Two week report....

Over the last two weeks, while the weather was nice, I spent a lot of time outdoors. But I did watch these films:

Private Life Of Henry VIII (1933) Charles Laughton IS The King! And Elsa Lancaster as Anne Of Cleves is a match. 8/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024473/

Dracula 2000 Gerard Butler, Christopher Plummer. Over the top, with way too many starletts and wannabe's during the first 30 minutes. Then it settles down to a new take on the Drac legend and with a mesmerizing Gerard Butler as the title character, becomes a worthy entry in the list of films about the undead one. Great for Halloween - with all things that go *bump* in the night.......8/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0219653/

Pearl Harbor (2001) A love triangle between two flyboys and a nurse and Hawaii is bombed by the Japanese. 7/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0213149/

Confessions Of A Dangersous Mind (2002) This dangerous mind couldn't get into it - it is very weird. No rating. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0270288/

V For Vendetta (2005) Natalie Portman and Hugo Weaving. A strange film. Is it a romance, a horror, or ... what? Interesting. 7/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0434409/

Babel (2006) Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett on a trip to Morocco when suddenly the bus window breaks and she discovers she has been shot. Many entwining stories start from this incident and it is soon so muddled it becomes boring. I really didn't care about the two yuppies and felt sorry for most of the rest of the characters. But by the end I was just glad it was over. What a mess! 5/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0449467/

The DaVinci Code (2006) Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen. I saw this in theater when it was first released and was disappointed. Decided to give it another try. I was completely bored and went to sleep. Maybe I should read the book? 6/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0382625/

Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day (2008) Enchanting fable about a beautiful girl, Delysia (Amy Adams) who has a few too many lovers. But it is Frances McDormand as Miss Pettigrew, a nanny who has been fired, and a lingerie manufacturer Joe, (Ciaran Hinds) who find each other in this magical day, that are the great joys. Their scenes together are just perfect and very romantic. 8/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0970468/

RockNRolla (2008) Gerard Butler, Thandie Newton, Tom Wilkinson, Mark Strong. Guy Ritchie film about the criminals in merry ole England. Wonderful ensemble cast of pros brings to life the scoundrels and theives and violent thugs of the "new" and "old" school of gangsters. Lenny and Archie (Tom Wilkinson and Mark Strong) are the old school; One-two, Mumbles and Handsome Bob (Gerard Butler, Idris Elba, Tom Hardy) The Wild Bunch, are for hire; and Stella (Thandie Newton) the accountant who is up to no good. The Russian mobsters are "the new school" and have no rules. Toby Kebbell is Johnny Quid - the RocknRolla - and is a standout. The plot revolves around a painting that goes missing; along with some serious money. Chases and mayhem ensue. But it is the droll byplay between the Wild Bunch and between Stella and One Two that are the highlights. And a dance scene, the shortest sex scene ever in movies, and a chase scene that will have you laughing a lot. A very funny film. 9/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1032755/

Well, I did it - I voted at election headquarters because I can't stand for very long and ask to vote early. However it turns out, I know one thing. Our presidential elections are too long. It becomes a joke for our comedians to mock.



See you at the movies.