Worth Watching

You know those movies you watch only at a discount price, or on cable TV? Sure you do. Warm Bodies and Jack the Giant Slayer are two recent movies I’ve watch that sort of fit into those categories. From the trailer, I felt like I’d like to see them; give me something to watch and take advantage of my discount. And they weren’t bad.

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Warm Bodies, starring Nicholas Hoult, is one of those fun movies to watch. A zombie’s heart starts to beat because of his love for a girl. So, “R” (because he can’t remember his name) and Julie (Teresa Palmer) eventually fall in love. And eventually, he is back to a human being. It has its funny moments that will keep you laughing here and there throughout the movie. It’s cute.

Jack and Princess Isabelle

Jack the Giant Slayer, also starring Nicholas Hoult, is another fun movie to watch. I wasn't anticipating it, but I managed to catch it on dollar movie night. It has its funny moments and is a bit of a love story. So, you have the poor boy and the princess who has one thing in common: an adventurous nature. After coming across some magic beans, Jack drops one in water and the bean stalk grows and up goes the princess with it. Jack and the king’s knights go after the princess, but it is Jack who ends up saving her. Then the really fun part begins. The action is what I enjoyed the most, and the fact that there were giants. By the time it got to the battle against the giants and the people of the Kingdom of Cloister, it was over before I knew it. It was as if they ran out of time and had to come up with an ending too soon. I could definitely see a longer fight scene. I was getting into it and then…the end.

Jack standing up to one of the lead, Fallon

Both movies are worth a watch. I enjoyed. J --Ann