Eat, Pray, Love: I recently took a trip to Italy and was told before I left that I should read this book or at least see this movie. I didn't. I saw it on the shelf at the library though and so I got it. I think that it's a rather interesting story but I didn't love the actual movie. I didn't love Julia Roberts in the main role and I think I would have preferred to see an unknown or lesser known actress in the role. I also felt like the movie itself was dependent on the locations where it was shot for the movie to be amazing; not a movie that's amazing and happens to be filmed in exotic locals. That's my take.

Letters to Juliet: I had heard good things about this movie and so I got it when I saw it at the library. It was cheesy but it was still very good, much higher quality than most movies today, in or out of the same genera. The movie was shot in Italy, it looked cleaner and less crowded than the Italy I went to a few weeks ago but to be fair I never went to Verona or Sienna, they might be different. They were beautiful however. I really enjoyed the woman who played Claire, the movie wouldn't be half so good without her.

Strangers on a Train: This was a pretty good movie, full of Hitchcockian standards, the wrong man being accused, morality with regards to killing, etc. It was very well done and is great visually.

Jane Eyre: I didn't have terribly high expectations for this movie, I knew that several not so great versions had been made and I'd heard from someone who saw it that they weren't too impressed. I thought it was very well done however, good acting, they cut a lot out of course but I believe they left the really essential parts. I did enjoy the fact that there were subtitles for the French, I neither speak nor read French and thus the passages in French in the book were a mystery to me. I thought it was quite good, that being said you should absolutely read the book.

Marnie: I didn't really know what to expect from this movie except that it was Hitchcock. It was such an amazing movie, a fascinating thriller and probably the best Hitchcock movie I've ever seen. Sean Connery in it and the movie would definitely not be the same without him, probably wouldn't be as good without him either.

Bonnie and Clyde: This was an interesting movie, made in the 60s and while watching I could tell that it had been a movie that challenged the conventions of the time. It was interesting. I had a hard time though because I knew how the story ended and that it wasn't a happy ending. I like happy endings.

How do you know?: This was one of several movies I watched on the plane, if you're flying transatlantic you should really try to get one of the planes with the tv in the back of the seat in front of you, then you can have a choice of what movies play for the next 9 + hours. Anyway the movie, I wasn't overwhelmed, it was a chick flick, so there was a lot of stupid (but Owen Wilson is in it, no surprise there) and a fair amount of cute. It was okay, but I wasn't satisfied by the ending, it's not going to be something I turn to again and again.

Lifeboat: Yet another Hitchcock picture. This was a very interesting movie, it takes place in a lifeboat as the title might suggest, in looking back it seems that Hitch made multiple movies confined to perhaps and equally small space, Rope, Dial M for Murder, and Rear Window come to mind, but this one was the first, it was made during WWII. It's a good movie and explores a lot of difficult situations. I think that I'll come back to this movie and watch it again and again.

(The) Duplex: I don't remember if it was The Duplex or Duplex. I watched this last night with my friends, I was skeptical going it because it's a Ben Stiller movie, I haven't seen a lot of his movies and I haven't really enjoined those that I have seen. I didn't want to watch this movie but I did, that probably didn't help my opinion of the movie, but the movie didn't change my opinion either. This movie was for me, painful to watch and it was stupid, filled with kaniving cruelty, violence, destruction and stupid plans and characters that didn't learn. I didn't like it, I don't recommend it.

Rebecca: I got another Hitchcock collection from the library and the first one I watched in the batch was Rebecca. My dad told me it was creepy, and granted I watched it at home with the lights on, but I didn't find it all that creepy. The story reminded me somewhat of the plot of Jane Eyre, which I just reread. I thought it was a very well made movie and I enjoyed it. I don't know however that it's one I'll go back to time and time again.

The Paradine Case: My most recent Hitchcock viewing. It was naturally a well made movie but though I love Gregory Peck, I don't want to watch this movie again, the story was not the sort I care to watch or view.

Sabotage: This movie was one of Hitchcock's early movies, made while he was still in England. It's good but I felt it was rather short, I would have liked to seen more.

When Harry Met Sally: I will just let you know that I didn't see this movie as the director made it, I saw it edited on tv and then further edited it by changing the channel when it started being rated higher than I cared to see. With these edits, I loved this movie, Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan were both great, great chemistry, very funny and witty dialogue. I liked it a lot, it made me want to have such a friend... perhaps without the awkwardness.