Water for Elephants

Water for Elephants (2011)
Starring: Robert Pattinson, Reese Witherspoon, and Christoph Waltz
Directed by: Francis Lawrence
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Grade: A+

The only reason I watched this movie was, of course, because of Robert Pattinson. He's hot, he's Edward...what's not to love? In this movie, he plays Jacob Jankoski, a man who's parents recently died in a car accident. He jumps on board a train, not knowing that this train is carrying a traveling circus called the Benzini Brothers. After being hired as a vet, he gets to know August (Waltz), the owner and leader of the circus and his wife Marlena (Witherspoon). August has an awful temper, which Jacob experiences first hand, especially after he and Marlena grow closer. After August finds an elephant to add to the show, Jacob is in even more demand, having to take care of the elephant. As the circus falls apart around him, Jacob watches as August starts to lose control and tries to keep Marlena out of harm's way.

Breaking Dawn: Part 1

Breaking Dawn: Part 1 (2011)
Starring: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner
Directed by: Bill Condon
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Grade: A+

I really liked this movie! While I didn't like it as much as the other ones, it was pretty good and kept my interest the entire time. It felt like the movie only lasted half an hour. Bella (Stewart) and Edward (Pattinson) get married at the beginning of the movie. After a tense visit from Jacob (Lautner) and the rest of the werewolves, they leave for their honeymoon on Carlisle's (Peter Facinelli) private island, Isle Esme. While there, they discover that Bella is pregnant and, after a hasty trip home, that they can't remove the baby, even though it will slowly kill her from the inside. Only Rosalie (Nikki Reed) is on her side, with even her best friend Alice (Ashley Greene) and mother-figure Esme (Elizabeth Reaser) siding against her. While Carlisle and Edward try to save Bella from the killer baby, Jacob and Paul (Alex Meraz) prepare for the upcoming war that will happen when Bella dies and the Cullen's break the treaty.