This week I spent outdoors enjoying some nice weather for gardening. Had my first corn-on-the-cob straight out of a locally grown garden and still watched a few films:
Anna & The King (1999) Chow Yun Fat is the King! Jodi Foster is Anna, the teacher hired to come to the court of Siam and start a school for the royal children. Gorgeous locations filmed in what was called Burma. Thailand refused because the story is patently false and is insulting to King Mongkut. But to see Chow in the costumes and with his charisma - it is enough for me. 8/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0166485/
Best Of The Bad Men (1951) Robert Ryan and Robert Preston on opposite sides in the Clampett, Earp story, with a little James gang, the civil war, all mixed into a stew of a film. Not too bad. 8/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043335/
Prelude To A Kiss (1992) Alec Baldwin and Meg Ryan in the strangest love story I have ever seen. On their wedding day an old man appears to kiss the bride - and shazamm - they are switched or are they and it is up to the bridegroom to convince the parents that he is not nuts. And us. 7/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105165/
Hour Of The Gun (1967) Robert Ryan once again as Clampett, with James Garner as Wyatt Earp and Jason Robards, Jr. as Doc Holliday. Wyatt is sorta a bad guy, and Doc is his conscience. Fable. But a good 'un. 8/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061787/
In The Valley Of Elah (2008) I am a fan of Tommie Lee Jones and think he gave the best performances of 2007. In this he is quiet, stoic and strong. A father who is going to find out the truth no matter where it takes him. Charlize Theron is effective as the cop in the small town department, with all the males being alpha dogs as she just tries to do her job and be effective. Gratuitous scenes of topless bars frequented by soldiers near the post makes me take off a point. Once yes. We get it - men have to have tits. Twice - no. 7/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0478134/
With the Dog Days of August fast approaching, I'm sure it will be more indoor activities, with lots of ice and cold food. That's the way it is.
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