Thursday, September 11, 2008

Some Very Serious Movie Reviews

Okay so I've been digging up my old journals again and this entry from 5th grade (1990) really cracked me up. "What I like about The Princess Bride.

This is one of the good best movies I've ever seen. It has adventure [and] excitement. Fred [Savage] is pretty funny and so is the other actor in the fire swamp [he's] good. You have to be smart and strong to survive in there. Here's a line from a actor,'Rodents of unusual size, I don't believe in that.' And right then a rat about his size jumped right on him."

What cracks me up is that my favorite actor was some lame kid with 5 minutes of screen time... and that my favorite part of the movie was the large angry muppet moment.


On to the second review "The Little Mermaid.

It's funny an adventurous. [There's] a line [I like],'You give merchildren permission, they swim all over you.' This movie you've gotta watch. Sounds babyish... naaw. I think it's just plain cool.

Suggestion. I think you should watch both movies."

Two things: I like how I'm explaining to my fellow socialites that to be into a children's movie really is cool. I also like how my goldfish of a memory is displayed here with Sebastian's memorable and now annoying quote.

Hehe.

6 comments:

Justin said...

These are some of the greatest movie reviews I have ever read. I find that Fred Savage's body of work lacks a particular credibility but do find his voice work on Oswald to be quite entertaining... especially when he calls his dog by her name... Weenie

Meridth McKean Gimbel said...

Hehe. I knew you'd appreciate this Justin. :)

betsey said...

Excellent reviews Meridth! I think the fact that you were reviewing movies in 5th grade is pretty cool.

I just bought a little onesie for Nora from your shop! She is going to be the envy of her playgroup.

Mike and Tia Fam said...

Great movies. Clearly your great taste has been intact for years!

Sharae Peterson said...

Watching kids movies isn't all that bad, oh wait that's all I watch.

Meridth McKean Gimbel said...

Heehee. Me too actually. I I don't have any kids. :)