Tuesday, September 25, 2007
A couple movies, old and new:
3:10 to Yuma was excellent, as good a western as I've ever seen. Interesting plot, great acting, the works. Ebert's review is here.
And in a completely different vein, we rented Gojira, otherwise known in English as Godzilla. Gojira is the original 1954 Japanese film. A classic monster movie, fun one for the kids, the subtitles didn't bother them at all. I was delighted to see the superb Takashi Shimura from Seven Samurai and Ikiru fame in a nicely done suporting role.
I've taken to renting old movies for the kids and they love them all. It's easy to check the reviews and see which ones have stood the test of time. With Netflix and Blockbuster, you can easily rent nothing but four-star classics if you want. I thought we'd try a couple of the old monster movies just for fun: King Kong and The Creature from the Black Lagoon are next.
Should be fun.
3:10 to Yuma was excellent, as good a western as I've ever seen. Interesting plot, great acting, the works. Ebert's review is here.
And in a completely different vein, we rented Gojira, otherwise known in English as Godzilla. Gojira is the original 1954 Japanese film. A classic monster movie, fun one for the kids, the subtitles didn't bother them at all. I was delighted to see the superb Takashi Shimura from Seven Samurai and Ikiru fame in a nicely done suporting role.
I've taken to renting old movies for the kids and they love them all. It's easy to check the reviews and see which ones have stood the test of time. With Netflix and Blockbuster, you can easily rent nothing but four-star classics if you want. I thought we'd try a couple of the old monster movies just for fun: King Kong and The Creature from the Black Lagoon are next.
Should be fun.
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