Sunday, January 02, 2005
Good Movies
This is always a tough time of year for me as a film buff. I never go to the cinema anymore, since it is too big a hassle with an 18-month old. So, while all of you enjoy the best films of the year debuting now, I will watch them on DVD in six months.
That requires me to work hard now to find good movies from earlier this year. Luckily, Kristen and I watched three movies this week.
The Manchurian Candidate was a well-done, if cynical, look at politics. The rights to this remake are held by Frank Sinatra's estate, and he would not allow the new version during his lifetime, because it had enough similarities to Bobby Kennedy's story.
Super Size Me was a great documentary of what a high fat diet does to the human body. I give Morgan Spurlock's movie the nod over the more heralded Fahrenheit 9/11. Super Size Me was made on the cheap, but it has a big message - America's obesity is tied directly to its love of fast food.
You can tell Collateral is a Michael Mann film without seeing the credits. The film is beautifully shot to make downtown Los Angeles a character in the film. Jamie Foxx and Tom Cruise are great in their duel of cabbie and hit man.
That requires me to work hard now to find good movies from earlier this year. Luckily, Kristen and I watched three movies this week.
The Manchurian Candidate was a well-done, if cynical, look at politics. The rights to this remake are held by Frank Sinatra's estate, and he would not allow the new version during his lifetime, because it had enough similarities to Bobby Kennedy's story.
Super Size Me was a great documentary of what a high fat diet does to the human body. I give Morgan Spurlock's movie the nod over the more heralded Fahrenheit 9/11. Super Size Me was made on the cheap, but it has a big message - America's obesity is tied directly to its love of fast food.
You can tell Collateral is a Michael Mann film without seeing the credits. The film is beautifully shot to make downtown Los Angeles a character in the film. Jamie Foxx and Tom Cruise are great in their duel of cabbie and hit man.
