Archive for the 'movies' Category

blu_ray: into the wild

Saturday, February 13th, 2010

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0758758/ My reaction:  I liked it, but I couldn’t believe it was a true story. Worth mentioning:  I was kind of trying to avoid spoiling movies here, but let’s face it, nobody is reading this anyway.  I like the idea of a young kid going out on his own to live in the wilderness to live off the land. [...]

instant queue: man on wire

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1155592/ My reaction:  It sucked! Worth mentioning:  It’s been awhile since I talked about a movie, not because I haven’t seen any movies, just because I haven’t had the inclination.  Man on Wired sucked enough to move me to write something.  The movie didn’t suck so much as the subject of the story, Phillipe Petit. [...]

theater: watchmen

Sunday, March 15th, 2009

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0409459/ My reaction:  It was good. Worth mentioning:  Perfect guy movie.  Lots of action, tasteful boob shots, and a great soundtrack.  I don’t know anything about the Watchmen story, or if the movie did the comic book justice, but I liked the movie and was intrigued by the story. Post viewing research:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watchmen

theater: gran torino

Friday, February 20th, 2009

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1205489/ My reaction:  It was pretty good. Worth mentioning:  It seemed like all the actors besides Clint Eastwood sucked.  The story was good, though somewhat predictable. Post Viewing Research:  None. Wife reaction:  She enjoyed it.

dvd: la misma luna

Friday, February 13th, 2009

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0796307/ My reaction: It was OK. Worth mentioning: Another movie where a child’s life nose dives into a potential tragic ending. In the bonus features one of the actors describes how Enrique’s character is like Han Solo. So then I spent the rest of the evening trying to draw as many parallels to The Empire [...]

dvd: flashbacks of a fool

Friday, February 6th, 2009

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1037218/ My reaction:  Liked it. Worth mentioning:  Now that I am the father of three girls, movies where little girls explode and die are a real buzz-kill. Post viewing research:  None. Wife reaction:  Liked it.

blu-ray: million dollar baby

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0405159/ My reaction:  Pretty good. Worth mentioning:  Head busting boxing is always a plus.  Initially, I was hoping for a story book ending and then I realized it would have made the movie awful. Post Viewing Research:  None. Wife reaction:  Liked it.

dvd: i heart huckabees

Sunday, January 25th, 2009

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0356721/ My reaction:  Amusing. Worth mentioning:  I think this movie would have been hilarious if I had a degree in philosophy or had a better knowledge of different types of philosophies.  This movie had my mind wandering but it was wandering so many different ways that I couldn’t keep up with my own trains of [...]

dvd: sylvia

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0325055/ My reaction:  Bleh. Worth mentioning:  At least she had the decency to seal up all the doors and open the window in the kids room before she stuck her head in the oven. Post Viewing Research:  Full Fathom Five Wife reaction:  Liked it.

dvd: the hunting party

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0455782/ My reaction:  Decent movie Worth mentioning:  I found the special features on the DVD where they talk about the real story behind this movie to be more interesting than the actual movie. Post Viewing Research:  Wikipedia Wife reaction:  Liked it.