I Love Kristen Stewart

Isn't she gorgeous?

So I love Kristen Stewart. I think she's gorgeous, first of all, and even moreso because she has to deal with bullshit from people telling her "she'd be pretty if she smiled more" which is something people tell me all the time, and I gotta tell you, nothing makes me want to smile LESS than hearing a bullshit backhanded compliment like that, but yes, I love her because she has the unmitigated GALL to take publicity photos with a facial expression that is less than satisfactory for her detractors. She always looks to me like she's thinking "I love my job...but this bullshit is just ridiculous...are they done with the camera? Can I go sit down now? My feet are killing me in these heels." Which is to say that I love her even more because she seems like a human being (the horror!) and because she's been acting her ass off in movies since she was 12, and she's in some of my favorite movies (In the Land of Women, Speak, Panic Room, The Messengers, The Safety of Objects) and she's in a lot of movies that I enjoy watching even if they might not be my favorites (Eclipse, New Moon, Twilight, Jumper) and even this just scratches the surface of her career, because there are a lot of movies of hers that I keep hearing are good or that I hear about and think "I would LOVE that movie" but then I forget about them and don't ever get around to watching them, so I figured I'd make a post about them here, with a list of these movies, and that would serve as a reminder of the Kristen Stewart movies I still need to see, and then I could make posts with reviews as I watch these movies. This is crossposted to my "REAL BLOG" (tm) and I hope to finish watching all these movies before the end of the year. I have over 6 months, so it shouldn't be TOO hard. Feel free to comment with recommendations if you think I've missed anything.

Kristen Stewart Movies I Need to See

Snow White and the Huntsman
On the Road
The Runaways
Welcome to the Rileys
Adventureland
Into the Wild
The Yellow Hnadkercheif
What Just Happened
Zathura
The Cake Eaters
Fierce People
Cold Creek Manor
Undertow

Kristen Stewart Movies I Already Like

Eclipse
New Moon
Twilight
Jumper
The Messengers
In the Land of Women
Speak
Panic Room
The Safety of Objects

Diary of the Dead (2007)

I think I see new things in this movie every time I watch it. I'm glad I gave it a chance even after the reviews were so polarized when it first came out. For me, this movie sums up my generation and what our zombie outbreak would be like in the same way that the original Romero zombie opus "Night of the Living Dead" did for its generation. seeing the youtube-esque videos and the handheld footage detailing the way regular people saw the zombie epidemic as it began...it gets to me. I can imagine being off in the woods shooting a low-budget horror movie with some college friends when all hell starts to break loose in the world around me, trying to capture every moment on film as it happens...hell, I already try to take pictures to chronicle every important event in my life so I will leave something for people to remember me by. this movie resonates with me. that question at the end, "are we worth saving?" hits me too, and I still don't know the answer. sometimes I say an emphatic yes, sometimes I lean more toward no, but it always gives me something to think about. All the gore and cool zombie effects are fun to watch (exploding zombie eyeballs FTW) but I love this movie because it gives me something deeper to think about, too.

Newsies (1992)

I remember watching this movie on the Disney Channel when I was 12 and dancing around my living room and thinking it was the coolest thing ever. I haven't seen it since I was 12, and I was worried it would have lost some of that magic, but I was singing and dancing and crying and laughing all over again when I watched it today, so for me, it's still a lot of fun (perhaps I haven't mature3d since the age of 12, but that works for me).

Burlesque

I'm a sucker for the "small town girl moves to the big city and achieves her dream" kind of movie, so I loved this movie. It bears much resemblance to "Coyote Ugly" and movies of that ilk (some of the scenes are even exactly the same as those from "Coyote Ugly") but that's ok, because I love those movies too, so I don't mind. here, Christina Agiulera plays the small town girl who gets a job at a club in the big city and dreams of dancing and singing onstage like the girls she sees at the club. Of course the owner of the club doesn't want to let her, and of course she gets her chance and proves everyone wrong ans achieves her dream and yes, you know what's going to happen before you put the movie in, but so? I repeat my mantra: not every movie needs to be "Citizen Kane."

The music and the dancing in this movie is top notch. when Christina burst onto the scene in the 90s, she was part of a wave of teen pop that was fun but overproduced, so for years, no one recognized that she could sing this well, but she can. She has an AMAZING voice, and she KILLS every song in this movie, even though I'll be honest, I don't really like a lot of the songs she sings in this movie. I love her voice, but hate the lyrics. they gave Cher the best song, which is ok by me, since she, too, has an amazing voice and I love to hear her sing. she's been one of my favorites my entire life. she's also a lot of fun in this movie, and her sarcastic back-and-forth banter with Christina and with Stanley Tucci (lovelovelove him too) makes the movie a lot of fun to watch

For Colored girls

I have been sorely misinformed about this movie. I thought it was going to be a documentary with people sitting around giving interviews on what it's like for "colored girls" out in the world, because I knew the movie was based on a book and a poem, and it had a lot of recognizable stars in it. It definitely speaks about the experiences of being a colored girl (and woman) in the world, but it's not a documentary, it's actually a movie with a multitude of main characters interwoven and interconnected into one big story. It's something I've loved ever since I read the Charles Dickens novel "Great Expectations" as a child, so I was riveted just because of that. also, the movie is interspersed with lines of poetry and with dance and music (not like a musical, but a bit like performance art) so that was fun for me to watch too.

I have to caution people who might be considering watching this movie, it is HARSH sometimes and it shows things that will hurt, and when you want the camera to pan away or give the characters a happy outcome to complex and often horrific situations, that won't happen. A few times this movie felt too real to me and I felt like I'd been stabbed in the gut, so I do want to warn people since I had no idea how hard this movie would be to watch at times. It's beautiful, though, with great performances from a strong cast, and no pat answers or surface-shiny happy endings, so I appreciated that, too. I think this movie is well worth checking out. I plan to buy it next chance I get.

The King's Speech

I avoided this movie for a long time, even though I love Colin Firth and Helena Bonham Carter, because I thought it might be too stuffy or boring. It's neither of those things. I found myself sitting on the edge of my seat thrilled with tension because I was waiting for a guy to make a speech. Now THAT takes filmmaking talent. I thought the movie was riveting and am glad I finally checked it out. If you're worried this movie might be too stuffy or boring, give it a chance. I for one loved it.