I've seen several movies recently, and rented a few more on DVD. Here's my take on some recent releases:
The Brave One: Did you like Death Wish? If so, then you'll love this one . . . only Charles Bronson is a girl. C+
3:10 To Yuma: Can't stand Russell Crowe, but like Westerns, like Christian Bale, like horses, and Russell Crowe wasn't too too bad. B
The Kingdom: Hadn't really planned on seeing this one. Not much on war movies, and find the middle east upsetting on the best of days. But this one was filmed here in Mesa, much of it on the former Williams Air Force Base where I began my career here in the Valley of the Sun. Turns out I enjoyed the movie much more than I thought I would, fast-paced and thought provoking . . . especially the last few lines. A
A Perfect Stranger (on DVD): What a complete waste of time. I'm sorry, but if that snore inducing internet sex chat is the best that New York's finest advertising exective can produce it's a sorry day for Madison Avenue. F
Lucky You (on DVD): Do you play internet poker? Live poker? Lie, cheat, steal? Attracted to men who lie, cheat, and steal? This is the movie for you. Everybody else should know when to make a good fold. D
MOVIES I'M STILL LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING: Across the Universe, No Country for Old Men (based on the excellent book by Cormac McCarthy), The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (although I was clearly Team Aniston, and find Brad Pitts decision making skills to be, well, the pits). And although I'm not a historical drama afficianado, I am going to add Elizabeth the Golden Age to this list after seeing the trailer, looks promising.
Today I went and saw Into the Wild, based on the book by the same name written by Jon Krakauer. I went with my friend Adam, and although we had planned on attending the earlier showing so we could have a cup of coffee or something afterward, I bolted pretty much immediately after the movie using the old "I have dinner in the crockpot" excuse. Truth be told, I needed to have a good private cry in my car, and wasn't going to be able to hold it back while sitting at Starbucks. Much the same as I did after Adam's wedding, although that was not such a private cry, as I did not make it out of the church parking lot, leading several people who had known me since childhood to wonder about my sanity and/or stability. I will review Into the Wild, but not tonight. It will be one of those bellybutton contemplating blogs, and I can't do that right now in this mood. I will say it's certainly worth seeing, and gets an A from me.
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Thanks for the heads up. I'm not one of those people who will watch anything. I've slept through more movies than I care to admit. So your reviews act as warnings to me--or perhaps cues for me to sleep when they're rented.
Can't wait to hear your review for Into the Wild. Just don't make me cry, too. Not unless I see it myself.
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