First day of school!!!

Today was that dreaded first day of school. Although, i must admit it was not that bad. My first class was communications and i should definitely get an "A" in that class. There are four speeches for the class, but public speaking doesn't bother me so i should be fine. The second class i was a little worried about. It's intro to diversity and my teachers name is Kholouroud Al-Qubbaj. I was just hoping that she wasn't going to show up with a bomb strapped to her chest. She didn't but she was wearing panties on her head so i guess i break even for the day. I think it's going to be fun to learn all about those stupid middle eastern religions, and why they insist on being wack jobs. Do i need this diversity class? Some would probably say i do, and i would probably call them retarded. Anyway, the first day of school was not so bad and i should get "A's" in both of those classes so that's good. Oh and i didn't have to stand up and introduce myself in either of the classes, so i believe that is a big fat victory for me.

Christmas is over...sad.

This thingy has sound, just so you know. "I Saw Her Standing There" The Beatles

Oh, and thank you Mom and Dad Laws for Justin's new winter coat, I couldn't include it because he has it with him at work.

And thank you Kurt and Kelsey for the gift card to Wal-Mart

And if I forgot any others, sorry and thank you and we love you, honest.

Jesse & Justin's Best And Worst Movies of 2008

So with all the movies we have watched this year there is no way that we couldn't compile a best and worst list. We watched a total of 462 movies this year....yes, i said 462. Now some of you may think that is pathetic, but we think it is quite awesome. And that number isn't even counting the mulitple times that we watched certain movies, and also doesn't count tv shows. Counting all of those we would easily be in the 600's. We are quite amazing. Yes, we are. Unfortunately a lot of the movies we watched this year were not movies that came out this year. These lists do not include many of the highly acclaimed movies that have recently come out (i.e. gran turino, the wrestler, slumdog millionaire, doubt, synechdoche ny, the reader, revolutionary road, etc.) because like i have said before they haven't come to cedar city or even st. george so there is no way we could have seen them. These lists only include the movies that we have seen. There were some crappy movies out there this year that we did not see and that's why they don't show up here. Without further ado, our lists of the best and worst.

Jesse's 5 Worst Films of 2008
5-August
4-10,000 B.C.
3-The Happening
2-Hancock
And Jesse's worst movie of the year....
1-Funny Games

***Just missing the list: Over Her Dead Body***

Justin's 5 Worst Films of 2008
5-Hancock
4-88 Minutes
3-Prom Night
2-Funny Games
And Justin's worst movie of the year (and one of the worst of the decade)...
1-The Happening

***Just missing the list: Untraceable, Deception, Twilight, And crappy Indiana Jones***

Jesse's 5 Best Films of 2008
5-Penelope
4-Cloverfield
3-Son of Rambow
2-Young At Heart
And Jesse's Favorite movie of 2008...
1-The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

***Just missing the list: In Bruges***

Justin's 5 Best Films of 2008
5-Ghost Town
4-Son Of Rambow
3-Young At Heart
2-The Dark Knight
And Justin's Favorite movie of 2008...
1-The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

***Just missing the list: Cloverfield***

There you have it folks. Now go watch all of these movies. Neither of our lists contain a single 'R' rated movie, so you can all go watch them. However, by the time these movies that we didn't get to see come out on video, these lists will probably change. But i love our lists.

The Curious Case Of Jesse And Justin

Who gets tired of watching or talking about movies? We certainly don't. I am not (for once) going to ramble on and on. Let's just get to the point shall we. Everybody should see the Curious Case of Benjamin Button. It is such a fantastic movie. So beautiful in every single way. As much as it sucks for me to say this, Batman no longer can be argued as the best movie of the year. CCBB (i acronymed it) is better in every single way. However the directing in both of these movies is incredible. Batman, i am sorry, but you cannot be the best movie any longer. And i know Wall E has become popular and trendy to say it's the best film of the year, but it no longer has any chance whatsoever to be called that. People love it and can call it their favorite movie of the year, that's fine, but it is certainly not the best picture of the year. Sorry wall e and batman lovers, but that button movie is pretty darn good. I will predict right now that it gets nominated for 10 academy awards and will win 6. I will guarantee wins in best adapted screenplay, best makeup, and best visual effects. I will have to try and see the others before i guarantee the others.

*This opinion of mine does not include revolutionary road, the reader, gran turino, the wrestler, slumdog millionaire, or doubt, because nothing comes to cedar city so i haven't been able to see any of these. However, i find it very difficult to believe any of these could be better.

2006 Justademy Awards

These two stupid blogs posted backwards and they squished together, so it is kind of hard to read. Sorry. In the future i will only be doing one at a time to avoid this mess. No more spoiling. 2007 was supposed to post first but whatever.

2006 Best Supporting Actress
Rinko Kikuchi {Babel}
Cate Blanchett {Notes On A Scandal}
Adrianna Barraza {Babel}
Jennifer Hudson {Dreamgirls}
Abigail Breslin {Little Miss Sunshine}


Justademy's 2006 Best Supporting Actress
Rinko Kikuchi {Babel}
Cate Blanchett {Notes On A Scandal}
Adrianna Barraza {Babel}
Emma Thompson {Stranger Than Fiction}**
Jennifer Connelly {Blood Diamond}**


And the Winner is...

Adrianna Barraza {Babel}


2006 Best Supporting Actor
Mark Wahlberg {The Departed}
Eddie Murphy {Dreamgirls}
Jackie Earle Haley {Little Children}
Djimon Hounsou {Blood Diamond}
Alan Arkin {Little Miss Sunshine}


Justademy's 2006 Best Supporting Actor
Matt Damon {The Departed}**
Michael Caine {Children Of Men}**
Jackie Earle Haley {Little Children}
Djimon Hounsou {Blood Diamond}
James McAvoy {The Last King Of Scotland}**


And the Winner Is...

Jackie Earle Haley {Little Children}



2006 Best Actress Nominees
Helen Mirren {The Queen}
Kate Winslet {Little Children}
Penelope Cruz {Volver}
Judi Dench {Notes On A Scandal}
Meryl Streep {The Devil Wears Prada}


Justademy's 2006 Best Actress Nominees
Helen Mirren {The Queen}
Kate Winslet {Little Children}
Ivana Baquero {Pan's Labyrinth}**
Penelope Cruz {Volver}
Judi Dench {Notes On A Scandal}


And the Winner is...

Kate Winslet {Little Children}



2006 Best Actor Nominees
Forest Whitaker {The Last King Of Scotland}
Leonardo DiCaprio {Blood Diamond}
Ryan Gosling {Half Nelson}
Will Smith {The Pursuit Of Happyness}
Peter O' Toole {Venus}


Justademy's 2006 Best Actor Nominees
Forest Whitaker {The Last King Of Scotland}
Leonardo DiCaprio {The Departed}**
Ryan Gosling {Half Nelson}
Will Smith {The Pursuit Of Happyness}
Brad Pitt {Babel}**


And the Winner is...

Forest Whitaker {The Last King Of Scotland}



2006 Best Director Nominees
Martin Scorsese {The Departed}
Paul Greengrass {United 93}
Clint Eastwood {Letters From Iwo Jima}
Stephen Frears {The Queen}
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu {Babel}


Justademy's 2oo6 Best Director Nominees
Martin Scorsese {The Departed}
Alfonso Cuaron {Children Of Men}**
Clint Eastwood {Letters From Iwo Jima}
Todd Field {Little Children}**
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu {Babel}


And the Winner is...

Alfonso Cuaron {Children Of Men}



2006 Best Picture Nominees
The Departed
Letters From Iwo Jima
The Queen
Little Miss Sunshine
Babel


Justademy's 2006 Best Picture Nominees
The Departed
Letters From Iwo Jima
Little Children**
Babel
Children Of Men**

And the Winner is...

Little Children

2007 Justademy Awards

So awhile back i decided to make my own academy awards from 1980 to present and post them on this here blog. Unfortunately the 1980's are taking me longer than i expected. So i decided to post them backwards than originally planned. I will be posting from 2007 backwards to 1981. Why? Because i have seen almost all the movies from the last eighteen years that even remotely had a chance at an award, so it takes me less time and gives me more time. Get it? Good. So since for the first time in the 81 year history of the academy they got it 95 percent right last year so there aren't many changes to be made. So, you will be getting a double dose today. I will be giving you 2oo7 and 2006. Boy did the academy totally miss the boat in 2006! My awards are also called the Justademy awards. Bryan said that, i believe as a joke, but i liked the sound of it good enough so that's their names. And here we go. Remember the format? The winners are highlighted in red, and the ones that i nominated that are different than the original nominations are italicized and asterisked, so you can't possibly miss them. Here we go for real. And they do look a little flashier this time. Ok, now really.

2007 Best Supporting Actress

Cate Blanchett {I'm Not There}

Tilda Swinton {Michael Clayton}

Amy Ryan {Gone Baby Gone}

Saoirse Ronan {Atonement}

Ruby Dee {American Gangster}

Justademy 2007 Best Supporting Actress

Cate Blanchett {I'm Not There}

Tilda Swinton {Michael Clayton}
Amy Ryan {Gone Baby Gone}

Saoirse Ronan {Atonement}

Marisa Tomei {Before The Devil Knows You're Dead}**

And the Winner is...

Amy Ryan {Gone Baby Gone}

2007 Best Supporting Actor

Casey Affleck {The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford}

Javier Bardem {No Country For Old Men}

Tom Wilkinson {Michael Clayton}

Hal Holbrook {Into The Wild}

Phillip Seymour Hoffman {Charlie Wilson's War}

Justademy 2007 Best Supporting Actor

Paul Dano {There Will Be Blood}**

Javier Bardem {No Country For Old Men}

Tom Wilkinson {Michael Clayton}

Jeremy Davies {Rescue Dawn}**

Phillip Seymour Hoffman {Before The Devil Knows You're Dead}

*Yes, i consider him the supporting role in this movie*

And the Winner is...

Javier Bardem {No Country For Old Men}

2007 Best Actress Nominees

Ellen Page {Juno}

Marion Cotillard {La Vie En Rose}

Cate Blanchett {Elizabeth: The Golden Age}

Laura Linney {The Savages}

Julie Christie {Away From Her}

Justademy 2007 Best Actress Nominees

Ellen Page {Juno}

Marion Cotillard {La Vie En Rose}

Charlize Theron {In The Valley Of Elah}**

Belen Rueda {The Orphanage}**

Julie Christie {Away From Her}

And the Winner is...

Marion Cotillard {La Vie En Rose}

2007 Best Actor Nominees

Daniel Day-Lewis {There Will Be Blood}

Viggo Mortensen {Eastern Promises}

Tommy Lee Jones {In The Valley Of Elah}

Johnny Depp {Sweeney Todd}

George Clooney {Michael Clayton}

Justademy 2007 Best Actor Nominees

Daniel Day-Lewis {There Will Be Blood}
Viggo Mortensen {Eastern Promises}
Tommy Lee Jones {In The Valley Of Elah}

Grant Anderson {Away From Her}**

Josh Brolin {No Country For Old Men}**

And the Winner is...

Daniel Day-Lewis {There Will Be Blood}

2007 Best Director Nominees

Paul Thomas Anderson {There Will Be Blood}

Tony Gilroy {Michael Clayton}

Jason Reitman {Juno}

Julian Schnabel {The Diving Bell And The Butterfly}

Joel & Ethan Coen {No Country For Old Men}

Justademy 2007 Best Director Nominees

Paul Thomas Anderson {There Will Be Blood}

Tim Burton {Sweeney Todd}**

Paul Haggis {In The Valley Of Elah}**

Jason Reitman {Juno}

Joel & Ethan Coen {No Country For Old Men}

And the Winner is...

Joel & Ethan Coen {No Country For Old Men}

2007 Best Picture Nominees

Atonement

Michael Clayton

No Country For Old Men

There Will Be Blood

Juno

Justademy 2007 Best Picture Nominees

3:10 To Yuma**

No Country For Old Men

There Will Be Blood

Once**

Juno

And the Winner is...

No Country For Old Men

A First For Me

Today I shoveled my very first snow-covered driveway. I didn't get many opportunities to do that growing up in St. George. Let me tell you, I picked a doozy!

This is from the top of the driveway:


This is from the bottom of the driveway:

Okay, so the sun helped a little...but it was still major work!