2000
Plot: A big radio antenna in the middle of an Australian sheep pasture transmits TV signals of the first moon walk to the rest of the world.
Eric: A very cute movie—one of my all time favorites; you’re “stuffed” if you don’t see it!
(5 paws)
Kelly: Sweet, quirky movie. Lots of interesting and fun characters.
(4 paws)
1987
Plot: How to have fun storming the castle...
Eric: I know something you don’t know…I am left handed. Anybody want a peanut?
(5 paws)
Kelly: We actually agree that this is a classic. Inconceivable!
(5 paws)
2002
Plot: Hilariously, impossibly perfect 1950’s family deals with unexpected issues of sexual orientation and racism.
Eric: This movie can’t be serious. Please tell me it was supposed to be a comedy or something. I think Far from Heaven Can Wait.
Kelly: Far from heaven? I couldn't agree more. This movie is pretty close to hell.
2004
Plot: A quirky couple falls in love by erasing their memories of each other. Why didn’t we think of that?
Eric: I had a bad dream like this once. Umm, who are you? Who am I? I think I’ve been erased.
Kelly: I really liked this movie. Cool concept! Is this doctor still in business? There are a few things I would like to erase.
Eric: You're not talking about last night, are you?
Kelly: Who are you?
2009
Plot: Eric and Kelly would walk on coals to see this romantic movie.
Eric: I’m always surprised when a chick-flick was worth the price of admission at the movie theatre. I thought Aaron Eckhart’s hypocritical showman and Jennifer Aniston’s quirky, yet thoughtfully mature characters were unique.
Kelly: The story was a little predictable, but the characters were unique. My favorite character was the parrot. It was a perfect flick for date night!
2009
Plot: There must be a better way to bone a duck.
Eric: Julia Childs and I have so much in common: published authors, good cooks, tall…TV personalities. They should have made this movie about me.
Kelly: Heaven help us. Now Eric is going to buy her cookbook and start boning ducks and killing live lobsters in our kitchen. I had no desire to start cooking after this movie. One brilliant chef in the house is all we need. Nevertheless, I completely enjoyed it. Julie and Julia and their significant others were endearing and authentic, and I liked bouncing back and forth between the two storylines.
2007
Plot: Don't watch this movie--because we said so.
Eric: Could have been a cute movie, but Diane Keaton’s portrayal of the meddling mother is so overbearing and over-acted that I couldn’t really stand it. The part of the movie where she couldn’t speak with laryngitis was the best.
Kelly: Diane Keaton drove me nuts in this flick. If I was her daughter, I’d move far, far away. She was so annoying that I can barely remember the performances of the other actors.
2007
Plot: Bury the bloody body already!
Eric: I don’t get British humor. I was dying for this movie to be over.
Kelly: Aren’t you the same guy who loves Mr. Bean?
2006
Plot: Overachieving architect escapes responsibility to his family by fast-forwarding through life.
Eric: Creepy. Not funny. Click.
Kelly: Click.
2006
Plot: Never trust a CT-scan machine found in a department store.
Eric: We picked this out to balance the morose karma of Henry Poole is Here. This movie inspires me and is just like Kelly and me; we are living like this all the time, or at least strive to. Oh, except we won’t be going to the Hotel Poop anytime soon. We’ll stick to the Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs. Oh, except we’re not dying, either. However, we think we’ll probably spontaneously combust from too much happiness in a year or two.
Kelly: I really liked this movie. It was just plain fun, and it centered on a couple of messages that Eric and I try to live by: treat everyone with respect, and enjoy every moment you’ve got on this earth. I had no problem suspending my disbelief in certain scenes, because Queen Latifah was so darn likeable. Who cares if that wasn’t her on the snowboard? The goal was to balance out the karma of Henry Poole is Here. Mission accomplished!
