I’ve been trying to write about movies I’ve watched lately. Mostly as much for myself as anyone, because movies are so often very transient with me. I don’t provide a lot of detail, for several reasons. One of them is that I like to know as little about a movie as possible before I watch it. The trouble is that if you don’t know ANYTHING about a movie, it’s terribly easy to walk into a horrible one. Even then, it’s only a wasted couple of hours. So, if you want to know about a movie, I’d suggest IMDB.
Lately, we’ve been watching stuff available from Blockbuster since Netflix annoyed me. I’m really going to exhaust the store before long and have to return to Netflix.
The last movie we watched was Bandits. I found it entertaining, and would put it near the top of the list of movies in it’s category. That category is “Comedic films with Bank Robbers as the protagonist.” Not as good as either Small Time Crooks or The Jade Scorpion, but that’s because I really like Woody Allen.
Before that, we watched Cannonball Run just because I felt like it. I don’t think there’s anything I need to say about it.
Scotland, PA is Macbeth set in a fast food joint. We liked it.
Now just for some older movies I like, but want to list in one place.
Le Fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulain is one the best movies ever.
Box of Moonlight gets points for being shot in East Tennessee, having John Turturro in addition to being an excellent all around movie. I recently watched it for the third time so that Joanna could see it too. She loved it as well.
Bodies Rest & Motion is lumped together in my mind with Kicking and Screaming because I saw them both on IFC, and they both feature Eric Stoltz. Kicking and Screaming is about the summer after you graduate from college and Bodies Rest & Motion has a similar feel.
The Tao of Steve is a wonderfully put together film about male/female relationships from a male point of view, though the movie as a whole is probably equally appealing to men and women. Joanna and I both really liked it.
Legend of 1900 takes place on a cruise ship, is totally non-offensive to anyone, and hard not to like.
My mother would like New Waterford Girl. It’s a nice twist on a common theme.
Runaway Train is seriously overrrated. Convicts, a girl, a runaway train, death. Woo…hoo. I think Joanna liked it.
Ghost World is probably Steve Buscemi’s best performance. I’ve seen it twice, Joanna and I both really liked it.
Y Tu Mama Tambien is delightful, though certainly not realistic. If you’re bothered by subtitles or sex, don’t watch it.
Okay, that’s probably enough for now.