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TopSun, 22 Apr 2007
Apr 22, 2007, 23:48
[home/movies] Joanne and I watched a fantastic movie this evening, called "Children of Men." It was one of those "what if" movies set in the future. It imagines a world in which humans have become infertile. It's been eighteen years since any woman has had a baby, and governments have gone to extreme measures to try to maintain peace and instill hope for its citizens. This causes rebellion groups to form in an attempt to shake of government control. We really loved this movie. The first few minutes were hard to figure out, but it isn't long until the plot gets a real kick start. Unfortunately, we found the ending a bit disappointing. I'm not sure whether that's because a sequel is on its way, or if the writers just couldn't figure out what should happen; but it was still quite entertaining.
Children of Men
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Sat, 31 Mar 2007
Mar 31, 2007, 12:41
[home/movies] Joanne and I watched the movie "Ray" the other day, which is a biography of Ray Charles life. Jamie Foxx portrayed him, and did a fantastic job. Many times I said to Joanne, "He looks just like Ray Charles." The theme of the movie was inspiring as well. I didn't realise that Ray was tormented with so many personal demons, that he felt responsible for his brother's death, that his mother's love even after she died, kept him going, and that he struggled so much with drug addiction and marriage infidelity. I also didn't realise he loved country music so much. Actually, all of this stikes a remarkable simularity to Johnny Cash's life. That's the thing about being a professional musician, eh? The drugs, the pressures, the haunting pain of personal demons which drive them to perform and succeed and exceed everyone's expectations. I'm glad I was saved from that drama! ~Jason
Ray
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Sat, 17 Mar 2007
Mar 17, 2007, 15:16
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The Prestige
I saw an amazingly good movie with Joanne last night, about two feuding magicians. It was set in the turn-of-the-century, so it was full of all those cool mechanical gadgets. But aside from a great look, it had a really intriguing plot! It twisted all around, and kept me guessing.
I recommend it!
~Jason
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Thu, 12 Jan 2006
Jan 12, 2006, 22:04
[home/movies] Lucas and I just saw the most fantastic movie I’ve seen in a very long time. It’s called 12 Angry Men, and it looks to be filmed in about 1955. (57, actually— just checked). If you get a chance to see this flic, take it! I’d argue it has much better acting than most modern films, and the story and turn of events is riveting. It’s about 11 jurors who want to convict a young man for killing his father— and one juror who disagrees. Absolutely fascinating. ~Jason
12 Angry Men
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Sat, 15 Oct 2005
Oct 15, 2005, 08:45
[home/movies] I’ve been so busy this week!! I haven’t taken the time to write about a great movie I saw last Sunday. It’s called Serenity, and it’s a type of conclusion to a television series— though it would have little trouble standing on its own. The series was called Firefly, of which I wrote earlier. If you’re even mildly interested in movies with action, guns, explosions, big mean bad guys, hand-to-hand combat, cool visuals, and sit-on-the-edge suspense, you’ll want to drop a few bucks down for this one. Great move. See the trailer (click menu, video). ~Jason
Serenity
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