<p>Has anyone seen “A Mighty Heart” ( I think that’s what it’s called) about Marianne Pearl, as played by Angelina Jolie? I’m ready to see it alone, b/c nobody here will see it with me. Bosh.</p>
<p>I saw “Knocked Up” with my 17-yr-old and 23-yr-old sons. Quite the experience. Loved the movie, we all did.</p>
<p>H and I both enjoyed “Waitress” quite a bit. Both of us have lived in NC all our lives so Andy Griffith is pretty much royalty to us! He was really good in the movie</p>
<p>Im going to go see Die hard by myself tonight
It won’t live up to the first one with Alan Rickman- but I am in the mood for something like it-</p>
<p>the last movie I saw was The wind that shakes the barley- so I wanted something different :)</p>
<p>I liked “Die Hard 4” at lot…but thought it was really badly lit. Even the outside scenes but maybe it was just the projector’s lamp was low. But there’s nothing better than watching Bruce Willis blow up stuff when you are in the mood for mayhem.</p>
<p>Rata2ee was good for children of all ages once you get past the ‘rats in the kitchen’ thing. I was skeeved out once or twice but laughing the rest of the time. Excellent voice acting esp. by Ian Holm and Jeanne Garafalo. </p>
<p>I’m echoing the Ocean’s 13 rec. </p>
<p>I’m not much of a one for ‘art films’. Sometimes the writer/director is trying so hard to ‘make people think’ that I feel insulted that they feel it’s all that difficult. Besides, I make my living by thinking so when I go to the movies, I like mayhem, comedy and a neat ending. </p>
<p>Unfortunately, we’re going to be away when HP hits the theaters…somewhere with very few movie theaters. We’ll have to catch it on our return. I hope it’s as good as Prisoner of Azkaban. That was the best one so far.</p>
<p>I just saw “La Vie en Rose”. The way the film jumps back and forth in time is sometimes confusing and occasionally annoying, but Marion Cotillard’s incredible performance as Piaf is worth more than the price of admission all by itself.</p>
<p>We just saw La Vie en Rose, too, last Saturday. I am similarly ambivalent (or maybe more ambivalent). Cotillard’s performance is amazing, so intense it’s almost creepy. On the whole, however, I disliked the film, for concentrating way too much on everything tawdry about Piaf, and providing so little to show why anyone cared about her. Plus, it was waaaaaay too long, and had far too little of her music. Way too much ambiguity, too – characters get set up as important in her life, but you never find out why, coy suggestions of a significant lesbian relationship but the movie never really takes a stand, etc.</p>
<p>Knocked Up was a surprise winner for me because I didn’t expect to like it. It’s a chick flick and stoner movie rolled into one, and–gasp!–it has a happy ending. </p>
<p>Also saw Oceans Thirteen–I love those guys! I’m sorry about La Vie en Rose. It was high on my list.</p>
<p>I thought Once was terrific. Just playing at one art house here, so it’s a little hard to find, but worth it.</p>
<p>JHS,</p>
<p>You are definitely more ambivalent. I agree that there could have been more of the original music and the film could have been tighter here and there. I rather liked some of the ambiguity and coy suggestiveness as being thought provoking. I prefer that to being beaten over the head with the obvious the way a lot of movies do these days. For those who are still thinking of seeing it, I will say that it will probably make more sense to those who know the basic outline of Piaf’s life story before seeing the film. It perpetuates a few historical inaccuracies but, then again, the film is not intended as pure history.</p>
<p>Emeraldkity4,</p>
<p>I saw The Wind that Shakes the Barley, too, and my next movie was The Fantastic Four, Silver Surfer. So Die Hard (4), doesn’t seem like to much of a stretch for me (lol).</p>
<p>I wanna see The Rat, but it’s been a sell-out here. Just saw Live Free or Die Hard Sunday. Once you can suspend belief on the technical aspects (sorry, but if all the cell phone networks are down, you ain’t gonna be able to reprogram your cell phone to hack into a satellite, etc, etc), the two hours fly by. Lots of explosions and general mayhem. My S and I sat on the front row (by choice) so we could be overwhelmed by it all. I still like the first Die Hard the best. I missed Sgt. Al Powell (Reginald VelJohnson) and I still like Alan Rickman best as the villain in the first. </p>
<p>Knocked up is good and I agree with the recs. I too was a Freaks and Geeks fan, probably because I taught high school in the years during which the show is set. I came closest to being the long-haired guidance counselor.</p>
<p>Rattatouille (spelling???!) was charming. Love those Pixar folks. The Pixar short that preceeds the feature is another great one!</p>
<p>I saw A Mighty Heart last Friday night all by myself. I’ve been raving to anyone who will listen. It was incredible and heartwrenching. Even though I knew the outcome, I prayed they’d get to him through the entire movie.</p>
<p>Knocked-Up and 1408…if you dare! :0</p>
<p>maysixxmom–I just read a review of A Mighty Heart that said while it was a gripping movie, it is flawed in that it equalizes the two sides (terrorists and victims) and misses the point that Daniel Pearl was killed because he was a Jew (witness the video he was forced to make before his beheading.)</p>
<p>The reviewer quotes Brad Pitt’s viewpoint as an example of the younger generation’s “moral relativism”: “We hope the film can increase understanding between peoples of all faiths and portray the story and the people involved without anger or judgment.” </p>
<p>So that’s disappointing. I happen to believe there are times when we need to be angry and judgmental.</p>
<p>Another reason I like the cartoon escapism of Pixar! :)</p>
<p>I saw Ocean’s 13 last night, I liked it. I will go see “La vie en rose”, I saw a play or musical theater(don’t remember) about Edit Piaf a while back in London, it was good. My sister who owns tons of Edit Piaf songs recommended this movie highly. I’m trying to see it with my D who has been singing Edit Piaf songs ( for a French class).</p>
<p>Not exactly on topic because it’s not a summer movie, but I just watched Borat for the first time the other night. Outstanding!</p>
<p>Definitely not a current summer movie, but I just happened to find a 1961 movie called “College Confidential” starring Steve Allen, Jayne Meadows, Mamie Van Doren (!), and Rocky Marciano (!!).</p>
<p>I saw “Evening” night before last. I really liked it. H. went with me (because it was my b-day) and he liked it too even though someone had warned me that it was a chick flick. I’ve always enjoyed “period” movies and a large part of “Evening” takes place in the 50"s. </p>
<p>On a related note…if you have teenage boys…S2 saw Transformers last night and thought it was great. He was especially proud that he actually remembered a lot of the Transformers names from the TV show he watched as a kid. Now the next big event for S and friends will be July 27 when The Simpsons Movie comes out.</p>