Saturday, May 22, 2010

The Stepford Wives

5stars! This movie is so funny! It has a certain black humor but more importantly you can take it on so many different levels. The idea that you could turn your spouse in to a robot might appeal to some although this movie will have you thinking twice about it. You can just sit down and enjoy this movie on a Saturday night or you could look closely at it. The speech made by Claire Wellington at the end by  is very interesting. I particularly like the quote "...before women were turning themselves into robots" It makes you think!
Here is the summary from Netflix:
Joanna Eberhart (Nicole Kidman) and her husband, Walter (Matthew Broderick), begin to suspect there's something radically wrong with their neighbors after the couple moves to the beautiful suburb of Stepford, where the wives seem to act, well, robotic. Are the husbands replacing their real wives with sexually compliant cyborg copies? And who might be next? Certainly not their alcohol-swilling new friend, Bobbie (Bette Midler).

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Wall-E

Although far from my favorite Disney movie Wall-E is very cute and has a good message. I am refraining from staring it because I haven't watched it recently but it is available on Netflix to watch instantly. Kids are sure to get a kick out of the goofy robot.


In a futuristic world, human beings have destroyed Earth and evacuated the planet, leaving the cleanup to an army of robots they've programmed to do their dirty work. Due to a mishap, the dutiful WALL-E is the only one left. But with the arrival of a female probe, the monotony of WALL-E's existence is broken -- and he experiences love for the first time. Andrew Stanton directs this Golden Globe- and Oscar-winning Pixar tale with a sci-fi twist.