I did not go on a walk today but my overall miles for the day was 3.92. That was just walking around doing the things I was doing. Since it was Christmas Eve today, I decided to have pizza and watch Christmas movies. I watched Christmas In Connecticut among others. It was a nice relaxing day.
I was a bit moved by the passing of Robin Williams yesterday. So sad his depression got the best of him. I watched much of the coverage on TV about his life and death. Of course it reminded me of all the movies I’ve seen him in. I really liked Good Will Hunting and Dead Poets Society the most. I guess I preferred his serious roles to his comedic roles.
Oh captain, my captain!
This evening I watched Dead Poets Society again to remind me why I liked it so much. His character really inspired those students to think for themselves and live for the day. Seeing it today though made me see the political message. At private schools at that time in our history, conformity was the rule. He was teaching them not to conform. I love that! The movie means a lot more today then the first time I saw it.
I think Robin Williams will be missed. He certainly left an impression on our film history. While watching Dead Poets Society, I saw on Facebook that Lauren Bacall died today. That’s two greats in as many days. Who will be next?
Every year at this time I enjoy watching holiday movies. I usually watch my favorites like The Bishop’s Wife, Christmas in Connecticut, The Man Who Came To Dinner, and of course A Christmas Carol. There are others but I really enjoy those.
This year I decided to start the season with a semi-holiday movie. Last night I decided to watch You’ve Got Mail. I selected this one because it takes place during the Thanksgiving/Christmas time frame. Well, the ending takes place during the spring but most of the movie is during the holiday season.
I love this movie because I love romantic comedies. I think Meg Ryan was in her prime at that time and Tom Hanks was pretty good as well. This movie has a lot of technology in it but it wasn’t really showcased that well. For example, both the main characters were using laptops. One was a Mac and one was a PC. I liked the Mac of course. However, at several times during the movie they showed the laptops and I only remember one time where the laptops were actually plugged into a phone line. Remember this movie was probably made in 1997 and released in 1998 before wifi. The average person probably won’t even notice these things but I did. At that time I was all about AOL and connecting with people in the chat rooms and through email so I enjoyed the technology in the movie.
But I also enjoy a good love story. I like the way Tom Hanks character plays with the Meg Ryan character for a few months, working her into a relationship before she even knows it. And the fact that it takes place during the holidays is just a bonus. Also, the movie is actually a remake of The Shop Around The Corner which is also a holiday movie. I like that movie too but I prefer the remake.
Anyway, I consider this my first holiday movie this year. This weekend I’m sure I’ll be catching up on my favorites but until then, I’ll savor this first holiday movie I’ve seen this year.
I know I’m behind the times and all but last night I watched The Hangover. It was on HBO on Saturday and I DVRd it. It’s got to be one of THE funniest movies I’ve ever seen. Have you seen it? The cast they picked was just perfect. All the women though were insignificant to the men. Bradley Cooper is absolutely adorable and has a GREAT body. I haven’t seen many movies of his but he was really good in this movie and not just because he’s so good looking. I’m not familiar with Ed Helms or Justin Bartha (cute though) but I know Zach Galifianakis and he was very funny in this movie.
I like how they set up the plot and laid it all out before we got to find out all the shit that happened. Revealing all the details of what happened that evening took the whole movie of course but they way one thing lead to the next was funny. Mike Tyson was in the movie but I didn’t really like his role. The rest of the characters were just right. There’s nothing bad to say about the filming, music, or location selection. This movie could only take place in Vegas. As they say, “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.”
I give this movie four out of five As. The only reason it doesn’t get a perfect five is because I didn’t like Mike Tyson. One other thing I should mention. You have to stay for the credits…SO much is revealed during the credits. Some of the funniest stuff actually is revealed during the credits. I really enjoyed this movie.