Looking for a good movie
I’m watching the MTV awards. I have watched it every year for a long time. The bits up front are always so funny. I vividly remember the Lord of the Rings bit with Jack Black and Michele Geller several years ago. It has good years and bad years, but it is consistently funny.
Each year I am stunned over the number of movies that they present and I haven’t seen them. Last year, I just couldn’t get interested in going to the theatre. I kept telling myself that I would see it when it came to PPV or cable. I have watched most of them. It’s my niece that misses out, because since she was three years old, I have been her main movie going adult and I let her see movies way inappropriate. That Is what the cool aunts do, they treat you like you are their equal. And you are equal.
This year, there are several movies I do want to see. I’m not always an Adam Sandler fan, but Zohan looks very funny. Iron Man is on my list, the Black Night, Hancock (I am a huge Will Smith fan) Indiana Jones. Heck I’d best get started, cause I’m already running late getting to the movies.
I enjoy foreign films also. One of my favorites is 3 Iron from Korea. Very little dialogue is in that movie, but it is just amazing. I’m an Andy Lau fan and have seen many of his early films and follow him, though it’s hard to find a good selection here in the states. Every once in a while cable will have some. They usually bring the best foreign films that are up for the academy awards. I’ve seen some incredible Spanish, Asian and French movies that way.
Ultimately I am lazy, so I will go for what is easy, though I will buy a movie off Amazon, should I hear enough good things about it, mostly I start looking out for what I want and it sort of becomes available one way or another. Even my niece will watch a subtitle; in fact she has become more and more enamored of them. My laid back attitude is in direct proportion to the amount of time I spend at the theatre. minimal.
I miss the big city, where everything is right around a corner. I miss Trader Joe’s and the world market. I miss every kind of specialty shop you ever thought of checking out. That is the only flaw that comes with a smaller city, you lack the diversity. I miss the wide selection of films and the cheap seats.
So tell me about a great new film you’ve seen and recommend. And if it’s foreign, tell me how to find it. Oh, and Canada is foreign around here! One of my favorite movies is Smoke Signals and that is Canadian. Of course, they also gave us Ginger Snaps and the first of the series rocks big time.
I’m heading out next weekend to the Lori Foster Weekend, so there will not be a blog until I get back. Have a great week!
Rhianna
I’m sorry, but I can’t really help with a movie suggestion.
DH and I really want to see “The Forbidden Kingdom”, but we haven’t gotten around to it.
Really, the issue is that I have so much resistance to going to the theater on weekends. Too many people, kids, screaming kids, annoying kids, loud talking rambunctious kids who kick your chair and throw food…and crying babies. I’ve go nothing against kids, I just like to watch a movie in peace. DH used to work flex so we had Wed. off together and we would go often then. Very nice and quiet, but he changed jobs and so we go rarely now.
How did you get into foreign films? Especially Asian ones which weren’t that big in the past? I fell in love with foreign films watching Fellini as a teen. I loved his films and have always preferred foreign films since then.
I hear ya on the big vs. small cities. I would die in a small city. Just shrivel up and die. I need the diversity. I guess in your case though, you are near friends and family, which is very important and trumps choosing where to live.
What has been your most favorite city to live in? And which one would you choose to live in if you had a choice?
Hey, have fun at Lori Foster! I’m sure when you start chatting up people they will fall in love with you and your book.
Comment by MB (Leah) — June 2, 2008 @ 6:19 pm
Hi Leah,
I have lived in a lot of big cities for short periods of time. LA was too much…earthquake. I say that,even after our little jolt last month. Traiffic was so frantic all the time. But there is a lot of great shopping. I liked Houston and Dallas, too hot. I discover that most larger cities are what you make of them. I like denver, and I still have friends in Indianapolis, so it would be a very likely place for me to move. Though, I visit Seattle every decade or so and have always thought it was amazing.
Rhianna
Comment by Administrator — June 3, 2008 @ 2:17 am
I’m off to Lori Foster’s weekend in Cincinnatic. I’ll be off line for the next three days. Have a great weekend.
Rhianna
Comment by Administrator — June 6, 2008 @ 1:07 pm
Ooooh… Movies! Uh, yeah but I rarely, rarely get out to one. Not sure why ~ probably ’cause DH and I are happy to stay home and the prices at the theaters kinda kills the desire.
But for foreign films, w/ & W/out subtitles first on my list would be
1. Amelie (S ~ French)
2. It’s a Wonderful Life (S - Italian)
3. Anime… I LOVE anime. The Japanese voices are much, MUCH better,
IMO, than the English dubbed ones. Anything by Hayao Miyazaki
is awesome; but then I’m also just a plain Japanese anime fan
as well ~ tv series like Blue Seed (definitely NOT for kids),
Sailormoon, Fushigi Yuugi, X (again, NOT for kids) and a number
of others that I enjoy, but don’t collect so much.
4. Metropolis (S ~ Japanese): Another anime film that came out in theatres a
few years ago and my son and I went ~ he’s the other Japanese fan, but he
can speak and, mostly, read the language. Not a Miyazaki film, but
interesting nonetheless.
5. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon ~ Love, LOVE the movie; kinda like
The Matrix, but with the Asian artistry.
As for other non-subtitles foreign movies, one of my absolute FAVOURITES is DEAR FRANKIE. It’s a Scottish release and features lovely, lovely Gerard Butler… IMO, this is one of his sexiest appearances… and I saw the movie long before I even knew who he was. *Sigh*
I hope you have (had) a marvelous time at Lori Foster’s weekend! And that you find SOTD has many, many new fans!
Comment by KathyK — June 6, 2008 @ 2:25 pm