tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post6529317733142370959..comments2024-03-28T16:58:03.030-04:00Comments on Success Along the Weigh: Movie madnessAnele @ Success Along the Weighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03986921867517926199noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-30304158448539549142014-01-16T22:12:24.762-05:002014-01-16T22:12:24.762-05:00The Secret Life of Walter Mitty---pretty darn good...The Secret Life of Walter Mitty---pretty darn good..going to see "Her" this weekendPJ Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16550278783075004470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-80389195853666917622014-01-15T13:46:07.823-05:002014-01-15T13:46:07.823-05:00I'm interested in seeing the Carrie movie. Us...I'm interested in seeing the Carrie movie. Usually I hate reboots also, but I'll give this one a try. I love Julianne Moore! Oh, and I got one of those blog awards, and I had to pick others to nominate, and since you're in the top 10 blogs I read, I nominated you. :) http://www.fatmom-tofitmom.com/2014/01/awesome-blog-content-award-and-sunshine.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17199434860797642670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-18776716939026669912014-01-15T10:25:34.900-05:002014-01-15T10:25:34.900-05:00It was!? I don't know why but if I'd know...It was!? I don't know why but if I'd known that I might've stayed away since the critics and the Mr and I rarely have the same views. LOL I will say I'm irritated that the rental place ticked me off by raising their rates this year...double...because of Blockbuster going out and no other physical video rental stores. <br /><br />I've heard great things about Nebraska but I'm glad you said it was dementia related. I can't handle media of any kind with that subject matter anymore. :-\ Glad you enjoyed it though!Anele @ Success Along the Weighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03986921867517926199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-29022951237200069912014-01-15T10:21:51.610-05:002014-01-15T10:21:51.610-05:00I want to want to see Ender's Game but I know ...I want to want to see Ender's Game but I know I'm not interested but the Mr might want to go there. I'm not a sci-fi gal but it's good that it followed the movie as close to the book as it could. That's so rare these days since Hollywood likes to take creative license.Anele @ Success Along the Weighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03986921867517926199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-83737056615183503662014-01-15T10:20:23.692-05:002014-01-15T10:20:23.692-05:00Isn't that the worst when you get a movie beca...Isn't that the worst when you get a movie because someone you like is in it and it's not very good. We've done that quite a few times and sometimes just shake our heads and say "the things we watch for _______"Anele @ Success Along the Weighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03986921867517926199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-35383444034582676932014-01-15T10:19:19.516-05:002014-01-15T10:19:19.516-05:00Yes, it's certainly above average for us. We&...Yes, it's certainly above average for us. We're usually 50/50. LOL We'll have to watch the original Carrie soon so we can make closer comparisons.Anele @ Success Along the Weighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03986921867517926199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-39035793453156899922014-01-15T10:16:59.744-05:002014-01-15T10:16:59.744-05:00It's interesting that the one movie that has b...It's interesting that the one movie that has been critically praised (Enough Said) was the movie you didn't like. I hadn't heard of those first two, but they sure sound interesting. I wonder if they'll eventually come to HBO or Showtime (my two premo channels), I sure can't go to my local Blockbuster and rent them, can I?<br /><br />I did actually go to a theater movie, last month. Husband and I saw "Nebraska." I loved it and so did he. It's a movie about a father and son, and perhaps it touched us because the son is so patient and understanding of his father's physical shortcomings and dementia. I would say it's a really good movie for those of us in the senior-citizen class, as Du said, "I remember family gatherings like the ones they showed in this movie." I do too. I was sure disappointed when it won no awards at the Golden Globes. But it didn't take away from my enjoyment of this wonderfully quiet and touching movie.dupsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18088114640385927198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-33707750406201828832014-01-15T09:40:48.742-05:002014-01-15T09:40:48.742-05:00We're more into story than actors, although th...We're more into story than actors, although that said, I'll sit through anything with Bruce Willis and a few others. We seldom "go" to the movies, but a local discount theater is playing Ender's Game, and it had two things going for it, for me. One, Harrison Ford is one of those actors, and two, it's one of my all-time favorite books. It bombed at the box office, I've heard, but for me it was good. It stayed as close to the book as a movie can, and I thought the special effects regarding weightlessness and the battle scenes were good. Best of all, I liked that they nailed what the book was about, which wasn't battles or science fiction, but about the psychology of the boy, Ender. I'm sure that was because the author was one of the producers. I think I'd actually like to own this one and see it again.Cherihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16296750630075402269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-11200811610164830892014-01-15T08:18:56.178-05:002014-01-15T08:18:56.178-05:003 out of 4 is definitely good odds. We watched a ...3 out of 4 is definitely good odds. We watched a horrible one a 2 weekends ago, proving that I will sit through anything the Danny Trejo is in. I go into his movies knowing they are "B flicks" but this one was more like a "D". The last few rentals were ok but not great - mostly we've been catching up on the dvr.another layerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15756727485274694135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-62668956622654301172014-01-15T07:16:07.007-05:002014-01-15T07:16:07.007-05:00It was a good run of movies. 3 out of 4 is pretty ...It was a good run of movies. 3 out of 4 is pretty good for us. Carrie was especially surprising. I am not into reboots either but it is a movie that kind of needed some updating and making closer to the book did it justice.The Mr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04233628447251244134noreply@blogger.com