Movies on DVD thread 2

The Book of Eli.

Thank goodness we didn't go to the theater to see it. Individual actors did a good job, but the movie overall was just plain bad.  And dark. Dark plot. A lot seemed shot in "duo-tone". Yuck. A relative-in-law lent us their borrowed disk to watch, so at least it was a free watch.  

I'm not a fan of Apocalypse type films.  We have enough troubles in real life.

Samuel L. Jackson.  Ouch. Not one of my favorite actors...on or off screen.

Makes a Netflix subscription sound pretty worth the while.

I've done that more than once myself Karl.  But as you say, an advantage of a failing memory - enjoyable all over again.  I 'm watching a 2 disc series Victoria and Albert.  I like it altho I was hesitant to put that in my queue. I won't recommend it one way or the other here.  A dramatized historical bio of Queen Victoria from her teenaged days onward and her relationship with Prince Albert.  One thing it has done for me is correct my imagination of Queen Victoria.  I always saw her as the dowdy old Victorian lady like the stereotype of her is usually shown.  Not so as she was once young also and became Queen at 18.  A lot of behind the scenes political and diplomatic shenannigans and goings on makes it pretty interesting.

I watched State of Play tonight.  Another Russel Crowe film with Ben Affleck and Helen Mirren.  A political intrique that might please all of you as it involves corruption, a little politician/romantic hanky panky ala I've lost count of the instances, and some hard core conspiracy thoughts.

I took the youngun to the el'cheapo movie theater tonight to see http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1325004/ the third movie in the Twilight series. It was a lot better than the DVD of the second one we watched last night. Probably because it was more fights (or getting ready for fights) and less focus on the two main characters. (I still think the main gal character is a self-centered, shallow, "all about me" type.)

But....there were some previews that looked interesting...Harry Potter. The previews looked good. BUT....I can't believe that they say the ending is soooo big...that they had to make it into two movies. Yes...two movies...one to be released in December, and the last next July...2011.

Another preview looked hilarious....due out in October. Red  with Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, Mary Louise Parker, John Malkovich and others.  I laughed my butt off. Retired CIA folks (old!!) who get back together and kick some butt. 

Been watching older movies. Firstly Ghost Busters is a hoot, one of my favorite Hope movies. Plus it has this clip.

Not as funny but still a hoot is "The Long, Long Trailer".

Both worth a watch.

That's a knee slapper for sure. I knew it was coming so I gave Cassandra a heads up.

I had to replay it.

I saw Star Wars in a theater twice but the 2nd time because I went with someone that hadn't seen it.

Otherwise I can't think of anything I've seen in the theater twice.