Manic Movie Monday

Yes, I'm well aware that I'm still running a day behind.  Deal with it.  Also be warned that some of these might include spoilers.

Over the last couple of weeks, I've watched quite a few movies.  I have a NetFlix subscription that was a gift from Cherise plus people lend me movies, out of pity I think.  I don't go to movies and I don't watch TV and so therefore, my life is seen as lacking.  As such, people lend me DVDs to complete my life.  Here's what I've watched and a quick blurb about each.

Transformers - This one was lent to me because the special effects are cool as this girl is hot.  It took Trey and I about a week watching a scene or two a day to get through the movie.  There were some funny bits but it couldn't hold my interest.  The only reason that I made it all the way through eventually was because Trey liked the robots.  He still talks about the scorpion robot.

The Brave One - Another one that was lent to me.  I didn't think I was going to like this one but I was wrong.  I enjoyed how they built on each event and she found herself sliding toward vigilante. 

Duck Soup - A Marx Brothers comedy provided by NetFlix.  It was funny but not as funny as I remember.  Some movies should be left to memory.

Being John Malkovich - Netflix.  I didn't make it through this one.  Too stupid and pointless.  There was a time that I would finish any movie that I started, just because.  Maybe it would get better.  Maybe I would like the ending.  Maybe there would be some interesting twist.  I'm not like that anymore.  I don't have much patience for maybes anymore.

The Guardian - Lent to Tia.  Maybe she's in the same pity class as I am because she also doesn't go to movies but she will watch a TV show every once in a while.

Felt like An Officer And A Gentleman remake with some of the scenes just about directly stolen from the original.  I had to watch it in halves because it was long and it wasn't a movie worth sacrificing sleep over but it was enjoyable enough.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - I almost turned this one off.  As luck would have it, I decided to let it run while I worked on some karate stuff that allowed me to listen to the movie and work at the same time.  The movie picked up after about 30 minutes and became interesting.  I didn't particularly enjoy the movie as much as I liked the idea behind the movie and wanted to see how they played it out. 

Beowulf - Lent to me.  I've tried several times but I just can't through this one.  I don't know how much I've watched of it.  Beowulf has killed the monster and I don't remember what's after that.  Nothing about this movie is grabbing me.  I do want to see the rest just so I know how it ends but I'm probably going to have to take it in bite-size pieces like I did with Transformers.

Up next in the queue: Lent to me - Paycheck.  I saw this years ago but a friend recommended that I watch it again.  I don't remember why.  I've had it for months.  NetFlix - Lions for Lambs, Third Watch: Season 2, and Lazytown: Robbie's Greatest Misses (for Trey but I find them fun to watch as well).

I've seen more movies in the past month than I have in a long time.  I used to be a movie watchin' fool but I've lost that loving feeling for movies.  One of the most enjoyable movies I watched this year was Equilibrium, which I picked because it was recommended by Ricky T and Cherise.  I had never heard of it before but found it to be a fascinating story plus it appealed to my martial arts side in a new way.  Gun kata!  Sweet!

Comments

[Cherise]

Lazytown creeps me out. You and Trey need to watch Alvin and the Chipmunks. Chase and I love it... As for your Netflix views... I'm gonna start flinging stuff your way to watch.

[CV Rick]

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is one of my all-time favorite sci-fi movies.

Another really interesting, weird film was Stranger than Fiction starring Will Ferrel.

And we love documentaries here in my house. Love.Them! I'd recommend New York Doll - about former punk star turned Mormon temple worker Arthur "Killer" Kane.

[Success Warrior]

Summer, one thing that catches Trey about Lazytown is that I've been calling him Sparticus since before he was born.

Ricky T, I'll add those to my list.