Making the Leap

The movie "Leap Year," was somewhat disappointing (and I'm a chick flick fanatic, and love story junkie) (I feel as though chick flicks have both enlightened and ruined my feelings towards love, all at the same time.) It doesn't matter if you've got cute guys in the film, or if the leading lady also played a part in another movie that really was wonderful in the same year, if the plot isn't so great, the movie has lost me.

The one thing that did hold my attention was the super adorable little ensembles that the costume designer outfitted Amy Adams in thoughout the movie. Even if she was knee deep in mud, or frolicking in the rain, totally neurotic, she managed to look very sleek and sophisticated...I'm talking cute pencil skirts, cardigans, and gorgeous red hair, not to mention, a Louis Vuitton suitcase that of course makes any $4 skirt from a thrift store look like you purchased it on a whirlwind trip to Milan.

Go see Leap Year for yourself, before it's too late, or...wait until it comes out on DVD, save a few bucks, and run out and put it towards the cost of a new fitted cardigan like the one Amy Adams wears in the movie. Happy movie watching, and of course, as always...happy shopping, dolls.

Must Have DVD's for the Holiday Season

Movies make great Christmas presents. My family always loves when one of us receives movies as gifts, because then we sit around for the next few days,staying in warm from the cold, and watch movies in our PJ's and eat leftovers while we listen to my Mom bitch from the kitchen about how nobody helped her clean up wrapping paper and tinsel.

Some of the must-have DVD's out this month:

JULIE & JULIA: Love this movie, ordered it on Amazon.com right away, and cried when I finished reading the book. Amy Adams is fantastic in this movie, Meryl Streep is phenomenal (as always) and Stanley Tucci is so damn cute as her adoring husband, I'd give him a kiss on the cheek. (Okay, well maybe only after a few shots of Patron.)My sister-in-law loved the movie, and it will make you hungry, so be prepared to gain ten more pounds when you run out and buy the Julia Child cookbooks.



THE HANGOVER: Needless to say, I laughed until my abs were sore, and was all alone in the movie theatre (well, me and about one hundred strangers, anyway.) This movie will have you in stitches. You shouldn't watch it with the little ones (my family's very liberal and not into censorship, but we still wouldn't let kids under 12 or 13 watch it.) The guys in this film are absolutely hysterical, and you will wanna pop in the DVD over and over again. Makes a great gift for the guys on your list, too.



THE UGLY TRUTH: Buy it for all the single ladies in your life, the ones who are lookin for love in all the wrong places, the ones who practically sleep in the self-help and relationships aisle at Border's Books and Music. Hell, buy it and let your whole family watch and laugh their happy asses off the day after Christmas. Gerard Butler? Is strangely attractive in this movie, even when he acts like a douchebag.



Whatever movies you and yours watch this holiday season, I hope they bring you fits of laughter, lots to bond over, and that you can make many happy memories to remember for Christmases to come. That's what Christmas is all about.