okay...more movies

I'll just keep up with my previous theme and quickly review some more movies we've watched either online or from disk.

1) Intolerable Cruelty - Funny, Odd film. Thought Clooney was great, and could totally run off with Catherine Zeta-Jones. Fun movie with the double crossing and the odd give and goes between them.

2) Next - Nicholas Cage. The movie was okay. It had a Sliding Doors quality, in that he'd see into the future, and then come back to the "now" and choose a path. So, you'd see a couple of reality possibilities, as well as what "did" happen. But it twists and turns, keeping things interesting

3) The Bucket List - Hilarious with the play from each other in the movie. Grumpy Old Men but different. Nothing too deep, but interesting enough.

4) Lord of War - Nicholas Cage again. But the movie had its shortcmings. Slow in a lot of places. It was good to see the movie, but wouldn't see it again.

5) No Reservations - Catherine Zeta-Jones again, as the chef. Ratatouille with live action. Again, she projected her role well again, and the chemistry with the other chef and the kid were good. She's always seems to be able to do well on her roles. I believed her in Chicago in her role, where Renee was just flat.

6) No Country for Old Men - Glad to watch it, but wasn't anything that I was expecting. Won't watch it again, but definetly something to see. Odd, a bit towards the horror side of things, without the gratuitous jumping from behind corners at you.

7) Batman Begins - Loved it. Great reinvention of a franchise that got too silly for its own good. Definitly not your 1960's Batman. It pulled the movies back from the goofy edge of things, back to the Michael Keaton version, then cranked up the darkness. Great way to restart the role.

8) The January Man - Another obscure movie from the 80's. Entertaining, loved Alec Rikman in his supporting role, with Kevin Kline as the lead man. Funny, and very 80's.

9) Golden Compass - interesting movie. If didn't have a firm ending, mostly because it should be continued in the next book. Never read those books, but the movie was good, if not very English (but it wasn't slow). Might have to read the books before I watch them again. Of course, I haven't read the Narnia books, although my 11 yr old has 2 or 3 times.

10) Becoming Jane - Okay, a chick flick. but it was a good movie. I love Anne Hathaway in general, even when goofy. This movie, she projected well, and was believeable in the role. I guess I'm in touch with my feminine side.

Okay, enough for now. hopefully, this enlightens someone in the bits and bytes out there.