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What I’m Watching August 24, 2008

No stars here, quick comments only!  Most recent at the top…..

TV Show:  Parenthood. Love it. Laugh, cry, laugh, sigh…it gets it.   Lost: The Final Season:  Sad to see it go, and glad to get that hour back when it does. Still love it.

The Outlaw Josey Wales: Clint….mmmmm…love those steely blue eyes. Liked it more than Pale Rider.

Outsourced: American in India…some obvious culture clashes, cute, watchable.

The Counterfeiters: WWII Holocaust movie, good acting, thought provoking. True story.

World Championship women’s ice skating snippet 3/31:Yu-Na’s performance was amazing.

Lost: current season:  LOVE IT!!!! What stands in the shadow behind the statue?????

Caramel: One of the best chic flicks I’ve seen in a long time. Not fluffy. No sap.

Invasion of the Body Snathchers Original:  Campy. Good for non scary fright night.

Charlie Wilson’s War:  Good all around, funny, interesting great Sunday night flick.

The Office, Season 4 Disc 1-2:  HI-LARIOUS, an almost perfect comedy. I heart JIm!

Gone Baby Gone:  Tough subject matter, stellar acting, not a tearjerker, but not uplifting at all. Still, good.

Spaced:  BBC sitcom…quirky, second season is better, not for highbrows.

Michael Clyaton:  George is great, Tilda too…good all around

Breach:  Subdued suspense…true story, good acting.

Ironman:  Fun, funny, decent action…love that RDJ…..

Water:  Stunning film.  I cried at the end. I had no idea this was going on.

Flight of the Conchords: Aussie TV show…quirky, odd, funny at times. Will probably watch some more.  Plus, the one guy kind of looks like my dad without the beard.  Odd.

Heroes, Season 2: Ummm, Next to Lost, and Deadwood, this is my favorite TV show.  It’s so great to watch it without commercials, and to watch 2-3 in a row.  “Save the chearleader. Save the world!”  Oh, and most of the cast is hot, and can act, which is fabulous.

City of God-couldn’t get all the way through it. Lots of language and violence and not enough engagement of characters to get you through

The Batman-Dark, moody, malevolent-not my favorite, but it’s still Batman.

Sex and the City-The Movie-Saw it with the girls…smiles all around if you know the show.

Lars and the Real Girl-Loved it. Funny, poignant, engaging. Not offensive. Rent it.

Vantage Point-SNOOOOOOZE.

American Gangster-Tough in parts, a bit slow in others, interesting as based on a true story. 

The Last King of Scotland-Whew! Oscar worthy for sure.  One brutal scene-but fab acting all around.

King of Corn-Better to read the book-Omnivore’s Dilemma-so much better than this mediocre doc.

Murderball-True story of wheelchair rugby-great flick.

Bladerunner (DVD)-Awesome. My all-time favorite movie. So good to see it again. Go Rutger! Go Harrison!

 

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