I started the day editing video from my vacation. I was only able to complete one little video showing the mountains of West Virginia. You can see it below. Just click on the picture. Of course you’ll need Quicktime to see it. Anyway, so after I finished that video I got bored and watched some TV. I was watching the View. It was a rerun. They had the cast of “The Stepford Wives” on. I hadn’t seen that movie. When the show was over, I decided to walk down to the video store and see if it’s out on DVD. It wasn’t. But I looked around and found some titles that I really hadn’t seen but have talked about with Shawn and others. So I picked up Along Came Polly, The Station Agent, and Goodbye Lenin.

I started with Along Came Polly. I know, I know. This isn’t the cinematic gem that some might think it is but I wanted to see it anyway. Even though this was a silly movie, there were things about it that I liked. I liked several of the songs that were in the movie. Songs always evoke emotions in me so hearing some of these songs brought up emotions. None of which had anything to do with the movie. The two songs that evoke emotions were Don’t You Forget About Me by Simple Minds and Let My Love Open The Door Pete Townshend. I don’t know why these songs stood out but the lyrics were so fitting. Anyway, I did enjoy the music. Another thing I liked about this movie was the way Ben Stiller’s character learned how to salsa dance because Polly liked to dance. I thought that was very thoughtful of him. I know it’s silly, but I thought it was hilarious.

After watching Along Came Polly, I watched The Station Agent. This movie was a bit odd. It was about a little person, FinnFinn, (that picture doesn’t do him justice) who inherited a train station and decides to live in it. He meets some people in the town and basically becomes friends with them. We go through their problems and learn more about them. Shawn told me about this movie a long time ago so of course I had to watch it. I know he liked it because he likes Bobby Cannavale. I actually liked this movie too. It’s not your run of the mill movie that everyone would like but it does have it’s moments. Surprisingly, the little person, Finn, reminded me so much of Brad. He looks just like him and the character had the exact same personality as Brad. Granted, Brad is not a little person, but Finn has the same facial features as Brad. What struck me most was the personality traits that this character had and how they were SO much like Brad. Anyway, I did enjoy the movie.

I still have yet to watch Goodbye Lenin. I know it’s about a boy in one of the Baltic states whose mother is in a coma. When she comes out of the coma she thinks it’s still in the time of Lenin. Her son goes to extreme lengths to make her believe it. It should be a good movie. I’ve heard and read good things about it. Of course I’ll write about it after I see it.