#17: How To Marry A Millionaire

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Continuing with the theme of watching new-to-me Marilyn Monroe movies, I watched the film How To Marry A Millionaire. This movie was a huge deal when it first came out in 1953, because it was one of the first to use Cinemescope. This technique would allow the audience to view more of the picture and provided a better quality. Marilyn Monroe, Betty Grable, and Lauren Bacall play three young women with one goal only: find rich men to take care of them for the rest of their lives. Their plan starts with all three ladies renting an apartment in a building known to have many wealthy residents. To pay for their rent, Schatze Page (Bacall), who has come up with the entire plan is somewhat of the ring leader, sells almost all of the expensive furniture in the leased apartment. The story line follows the three ladies while they try to find a wealthy bachelor to marry and take care of them. Of course in the middle of all this, they do not realize that they are falling love with men who seem to not even meet their requirement of millionaire status.

How To Marry A Millionaire was full of cute and hilarious scenes, including Monroe's character Pola Debevoise constantly running in to things because she refuses to wear her glasses. Obviously this film is not the best movie for feminists since the women seem to find self worth and importance based solely on the attention from men. However, I thought it was great, and see why it's a classic. I recommend this film to anyone who wants to be whisked away by unrealistic glamour and humor.

#15: She's the Man

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Many of my friends have recommended She's the Man to me for years, and I have always put it off. I mean, really? Amanda Bynes, Channing Tatum, and Robert Hoffman are not my idea of Oscar winners. However, I set my judgements aside, and gave this movie a chance.

When Viola (played by Amanda Bynes) finds out the the girl's soccer team at her high school will be cut and she's not allowed to join the boys team, she takes matters in to her own hands. Meanwhile, her twin brother Sebastian (James Kirk) is supposed to transfer to a different school, but instead runs off to London to play a show with his band. To cover for her brother and in turn prove that she is just as good as the boys, Viola decides to impersonate her brother at his new school, join their soccer team, and beat her school at their first match. Of course, this is all easier said than done. Viola ends up falling for her roommate, Duke (Channing Tatum) who is falling for a different girl, Olivia (Laura Ramsey), who in turn is falling for Viola as Sebastian. Whew.

Overall, I thought this movie was hilarious, and Amanda Bynes physical comedy was really funny. While She's the Man is definitely not picture of the year, it was cute and made me laugh. So, if you're looking for a fun pick-me-up type of movie, then She's the Man is just the ticket.

#8: Get Him to the Greek

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Let me just put this out there: I can't stand Russell Brand. I don't think he is comical or suave at all. Now, that being said, I set all that aside to watch Get Him to the Greek because one of my best friends told me it was hilarious due to the fact that Diddy aka Sean Combs aka Puff Daddy aka P. Diddy aka whatever the hell, was the one that made the movie hilarious. So, going in I honestly didn't have high hopes, because I also think that (even though I love him) Jonah Hill seems to play the same scrambled hysterical character in all of his films. However, this movie was genuinely funny, and mostly due to Diddy. His one liners are what made the movie for me, and Jonah Hill even had some hilariously awkward moments. Rose Byrne (known to me as Helen from Bridesmaids) also had some funny scenes as she played Aldous Snow's (Russell Brand) ex lover/mother of his child/British pop star, Jackie Q.

Get Him to the Greek starts out with Aaron Green (Jonah) who works at a recording company where his boss, Sergio Roma (Diddy), gives him an assignment to get notoriously bad boy/rock star Aldous Snow from England to NY, then to LA in three days. Snow is supposed to perform at his 10 year anniversary concert at the Greek Theater in LA, and along the way make an appearance at the Today Show in NY to promote said concert. Of course madness ensues throughout the entire trip including Aaron having to smuggle drugs on a plane for Aldous, and all the while Sergio is screaming at Aaron to get Aldous where he needs to be. Overall, the movie was comical, but I don't think I will be watching it again.

#5: Hall Pass

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Jason Sudeikis is one of my favorite products of Saturday Night Live, next to Kristen Wiig of course. So, when someone told me that I would like Hall Pass, and I saw that he was in it, I thought it was worth suffering through Owen Wilson. I also really like Christina Applegate and Jenna Fischer, so I was really psyched. While the story line was completely predictable, Hall Pass was a funny, silly movie about what would happen if two different couples were allowed to pretend like they were not married for one week. The husbands (Owen and Jason) have every intention of snagging the first single lady they see, but find it a little difficult since they have been out of the game for a while. The wives, however (Jenna and Christina) have much more luck. The film mainly follows the husbands and their shenanigans, and towards the end things get a little crazy for everyone involved. While I wouldn't say that I would watch this movie again, it was quite hilarious and made me realize that holy shit, Owen Wilson got old.