Film 326/365, Day 344/365 – X-Men Origins: Wolverine

The X-Men are good but not so much without Wolverine, however Wolverine without the X-Men is still awesome.  There is plenty of action and story is interesting although there is so much back story with Wolverine that it is hard to squeeze it all into one film.  Basically, what I’m saying is give us more Wolverine and not James McAvoy as Professor X!

Synopsis:  After years of fighting other peoples fights Wolverine leaves to go and live a normal life.  Everything is going well until his girlfriend is killed by his estranged brother Sabre Tooth.  To avenge his girlfriend’s death he agrees to enter into the Weapon X program and have an indestructible metal fused to his skeleton.

Film 127/365, Day 137/365 – Van Wilder: Party Liaison

Obscenely hilarious with some of the funniest scenes ever.  I love watching Van Wilder, it never fails to make me smile, laugh, gag and gasp with shock.  If you haven’t seen it, well, I would absolutely recommend it.  Ryan Reynolds is fantastic and I believe the rightful successor to Chevy Chase, shame he has moved away from comedy films to do action films.  Fingers crossed he comes back for some more.

Synopsis:  Van Wilder has been at Coolidge College for seven years without graduating.  But during his time there he has become the life and soul of Coolidge.  Badalandabad exchange student Taj is recruited by Van to be his personal assistant and learn the art of muff diving!  Van eventually falls for student journalist Gwen and soon is in a battle with her boyfriend, a medical student and fraternity head.

Film 42/365, Day 45/365 – The Proposal

Andrew is an aspiring author who has found himself working for the most demanding editor in all of New York. Desperate to get his novel looked at he reluctantly agrees to marry his pushy boss, originally from Canada, so that she can obtain a green card to stay in the USA. They travel back to Andrew’s home in Alaska to tell his parents and get married… But there is a skeptical INS agent determined to prove that the marriage is a sham. But is it?

There are plenty of laughs in the Proposal and it’s good to see Ryan Reynolds back doing comedy. He’s good in the action roles but this is where I think he really shines, but will he ever recapture the magic of Van Wilder? I hope so, although not quite in this one. Actually it is the relationship between Sandra Bullock and Betty White that really steals the show. It’s a nice story with some genuine funny moments.