Last night we watched Alexander The Great on Bell Express Vu, starring Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie, Val Kilmer and Anthony Hopkins. I really enjoyed this movie so I had to watch it twice since it was an all-day special.
LOL, should of payed more attention in Social Studies when I was going to high school!

Sharon

Sierra

One I did kinda like, DH bought a dumb college boy movie called Old School and I wasn't going to watch it but I ended up LOLing through the whole thing.

Hollywood, in general, is usually boring &/or stupid nowadays.

Last week Superstore's special was a set of movies for spending "X" amount. So anyways, I got the "Men of Honour" and "Antwone Fisher" set. We watched "Men of Honour" right away and it sure was good! We did watch it a few years back but had forgotten most of it.

We have the Shaw on Demand thingy but for some reason we just never end up watching movies.

I did go see Tim Burton's "Corpse Bride" on the weekend, however. It was okay. The stop action animation is excellent, but I found the story a little dull and the length of the movie very short (77 minutes). I know I sort of contradict myself. On one hand I say the movie was dull and it dragged, but on the other hand I am saying it was short in length.

Anyways, it's a cute movie, but not as entertaining as his other stop action movie "The nightmare before Christmas". I thought it really wasn't a kids movie, but they deal with the subject of death in a nice way.

And the popcorn was terrible. Usually you can at least have some decent popcorn.

I only go to a few movies per year. Just my personal feeling, but I have a hard time sitting through a movie at home.

Prior to that movie, I saw "Charlie and the Chocolate factory" and enjoyed that one.

Cheers Al

We usually end up renting a movie every weekend it seems. One of the really good ones I saw recently was 'Seducing Dr. Lewis'. It is about a small fishing village in Quebec where everyone has been on welfare for eight years due to declining fish stocks. They have a chance to get a factory but unfortunately they need a permanent doctor. Hence, 'Seducing Dr. Lewis'. A great Canadian film, oh it is subtitled as the movie in in french. :)

'Crash' was really good as well. It starts out really racist unfortunately. We actually almost turned it off except for a friends recommendation. Once the beginning was past it all starts clicking how that was part of the movie and it all makes sense. It is hard to explain until you have watched the whole movie.

Syreeta

The best film I've seen in the last year was with Richard Gere called "Shall We Dance". I would definitely recommend renting it if you haven't seen it yet.

Marilena

Brad Pitt is doing a film called The Assassination of Jesse James in Fort Edmonton AB, I was coaxing DH to go see if he could be hired on as an extra because they were looking for rugged-bearded men.

Hubby said, "no, I better not, Warner Bros. would take one look at me and fire Brad Pitt and make me the star, then I'd have to leave you for a Hollywood Starlet, so I best stay home and be with you" ;)

Sharon

Syreeta, who really could care less about movie stars.

Hubby gets nervous when I rent movies for either the title only (i.e.. "The Machinist", DH profession) or what animal is in the movie. Oh, do not rent "The Machinist", it is horrible. I know we have other machinists on this list and I would hate to put you through the torture of watching that movie. DH couldn't even identify all the machines they were working on.

Syreeta

'The Interpreter' with Nicole Kidman and Sean Penn. I thought it was a really good movie and would recommend it. Sean Penn played his role well (when doesn't he"), and the role suited Nicole Kidman. It is your typical FBI/person needing help movie though.

'Monster-In-Law' with Jennifer Lopez and Jane Fonda. I found this to be hilarious. It might help that my own MIL and I clash quite often and could easily see myself wanting to do some of the same things. :D

'Batman Begins' Watched this one tonight, I think I liked it the best out of all of the movies. I liked finding out how it all began and it helped make the other movies more understandable. You may end up having to rent those afterwards. Lots of big named actors in this one.

'Finding Neverland' with Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet. This was very well done. I can't remember how much of this was based on fact, but even if it was only someones' imagination it was neat to see where his inspiration came for Peter Pan. To see the grandmother yelling at the kids with something in her hand that looks like a hook. You can guess who and what that became.:) Even DH liked this one, he kept trying to find all the 'ideas' that became characters, traits or events in Peter Pan.

Syreeta

I caught the movie North Country last night and it depicts both mining and life in the north quite accurately.
The drama is a bit heavy and I couldn’t recommend it to someone who just wants some light fare.
Anyone who is at all sensitive to coarse language, conflict etc. might want to give this one a miss.

Ian

Bewitched...not that good.
Upside of Anger....not great
Perfect man...alright
Monster in law.....hilarious!
Shall we dance...good
Hmmm I saw one more but can't remember the name now. LOL

Sierra

I just rented Polar Express which was entertaining. I have a problem with sitting still and watching movies at home. My neighbor brought over a Stephen King movie and it featured Anthony Hopkins (of course can't remember the name) but he befriended a boy and it was quite good.

To all out there...My DH and I and another couple went out the other night to the theatre and we went to see Syriana and it was definitely not a 4 star movie like it was supposed to be. I'd give it a one. The scenes did not coordinate with each other...you were always trying to figure out what the scene was about and how on earth it was relivant to the movie. There seemed to be 3 stories going on at one time, although 2 of them joined at the end. We thought with George Clooney and Matt Damon being in it that it might be interesting to see. NOT!

Anyways, we'll try something like a comedy next time.

Merry Christmas to all!!! I'm just waiting for my teenagers to finally crawl out of bed so we can open gifts around here this morning.

Also finally got around to seeing Charlie & the Chocolate Factory which I thought was great. Love Johnny Depp in a weirdo role. :)

Sharon

Sharon

This movie was very touching to me because I once worked with a patient/resident in Saskatoon who unfortunately had a hockey accident, he was quad-paralyzed from the neck down and totally dependent on all care and on a respirator to breathe. He was so young, handsome and athletic that he had so much going for him, girlfriends, friends, popularity, school, a future and then all of a sudden his whole life changed in one second.

This movie makes you wonder what you would do.......

Sharon

I also took in "Narnia" recently, another film I liked.
Ian

Weather Man with Nicolas Cage and Michael Cane. Slow, that is how I would describe it. I would pass on this movie, Michael Cane did a good job with his part but the movie story line bit the dust.

North Country, Very good, Charlize Theron did a very good job again.

Two For the Money with Al Pacino, Rene Russo and Matthew McConaughey. Very good, everyone did a good job and the story has a pretty good line. Plus you get to see Matthew McConaughey with no shirt, what could be better than that? :)

Ian, one of the breeders that supplied dogs for the movie Eight Below was up here last year to race her dogs. Nice dogs that she has, some of them had great markings. I'll be looking for that movie when it comes out on DVD.

Syreeta

This is the story of one year in the life of an Emperor penguin flock as they they march single file to their traditional breeding ground in the Antarctic.

I laughed, I cried, I was in awe and incredibly amazed with these creators. The baby penguins are sooooo cute!

If you haven’t seen this movie, you’re missing a great masterpiece of filmmaking, go rent it or watch it on BellTv.

Sharon

Kevin Costner w/ Ashton Kutcher...really?!

Cheers Al

Did you see what Meryl Streep wore to the Awards, she is usually dressed so gracefully at awards, but this time it looked like she just rolled out of bed, my lord at least she could of pinned her hair up ;)

Sharon

Margaret

Has anyone seen Beowulf? I want to go to see it in the IMAX theatre. But, I think I just want to see the IMAX effects. Not sure if it's the actual movie that I want to see.

Shauna