seen any good movies lately?
Since we've been talking a lot this week about what we've been watching...or not watching...I thought I'd list some of the movies I've seen over the past few months. And, yes, as usual, I'm well behind the curve. But bear with me. :-)Wrong Turn -- Okay, this one just gives the hills of West Virginia a bad name. And I just came from there! But I sure don't remember running into any freaky, inbred hillbillies during my trip. I like this kind of movie, so I enjoyed this one. It reminded me a lot of that "Peacock Brothers" episode of The X-Files, though, which also freaked me out at the time. LOL
Bad Santa -- Does getting a kick out of this one make me a bad person? LOL I like this kind of movie, too; it cracked me up. And I'm still chuckling about the candy corn in the Advent calendar. :-P
Ray -- I didn't even intend to watch this one at first...not my cup of tea. But since it's gotten so much buzz (& didn't Jamie Foxx even win an Oscar for it?) I thought, What the heck. And it was very good. I'm glad I saw it.
Le Divorce, The Banger Sisters, & Million Dollar Baby -- Okay, I realize the three have absolutely nothing to do with one another, but I'm still lumping them together in the category of "what was the point?" & as being pretty much a waste of time. Blah. Million Dollar Baby was maybe the only one that was half-decent, but I still didn't like it. (Am I the only one who's almost always disappointed by the films that get all the Oscar buzz? That happens to me all the time!) The other two...yech. Horrid. Can I get those four hours of my life back, please?
Raising Helen & Shall We Dance? -- I liked these. I'm not racing out to buy the DVDs, but I thought they were funny & sweet--if a little sad at times--& not half bad.
Gothika, Hide and Seek, & Blade: Trinity -- I liked these, too. These are my kinds of movies. I'm only a moderate fan of Blade, but I thought this was actually the best of the three films so far. (So sue me, I like Ryan Reynolds & thought his sense of humor was just what this franchise needed.) Hide was a good suspense, & it definitely kept me guessing. The "whodunnit" at the end came as a complete surprise, but I also ended up thinking it was a little lame because I'm not sure I believe something like that could really happy. And Gothika was probably my favorite of all. I thought it started out awfully slow, & I almost did get bored at one point, but once the suspense stuff really started to pick up, I was hooked. And I loved, loved, loved the freaky way it turned out. Too cool! I'm trying to get my mother to watch this one, but she's afraid; ever since I convinced her to watch What Lies Beneath, she doesn't trust me anymore. LOL
The Italian Job -- another one I really liked & have seen a couple times since it's been playing on FX. I like this kind of movie, with all the twists & turns, & just a touch of romance. :-) Dare I say it? It was like Ocean's Eleven, only better. Altho, Ocean's Eleven was decent; Ocean's Twelve was not. :-p
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous & Charlie and the Chocolate Factory -- Neither of these was as good as the originals, but I still thought they were fun. Miss Congeniality (the first one) is one of my favorite movies, & even tho the sequel wasn't as good, I still thought it had some cute & funny stuff in it. Same goes for the remake of Charlie. I thought it was a little strange in places, & I will probably forever be a devotee to the Gene Wilder version, but the remake was still worth watching. My favorite lines: "If I go with you, does that mean I have to leave my family?" "Yes, but just consider that a bonus." ROTF
Okay, that's about it for my recent movie viewing. I still have quite a few to go, but I'm working on it.
If you've seen any of these & want to chat, I'll be here. :-)
