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> I just got one thing to say... to my wife at home: Yo, Adrian! I DID IT! Finally watched another classic that is mandatory to have the basic film literacy. I really enjoyed the first movie, so I thought I'll watch the second one aswell. My expectation was that the second one will be exactly the same as the first one, just in a different coat. And honestly I got exactly what I thought I will. On first impression, I really enjoyed this movie (just as much as the first one). I wasn't bored, there were some lines that made me giggle, and it was great to finally see Rocky win. The plot itself was pretty much the same, but somehow the repetitivness didn't bother me. It was predictable, but didn't ruin the watch for me. A favourite, and in my opinion also memorable scene, was the stair one; I really liked the fact it gotten recreated with the addition of a bunch of kids. It was a nice nod to the first movie. I actually became fond over Rocky (Sylvester Stallone), and I think he has a very simply but nicely written character. He is insanely lovable, even tho I find these type of testosterone heated male leads annoying most of the times, and I adore the way he sees and interacts with people. It's rare to see geniuen kindness in hypermasculin character, but I wish it was more common, because he is the prime example it can work out quite nicely. I also loved the screentime of Tony Gazzo (Joe Spinell), as somehow it always turns out to be hilarious. I think the cinematography of this movie is one of it's major strenghts. There are a lot of gorgeous shots throughout, which became some of the most iconic and recogniseable ones in film history. I also loved the costumes; something I noticed early on, was the fact that Adrian Pennino (Talia Shire) was often dressed in red, which I thought was a nice touch. The tiger also came around a couple of times aswell, which was another nice detail. The soundtrack/ main theme melody is obviously really iconic. I love that it only unfolds at the training portions of the movies, connecting it to the most intense scenes. Final thoughts: Rocky II. was a fun classic, that delivered exactly what it has to: intense physical scenes, simple humour and soft emotions exactly where it had to.

> No, it depends how you define... "sleeping with". I'm so glad that after so much procrastination I finally picked up this movie. The reason I gravitated towards it on the first place, was Logan Lerman, considering I think he had some amazing performances (POBAW), and I guessed he wouldn't really give his name for a midiocre- or even bad movie. Boy, was i right. My original expectaitions- if I even had any- were probably about a romcom-ish movie, that discovers the dinamic of a couple on a holiday. I went into this fully blind, and I'm glad I did, because it came out quite the opposite of what I originally expected. I enjoyed this insanely. It was fun, cheeky and dark where it needed to be, with such a unique humour that made me giggle quite a few times. It was deffinetly an engaging movie, the plot always kept surprising me with the most out of pocket, random things. I loved the outcome aswell with the bittersweet happy ending aswell that I think matched perfectly the overall vibe. My favourite scene was probably the bonfire one, or just overall the witchy details. It gave such a fun, in a way girly humor, that I think could resonate with a lot of girls who once had this type of era (including me). My favourite character was deffinetly Steve (David Cross). I really enjoyed his comedic releif role in this, and it was such a joy anytime he was on screen with the out of pocket and unnecessarily complicated way of words. I wish we had seen more of him in this picture tho. The best performances have to go to Molly Gordon (Iris) and Logan Lerman (Isaac). I think they were able to give life to these characters in such a perfect way that I was able to fully immerse in the movie. The dramatic scenes weren't over-acted, and the more "boring" scenes were so engrossing aswell, aswell as their on screen chemistry was unmatched. Character dinamics wise, I adored the duo of Max and Kenny (Geraldine Viswanathan and John Paul Reynolds) in it's absolutely exaggerated charm. Visual wise, I think the carrying element was the gorgeous scenery most of the time, but I have to mention the night shots. I adored every single one of them, especially the bonfire one, which had stuck with me the most. Final thoughts: Oh, hi! is the perfect Friday night movie to watch if we want something that would equally shock- and make us laugh, with it's surreal plot and cheeky humor.