Showing posts with label Movies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Movies. Show all posts

Monday, February 25, 2008

Masterpiece Theatre

In attempts to make up for my last movie blunder I picked what I thought would be a safe bet. This week's movie was Vantage Point. I don't know anything about the writer or director of the movie, but the cast is pretty decent. I'm not too big on Dennis Quaid (in fact I often confuse him with Bill Paxton and Bill Pullman), but Forest Whitaker was top notch as always.

It was a pretty intense movie with an engaging plot line. The director used a lot of hand-held camera work a la Saving Private Ryan. If you enjoy a Usual Suspects plot line... that is, I have no clue what's going on, and towards the end all of the twists come together... you should enjoy this movie.

Sunday, January 20, 2008

Masterpiece Theatre

On Saturday, I went to a movie with Benjamin. I/We take quite a bit of pride in movie selection ability. This week, it was In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale. This particular selection was a "no brainer" based on the dark ages fantasy setting, as well as the stellar cast. With names like Jason Statham and John Rhys Davies, it is tough to go wrong. That said...

THAT MOVIE WAS HORRIBLE!