Movies watched this weekend (and my thoughts)

July 6, 2008 in Movies, me with View Comments

This long weekend made for a lot of movie-watching time.  Here are some flicks I watched this weekend:

Vantage Point - This move got really bad reviews, but I actually kind of liked it.  I enjoyed the story telling mode, but I thought they showed it from too many different points of view.  Still, not as bad as everyone made it out to be.

The Omega Man - The is the 1971 version of last year’s I Am Legend.  The main character this time is played by Charlton Heston.  The story was a little different, especially during the 2nd half.  The effects were on par for the time period, but the music was horrible.  The 2007 version is a LOT creepier than this one.

American Gangster – 3 hours long, it tried to be another Goodfellas.  It was pretty good, and actually held my attention for the whole movie.  Goodfellas it’s not, but still, it is a good “rise and fall” movie.

First Sunday – I turned it off about 10 minutes into it.  It’s not worthy of a picture.

The Great Debaters – Wow, great movie.  Denzel Washington is a great actor, but almost everyone in this movie, including the actors I had never seen before, were great.  This movie deals with a great group of debaters at an all African-American college in the 1930’s.  This was the best of all the movies I watched this weeknd.  Check it out!

Definitely Maybe – Even though it is a chick flick, and I am not a chick, it was a great movie.  Ryan Reynolds is a great actor, and he did a great job in this one.  It kept me guessing till the end.

  • Listen, Shanananananana, I'm just keeping you on your toes. Plus, spell check doesn't check for grammatical errors, so it really is Firefox's fault. Yeah, that's it.

    Too many movies? Impossible. I still went outside plenty of times. O well.
  • Listen, Shanananananana, I'm just keeping you on your toes. Plus, spell check doesn't check for grammatical errors, so it really is Firefox's fault. Yeah, that's it.

    Too many movies? Impossible. I still went outside plenty of times. O well.
  • shanana
    Did you ever learn to check your work? Typos galore, especially under Vantage Point. Ditto mackalicious... too many movies, kiddo.
  • shanana
    Did you ever learn to check your work? Typos galore, especially under Vantage Point. Ditto mackalicious... too many movies, kiddo.
  • I liked the Great Debaters the best out of all of them, but I agree, some parts were a little drawn out.
  • I liked the Great Debaters the best out of all of them, but I agree, some parts were a little drawn out.
  • I really liked Vantage Point as well. I thought the way it was told was different than I had seen before and you had to pay attention through out the whole thing. Great Debaters was really good as well but I remember there being some part that lasted kind of long but it's been a while since I saw it so I can't really remember. I thought Definitely Maybe was so so. I was glad I only paid a $1 to see it.

    nandangos last blog post..My Unconventional 4th
  • I really liked Vantage Point as well. I thought the way it was told was different than I had seen before and you had to pay attention through out the whole thing. Great Debaters was really good as well but I remember there being some part that lasted kind of long but it's been a while since I saw it so I can't really remember. I thought Definitely Maybe was so so. I was glad I only paid a $1 to see it.

    nandangos last blog post..My Unconventional 4th
  • I also found time to shoot off fireworks, grill out, exercise, and go to the grocery store. Other than that, there was a LOT of free time...
  • I also found time to shoot off fireworks, grill out, exercise, and go to the grocery store. Other than that, there was a LOT of free time...
  • Dang...you watched a lot of movies. I found time to squeeze in Wall-E and the last half of The Birdcage on AMC-HD last night.

    Mackaliciouss last blog post..Weekend Wrap-up
  • Dang...you watched a lot of movies. I found time to squeeze in Wall-E and the last half of The Birdcage on AMC-HD last night.

    Mackaliciouss last blog post..Weekend Wrap-up
  • I agree. My favorite Denzel movie is John Q. He is amazing in it.
  • I agree. My favorite Denzel movie is John Q. He is amazing in it.
  • I have only seen American Gangster. Denzel plays a really good bad guy (Training Day). Actually there isn't too much that I ahev seen him in that I didn't think was pretty good. He can carry a picture by himself.

    morethananelectricians last blog post..Naked Wrestling in front of my house
  • I have only seen American Gangster. Denzel plays a really good bad guy (Training Day). Actually there isn't too much that I ahev seen him in that I didn't think was pretty good. He can carry a picture by himself.

    morethananelectricians last blog post..Naked Wrestling in front of my house
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