Jason and the Argonauts What a wonderful, fun movie. I haven't seen this in years and it's just one of those marvelous fantasies that never loses its magic. It's centered around a chess game played by the gods and goddesses, in which Jason is a favorite. It also has one of my favorite scenes in a movie ever - the skeleton fight. It's a perfect ( Read more... )

The Hurt Locker No, I'm not a fan of war movies, but I found this pretty interesting. It's about men the current war who find bombs. So at times, it was wonderfully suspenseful. As much as I loved the cinematography at times, my problem was all the zooming. Like - here's a guy talking! Zoom to the face. Over and over. I do love Katheryn ( Read more... )

Bug This was as awesome as I had heard. It's surprising how good this movie was, from the cinematography to the acting to the actual story itself. Really. I've heard nothing but good things about it and now I understand why. Ashley Judd plays Aggie in this, a drug abuser who lives in a motel. Her ex-husband, played by Harry Connick Jr. has ( Read more... )

Bad Biology Wow - funniest movie about a runaway penis I've ever seen. Killer Condom wasn't nearly this good. It's got a wonderful, tasteless humor that had me laughing practically until my sides hurt and I wouldn't recommend it to the squeamish. It's about a girl with 7 clitoruses (clitori?) and a heightened emotional state that often drives ( Read more... )

Let's see if I can remember what I've watched lately.

Paranormal Activity Hmm. Well I liked it more than expected, but as a whole - no, it doesn't live up to the hype. I didn't expect it to, so in that sense I wasn't disappointed. A few scenes are genuinely creepy, but it relies too heavily on loud noises to scare the audience. When the guy ( Read more... )

Avatar This was indeed awesome. We had tickets the night I got laid off, so I still went. The first half was interesting, although my mind was elsewhere. Then, sure enough I got sucked in. I'm a little lost about why the humans were plowing the land, but I loved the relationship of the alien people (forgot what they were called) to nature and ( Read more... )

I am waaaaay behind. So I have to play catch up before we head out of town next week. I'm feeling a little floaty from fasting so let's see how coherent this post can be.

The Blues Brothers - Oh the sweet, sweet music. It's just one of those movies you could watch over and over and never get tired of it. It's got everything; music, comedy, a fair ( Read more... )

It just so happens we've been watching kiddie flicks lately.

First is Animalympics which was one of my favorites when I was a kid. I found it on VHS about 10 years ago when we still lived in Pittsburgh. The memories! I love the characters too - Gilda Radner did practically all the female voices. It's such a clever idea - and the songs are pretty ( Read more... )

Prince of Darkness This was just John Carptenter goodness. A far step below the original 'Halloween,' but this was hella fun. I love the creepy visual of the recurring dream everyone has. I also loved how the college girls were shown as being really smart - and not showing any skin. That added an element of realism. The blonde gets possessed ( Read more... )

AntiChrist Wow. Seriously. This was unbelievably intense, but I can't say I enjoyed it. I love director Lars Von Trier, 2 of his films are in my top 20 favorite films of all time. But when I hate his work, I really hate it, such as "Dogville." This was much better, but still hard to swallow. The first half hour was amazing, visually stunning ( Read more... )