I've managed to get out and see some movies lately. So I thought I'd tell you about them, which ones I liked and which ones I didn't:

Horton Hears A Who - As expected, this one was darling! I'm not a huge Jim Carey/Steve Carrell fan, but I really enjoyed this. I did this story as a play in college, so it's always been one of my favorite Dr. Suess stories. Blake, Matt, and Tony liked it too.

27 Dresses - I've wanted to see this one for ages and it's a definite keeper. I've told Matt he can get this for me for Mother's Day so I can add it to my collection of "chick flicks". Whenever I get depressed or upset, I dig out one of these movies and it's a big help. There's a bit at the end where James Marsden flashes those bedroom blues and you just melt. Kathryn Heigel is great in this too. It's nice when a romantic comedy just clicks for you.

The Other Boleyn Girl -Hmmmm. I wasn't sure if I liked this one or not. I had very high expectations for it because one of my friends really talked it up, but I was a little bit disappointed for some reason. One thing is that the characters seemed a little too one-dimensional. The mean people seemed a little too mean, and the nice people seemed a little too nice, and both the parents seemed way too wimpy. And Henry was such a wuss, you couldn't really believe he was actually the head of a country. At one point, he had a illegitimate child, a son even, and he refused to ever see it. Knowing how desperate he was for an heir, I can't believe he would do that. Does anyone know if that was historically accurate? I didn't remember him having a healthy son. Anyway, this one was kind of so-so for me. Not bad, but not something I'd really want to see a 2nd time.

Sweeney Todd - I actually get to see this one tomorrow and I literally can't wait. I've heard it's really gory and normally I would avoid a movie like this at all costs, but Matt burned me a copy of the soundtrack last month and I've been listening to it constantly. It's really got some beautiful music in it and Johnny Depp can sing! So now I'm dying to see the movie to see what they're talking about on the soundtrack. Based on the soundtrack, it seems like it will be a great movie and I'll just close my eyes on the gory bits.