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I think that the movie "Friends with Money" is a total waste of good time and money.
I am a big fan of the TV series FRIENDS, so hearing that Jennifer Aniston had a new movie, I agreed to watch it with my sister. My first impression on the movie as being a bit dull but entertaining nonetheless, was dead wrong! It was completely boring, draggy and lame. It took forever to get to the point - a viewer can only wait for the "excitement" for so long. I think that because of the movie, I became too tired to fall asleep. I had to sit through what seemed like a day - it was one hour and thirty minutes, of a story that was soon forgotten.

The movie revolves around a friendship of four Los Angeles women. Franny (Joan Cusack) is a wealthy housewife who dotes on her bland husband (Greg Germann) and children. Jane (Frances McDormand) is a successful but oddly dissatisfied fashion designer married to a remarkable husband, Aaron (Simon McBurney), whose interest in clothes and rather feminine manner suggest to some that he’s gay. Christine (Catherine Keener) is a screenwriter who works with her husband (Jason Isaacs); there’s a growing sense of unease between them. Olivia (Jennifer Aniston) is the odd woman out. She’s not at all well-off, and has quit her teaching position at a posh school where she felt out-of-place to become a cleaning lady. She also has an unhappy love life; she’s still pining away for a married man she had a brief affair with, and when Franny fixes her up with her cocky personal trainer (Scott Caan), she allows him to dominate her. The other women worry over her (and themselves and one another, too) as their various personal problems work themselves out.
-synopsis from online site

The movie was somehow not credible. You have three rich women who have a friend who is a maid. The movie never explains how they are friends, it just happens, apparently, in the city of Los Angeles. It lacked warmth and edge. Though believable to happen, the movie stayed more of a plan than a story. It failed to capture the audience - well, me, at least, to learn to love the characters. Though I must say, that there were a few amusing lines and scenes, these were not enough to lighten the movie or carry it towards success. Aside from that, the movie gives nothing to the viewer. In a way, it just ends. The viewer is left hanging on the edge, not knowing whether it was good or just plain weird.

As I mentioned earlier, the movie is forgettable, so I had to find a summary of the story somewhere. While reading it, I realized that it was a happy ending. While watching, I did not understand that the character found love and finally became happy. This part of the movie was vague and I did not notice a difference in Aniston's character. Little is explained and resolved in the movie - and this was very frustrating.

It seemed that the four friends had too much problems and the editing would shift from one character to the other - that it became sad and a burden to watch.

Because I disliked it that much, I didn't even bother to notice the mise-en-scene, the cinematography, the editing and the musical score. But I doubt that it was any good, because it never once caught my attention resulting in me, rarely, even looking at the screen.

This is one of the hardest decisions I've ever had to make... What is my favorite movie. It asks so much of me. It's like asking me to pick which tellytubby is the creepiest (tinky winky, definitely, tinky winky) or which subject in Woodrose gives the most workload (I'd rather not hint anything). The problem is that there are just too many answers because I absolutely love watching movies. Some of my friends have even said that I probably own more DVD's than the nearby video rental store - and they vary in genre. I like different types of movies, ranging from "Lord of the Rings" to "American Outlaws" to "Grease" to "Lion King" to "Robin Hood: Men In Tights" to "The Hot Chick" to "My Fair Lady" to "SWAT" to "Butterfly Effect"; and the list goes on.

So I personally think that I don't have a specific favorite. And knowing this, I will just talk about a movie that I consider a classic: "The Spongebob Squarepants Movie".

King Neptune's crown has just been stolen and Mr. Krabs's has become the main suspect. Even after being passed for the promotion, Spongebob sticks to his boss and tries to retrieve the crown. Along with his best buddy, Patrick, Spongebob ventures into the deep, dark and mysterious land of Shell City. They will try to save Mr. Krabs's life, and the day, as well!

I chose the "The Spongebob Squarepants Movie", because it relaxes me. It is a movie filled with bright colors, wacky songs, lovable characters, and unfailing hilarious punchlines. It's a movie that I can watch over and over again, and still have as much enthusiasm about it, as I had the last time I watched it. It's a movie that can make you forget about all the pressures and stresses of life, and go back to how it was like when we were kids. Considering the workload, we're given for this last quarter and last month of our high school lives, I thought it only appropriate to choose a movie that would lighten the mood.

A movie for the young and the young at heart, Spongebob shows that even kids can be heroes! And I like the message that it sends out. I don't consider myself a kid, but I do consider myself young. This movie also makes me feel better because it shows that even kids can be great. I'm the youngest in the family, and most of the time, I'm being lectured. People think that I don't know anything and that they have to keep repeating things to me. I think it was just last year, that my mom thought that I couldn't even go up to one of the cashiers by myself and pay for something I wanted. When it comes to me, the older people seem to have a mentality that I can't stand on my own. And I'll have to admit, that with college coming up, I'm a bit scared to jump of the cliff and try to spread my wings and fly. I can sometimes be paranoid, thinking that I'm a penguin, and I wasn't meant to fly. That is why I like the movie. It shows that people should not belittle you for your age and also, that being young should not discourage you, even kids can be heroes. Though he's a cartoon (and is said to be gay), Spongebob can actually inspire.

So if you need a quick laugh or stress reliever, you know who to call.. (not the ghost busters)
..the DVD rental place to borrow a copy of "The Spongebob Squarepants Movie". Woohoo!