From the DVD rack

We watched some really good movies recently. Movies are such a great way to relax and enjoy time “away from life.”

Here is the short list of some of the movies we watched of late.

MOONRISE KINGDOM (Bill Murray, Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Frances McDormand, and many others).

 This is one of those “quirky films. If you don’t like quirky, don’t watch this film.  The movie is about a pair of young lovers who flee from their New England town, which causes a local search party to look for them.  At some points in the movie I thought some scenes may be a little over the top, but basically the movie is an innocent tale of two kids who think they know how to get on with life. Set in the mid 60’s, this film has everything from a Great Storm, the Khaki Scouts, and an orphanage. It is a good DVD to watch with an open mind.

 

THE RAVEN (John Cusack, Alice Eve)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edgar Allen Poe fans (which I am) and non - Poe fans should like this one.  Don’t watch it expecting Poe’s life story (on the surface) but what you get is MUCH of Poe’s life in a Detective Thriller. The IMDB tag line for this movie is right on. : The only one who can stop a serial killer is the man who inspired him.” Cusack portrays Edgar Allen Poe brilliantly. You see, Poe is considered by many the inventor of the detective fiction genre. He also had a hand in contributing to the genre of Science Fiction.  The movie touches on many true aspects of Poe’s real life. His lack of money for some of it. The mystification surrounding the cause of his death, etc. Poe was found on the streets of Baltimore “in great distress” He was never coherent long enough to explain how he got that way. The movie touches on this with a small twist of fiction. I love this movie because of the great story and thriller that it is and the fact of the many true aspects of his life trickled in.  You will enjoy this film.

 

THE LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We saws (this is intentional – my small tribute to Gollum) THE HOBBIT: An Unexpected Journey, recently at the Cinema and when we came home, we agreed that we should watch the Lord of the Rings movies. So we did. These are awesome. Enough said.

 

HOPE SPRINGS (Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones, Steve Carell)

From IMDB: “After thirty years of marriage, a middle-aged couple attends an intense, week-long counseling session to work on their relationship.” This movie has comedy, but it also gives you a serious story about couples who drift apart, while being together. Streep’s character finally has enough and in her soft spoken, non - confrontational way, basically saves her marriage (in many different ways).

 

THE WORDS (Bradley Cooper, Dennis Quaid, Jeremy Irons, Zoe Saldana)

We saw previews t this while watching Hope Springs. This is a really excellent movie. It’s a story about a struggling writer who encounters a piece of work – by chance – but through circumstances, he becomes successful because of it. The tale follows the writer as he struggles, decides, does not speak up, and then encounters someone that could change his life. You won’t think of it as you watch, but the movie has a couple of mild twists.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In my opinion, any of these movies are worth the time to watch.