I AM NUMBER FOUR

I am genuinely excited for this movie. Not for Alex Pettyfer, no. But actually for Dianna Agron, Miss Quinn Fabray on Fox's Glee.....but let's not kid ourselves here. I'm watching this for Alex Pettyfer too. Release date: February 18, 2011.

Hollywood War Movies

Revolutionary: The Patriot....and 1776, but that's because I LOVE musicals and I'm a dork like that.

Civil: Glory. Or Dances With Wolves. Or even Gettysburgh.


WWI: All Quiet on the Western Front. TV Movie, I Know.


WWII: Band of Brothers. The Longest Day. Patton. Midway. Letters From Iwo Jima. Empire of the Sun. The Thin Red Line. Flags of our Fathers.


Korea: MASH. (I haven't seen any movies dedicated to the Korean War, sorry)


Vietnam: TOO MANY TO BE NAMED, but Full Metal Jacket, Good Morning Vietnam, We Were Soldiers, Casualties of War.


Gulf War: Courage under Fire, Three Kings, Jarhead.


Iraq: The Hurt Locker, In the Valley of Elah, The Kingdom, Stop-Loss.

A River Runs Through 500 Days of Summer

This was basically our conversation of the day, and how usually our conversations can go on for hours and hours. All based on this one little video from 500 Days of Summer. Be forewarned: Jon has this weird obssession for Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Brad Pitt, Ed Norton, James Franco, Joaquin Phoenix and many other notable talented actors and yet some with questionable sanity. I mean, seriously, leaving Jennifer Aniston for Angelina, who's kind of a hott mess? And so how one of our many conversations usually begin...

Jon: Ok. Forget Brad Pitt. Joseph Gordon-Levitt is my new #1 just for being the cool person he is. Dude is talented in so many ways.
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Elli: Aw.....I do like him. I actually liked him ever since Angels in the Outfield.....and 3rd Rock From the Sun!!!

Elli: Not to mention this is performed by Zooey Deschanel's band, She and Him. I have a girl crush on her, she's really pretty and a really talented actress. It took me 30 seconds to realize that she was Jovie in Elf.

Jon: I've liked him since A River Runs Through It.
Him and the other kid who plays his little brother, it was cute. And funny. =]

And yes, Zooey is pretty awesome. Her band is ok.. But she a fairly well rounded actress I think.

Elli: Aw, well, not to mention the fact that Brad's in that movie too, you know. :0).

Jon: Hahaha! Yes... Not to mention Brad. =P
I mean, that's the reason why I watched it in the first place. Haha
But I love the part where the younger brother asks Levitt what he'll do when he's grown up and He says something along the line of, "I'...m not sure. Probably gonna be a preacher like dad."
And in turn, Levitt asks his brother what he'll do and he responds, "A professional fly fisher."
And Levitt asks, "Not a preacher?"
"HA!"
And they both start laughing. Haha
It's so cute. =P

Elli: I LOVE this story....Craig Sheffer is such an underrated actor....and I love Tom Skerritt, since he'll always be VIPER to me!!!

Jon: Dude, that was a great film. I find Brad's 90's movies were some of his best.

Jon: A River Runs Through It, Legends of the Fall, Meet Joe Black.

Elli: Um, we won't even mention Legends of the Fall and Meet Joe Black.

Jon: He was creepy good in 12 Monkeys. The movie itself was.. meh. But Brad as a crazy person? Oh yes. You didn't like 'em? D=

Elli: I did!! That's why I won't even mention how good he was in those movies because you already know. What's the point of repeating myself? :DDD

And he does creepy well, apparently. He was a bit creepy in Meet Joe Black as death, but seriously, ...he couldn't have gotten any creepier than being a figment of Ed Norton's imagination in Fight Club.

Jon: FIGHT CLUB!!!!! =DDDDDDDDD

Elli: I'm glad you agree. :0).

Jon: DUH! =P

THE BEST THING SINCE THE HORSE IN MOTION!

Hello all readers, viewers, and film connoisseurs. My name is Elli, and along with my friend Jon, we make up the writers of this lovely blog called The 50-50 Critics. And why 50-50, you ask? Well, we--both Jon and I--of sound mind, and of legal age (he, barely), have amassed quite a bit of movie knowledge throughout our combined 43 years of existence. We thoroughly enjoy movies, watching them, reading about them, going on IMDB (which we will be using as our point of reference if on the off chance, we don't know--among other websites), and by just enjoying this amazing invention that continues to enthrall viewers everyday. And we will be sharing our knowledge with you. We will try to provide references to the movie topics in which we will be speaking of, and it will be our pleasure to read all comments from readers.

We extremely appreciate your valuable input. Though it is fun talking to each other about this, it's nice to include a 3rd view. Included in these posts are a few conversations held by Jon and myself talking about what we know best, making our collaboration "50-50".

The Adjustment Bureau

You know, I really do love Matt Damon. I think he's talented, and I don't care what anyone else thinks, I think he and Ben Affleck deserved their best screenplay Oscar for Good Will Hunting. I mean, come on, have any of you seen any of Ben's latest movies?? I mean, Gone, Baby, Gone??? The Town???? I think they've more than proven themselves. Anyway, I digress.

I also like Emily Blunt, ever since The Young Victoria and Sunshine Cleaning I've come to appreciate her good work. But the real reason I'm watching this movie when it comes out on March 4th, 2011 is for John Slattery, whom I have a serious crush on. He's just really handsome--he's a fantastic wine, and a fantastic actor (go small screen and watch Mad Men, he's really just to die for in that show).

By the way, when I say wine, it's actors and actresses who just seem to flourish and age gracefully on screen. Matt Damon, as he's reached the big 40 has become a new bottle of wine.