Mission Impossible Women: Michelle Monaghan and Thandie Newton

Movies out Friday (6/11)

The A-Team - I know the story has been done before (in the past few months alone) and it just looks like another crazy action movie with unbelievable stunts/explosions and ridiculously hunky/awesome dudes. What you haven't taken into consideration is the previous sentence describes my favorite kind of movie. Ever.

The Karate Kid - I'm kind of "eh" on this one. Part of me loves Jackie Chan and Taraji P Henson and finds little Jaden Smith adorable, but the other part of me never really liked the original Karate Kids and just doesn't care...

DVDs out Tuesday

The Book of Eli - It was an original story with a not-so-predictable ending and some great action and acting. So I would highly recommend this one.

When in Rome - I know this movie was kind of stupid, but it was actually decent in the world of romantic comedies. Besides, Kristen Bell is cool and Josh Duhamel is beyond sexy (even as a nerdy doofus).

Youth in Revolt - I'm not completely sold on this one. The story looks pretty dumb despite my love for Michael Cera.

Unknown Awesome and Ridiculously Beautiful Goodies

Underrated movies of the post:

Mission Impossible 3 - I know it wasn't the best of the MI's but I know that Michelle Monaghan is the best MI girl (to date). You can't help feeling for her being so happy and then suddenly a pawn in Philip Seymour Hoffman's crazy scheme to kill her husband. And who wouldn't be happy? I know he's crazy, but Tom Cruise is still pretty dang good-looking. I wouldn't say no to kissing him, that's for sure. I just wouldn't convert to his nutso religion to do it. Haha.
Run, Fat Boy, Run - For being the third wheel in a movie with hilarious actors like Hank Azaria and Simon Pegg, Thandie Newton really held her own. You liked her even though she was making Simon Pegg unhappy because you could tell she didn't really want to. And besides, she's positively gorgeous.

Movies to see:

A-Team, Karate Kid, The Book of Eli, When in Rome, Mission Impossible 3, and Run Fat Boy Run.

Trailers of the post: Dramas

Flipped. A cute little coming-of-age story. Looks adorable.



Mao's Last Dancer. Something about this trailer really struck home. I'm not much into dancing movies or dramas, but I think I may see this one.

Name 7 Michelle Monaghan:

Gone Baby Gone, North Country, Mission Impossible 3, Eagle Eye, Heartbreak Kid, Mr and Mrs Smith, Made of Honor.

Name 7 Thandie Newton:

Rock'n'Rolla, Chronicles of Riddick, The Pursuit of Happyness, Crash, Mission Impossible 2, Run Fat Boy Run, W.

Kevin Bacon Game:

Michelle Monaghan was in North Country with Charlize Theron who was in Trapped with Kevin Bacon: 2 steps.
Thandie Newton was in Mission Impossible 2 with Tom Cruise who was in A Few Good Men with Kevin Bacon: 2 steps.

Quote Quiz #170-172 winners:

Me with Lars and the Real Girl, Kristina with Alpha Dog and Kristina with Panic Room.

Quote Quiz Standings:

1. Kristina - 44

2. Molly - 40.5

3. Katie - 36

4. Me - 17

Quote Quiz #173: name this Michelle Monaghan movie:

"Badly is an adverb. So to say you feel badly would be saying that the mechanism which allows you to feel is broken."

a. Mission Impossible 3
b. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
c. Eagle Eye
d. Made of Honor

Quote Quiz #174: name this Thandie Newton movie:

"The more you resist them...the greater the damage will be."

a. Chronicles of Riddick
b. Mission Impossible 2
c. W
d. Rock'n'Rolla