Review: The Tourist

Review:

3 out of 5 stars

This could have been a great film but it is definitely one of the most fun to watch I have seen this past year. The problem is it tried too hard to have too many twists. Just like Jolie's last film-- Salt-- if they had just had 1 or 2 major plot twists that would have been enough but I stopped counting around 5 and realized I wasn't invested in it.

Now the ENDING-- OH THE ENDING!!! That was what they should have focused the entire film around was leading to that brilliant ending. Half way through I decided about two possible endings and one of them was the correct ending but they did it in a beautiful way that I loved and helped me to forgive all the past issues I had with it.

The movie is about a man (Johnny Depp) that is purposefully mistaken for another man by most criminals and cops by the great lover of a man that stole from very powerful men (Angelina Jolie). They eventually begin to fall in love but Jolie's character is in love with the other man and instead tries to help this man get away.

It is a very good thriller--- nothing like a hitchcock film or like The Ghost Writer I just wrote about. But it is a good thriller (personally I enjoyed Salt more, Jolie's previous film).

I do recommend this movie but suggest you wait until it is out of DVD to rent (it is not one to buy). It was nominated for 3 Golden Globes-- personally I am not sure why. This is not a great movie-- it could have been but failed to create that great factor.

See it for yourself and let me know what you think-- love it? hate it?

Review: Kick-Ass

Review:

4 out of 5 stars

One of my favorite movies of the year (and yes I realize it has a lot of swearing and a TON of violence). What I loved so much about this movie is that it didn't shy away from the swearing and violence but embraced it. I am also a sucker for a comic-book movie and this is one of the best (up there with V for Vendetta one of my favorite of all time).

This movie does involve a girl swearing and doing unspeakable violence but that was fine with me because as part of the character she grew up with no childhood and was groomed for this. That does not make it right but makes it a reality that is sadly true for most today. Most children do not get a childhood but instead have a ton of things they are forced to do and things that take up most of their time.

This movie is about a boy who wants to be a superhero and creates a costume because he thinks that will make him one. When it doesn't he begins to fight crime, rather badly but people notice and some embrace it while others try to destroy it. He crosses paths with a girl and her father who are fighting the mob and trying to bring them down.

The ending is poetic, sad and uplifting all in one. I highly recommend this movie BUT if you have a problem with too much violence or too much swearing then this is NOT for you! But it is definitely a fun watch and one that I believe you will enjoy in the end.

Let me know what you think-- love it? hate it?

Review: The Towering Inferno

Review:

4.5 out of 5 stars

There used to be a time when the Oscars loved these big epic disaster movies like this one. The Towering Inferno is about a high rise building that goes up in flames with a big party on the top floor. The rest of the movie is about trying to get those people to safety. I loved this movie because it didn't try to show that people didn't die-- instead it showed how death was a reality.

I love big epic movies-- one of my guilty pleasures just like horror movies. The acting in this movie was great: Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, Wilt Chamberlain, Faye Dunaway, Fred Astair, and William Holden. With all of those great actors this was bond to be a great movie-- which it was. The character development was great because you fell in love with the characters and really cared about what happened to them.

That is what is missing from most disaster movies nowadays-- you don't develop relationships with the characters (like the new Poseidon from a few years ago). This movie showed the point of view of the fire from different points of view-- like the firemen, the party goers, different residents, which helped to create a great movie.

It also shows what people do when they are pushed to the point of death-- which I love, seeing what characters are pushed to do. It is also great to see characters overcome so much and how the human spirit helps people survive and help each other. I love seeing characters work together for the common good (I know that is cheesy but hey I love it).

I definitely recommend this movie back from the hey day of disaster movies in the 1960s-1970s! They make some good ones nowadays (Titanic and Day After Tomorrow) but they cannot compare to those back in the hey day!

Let me know what you think of this movie-- do you love it as much as me? or do you hate it?

Review: The Ghost Writer

Review:

4 out of 5 stars

I was hesitant to see this film because I thought it was just Hollywood's love of Roman Polanski that critics were in love with this. Well I regret it took me so long to see it because I actually loved this movie. Ewan McGregor at his very best in my opinion in this gripping thriller.

The movie is about a writer (Ewan) is called upon to finish the biography of the former Prime Minister of England (Pierce Brosnan who is just as amazing as in the 007 movies). The former writer is found murdered but than the PM is brought into a scandle and the writer becomes closer to the PM's wife who is brilliant in this movie.

Honestly from the very beginning I was in love with the wife's character-- she was great and then the ending helped to prove just how important I felt she was. The ending is only stuff that Hollywood could be and it was brilliant how it was all done off screen which I loved. The ending is essential to movies like I have said before and this one helped to bring it up to greatness in my book.

I recommend watching this movie just so you can watch this Hitchcock type movie and see the brilliance that is the acting and the ending. I want to see if you have the same opinion as I do. It is winning a lot of awards in Europe but surprising not getting me traction here in the US's awards circuit. This is surprising because Roman Polanski is much loved in the US despite his legal problems. This is a great follow up to his previous masterpiece-- The Pianist (highly recommend)!

Well let me know what you think of it! Love it? Hate it?

Review-- Night at the Museum: Smithsonian

Review:

3.5 out of 5

I know this is shocking that I haven't seen this movie because I am a Washington DC freak and I have been to almost all the Smithsonian museums but that is the exact reason why I didn't want to see this movie. I love the museums so much and the characters that are in the museums that I didn't want that all to be ruined by this movie.

Granted the movie was not as good as the first because in my opinion nothing could recapture that fun and excitement the first had but this movie was not horrible. Amy Adams was a great addition to the cast and I hope if they decide to make another movie they find a way to bring her back.

Part of the brilliance of the first movie is the older night guards so not being able to have them around is part of the reason this movie wasn't great. But bringing it to DC was a great choice because it gave so many more characters to have fun with which it did.

The special effects were great in this movie and having the octopus go into the reflecting pool was one of my personal favorite. I didn't necessarily like having so many bad guys-- it didn't make sense. I am a person who likes to have one major bad guy to hate and needing to have a lot of heros to gang up on that one person.

Ben Stiller is in his element in these comedy roles which I love and wish he did more of. He can definitely carry a movie on his own but I like him in these kids movies more than the adult films like Meet the Parents and the sequels. He is like Adam Sandler in my opinion but better! (for instance with There is Something About Mary-- BRILLIANCE!!!!!!!)

Let me know what you think-- like it? love it? hate it?

Review: The Town

Review:

3.5 out of 5 stars

Ben Affleck has been a guilty pleasure actor of mine for probably forever (more so than Ryan Reynolds and yes Jennifer Lopez). Guilty pleasure actors are those that are fun to watch but aren't always at their best, they have potential but haven't reached it yet. Well Ben Affleck has found his calling with directing, this is his second directing gig and personally this is his best yet. The first was Gone Baby Gone which was good but Amy Ryan overshown his directing skills.

This movie is about a group of people who rob banks but one time Ben's character falls for the one they take hostage and begins to see her in the outside world. There is also a FBI agent, played by the brilliant Jon Hamm, who is dead set to catch the bank robbers and begins to get clues to finding them. The woman eventually finds out, as everyone knows she would and has a near nervous breakdown. At that point is where I kind of fall out of love with the movie until the ending. I do not like the parts with just the bank robbers.

Instead I love the parts with the guy and girl together and their troubled relationship. But the ending is the controversial part where you either love it or hate it. I personally LOVE IT!!! The ending is brilliant because it is both a sad and happy ending all rolled into one and it leaves room for the future which is so much fun. The possibility of what may come is where the mind loves to go-- I do not like to be told what happens instead I like to invent that myself. So I personally love the ending and love how love is such a major part of it. But it does show the consequences to ones actions-- which is so much needed in movies today.

Jeremy Renner is getting a lot of acting buzz for this movie and it is deserved but the one I would love to see get an acting nod is Rebecca Hall as the girlfriend and victim. She is brilliant in this movie just like she was two years ago with Vicky Christina Barcelona which she was just as amazing in!

This will probably get Oscar nominations and it will be well deserved as long as it is not in Best Picture (in my opinion there were better overall movies-- but writing and acting is top notch) if that makes sense.

Let me know what you think of the movie. Love it? Hate it?

Review: Trouble the Water

Review:

2.5 out of 5 stars

I did not care for this documentary about Hurricane Katrina because it mainly was not what I expected. I was curious why there wasn't a documentary out there about the aftermath or the tragedy. Instead we got this movie which is about how people tried to overcome and find the job in New Orleans.

It was Oscar nominated for Best Documentary which in my opinion does not say much for the documentaries from that year (lol). At one point I watched people rap about their troubles, oh no wait I watched that twice. I can never get that time back in my life.

I guess it is not as bad as I am making it out to be because it was boring, it did not focus on the government problems but instead of the people it affected. It told their story and how they survived and how they are still fighting to survive. It was a good story that needed to be told but not for the length of time it took to tell it.

I do not necessarily recommend this or not recommend this instead if you like documentaries you might like this movie. If you don't like them do not waste your money on renting it because you probably won't like it.

If you have seen it, let me know what you think! Love it? Hate it?

Review: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

Review:

3 out of 5 stars

I first want to state that this book series by C.S. Lewis is one of my favorite of all time!! Up there with The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter and Twilight (yes I know this is not a great work from a literacy mastermind but it sure is addicting and fun to read). So to bring it to screen could either be amazing or horrible.

My favorite movie of all of them was the first-- The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. That was literally so much fun to watch and amazing because it was the first time I saw the world beyond my imagination. The second movie-- Prince Caspian was not as compelling or fun to watch. I think I missed the White Witch who was so deliciously evil in the first one.

This movie was good but not as great as the first one. It got back to a lot of the original greatness because it focused on a few of the characters and we got to see development of them. Plus it introduced new characters with great young actors. The special effects were just as amazing and the ending was brilliantly adapted. I literally wanted to go to Aslen's land so much!!!

I loved how everyone was tempted which shows this movie was not scared of the Christianity themes like the second one was. This movie embraced them and you got to see the relationships to Jesus and the disciples which was a great parallel.

I definitely recommend seeing this movie-- I did not see it in 3D because I am cheap and the reviews said besides the beginning part it was not worth it. I tend not to see them in 3D until they become cheaper which will happen in time.

Let me know what you think if you saw this movie! Love it? Hate it?

Review: The Secret in their Eyes

Review:

4 out of 5 stars

I will admit I went into watching this Argentina film with a bias of already disliking it. It won best foreign language picture at the Oscars and I didn't see how anything could beat The Prophet which I was in love with! Just like the previous year when Departures won and I felt two others should have but once I saw Departures I loved it just as much.

This movie was really good and really addicting to watch. It is a crime film that is shown through flashbacks. The movie is about a man who tried to solve a film but was stopped by the powers that be so many years later he writes a book about the film and the case is reopened and justice is served in a very unique way. He is also in love with someone he is not allowed to be which plays a pivotal role in how the crime is solved.

The acting is great but what I enjoyed the most was the script and how the story unfolded. I am a sucker for movies with flashbacks-- I enjoy them and how they provide a different way of seeing the story. This is why I love movies like Meminto so much (if you haven't seen that movie-- I highly recommend that too).

This movie definitely deserved to win Best Foreign Language film at the Oscars and if foreign language films were taken more serious at the Oscars it would have been nominated for more (trust me on this one). It won quite a few awards in Spanish speaking countries and made a lot of money in those countries.

Yes you do have to read the subtitles but that doesn't make a movie a bad one-- it just involves a little bit more thinking. The movie helps one to discover what justice is-- and how it is not always kind or just but is usually received in some way.

If you end up seeing this-- let me know what you think! Love it? Hate it?

Review: Alice in Wonderland

Review:

3/5 out of 5 stars

I didn't see this in theater out of protest of 3D movies and how everything was being made in it. Plus the trailers made it look darn right STUPID. Well whoever did those trailers should be FIRED.

I actually enjoyed the movie. I only was convinced to rent it because it was getting award notice, especially by the Golden Globes and because of being the awards junkie (or whore depending on who you ask) I wanted to see it before January. I actually really really enjoyed it.

The actors did a great job of being insane and crazy and creating the 'Wonderland' world as an alternate universe for Alice to learn a lot about herself. I love the heart each character had and how it was at simplistic a movie about good versus evil and standing up for what you believe in like the Mad Hatter.

I also love how the characters were each aware of their flaws and even embraced them like the Red Queen who knew she was like a little kid and loved it so much!

The movie surprised me at how 'dark' it was with the heads floating in the moat and yet it was so child like. The war scenes at the end made the entire move to me and I LOVED when Alice shouted off with your head, it was so ironic and so poetic.

On a side note-- I loved how the movie did not try to recreate the previous movies of Alice in Wonderland but instead created a world that is 19 years into the future from the previous tales that most people know of. This allowed them to use the same universe but have a different story. If this had been mentioned in the trailer I so would have been there!

I definitely recommend this movie, it is a great rent for the family (as long as there are no young children). I can definitely see how it made so much money.

I know most of you saw it-- let me know what you thought of it!

Review: Winter's Bone

Review:

3 out of 5 stars

This is one of those independent films that critic's have fallen in love with but the general population hasn't heard of. With all of my obsessive checking of different film blogs I heard of this movie over the summer but never got to see it until it was released on DVD a few weeks ago.

It is a fairly dark and gritty film about a 17 year old girl who has to go find her father who skipped bail or she and her family will lose their house that he put up as collateral. As a result this takes her through the slums of the area and she encounters people that no one would ever want to come across. She is the entire reason to see the film because I predict she will be around for a while (she reminds me of a younger Kiera Knightly so I LOVE)!!!

The main character portrayed by newcomer Jennifer Lawrence is the entire movie and she deserves every Best Actress nomination she earns. She is a force to be had on screen but in my opinion that is about it. I thought it was almost too cliche how everyone was against her discovering the truth and her father. I did love the ending, very poetic but you see it coming from the beginning when everyone tells her what happened to him.

I always find it interesting how they find actors and actresses for these type movies that just looks so small town area, they are not glamorous or drop dead gorgeous. Instead they look like everyday people you would see if you went to Walmart and yet they can act almost better than Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt (whom I both love).

This movie has a very good chance of being nominated for Oscars so if you are an awards junkie like myself I recommend seeing this movie otherwise it will probably not be your piece of pie. It is a movie that most people will not like (at times it is not gory but very close-- they cut off someone's hand with a chainsaw) so be prepared and you have been warned.

Review: Love and Other Drugs

Review:

4.5 out of 5 stars

Honestly-- WOW!!! This movie blew me away with how much I loved it. The acting and chemistry between Anne Hathway and Jake Gyllenhal was amazing! They are two of the best actors of their generation because they have such a screen presence that keeps people from not being able to look away from them.

The story revolves around the chance meeting of Jake's character who is a drug representative trying to sell two drugs to doctor's offices while Anne's character has Parkinson's Disease. They start a casual sex relationship that begins to develop into more before they break it off because she doesn't want to make him stay with her when she gets sicker since she has the disease so young.

The ending is enough to make the most cold-hearted person become a pile of mush because it is so well acted. It is beyond cliche but THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT!!

I live for the cliches in life! I want my life to be one big cliche!! hahaha.

The movie is very well written and is very witty-- honestly you begin to laugh whenever Jake's character is given Viagra to begin selling because he was such a lady's man who had sex with almost anyone at the beginning. It was very ironic how he became an overnight sensation!!

I recommend this as a date night movie because it has things for everyone (definitely not suitable for children-- just saying incase it was not clear from above mention of sex). As much as they say that Jake and Anne are coleads in this movie-- it is Jake's movie and Anne is supporting him but she does an AMAZING job in that role.

You actually feel like you just watched two people fall in love and it is absolutely gorgeous and beautiful and amazing and every other term you can come up with!!

See it and let me know what you think!!

Review: Tangled

Review:

5 out of 5 stars

I loved this just as much as Toy Story 3 but in a very different want. Toy Story 3 really went for my heart strings and it sure did pull. This one instead went for my love of music and musicals and really created a great movie.

But for me this movie was a little depressing after reading this is probably Disney's last animated musical for a while because there is not a true market out there anymore. Girls have become so much driven by their looks at a younger age that by the age of 5 they no longer think princesses are cool. Instead they are trying to be 'hot' which is a real shame, they are losing their childhood.

I thought the songs in this movie were absolutely brilliant and I found myself crying at one point when Rupezel is watching the lights that she has been waiting all her life to see.

It is a typical Disney movie-- Boy meets girl. Girl and boy hate each other. Girl and boy go on a quest together and begin to realize they like each other but deny it. Girl and boy have a problem and are separated. Girl and boy are reunited and profess their undying love for each other. But even knowing that you go into it and are 'shocked' each time.

The movie is also like a Disney movie because it has a dark character that surprised me how 'dark' she really is because she was a little scary (especially considering I was probably one of the older people in the theater-- ugh).

I highly recommend this!! Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi were brilliant and have amazing voices. The humor and sarcasm is enough to keep adults laughing almost more than the kids. In my opinion this deserves an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature even though I fear it will not get one over the not as superior How to Train Your Dragon (which I enjoyed don't get me wrong).

See it and let me know what you think (I saw this over Thanksgiving break and the movie has stuck with me this long so it really is good!!!)

Review: The Secret of Kells

Review:

3.5 out of 5

The Secret of Kells is an animated movie that was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the Oscars last year. It was a surprise nomination that most people did not expect. It is an Irish and French film but it is entirely done in English (so no need for subtitles).

At best it is a beautiful film-- absolutely gorgeous shots and the animation is very different from the computer generated things we see today. This is the type of animation I LOVE!!! The story was hard to follow at times but mainly because I did not understand the Irish story it came from. I like to consider myself a history buff but I am definitely not up on my Irish history from the 900s-- go figure.

It is about a town trying to protect a secret book and keep it going from one generation to another. But in that process a group of people (the Vikings I think) come in and start to burn the town down and they might just capture the book. The story became easier to follow as I started to realize those parts of the plot.

The voicing was amazing and very convincing and the characters were people I could connect with. The ending was my favorite part because of seeing the boy return to the town he once lived in and the final revelation was amazingly well written and voiced.

I do recommend this movie and it is fairly appropriate for children-- in terms of the USA standard of rating movies this is rated PG because of some of the violence themes. It was a fun movie to watch-- even if it would not have been in my top 5 animated movies from last year. But it definitely would have been in the top 10 animated movies (considering only 16 came out last year- haha).

Let me know what you think if you end up renting this!

Review: The Kids Are All Right

Review:

4.5 out of 5 stars

Honestly an amazing movie for the sarcastic person-- literally this was OOZING with sarcasm in every line and every character. It is a definite Oscar contender this year-- especially for Annette Benning who is amazing as always. She is the scorned lover an does an amazing job. She also shows was true love is and that love can overcome even the most horrible things.

But what I love MOST about this film is how it made a lesbian relationship seem so normal. They did not focus on the fact they were lesbian but focused on them as just another married couple. I know there are many people who would say this idealized gay marriage but honestly they are two women who happen to be in love with each other. The movie also showed how they have the exact same problems as regular couples with infidelity and children rebellion.

I love the two children-- they were amazing. Mia W. (the girl) and Josh H. (the boy)--- I am unsure of their last names were amazing and showed how children would react to finding their biological parents and one of their parents having an affair. I absolutely loved how they reacted and you got to see a family go through the pain and heart ache but come out stronger than before. The boy was just so sarcastic and was definitely the rebelling teenager which was hysterical.

My biggest issue with this movie is that there is not one big scene instead it is a bunch of little ones. I love when movies have this big scene where everything comes together -- usually a big fight scene. But in this case there was not one big moment when everything comes together-- instead there is little resolution-- even though it makes sense because in a real family everything is not perfect at the end of two hours- haha.

I definitely recommend this because it will likely be a major Oscar contender this year in Best Picture, Best Actress (with two possible nominees) and Best Screenplay along with other possible ones. But those three are its best possible shot at a nomination.

I definitely want to hear the reaction people have to this movie-- so rent it and let me know what you think!

Review: They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

Review:

5 out of 5

Honestly I have not felt this way about a movie in a long time. It was heartbreaking and uplifting and then that ending. Honestly I am still in shock and still cry whenever I think of it. I had to rewatch it 3 times before I truly grasped it.

I wish I could help you to understand the title but it is not until the very last line of the movie that you can grasp the title of the movie. It is the very last line of the movie and that pivotal scene between the two main characters helps one to understand the title.

Just because I gave it a perfect rating does not mean I like the subject matter. I personally think it is horrible and is borderline illegal. The two characters are entered into a dancing contest to see which couple can dance the longest. The two that do get $1500 which during the movie is a large amount of money and they need it. They are both homeless from the way it sounds and they are written off as the underdogs who have no change of winning.

The part that is horrible in my opinion is that it goes on for WEEKS (not hours-- but weeks). At one point they hit the 1000 hour mark. That is unreal and the one contestant has a heart attack (the one of many parts I cry), another person has a nervous breakdown, and another is PREGNANT!!! This shows the lengths that people will go through for money.

There are flashbacks throughout the entire movie and they are not truly something I understood until the end. It shows the main character male going through a trial that has happened and it helps us to realize why he is the way he is.

Jane Fonda is the female lead and carries the movie on her shoulders. She earned her first of many Oscar nominations and was amazing. She shows someone that has so much determination and will power. But it isn't until the end when you realize how amazing she is when she finally loses all hope and needs to reach out to someone. She is a true feminist who had issues asking for help so it took a lot for her. That moment is the true scene to watch for. It is in the last 5 minutes and it makes the entire movie.

I highly recommend this movie-- but beware the movie is not for the faint of heart. You will become invested and probably cry along with laugh and learn to love this movie.

Let me know what you think!

Review: Did You Hear About the Morgans?

Review:

3 out of 5 stars

This was by far not a great movie but it was not a horrible movie like I was expecting. These are two actors who I just do not get. I am not a fan of Sarah Jessica Parker. I love most of her movies but I find her voice very annoying-- and I am not a fan of the voice overs that she does in the Sex and the City series. I know that is not her fault but it just annoys me. Hugh Grant is good at one type of acting --- sarcasm (granted that is enough for me-- but when he tries serious he does not nail it too well).

Because of not liking the two actors going into the movie I was expecting to actually dislike this movie but everything I dislike about them in other movies actually works in this movie. Sarah Jessica Parker embraces her inner-self centeredness in this movie and makes it work so well and actually I began to feel sorry for the character. This was because Hugh Grant's character is so dislikeable and honestly I did not like him at all. But he nailed the sarcastic line EVERY TIME!!

The movie is about the two characters going through a separation which was probably going to lead to a divorce. But they witness a crime and have to go into witness protection (which is hysterical). As a result they begin to reconnect like only people in a movie would. As much as I did not like the actors too much I loved the supporting players of Sam Elliott and Mary Steenburgen as the couple in charge of protecting them. But even more so Elisabeth Moss and Wilford Brimley as the main character's personal assistants. They are HYSTERICAL!!! and personally they are the entire reason to see the movie. LOVE THEM!!

I recommend this as a great movie to watch on a date night in-- rent it and enjoy it. The likelihood of being unavailable at the rental place is not likely because this is not extremely popular. But it would be fun to watch.

It will make you laugh and cry and believe that love is possible-- which is what everyone loves to watch (including guys-- don't let them lie to you)!

Let me know what you think!

Review: Bicycle Thieves

Review:

4 out of 5 stars

This movie is one that is growing on me the longer since I watched it. It is a foreign language film from the 1940s. It is on a lot of lists of the best movies ever made. Oddly, I did not feel the language barrier was a problem (there were subtitles) because the raw emotion on the actors' faces was enough for me to realize how much pain they were in.

The movie is about a man who needs a bicycle in order to get a certain job during hard times in Italy. His wife pawns some items in order to get the money to buy the bicycle. He finally gets it and the family is so happy but then a thief steals it and all the hopes are ruined. The man goes around to try and find the bicycle and finally thinks he found the thief. This leads to a big climatic scene that does not disappoint. The ending is heart breaking and yet gives hope for the future.

I love how raw the movie was and how much emotion was in it. You begin to care for the characters and want the man to find the bike. You realize if he does not find the bike he will not get the job and the family will starve to death.

I believe in watching movies from all parts of the world because American Cinema might be one of the best in the world but other countries have great movies. This movie is one of the best Italian films I have scene.

At times the subtitles were hard to follow because I would get bored reading but I would just pay attention to the characters and what I was seeing and I made up my own dialogue which usually want to what was being written.

I do recommend this movie and it is suitable for children if they are into reading subtitles. It is a great movie which can teach you about not stealing and seeing the consequences to ones actions.

If you ever see this let me know what you think!