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Movie 14: The Counterfeiters
There were times when this threatened to become just another Holocaust movie with the standard cliches meant to cause an emotional reaction, but it never quite fell into that trap. This was thanks largely to the characters, who are well-defined and interesting.
M15: Forgetting Sarah Marshall
I think Judd Apatow is trying to become his own genre of comedy. Just about everything he produces has the same theme - men growing up and accepting the responsibilities of adulthood - and the same style of humor. It usually works, but this time it seems like they’re just going through the motions. It had some really funny moments, and some good meta-humor, but the quality wasn’t consistent throughout the film.
DVD 11: 3:10 to Yuma
Standard western fare that spent too much time on the lead actors. Not that they were bad, but Alan Tudyk, Gretchen Mol, and Peter Fonda all had more interesting characters that were barely on screen.
DVDs 12 & 13: The Muppet Show Season 1, discs 1& 2
Something produced more than 30 years ago is still funnier than most current television. It’s really interesting to see how the characters develop into the Muppets we all know and love. This has been our laze around the house entertainment for the past couple weeks, and will probably continue to be as we finish season 1 and move on to 2.
DVD 14: Battlestar Galactica: The Miniseries
I’ve caught a few reruns of this on daytime television, and am beginning to see why it’s so popular. I may netflix my way through the rest; it’s a good way to spend the hour or so between coming home from work and actually sleeping in the mornings.
On a side note, I will be skipping The Life Before Her Eyes, a self-important melodrama about a school shooting that someone thought would be a good idea to release this weekend. I’ve seen some tasteless marketing decisions before, but this one takes the cake.
There were times when this threatened to become just another Holocaust movie with the standard cliches meant to cause an emotional reaction, but it never quite fell into that trap. This was thanks largely to the characters, who are well-defined and interesting.
M15: Forgetting Sarah Marshall
I think Judd Apatow is trying to become his own genre of comedy. Just about everything he produces has the same theme - men growing up and accepting the responsibilities of adulthood - and the same style of humor. It usually works, but this time it seems like they’re just going through the motions. It had some really funny moments, and some good meta-humor, but the quality wasn’t consistent throughout the film.
DVD 11: 3:10 to Yuma
Standard western fare that spent too much time on the lead actors. Not that they were bad, but Alan Tudyk, Gretchen Mol, and Peter Fonda all had more interesting characters that were barely on screen.
DVDs 12 & 13: The Muppet Show Season 1, discs 1& 2
Something produced more than 30 years ago is still funnier than most current television. It’s really interesting to see how the characters develop into the Muppets we all know and love. This has been our laze around the house entertainment for the past couple weeks, and will probably continue to be as we finish season 1 and move on to 2.
DVD 14: Battlestar Galactica: The Miniseries
I’ve caught a few reruns of this on daytime television, and am beginning to see why it’s so popular. I may netflix my way through the rest; it’s a good way to spend the hour or so between coming home from work and actually sleeping in the mornings.
On a side note, I will be skipping The Life Before Her Eyes, a self-important melodrama about a school shooting that someone thought would be a good idea to release this weekend. I’ve seen some tasteless marketing decisions before, but this one takes the cake.
