What the heck was I blogging about 2 years ago, right after I got married? Movies, of course. What did you expect? But I'm going to re-post something from then because I want anyone who reads this to see how Hollywood recycles itself every two years or so. Notice the similarities to our summer movies, which I'll put in italics:
Movies
Well, I haven't blogged lately, so it's only fitting that my first entry in who knows how long should be about movies. Let's see, what have I seen lately.
AvP: Waaaay better than I was led to believe. I loved it, even with its faults. Being a fan of both sets of movies, it was a lot of fun to see the two groups of monsters square off. The fight scenes were excellent and the plot wasn't that bad. A lot of purists were pissed at the ending, but I didn't think it was half bad. I have decided, though, that I would much rather square off against a predator than an alien any day. Acid man, acid!
Take away aliens and put in horror movies and you've got yourself a correlation.
Manchurian Candidate: Very good. Denzel is much more subdued and normal, and does a superb job. I loved Meryl Streep as Hilary, too. It was almost one part horror movie, one part thriller, one part thinker. Scared me, made me think, and I really enjoyed it. Kinda like the Village, only not as good.
Instead of a government-basher we get World Trade Center. What a huge difference (yeah, right).
Collateral: Excellent. I'll see anything by Michael Mann. I am also a big fan of Tom Cruise, and I don't care who knows it. I must say Jamie Foxx almost steals the show (watch for an oscar nomination for Ray), but Tom is great in a much darker role for him. This, for me, has been the best movie of the summer. This summer Tom Cruise came out in MI:3, and Michael Mann did Miami Vice. Sounds pretty close to me!
The Village: I'll see anything of M. Night's as well. Shamalamadingdong strikes again. Screw the critics. This movie rocked. I was scared outta my chair. I loved it, loved it, loved it. Although the premise is a bit out there, that dude knows how to freaking make movies.
And now he has another one out, Lady in the Water. Bryce Dallas Howard again, too.
I also saw Bourne Supremacey (too big a fan of the books to like it that much), Spiderman 2 (really liked it, but never really got into it enough to buy the over-hype, although I'll admit it's one of the best superhero movies ever made), Anchorman (hilarious...funniest movie of the summer, followed closely by Dodgeball), and I, Robot (I now hate robots). So there's my summer movie lineup. I really hear good things about Open Water, and Hero, so I'll probably see those this weekend. Can't wait.
Substitute Superman and X-3 for Spidey, Talladega Nights for Anchorman, and you have yourself two summers ago. Kinda scary, huh?