Monday, July 26, 2010

Pride and Prejudice: I find the A&E/BBC version (the one with Colin Firth), to be the best version of Pride and Prejudice that I have ever come across. I will admit that I think I've only seen this version and the one with Kiera Knightly, however I still stick to my claim. I enjoy all five hours of this movie, and while it can be a bit much to watch it all in one go, I love how well you can get to know the charachters etc. in that time period and how great the characters are. Watch it, love it.

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

My Neighbor Totoro: This is the first Miyazaki movie I ever saw, and I believe it's his first movie. I like it, it's a childhood memory and it was still pretty good when I watched it now, several years later.

Bugsy Malone: This movie is quite different from any other I've ever seen, it's a story about gangs and speakeasies in the 20s but the catch is that all the actors are kids and the story has a kids perspective. It's a really cute movie and I really enjoyed it.

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

National Treasure: I really liked this movie when it first came out but in subsequent viewings I've found myself liking it less. The plot is intriguing but it's really cheesy in many parts. It's not a bad action movie though and I like that it makes me think about history a bit more.

National Treasure 2: I don't actually remember what the exact title was. I think I like this one better than the first one, despite the fact that while a "national treasure" is a bit far fetched, a temple of gold behind Mount Rushmore is even more ridiculous. I think this movie on the whole is better than the first, however I think that the plot/idea behind the first movie was much better.

The Man Who Knew Too Much: I am a fan of Hitchcock and a moderate fan of Jimmy Stewart, but while this movie was very suspenseful, I didn't care for it. I blame Doris Day, she in no way says "Hitchcock thriller" to me, she says Glass Bottom Boat and other cheery movies full of song.

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

The Blindside: If you have not already watched this movie, watch it NOW! It was really that good. I have enjoyed most of the inspirational/based on true story sports movies I have seen, I think this is now my favorite of them. I don't mean to denegrate any of the other inspirational stories that these movies have told, they're wonderful, but I enjoyed this movie more and more over the story seemed more powerful, more relevent and I suppose more real to my life. Invictus was the last sports movie that I've seen and it was a wonderful movie and I enjoyed it and was inspired by these people's story and what they accomplished; however while I know these are real stories, I suppose they blend in with historical fiction for me, appartied is not something I've ever had to deal with first hand, I love Remember the Titans but integration hasn't been an issue for me in my life time, this story is something much more relevent to my life. This story could be my story without too much streching of the imagination. This is a lot of words and I don't even know if I've gotten my point across but if you haven't seen this movie please see it a.s.a.p. and then think about it.