"The 13th Warrior" and "21"

The next movie in the "Alphabetical Movie Night" project was "The 13th Warrior". It's the first one of JP's that we're watching which had me a little nervous. I knew it would be a "boy" movie, probably involving either vampires, blood or some sort of screaming, and probably no girls. To say I was slightly avoiding watching it is an understatment. However, the rules state that we have to watch the movies in order, so if I faltered at the second movie what kind of person would I be?!

So here it is;



LB came over for the afternoon and we all bunkered down in JP's room (who has a touch of the man flu). The first saving grace of this movie - it stars Antonio Banderas - yum yum! Only, he's a gorgeous Spanish Male, playing an Arabic man. I know Arabic men, and Antonio Banderas just can't compare!

Admittedly, it wasn't as bad as I had first anticipated. I had trouble keeping up with the storyline, probably because I wasn't too interested in the beginning and also because my Grandmother kept calling to ask me questions about her birthday cake for next weeks party. Anyway . . . The movie is about an arabic man, banished from his homeland because he slept with someone's wife. He travels across Europe (I mentioned that this is set LONG ago right?) and finds a village/country of men. While staying there he is roped in to helping their group of Warriors (he being the 13th - couldn't see that coming?!) travel north to rescue a village from some demon that's attacking them. So off they go all though Antonio is very wary and not to happy about being there. Eventually they make it to the village and proceed to do battle against this group of creatures (strange men in bear costumes) that attack in the mist. By the end of the movie, the village is saved and Antonio is feeling much better about himself, and JP is threatening to be annoying and talking through the next movie cause I kept distracting him in this one - phish!

It was the kind of movie that I only watched because I had to, would probably need to watch it again in order to really understand it and have no intention to do so. A good movie story wise and movie wise really, but Heather wise, it just wasn't the kind of movie that I like to watch.

Being Saturday night we decided we could watch another one. Next in the line was "21". One of mine.



"21" is a fairly new movie - made and released in 2009. I first watched it onboard a flight to the middle east last year and rather enjoyed it.

It stars Kate Bosworth (not as cute as everyone seems to think) and Kevin Spacey(a brilliant actor if I do say so), as well as some other good, but not big name actors.
The basic plot involves a group of Uni students being taught how to count cards/play 21. They sucker in this bright student that needs 300K for medical school. He's brilliant at the game and they live a fancy life of high living in Las Vegas in the weekends and school life during the week. This goes on for awhile until they get caught and he looses everything. The security guy finally catches up to him, but offers him a deal - one last game at the casino if he can get his tutor to play. Turns out the tutor doesn't play because he used to and is not wanted by the security dude.

Better not ruin the ending, but needless to say it all works out in the end (as hollywood films always do!).

I'm a fan of the cheesy-ness of the film, enjoy the fast pace and bright lights of the vegas scenes. Overall - a bit of a non-thinking movie as it explains it all along the way. Worth a look in my opinion.

Next movie?! "27 Dresses" muhahahahaha