed over for a promotion and separating from his high school sweetheart wife.

    Surprise, and there is some magical intervention that causes Mike by become 17 again, and tackle his problems all over again, but in the present time.  He does not switch bodies with his dad like many such movies, but becomes a different age, like in  Big starring Tom Hanks. (a great movie!)

    17 Again is the ultimate in fantasy for many people, to relive their high school days, or at least be young again.  Mike actually enrolls in his alma mater, where his own children now attend.  He befriends his son, which is a touching story that shows how Mike is able to be a good father to his son by being a friend also.  And of course there is no shocker to learn that his teenage aughter has a crush on him, and there are some meant to be funny moments when he must reject her quite ovious flirtatious advances at him.  I find the whole teenager likes her dad who she doesn't know is her dad story yuck, but that is just me.

    While on the whole, I thought the movie was funny and somewhat original, it wasn't what I expected.  Zac Efron obviously wanted to escape his Disney Image, and he does show here that he is a capable young actor.  Keep in mind that the movie is rated PG-13 for a good reason.  It has many raunchy jokes that really were too much for most of the young  Zac Efron fans who will want to see this film.

    That said, I do feel their are many good messages that come across too.  Mike chooses to marry his pregnant girlfriend, strives to spend time with his kids and help them with their lives, and he even speaks about abstinence to a high school class.  All and all, it was a fun film, and Zac Efron does a surprisingly good job playing a 37 year old in a 17 year old body. He makes us believe, and that is why this movie is really enjoyable and worth your time to see again - and again.

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