We watched the movie Bobby last night. Whenever I watch movies with lots of well known actors I think about the game "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon" that radio stations used to challenge listeners to. I never could do it. I don't even know any stations that play anymore. My husband had never heard of it. This movie would be a good anchor for someone playing.
List of some of the cast:
William H. Macy
Emillo Estevez
Martin Sheen
Lindsey Lohan
Elijah Wood
Sharon Stone
Helen Hunt
Christian Slater
Anthony Hopkins
Demi Moore
Ashton Kutcher
Nick Cannon
Harry Belafonte
Laurence Fishburne
Heather Graham
Joshua Jackson
Showing posts with label movies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label movies. Show all posts
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Sunday, July 20, 2008
The Dark Knight -- Commentary/Review
The Dark Knight
We jumped on the band wagon and saw this movie yesterday afternoon. We have seen many superhero movies and many I probably wouldn't have seen without my husband's encouragement. They tend to be really good and interesting. The Dark Knight was a good sequel to the previous Batman movie. The Rachel character was a different actress, but I'm sure other cast had changed that I didn't notice. The movie dragged in the beginning, but kept me thinking where the twist was going to come. Christian Bale plays a good Bruce Wayne/Batman and stood consistent with his last performance. (We actually watched 3:10 to Yuma on Friday and he's turning into one of those actors I want to watch more). The Joker was overall well- played and decietful, but I found some of the humor to be placed at the wrong time -- maybe that was the point. I just couldn't laugh when he was blowing up a building. It's been hard to watch the last two Batman movies with all the killing. It seems that there used to be more killing or "hurting" of bad guys and little to no killing of good guys. Now there has been a shift, maybe it's the twist. But I didn't like the excessive killing and damage in the movie. Overall, I liked the movie and it's plot. There were some surprises. It was a little long, but a fairly well-played movie. Definitely not for kids!
We jumped on the band wagon and saw this movie yesterday afternoon. We have seen many superhero movies and many I probably wouldn't have seen without my husband's encouragement. They tend to be really good and interesting. The Dark Knight was a good sequel to the previous Batman movie. The Rachel character was a different actress, but I'm sure other cast had changed that I didn't notice. The movie dragged in the beginning, but kept me thinking where the twist was going to come. Christian Bale plays a good Bruce Wayne/Batman and stood consistent with his last performance. (We actually watched 3:10 to Yuma on Friday and he's turning into one of those actors I want to watch more). The Joker was overall well- played and decietful, but I found some of the humor to be placed at the wrong time -- maybe that was the point. I just couldn't laugh when he was blowing up a building. It's been hard to watch the last two Batman movies with all the killing. It seems that there used to be more killing or "hurting" of bad guys and little to no killing of good guys. Now there has been a shift, maybe it's the twist. But I didn't like the excessive killing and damage in the movie. Overall, I liked the movie and it's plot. There were some surprises. It was a little long, but a fairly well-played movie. Definitely not for kids!
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Redbox Movies
Sticking with a way to rent movies for free, I found this from Redbox and decided to give it try yesterday. I used the promo code for new customers. It was really easy to use and we rented "10,000 BC." We did have to return the movie by 9 p.m. the next day, but it was free. I'm not sure if the other codes will work or not. But I wanted to pass along that the new customer code REDBOX does work!
Friday, June 13, 2008
Movie Review/Spoiler
Manufacturing Dissent
This movie looks into the life of Micheal Moore, who has done many documentaries. This documentary on him parallels one of his movies. For starters, he refuses to interview for the movie. How many doors has he knocked down to "talk" to someone for one of his movies? Roger and Me was solely about how he was trying to talk to Roger Smith, the CEO of General Motors, and how he was turned away every time. Manufacturing Dissent discusses how Moore twists the "facts" to benefit the movie. I've only seen Bowling for Columbine and Sicko. Any intelligent person would be able to see the obvious editing to benefit Moore's point. In Manufacturing Dissent we learn that Moore did not walk out of a bank carrying a gun on the same day he opened an account in Bowling for Columbine. There were 30 days of prep to have that happen as it did in the movie, and the vault with all the guns is many miles away not at the bank as Moore would like us to believe. Editing for purpose is fine with me, but editing and contriving to make money at the expense of others is not. Manufacturing Dissent ends by sharing that Moore did in fact talk to Roger Smith twice during the making of his documentary Roger and Me, which just makes him a liar in my book.
This movie looks into the life of Micheal Moore, who has done many documentaries. This documentary on him parallels one of his movies. For starters, he refuses to interview for the movie. How many doors has he knocked down to "talk" to someone for one of his movies? Roger and Me was solely about how he was trying to talk to Roger Smith, the CEO of General Motors, and how he was turned away every time. Manufacturing Dissent discusses how Moore twists the "facts" to benefit the movie. I've only seen Bowling for Columbine and Sicko. Any intelligent person would be able to see the obvious editing to benefit Moore's point. In Manufacturing Dissent we learn that Moore did not walk out of a bank carrying a gun on the same day he opened an account in Bowling for Columbine. There were 30 days of prep to have that happen as it did in the movie, and the vault with all the guns is many miles away not at the bank as Moore would like us to believe. Editing for purpose is fine with me, but editing and contriving to make money at the expense of others is not. Manufacturing Dissent ends by sharing that Moore did in fact talk to Roger Smith twice during the making of his documentary Roger and Me, which just makes him a liar in my book.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
How we save more than $200 a year -- legally
We are big movie watchers, but we refuse to pay $4 or more for a couple hours of watching. We usually watch on average 4 to 6 movies a month. Here's how we don't pay for them (hardly ever).
We rent from either Blockbuster or Hollywood Video. We use cashback bonus rewards from our credit cards to get free movies. Discover has rewards for both. Hollywood Video is a better deal. Only catch is that you can only use one coupon per visit. That actually limits us and is good. We used to go and rent two or three at one time spending a lot in one visit.
I joined eRewards.com and do short surveys. I got an invitation from Northwest Perks to join about two years ago and its by far the only online survey deal that seems legit. You earn money and can cash it in for magazines, reward points, coupons, etc. I cash in my money and can get up to 12 movies a year at Blockbuster. That is one per month. We also get gift cards to rental stores as gifts.
We borrow movies from the library for free. When we lived in Minnesota they charged 50 cents for DVD rentals, but where we are now there is no charge. I got three movies the other night that we wanted to watch -- Sideways (the first movie we ever watched together), Proof, and Manufacturing Dissent. Had I rented at Blockbuster or Hollywood Video there would be $12 out the door. That's $12 that I can spend somewhere else.
That's one of our money saving tips. Why pay for something if you don't have to?
We rent from either Blockbuster or Hollywood Video. We use cashback bonus rewards from our credit cards to get free movies. Discover has rewards for both. Hollywood Video is a better deal. Only catch is that you can only use one coupon per visit. That actually limits us and is good. We used to go and rent two or three at one time spending a lot in one visit.
I joined eRewards.com and do short surveys. I got an invitation from Northwest Perks to join about two years ago and its by far the only online survey deal that seems legit. You earn money and can cash it in for magazines, reward points, coupons, etc. I cash in my money and can get up to 12 movies a year at Blockbuster. That is one per month. We also get gift cards to rental stores as gifts.
We borrow movies from the library for free. When we lived in Minnesota they charged 50 cents for DVD rentals, but where we are now there is no charge. I got three movies the other night that we wanted to watch -- Sideways (the first movie we ever watched together), Proof, and Manufacturing Dissent. Had I rented at Blockbuster or Hollywood Video there would be $12 out the door. That's $12 that I can spend somewhere else.
That's one of our money saving tips. Why pay for something if you don't have to?
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Movie Reviews
This weekend we somehow were able to watch two movies. I thought it would be fun to do some little reviews on movies as I can.
Martian Child
Starring John Cusack, Amanda Peet and Bobby Coleman
This simplistic, wholesome movie was both entertaining and enlightening to watch. A boy from Mars suddenly finds himself being raised by a man who write science fiction novels. David (John Cusack) and Dennis (Bobby Coleman) are two deepfully hurt souls who discover they need each other. Its message of love and abandonment ring loud. I enjoyed the subtle humor and that the story stuck to necessary topics. The ending has a good message that reminds us everything happens for a reason.
Recommendation: If you want a cute, easy to watch movie with little action or drama this is the one.
National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets
Nicholas Cage, Justin Bartha, Jon Voight, Diane Kruger
This movie didn't create the suspense and awe of the first one. Even for as far-fetched and unrealistic as the first one was, it gave great suspense and a wow feeling at the end. I enjoyed the treasure hunting with history again peppered throughout this one. The kidnapping of the president made me roll my eyes, but was still interesting to the story. The humor of Riley will make me watch the third (because they can't have a second without having a third).
Recommendation: It's a good movie to watch with kids, but it's way out there and the plot is much weaker than the first.
Martian Child
Starring John Cusack, Amanda Peet and Bobby Coleman
This simplistic, wholesome movie was both entertaining and enlightening to watch. A boy from Mars suddenly finds himself being raised by a man who write science fiction novels. David (John Cusack) and Dennis (Bobby Coleman) are two deepfully hurt souls who discover they need each other. Its message of love and abandonment ring loud. I enjoyed the subtle humor and that the story stuck to necessary topics. The ending has a good message that reminds us everything happens for a reason.
Recommendation: If you want a cute, easy to watch movie with little action or drama this is the one.
National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets
Nicholas Cage, Justin Bartha, Jon Voight, Diane Kruger
This movie didn't create the suspense and awe of the first one. Even for as far-fetched and unrealistic as the first one was, it gave great suspense and a wow feeling at the end. I enjoyed the treasure hunting with history again peppered throughout this one. The kidnapping of the president made me roll my eyes, but was still interesting to the story. The humor of Riley will make me watch the third (because they can't have a second without having a third).
Recommendation: It's a good movie to watch with kids, but it's way out there and the plot is much weaker than the first.
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