--in films I recently watched:
On OvationHDTV:
Sophie's Choice (1982) Meryl Streep (Oscar), Kevin Kline, Peter MacNichol. The cameraman was in love with Meryl - she is lovely. Sad and slow film, about a young writer Stingo, from the south, who takes rooms in a house that also has a beautiful Polish woman, Sophie and her lover Nathan, living there. Gradually Stingo learns the truth about Sophie and Nathan and their problems. She is a survivor of the holocaust and he is getting more and more erratic and violent. Good acting but, not a film I will ever watch again. Too depressing. 7/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084707/combined
ION TV:
Along Came Polly (2004) Jennifer Anniston, Ben Stiller, Debra Messing, Philip Seymore Hoffman. Guy marry's beautiful girl. Girl has affair with scuba instructor on the honeymoon. Guy goes back home and mopes until friend takes him out to a party one night and there he runs across Polly who is waitressing. She is a free spirit and also they went to junior high school together. So he is smitten and she is tolerant. Attractive cast go through their paces and we are happy enough to tag along. 7/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0343135/combined
My Collection:
Butterfly On A Wheel/Shattered/The Butterfly (2007) Gerard Butler, Maria Bello, Pierce Brosnan. Butler as Neil Randall and Bello, his wife Abby, have a lovely little girl and a beautiful home. Neil is a successful business man. One morning the couple leaves their daughter with a baby sitter and head off for the day. In the SUV, discussing the days affairs, suddenly a guy with a gun takes over and everything gets crazy. A suspenseful film of jeopardy, jealousy and deception, with a surprise or two and a twist ending. The title of the film keeps changing for some reason. 7/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0489664/combined
Rental DVDs:
Elizabeth I (2005-6) Helen Mirren, Jeremy Irons, Hugh Dancy. A marvelous mini-series about the great queen from her middle years to her death. Costumes and cinematography are tops for a HBO series. 9/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0465326/combined
Twilight: New Moon (2009) Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattison, Billy Burke, Taylor Lautner. Not as good as the first, but still has gorgeous scenery. Bella and Edward and Jacob get lots of time to look good on camera, and the story doesn't get in the way too much. 6/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1259571/combined
The Men Who Stare At Goats (2010) George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges, Kevin Spacey. I think this was supposed to be a black comedy, but it utterly fails at being funny. So what we are left with is - strange. I'm not sure what it was about, because I think my mind kept wandering. Total waste of a bunch of guys who CAN be totally funny with a good script. 5/10 for effort. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1234548/combined
First day of autumn was cool and evening rain. Get the popcorn and a movie and settle in for the season, sez I.
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