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Jul 16 2012
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Sam

Amazon Recommendation Realizations, Part 1

So recently I was gifted an Amazon Kindle Fire (wheee) and a gift card to their streaming video library, which is pretty much like iTunes movies. As I’ve squandered away the balance on rentals that make me look like a girl on the brink of puberty, I now get some recommendations that make me laugh and realize what terrible (non-redeemable) movies there are out there. Here are a few gems I’ve come across:

Labor Pains

Remember that time Lindsay Lohan was an actor trying to prove herself after her “bad girl” behavior went public? This probably wasn’t the way to do it, Linds. Synopsis: woman (that’s Lindsay, for all intents and purposes) pretends to be pregnant so she doesn’t get fired from her job. Sounds like a real kneeslapper eh? The “funny” part was that this movie was originally made for an actual film, to be released in theaters, and then they were apparently like, oh shit this is terrible and decided to just release it on ABC Family. I guess that beats the whole straight-to-DVD route, though right now I’m not exactly sure that’s true.

Another Cinderella Story

Cause clearly, we needed another. This movie centers around a young girl (Selena Gomez) who wants to impress a guy she has had a crush on forever, a pop star (and dancer). She’s a dancer, too! So she busts some moves, but yeah he doesn’t know it’s her and she has an evil stepmother and is anyone else bored yet? I’m all for terrible dance movies and fairytale plots, but when your body dance double is significantly different looking and the audience can LEGIT tell when you’re not the one doing the dancing (so like, every scene, Selena) it’s bad. Just bad.

Love Wrecked

I’m a pop culture lover, and honestly, I didn’t even know this existed. Amanda Bynes plays a girl obsessed with a celebrity guy. As she works at a tropical resort where he’s staying, she ends up saving him from a water incident and then convincing him that they’re on an island all alone and have to wait for help. But oops, yeah they’re just on the different side of the island. The guy from mean girls is in it as the best friend who doesn’t give her away because he is like, in love with the psycho. And the guy who yells “welcome to the OC bitch” is the celebrity. Yeah, things get weird, kids.

That’s all for now, though I’m sure there are more terrible recommendations in the future. I’m about to rent like, all the Step Ups, so get ready for terrible dance movie picks. Seriously, not a joke.

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Apr 04 2012
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Sarah

The Parent Trap

So when I mentioned Life Size last week, I realized I needed to talk about The Parent Trap. One of my favorite movies ever. Seriously, I was obsessed. Plus, it started my admiration for all things British. Perhaps it even had something to do with my decision to study abroad in London in college.

I remember seeing the trailers for The Parent Trap and thinking, “OMG, these girls are the new MK and A!” Then I realized they were played by one girl. It blew my mind and made me think that whoever that redhead chick was, she was super cool. When I saw the movie, I loved everything about it. I wanted to go to sleepaway camp. I wanted to pierce someone’s ears using a needle, ice and an apple. I wanted to live in London and/or on a vineyard in Napa. I wanted a mom who was a fashion designer (RIP Natasha Richardson). And why didn’t I have a secret handshake with anyone?

Lindsay Lohan was so cool in that movie.  She was so hip and she could do a British and American accent! I was so obsessed with the movie that when the VHS came out, my sister and I watched it so much (and kept rewinding and playing our favorite parts) that the tape broke. We were devastated, but then our parents bought us a new one. I had the soundtrack (which is pretty amazing and I may or may not still listen to it sometimes). My sister and I would play the song that plays every time Martin and Hallie/Annie do their handshake and we would do the handshake!

I can’t adequately sum up my love for this movie in words, but I decided to write down my top 5 favorite things about The Parent Trap:

1. The pranks. There were so many mischievous pranks. Like when Hallie steals Annie’s clothes when she goes skinnydipping. Or when Annie put all of Hallie’s cabin furniture on the roof. And especially when Hallie puts booby traps all over Hallie’s cabin – syrup, feathers, shaving cream and water balloons. How did those 12 year olds pull it off?

2. Weird food combos. I never had Oreos and peanut butter before. Or cornbread with chili. Thanks for introducing that to me, The Parent Trap.

3. The handshake. I know it, ‘nuff said.

4. “Did you know the Concorde gets you there in half the time?” What a great ending. (RIP Concorde)

5. Lindsay Lohan. She was such a star. Her current trainwreck status makes me so sad.

Sidenote, is it a coincidence that as I’m writing this, The Parent Trap is playing on ABC Family? It’s a sign.

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Mar 31 2012
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Sam, Sarah, Saturday Select

S/S Saturday Selects: Our Favorite Disney Channel Movie

It’s time… to name our favorite disney channel movie.

Sam’s Pick: Brink!

This was a bit tough. Though I love Johnny Tsunami and Zenon was my girl, Brink! clearly takes the cake. What’s more extreme than in-line skaters? Nothing. What’s better than Erik von Detten with his cool, laidback attitude and stringy, tousled hair that hung in his eyes? NOTHING. (related: what happened to this kid?)

In a nutshell: Andy “Brink” Brinkers and his crew (Jordy, Peter, and Gabriella) skate for the love of it. They are “soul skaters.” Team X-Bladz, led by crazy psycho Val, skates for the money. They’re sponsored skaters. Brink is living his life and then he learns that his family is broke (damn). To save his fam, he joins the sponsored team to earn some cash monay. He realizes it’s not worth it, however, when he starts changing and his friends get hurt. (Literally. Gabriella goes down hard.)

This movie is just pure, Disney gold. They wear helmets (safety first) and keep fit. They keep practicing and push being a good person. He values his family! Ugh. I just love it so much. Plus, how can you beat the 90s dialogue? “Val and his crew were dissin’ us. We started givin’ ‘em beef right back, but they wanted to hit it right there at school. Clearly, we couldn’t step off, so we had to battle.” CLEARLY.

TEAM PUP N’ SUDS FOREVER!

Sarah’s Pick: Life Size

Okay, I know Life Size wasn’t on the Disney Channel. But you know what? I didn’t have cable as a child. Yeah, I was pretty much deprived. So the only time I got to watch quality TV besides TGIF was when I watched the Wonderful World of Disney on ABC. Anyone remember that program on Sunday nights? Some pretty classic movies came out of that, like My Date with the President’s Daughter (Eric from Boy Meets World!), Cinderella with Brandy and Whitney Houston (RIP) and Toothless with Kirstie Alley. Such gems.

I was really intrigued by Life Size. One, because it starred Tyra Banks who was pre-America’s Next Top Model and post-Fresh Prince of Bel Air at this point. And two, because of Lindsay Lohan. I don’t know about you, but I was obsessed with Lindsay Lohan when The Parent Trap came out. I wanted to be her. But like after The Parent Trap she kind of went away for a little bit. Maybe she was off being a normal kid or something. Then finally she made it back to the spotlight with this made-for-TV movie.

So basically the premise of the movie is Lindsay’s character Casey is a tomboy who plays football. Like in every Disney movie, her mom’s dead. She uses this book of magic to bring back her mother but she accidentally brings her “Eve” doll (aka Barbie Tyra Banks) to life. At first Casey is really mad that she made the dumb doll come alive instead of her mother. But then they become friends. When Casey is able to undo the spell, she doesn’t want to because she likes Eve, but Eve is super homesick. So Eve decides to undo it herself and goes back home. They all dance to an amazing theme song and the end.

“Shine bright, shine far, don’t be shy be a star. Where you live, where you are be a starrrr.” What a great movie.

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Mar 27 2012
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Sarah

When Old Dudes Date Teenagers

Would you date this guy?

It’s creepy right? Well, it not only happens in real life but it also happens in the celeb world. There have been plenty of 20-something guys who have dated teen actresses. And for some reason, this skeeves me out even more. Now, I know that being a child actor makes you more mature or older than you really are (i.e. Drew Barrymore’s drug-filled childhood), but I thought Hollywood was supposed to be all about image. So how does dating a teenager when you’re in your late 20s work out in your favor? It’s weird and makes me uncomfortable. Stop that right now. Let’s take a look at some celebs who have been guilty of this:

Wilmer Valderrama

Ugh. Wilmer Valderrama. I don’t understand him. He’s basically been dating 17-year-old actresses since 2001, when he first dated Mandy Moore when she was 17 and he was 21. Okay, that’s not a big difference. But he did it again when he dated Lindsay Lohan when she was also 17 and he was 24. I thought he was past his underage tendencies, but then he started dating Demi Lovato last year. Yes, Demi Lovato, the Disney Channel star. She was 19 and he was 31 at the time. Like, what? Apparently he hooked up with Minka Kelly recently, so maybe he’s moving on to older women.

Paul Walker

First of all, wow, Paul Walker, where the eff have you been? He used to be a big heartthrob back in the early 2000s and he had a lot going for him. What happened there? I know he was in Fast Five in 2011, but it was another Fast & Furious movie – isn’t he tired of those movies yet, I know we are. Secondly, he started dating his fiancee when she was 16 and he was 32. I have no words.

Chad Michael Murray

I used to like Chad Michael Murray when he played Tristan on Gilmore Girls. Now he just bothers me. Basically he got caught up in the Hilary Duff vs. Lindsay Lohan feud. He played their love interest in a movie with each of them  (A Cinderella Story with Hilary, Freaky Friday with Lindsay. He was rumored to be dating both of them, but not at the same time — don’t worry, no Aaron Carter situation. Hilary was 16, Lindsay was 17 and Chad was 23. The girls were probably just trying to one-up each other. I mean, Hilary did show up to the Freaky Friday premiere with Chad — that’s ballsy, girl. Anyways, what really angers me is that Chad was married to his One Tree Hill co-star, Sophia Bush for a hot second (5 months) and then before his divorce was even finalized, he started dating Kenzie Dalton, who was an extra on One Tree Hill and a runner-up in a teen pageant. She was 17 and he was 24. They’ve been engaged for like 6 years now. I’m always Team Sophia.

Joel Madden

Before Nicole Richie, there was Hilary Duff. I do like Joel Madden, but I did think it was weird that he was dating Hilary Duff when she was 16 and he was 25. Her mom confirmed their relationship in Seventeen. Nothing like having your mother be your personal spokesperson for your dating life right?

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