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Periodic ramblings by an old geek…

I finally cut my Netflix plan back to two discs for me and one for each of the kids.  Too many 2-star movies left out there to watch/waste time with anymore.  I’ll continue to be brief in my movie update posts, as most are too obscure for anyone to care about anyway.

 

Twilight (2008)

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I haven’t read the books… aren’t they for adult women who have yet to grow up?  Anyway, the movie was interesting enough.  Took me a bit to realize the actor played Cedric from one of the Harry Potter movies.

 

JCVD (2008)

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I found this movie hilarious… probably far more than other people will.  Jean-Claude Van Damme plays himself in the movie as a down-and-out actor in the process of being framed for a bank robbery.  Sounds silly, but it really works.

 

St. Peter (2005)

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Interesting to see Omar Sharif in the role of Peter, especially considering his religious background.  Anyway, it doesn’t appear to be entirely faithful to Acts at least.  Probably best to stick with something else, though it’s interesting enough to grab 3 stars… probably more for how it causes you to want to reread Scripture.

 

Igor (2008)

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Boring.  The kids watched it twice before allowing me to send it back, so maybe I’m just confused.

 

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

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Did it really need to be this long?  Parts of the story were interesting, but parts just dragged on and on and on.  Felt more like an excuse to win awards for makeup… the forward and reverse aging process of the characters were certainly well done, but that doesn’t always make a movie.

 

Knowing (2009)

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This movie is probably most interesting to me due to Roger Ebert’s blog post on determinism that came about from the movie’s subject matter.  The questions and dialogue through his and reader’s comments are great examples of how the world seems to think today.  By the way, the plane crash scene early in the movie, while really annoying, was done in a single shot if you pay attention (you can see the beginning of it, along director comments, here).  I really don’t think it was worth the effort that must have been required to make it happen.

 

Push (2009)

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Not as cool as I hoped.  I found Jumper to be much better.  The movie ended in a really strange way (as if the rest wasn’t disjointed enough), apparently setting up for a sequel.  I’ll stay away from it.

 

Inglorious Bastards (1978)

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Cult classic apparently, as I learned after adding the 2009 remake to my Netflix queue.  Figured I better watch the original ahead of time.  It’s much better than I expected.

 

Outlander (2008)

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There aren’t enough good Viking movies out there.  I held out hope for this one, but it failed me.  Cool Viking scenery, props, etc., but the whole alien concept to the movie ruined its chances.

 

Apostles of Comedy (2008)

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These guys are funny, and better yet… clean.  The behind-the-scenes stuff is cool, but is too interspersed with the stand-up acts.  I’d much rather they were separate, and with far more stand-up content.

 

Eastern Promises (2007)

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I figured I wasn’t getting enough Viggo Mortensen lately after rewatching Lord of the Rings a few weeks ago, so added this to my queue.  He seemed to portray a Russian pretty well (accent, language and all), but the movie wasn’t great.  His fight scene in the shower room was completely unnecessary.  Yuck.

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