Film Review: Beverly Hills Chihuahua

Title: Beverly Hills Chihuahua

Year Of Release: 2008

Review Date: August 31, 2009

Rating: PG

Running time: 91 minutes

Box Office Gross: $145,824,897

I saw the movie "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" recently and for some reason, the main dog in the film, reminded me of Paris Hilton, but slightly smarter.

A spoiled, snotty, bratty Beverly Hills Chihuahua, Chloe, gets lost in Mexico, having to face the harsh realities of life, outside of a five star hotel and her mansion back in Los Angeles.

This movie did have some funny moments, mostly carried by comedian George Lopez. However, some of the script is a little suggestive for a kids film. Typical Hollywood.

Film Review: Baby Mama

Title: Baby Mama

Year Of Release: 2008

Review Date: August 31, 2009

Rating: PG-13

Running time: 99 minutes

Box Office Gross: $64,275,411

"Baba Mama" is co-penned by and starring "Mean Girls" writer, Tina Fey. The movie is about a successful 38-year-old female executive, desperate to have a child, but believing she waited too long and is infertile, resorts to a surrogate, who unbeknownst to her, has been poorly screened by an agency she paid a $100,000 fee.

Instead of a suitable applicant, she is sent a kooky, ill-tempered, crass, unsophisticated woman, who is the common law wife of a simpleton that emotionally abuses her, whilst engaging in affairs.

Fey's character, is a competent, corporate executive that works for an organic food company, headed by an aging hippie, who believes in irrational and zany concepts no one else understands, but him.

Fey, a meat eater, pretends to be a vegetarian to make her bizarre, tree-hugging-howling-at-the-moon boss happy.

This film expresses the concerns many career women face regarding childbearing. It also pokes fun at the new age movement and the unreasonable, irrational conduct that accompanies it.

However, it is not exactly a family film or one I'd recommend, due to the vulgar surrogate couple.

Film Review: I Can Make You Love Me

Title: I Can Make You Love Me

Year Of Release: 1993

Review Date: August 31, 2009

Rating: PG

Running time: 92 minutes

Box Office Gross: N/A

Brooke Shields stars in this real life story, as a woman being stalked. "I Can Make You Love Me" is the disturbing tale of Laura Black, a woman that worked at a computer company, who was relentlessly stalked by a vicious man, a technician named Farley. He is fired for his misconduct and becomes vengeful.

In conduct common to some law enforcement entities that do not take stalking seriously, when it is a terrible crime, this story had a tragic ending.

Black's delusional stalker, went on to open fire at her workplace, killing several and severely wounding her and others. He was arrested and imprisoned after he took the place hostage.

This movie illustrates how mentally deranged stalkers are, as they believe things that simply aren't true.

As the movie title implies, her mentally ill stalker believed he could make her love him, which is untrue. It also reminds me of the Bonnie Raitt song "I Can't Make You Love Me."

Stalkers share many things in common. They are out of touch with reality. See signals from the victims they stalk that simply are not there.

When a victim tells them no, they believe the person is saying yes. They wrongfully believe they share some bond with the victim that in reality does not exist, though they believe it is there.

They refuse to accept their victim does not want anything to do with them. They believe their victim will come around one day, when they never will, as no one likes being stalked and will see it as a sign they are to avoid the person who is mentally ill.

Stalking has various stages.

It starts with improperly investigating a person, delving into their lives in a nosy manner.

Following the victim around.

Sending the victim unsolicited items.

Calling the victim without permission.

Breaking into the victims home and or vehicle.

Reading the victim's mail and email.

Illegally wiretapping and or electronically bugging the victim.

In the case of a woman stalking another woman, the stalker will begin to dress, speak and act like the victim, engaging in very disturbing, mindless, mentally ill mimicking. In the case of a man stalking a woman, he will steal items of her clothes and or other personal items. In the case of a woman stalking a man, she will steal items of his clothes and wear it.

Hacking the victim's computer and email.

Contacting the victim's family and friends.

Assaulting the victim.

Killing the victim.