Pat

I watched another Emma Thompson movie last night-don't know how many times I have seen this one, but it is one of my favorites and was another of the free Comcast movies-Remains of the Day. Anthony Hopkins doesn't have to say a word-just his facial expressions show what he is thinking!

Pat

I remember trying to get interested in Raising Arizona years ago, and returned it unfinished-don't recall now, much later what it was about the movie but I found it so boring!

Pat
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What can I say about The Departed? Wow. Great acting, great plot.... great gunfights as well. I had heard a lot about this movie but I wasn't really planning on seeing it any time soon but I was able to find a DVD copy and .... wow. If you don't like violence, don't watch it. If you like gangster movies, go see it. If you like convoluted plots with twists, plots and counterplots, then go see it.

How about My Super Ex-Girlfriend? Well, it was a neat, funny movie. It was short, kind of funny (for me anyway ..... let's just say I could identify with the main character's woes) but not everyone's cup of tea. If you're into comedies, Uma Thurman, and ever wondered about superheroes and their personal lives ..... then go see this one.

As for the documentary, it's about the F-word. It's a funny look at the word, its uses, its controversial use in the airwaves, the movies, music, and its journey through the years. Clearly, the F-word is used, ummmmm..... a lot. Apparently it was used 800 times in the movie. (Yes, 800 times -- and I think that's only counting the times it was spoken) It was funny, fascinating, and ..... well if you don't like "salty" language, then don't watch it. It's got Lenny Bruce's footage, George Carlin, Drew Carey, Bill Maher, Stan Keyes (yes, him), Pat Boone, etc., etc. If you're interested in censorship, the left, the right, media, or if you're just interested in watching something entertaining and informative (and quite vulgar), go see this one!

Recent Release: Fracture - GREAT movie! One that helps to re-affirm a suspicion I have had for sometime. Ryan Gosling has moved into his own with respect to Character Acting. I really like this guy and tend to really enjoy the stories he appears in. Of course Anthony Hopkins doesn't hurt this film's successful cast equation any either. When you include the exquisite Rosamund Pike opposite MR. Gosling you get acting combinations that can only be described as strong. An intelligent, well written story make certain suspense abound in this fast moving flick.

80s Action/Comedy Cult Classic: Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins - Watching this movie yesterday was as much fun as the last time I watched it 10 years ago. It's honestly rare for me to watch any movie more than once, but this one is guaranteed fun ride.

Black N White Classics: Corridors of Blood - Well, for movie that from the titles sounds like it would be a Monster or Slasher Horror Movie first degree, this is actually a pretty decent drama. Albeit with with certain dark undertones, the movie deals with a surgeon's disdain for the accepted (at this time in medical history) pain that accompanies surgery and therefore the healing process. Boris Karloff, in a fashion that only he could, provides the main character's solemnly determined motive as he is driven to pursue an anesthesia capable of sustaining the intoxication necessary to alleviate and make absent that pain that he inflicts as a respected surgeon. Naturally as one would imagine, things get a little twisted as the story unfolds. What can I say? I am a complete sucker for just about any black n white drama/suspense. It's interesting to note the immense diversity of talented director Robert Day. His diverse portfolio even includes a good & fairly impressive number of Walt Disney movies!

All I can say is WOW!-yesterday I saw the latest Harry Potter movie at the IMAX-fantastic!
When I saw it at the local flea pit it was dark and hard to see, very gloomy looking, but it was much 'lighter' at the IMAX and that 30 minutes of 3-D - well my daughter & I agreed all movies should be viewed at something similar to an IMAX....too bad the theatre is 45 miles away....

Pat

Pat

I have always wanted to experience IMAX but have never quite made it over the motivational hump. I am not a big fan of the new school "shot in living gloom" either. Your reference to the "dark" & less than clearly visible screen shots brought back to memory several instances of this sort of thing. Van Helsing, Hellboy several other films were less than what they could have been at the theater via this "poor lighting" effect. THANKS Pat! For just the right push that I think I may have needed to go & check out the IMAX. I too live about 30-40 miles away from the nearest IMAX theater. Another similarity between us is that my favorite movie going buddy is my 13 year old daughter. :-)

Gang War..... Interesting early Bronson and a gentler precursor to his later Paul Kersey character. Korean Vet/School Teacher hunted by the mob after witnessing a murder. Bronson in 1958, gorgeous and a great lead. Some good if amusing supporting character acting. Interesting direction and camera work. Looked like it was going to be a high quality low budget but somehow lost it's way. At only an hour 15 min maybe it was butchered in post production?

Watched a great twisted thrill ride last night. New DVD release called Vacancy.

Sixty of the earliest Popeye cartoons from the Fleischer studio plus a number of their pre-1920 silents. And two recipes for spinach.

Also watched Caché which was very good.

Joseph, what did you make of the very last scene in "Cache"?

Last movie we watched was The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (first time I had seen it). I guess that was the peak of Pamela Franklin's career.

as for Caché (excellent, btw), if you get into the special features, you understand the director's point of view a bit more in that he purposely left a lot of loose ends so to keep us guessing right into 2008! lolly LYNCHkins!
That last scene, so exquisite in its visual impact and charged with meaning (what a punch) can be interpreted in so many ways...
***SPOILER AHEAD***
Was the son of the now-deceased man looking for revenge?
Was this only SINCE his father died????
We'll never know! lol

Pat

Speaking of movies with mega stars...

On impulse - in the checkout line at the grocery store, no less - I bought Troy, which I haven't seen yet. We'll probably watch that tonight since I just mailed my Netflix movies today so I haven't gotten the new batch in yet.

I like Fiennes, a very good actor, but haven't seen the film you mentioned, I will look it up.

Pat