Midnight In Paris

Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Marion Cottilard, Michael Sheen, Tom Hiddleston

Directed by Woody Allen

Rating: A-

Gil (Wilson) just wants to enjoy Paris without having his soon-to-be-wife Inez (McAdams) flirting with her old professor, Paul (Sheen), the whole time. While Inez spends her days and evenings with Paul and his girlfriend, Carol, Gil takes to roaming the Parisian streets at midnight. Little did he realize it would take him back to the time he wished he could have been a part of -the 20s- where he meets F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemmingway, and a young French woman whom he falls for.

"Midnight In Paris" is an enchanting movie that captures Paris in a beautiful way. Watching this movie, you can't help but fall in love with the city as Gil does. Woody Allen did an amazing job with this film. Gil is a character most people can relate to, or at least those that wish they had lived in a different time period. When Gil discovers he can go back to the French 1920s at midnight, at first you question whether he's just dreaming or maybe it won't happen one night. Each night he is transported into the time where he meets up with F. Scott Fitzgerald and Adriana, who tends to date the artists like Picasso and Hemmingway.

I was really pleased with how "Midnight In Paris" turned out. While it had its slow moments, it's definitely a movie I'd like to buy someday. This movie may not fit everyone's tastes but I would definitely recommend it if you are in love with life other than your own culture and exploring the past. If you're looking for a fast-paced action movie, this is not the movie for you. If you're looking for romance, wonder, and losing yourself in the moment of the film, this is the movie for you.

Thor

Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston

Directed by Kenneth Branagh

Rating: B+

On the eve of Thor's Day, trouble brews and Thor and his friends go off to fight enemies who tried to steal a precious object. While Thor (Chris Hemsworth) is seen as arrogant and impulsive, his father Odin (Anthony Hopkins) decided to teach him a lesson by casting him away from their realm of Asgard. Thor is sent to Earth, separated from his hammer (which gives him powers). Jane Foster (Natalie Portman) and her friend are out studying the anomaly that has been occurring in the night skies to record in her scientific journal when she fins Thor. Not completely understanding Thor and thinking him a little mental, Jane ends up helping Thor to find his hammer but while doing so forms a friendship that evolves to a late romance. However, the plot does not stop there as Thor needs to return home and battle his brother Loki (Tom Hiddleston) who is not everything he seems.

Thor was a really good movie which brings comic book heroes into modern society. It had an interesting plot line that doesn't leave your mind drifting during the movie and Chris Hemsworth is nice to look at for two hours. What was good about Thor is it's entertaining for everyone. I think that even if action, comic book movies aren't your normal standards to watch, you might enjoy Thor. That depends on your taste of movies of course though. Personally, I could see myself buying this movie in the future. It looks like their will be a sequel (watch the end of the credits) but I don't think there will be a Thor 2. Thor is coming back in the 2012 movie, the Avengers which contains more comic book characters (like Iron Man and the Hulk). I definitely recommend Thor for those unsure whether they want to watch it or not.