A few good movies

I get into these real movie kicks, where I'll watch several DVDs in a few weeks. Recently I've been experiencing just such a kick. This month, I've watched Charlie Wilson's War, 3:10 to Yuma, Stardust, Because I Said So, Once, The Holiday, Breach, and Ocean's Thirteen. That doesn't include the countless hours of "Bob the Builder" or "Veggie tales". I don't particularly think they count. Maybe one day I'll blog up a storm on the best kids DVDs, but today, I'm too Fraggle Rock'd out.

Out of the above list, I really must say my favorites have been (in no particular order) 3:10 to Yuma, Stardust, Once, and The Holiday. Now, I realize that list sounds very 'chick-flick-centric', and I must explain that I am not a chick-flick exclusive gal. I love The Lord of The Rings trilogy, The Bourne series and several other high-action, high impact movies. I just haven't seen many that have made this top list this past month. Breach, was good, but the actor Chris Cooper just kept freaking me out in how much he reminded me of my Dad in the 80s. Really, I think he studied my father on how to move, sound, comb his hair, wear a suit. I seriously could not enjoy the movie because he just reminded me of my Dad too much! BTW - my father has never (to my knowledge) been an FBI agent, nor has he been a CIA agent, or in anyway worked for the government, or, for that matter, spied on the United States for Russia. (great, now I probably have some poor schmuck in the FBI flagging my blog as anti-American or something). Haven't you had that happen though? An actor plays his character just like some real person you know? Syndrome from the Incredibles? He reminds me completely of my cousin Chris. Chris Cooper as Robert Hansen in 'Breach'? Identical twin to my father in the 1980s. WEIRD folks, just weird.

Anyway...I really must recommend that everyone see the movie 'Once'. It was released last year (limited release), and is a modern day musical. Now wait - come back, finish reading the blog! There is no dancing, no knife fights, and very little of the actual storyline is sung. So really, watch it, Craig even liked it. And just about anyone can tell you that he hates musicals. (passionately, really. Maybe, I should make him watch a musical every time he watches sports center. Could be an even trade there. And I'm sure I could get a negative association going and make him gag every time he hears he Sports Center theme.) Another surprise hit for me was The Holiday. Now, I realize that it got a 47% rating on Rotten Tomatoes (my movie review website of choice), but I liked it. Yes, it's a feel-good chick flick. But I love sweet things, so this movie hit my 'clean and sweet' streak just right.

So that's the movie list for now - I still have several to see this month before I'll be satisfied that I've watched enough movies to turn my brain to mush. I figure since Emmett has pink-eye (seems to be an annual thing), I'll need any type of entertainment once he's in bed. =)