#88: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - The dwarves, along with Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf the Grey, continue their quest to reclaim Erebor, their homeland, from Smaug. Bilbo Baggins is in possession of a mysterious and magical ring. [imdb]

( All the spoilers )

Woohoo, I'm on vacation! I'm also at my parents' house, which meant my choice of movie on Saturday, before I left, had to be strategic: which of the many options do I think they're least likely to want to see? I chose:

#87: Inside Llewyn Davis - A week in the life of a young singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961. [imdb]

( Discussion, vague discussion of ending )

#85: Frozen - Walt Disney animation's adaptation of "The Snow Queen", in which two sisters break the ice and there is singing. [ME (all the site summaries I checked were dumber than that)]

( Discussion, includes reference to plot points but not the conclusion )

It's that time of year, oh yes.

#83: Dallas Buyers Club - In 1985 Dallas, electrician and hustler Ron Woodroof works around the system to help AIDS patients get the medication they need after he is himself diagnosed with the disease. [imdb]

( Discussion, thematic spoilers )

#80: Thor: The Dark World - Faced with an enemy that even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand, Thor must embark on his most perilous and personal journey yet, one that will reunite him with Jane Foster and force him to sacrifice everything to save us all. [imdb]

( Discussion, no spoilers )

#79: Captain Phillips - The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years. [imdb]

( Discussion )

#76: Gravity - A medical engineer and an astronaut work together to survive after an accident leaves them adrift in space. [imdb] PS: This is not a movie about the astronaut.

( Discussion, no spoilers, just gushing praise )

The only reason I didn't explode when Comcast failed to show up on Saturday was that my team exited the post-season on Friday. :-( But you still get to see their logo in my icon because my other baseball ones didn't make the cut in the icon purge ( Read more... )

Welp, so much for my in-state Series. On to the voting!

Poll Nine positions to play

Once again, many weeks late. Worst.

#73: Closed Circuit - A high-profile terrorism case unexpectedly binds together two ex-lovers on the defense team - testing the limits of their loyalties and placing their lives in jeopardy. [imdb]

( Discussion )