We’re already way behind on summer movie watching. Haven’t seen DVC or X-Men yet. Did see MI3, which could have also been titled, “Watch Tom Cruise Run A Whole Bunch” Two movies I’m really looking forward to: Superman and Miami Vice.
Favorites of 2005
My favorite movies of 2005: –Crash –Batman Begins –Revenge of the Sith –King Kong –Syriana –Munich (I saw it on Jan. 1st, but that’s close enough) My favorite books of 2005 (fiction): —Gilead —The Traveler —Glittering Images —The Dark Tower (Book 7) My favorite books of 2005 (non-fiction): —The Emotionally Healthy Church —Alexander Hamilton —The […]
December 31, 2005 by 9 Comments
What the Bleep Do We Know!?
So I finally got around to watching “What the Bleep Do We Know!?” the other day. After hearing so many different people talk about what an amazing movie it is, I pushed the play button on my remote with a great deal of anticipation. For the most part, I found it to be fascinating. Great […]
June 21, 2005 by 12 Comments
Favorite Movies
If when I’m flipping through the channels I come across a movie I already own, but stop to watch anyway, then I know it’s one of my favorites. Here, in no particular order, are a few that I find myself stopping to watch over and over again. 1. LOTR Trilogy 2. The Godfather 1 and […]
April 11, 2005 by 5 Comments
Alamo
Heather and I watched “The Alamo” tonight. The reviews have been mixed and the box office numbers for its opening weekend will be disappointing. That’s really too bad, because we both thought it was a fine film. I’m not just saying that because I’m from Texas. Growing up in Texas I had as bad a […]
April 11, 2004 by
Gangs of New York
I saw “Gangs of New York” tonight and was underwhelmed. I wanted to like it. I thought I was going to like it. It’s even got U2 singing the title track. But it didn’t do anything for me. Afterwards, the guys in the theatre bathroom were talking about how powerful a film it was (Yes, […]
January 19, 2003 by Leave a Comment
Catch Me If You Can
Heather and I saw “Catch Me If You Can” yesterday. I really enjoyed it. A fun ride. To me the most important line in the movie was, “Sometimes it’s easier to believe the lie” (or something like that). When you think about the movie through the lens of that line, almost everyone in movie is […]
January 3, 2003 by Leave a Comment
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