Casino Royalle - Sorry to all the James Bond fans out there but I just couldn't watch this movie. I waited through the first 15 minutes or so and decided to turn it off. There was nothing but running after shooting after fighting - on and on and on and no clue about the plot or anything. I'll just wait until I get to the Ts and can watch The Thomas Crowne Affair.
Cast Away - I have a friend who cannot watch this movie. She's terrified to fly in the first place and watching the plane crash in this film would just put her over the edge. It really is a terrifying scene and what he has to go through to survive and eventually escape the island makes you change your mind about the romantic notion of being stranded on a desert island. I see many similarities between this film and American Beauty. Both are about men just lost in their lives and not being aware of what they're doing. It takes a major event to wake them up. I just love the scene at the end where he is literally at a crossroads and has the opportunity to decide how he wants the rest of his life to turn out. How many of us really get that chance?
Chicago - Another movie musical. Some people didn't like the scenes and dialogue being added to this film but I never really liked how the stage presentation just jumped from song to song without connecting them. I continue to be impressed by Renee Zelwiger's talent and was glad to see Gere and Zeta Jones singing and dancing. I remember when I heard that Queen Latifa was going to play Mama Morton and thinking "Of course! Who could play it better." I just can't believe there haven't been more musicals or serious mainstream roles for her. I would pay to see them. Very pissed, though, that they cut the "Class" song.
Monday, September 7, 2009
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