Bourne Trilogy

We watched one a day Sunday thru Tuesday.
Randy was anxious to see the third installment.
I agreed to watch all three "action" flicks.
The Bourne Identity (2002)
The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)

Sci Fi Adventure

Ultraviolet (2006)
It stars Milla Jovovich who was also in Fifth Element.
This was much better than we expected based on reviews.
Would recommend this partially due to compassion for child.

Æon Flux (2005)
It stars model Charlize Theron.
Hard to follow storyline at times.
Virus kills 99% population yet there is cloning.

The Fifth Element (1997)
After starting this realized I had seen it before.
It stars Bruce Willis with Luke Perry and Gary Oldham.
Its an okay movie certainly better watched the first time around.

Things Change

Yesterday the upstairs neighbor called and canceled lunch.
She decided to keep her children home from school.
The weather was bad and she thinks they are sick.
We tentatively rescheduled for next week.

Since we had some time before lunch I made a proposal.
I told Randy I would try the second Lord of the Rings ...
but only if we watch half before lunch and the other half after.
I have a hard time sitting for 3 to 4 hours at one time.

So I saw The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.
I had read it was the best of the three. Not sure why.
What bothers me is there is NO END to each movie.
They really should have simply called it a miniseries.

I am not into action movies which is what I consider these.
The story itself has not caught my interest but ...
I may end up watching the last just to say I have.
Now I know who people are when other's talk about it.

I tried LOTR

I had read The Hobbit about 30 years ago.
And believe I even watched The Hobbit (1977).

I told Randy I would watch Lord of the Rings.
Or at least I would try to watch the trilogy.
So yesterday afternoon I sat down and watched
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.

It was okay but just not my cup of tea.
I am not into action and it was too slow paced.
Told Randy I would not be watching other.

In the evening we watched the comedy RV.
It starred Robin Williams which explains the rating ...
"Rated PG for crude humor, innuendo and language.".
I feel asleep part of the way thru it and that's okay by me.

AFI Movie Date Night #5

Tonight's movie was #96 on the list, The Searchers starring John Wayne. This movie was the biggest jumper between the two lists, jumping up to #12 on the 2007 list. After viewing it, I'm not sure why it took such a jump. I have heard that this one is considered the best of director John Ford's movies. Sure it's got some great moments, some great views, perfect directing, decent acting from the Duke but I wouldn't think of it as within the top 20 movies ever made. I would keep it within the Top 100 though.

I didn't really like the ending though. I think it was unrealistic and therefore, it sold out.

AFI Movie Date Night #3

Tonight we watched Unforgiven (#98 on AFI Top 100), the best picture Oscar winner from 1992. It's billed as the best western in the past 20 years. It starred Clint Eastwood (who won the Oscar for best director), Gene Hackman (Oscar winner for best supporting actor), Morgan Freeman and Richard Harris. It's all about "pullin' a trigger". The theme about how hard it is to kill a man, that it takes a certain coldness of heart to be able to do it, comes through pretty well. And Hackman's brutality as the law figure who doesn't want any gunman in his town causing trouble can cause you to flinch at the brutalness of it.

It's an honest look at what it meant to kill a man in the old west. B+.