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Although "Titanic" was praised as one of the greatest movies of all time, it was also the costliest, which may have accounted for the eleven Oscars it received in 1998. "Titanic" was NOT the greatest movie of all time, but neither was it a complete disaster. The acting was atrocious, especially from the horribly miscast DiCaprio (who made up for this AND "Romeo + Juliet" in 2002's "Catch Me if you Can"). Additionally, the love story was not very gripping. For me, the reason why I would have given Titanic an Oscar for Best Picture would be the last hour of the movie, which was breath-taking, tear-jerking, and very, very well done. The fact is, everyone knows how a movie called "Titanic" will end- the boat will sink, and people will die. But that last hour... it really made me feel as if I was on that ship, and I felt the horror around me as it sank.

I watched the pilot episode of "The O.C." when it first ran because I was sick of watching reruns of "Friends" and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (even though I love those shows) and I wanted to watch something fresh and new. I expected to be sitting through an hour of a cheesy, sudsy soap opera with a really hot guy (Benjamin McKenzie) and in truth, I did. However, I surprised myself by actually LIKING "The O.C.". For all its sudsiness and corny dialogue, it was really somewhat enjoyable. After having watched all 7 episodes of it so far, I think that its just getting better and better. I mean, sure Mischa Barton's acting skills are drastically limited, and the plot is nothing original, but I don't find it to be TOO much like "Beverly Hills 90210". Besides, I liked "90210" up until a point. Also, the theme song to "The O.C." is amazing, even better than the one for "Smallville". I am looking forward to the next few episodes of one of my newest favorite shows!

Although reviews of the movie were lousy, I still felt compelled to see Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey's newest flick, "How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days". I was not disappointed by what I saw. Even though the movie was not the "single best movie I have ever seen", I felt that it was adorable, and had a few hilarious sequences that had me in stitches. The movie, a cute story about a journalist who sets out to write an article titled "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" and tries her dating faux pas out on an advertising executive who has made a bet that he can make any woman fall in love with him, does not have a very gripping plot, but some of the tricks Kate Hudson's character tries out on Matthew McConaughey are hysterically funny. However, I would not recommend this as a date movie, because although I absolutely love Matthew McConaughey and am a big "chick flick" fan, the only thing that interested my boyfriend in the movie was Kate Hudson's practically see-through dress that she donned in one of the last scenes. He found the film to be somewhat "boring and a waste of time". So ladies, plan a "girls night out" and head to see "How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days" as soon as possible!