Red Writes.....

A movie marathon including: Atonement, The Waitress, Stardust, 3 rounds of Apples to Apples, loads of junk food, Pinot Gris Wine, Pesto with bowtie pasta, Calamati olives & Focacia bread, excellent conversation, and the superb company of my big sis on her 38 th. birthday...

What more can a gal ask for on a single Saturday? Aside from the reminder that I will always be younger than her, I had a great time staying the night at her place and just hanging out while playing games, watching movies, and indulging.

Here's are my very first and very amateur movie reviews!

Atonement: Good...but not nearly as good and lusty as was portrayed. Which is what I was admittedly hoping for. Hey, a girl likes to live vicariously once in a while yanno.

The Waitress: Also good. Turns out to be more about self reliance and confidence than true love. Since when is THAT what it's all about????

Stardust: Do you know this movie? Remember the commercials? No?Nothing? Exactly!

Simply a travesty that this fun frolic of a film was not promoted nearly enough. I personally had vague recollections of it only after I had seen the cover art on the DVD. Claire Danes is truly radiant as the human embodiment of a fallen star who is on the run from the greedy grasp of a black magic witch puuurrrfectly portrayed by Michelle Phifer. Clever cameo castings include Peter O'toole as the dying king of Stronghold, and Robert De Niro as captain of a swashbuckling crew of lightening pirates, who also happens to be a bit light in the shorts when his scruffy deck hands are not looking. This movie was so clever, light hearted and engaging the entire way through. Stardust shined brightly in my evening!