Random Review
I just realised that I’ve been on a blogging spree. Maybe because its 2007 and I’m feeling creative. Maybe a lot of things have happened and I feel the need to share it with you folks. Or maybe, my brain just needed to take a dump. Who knows?
Today, I just wanted to share a movie review. My mate John and I wanted to go watch Pathfinder (some Viking action movie starring mad Kiwi Karl Urban) but due to him and his “lets wing it” laid back-ness, showing up late and driving like a racing snail; we didn’t get the movie we wanted.
Aye, tickets were sold out. It was 2 rows from the screen or nothing. So we went with the other option which was The Guardian starring Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher. I was a bit sceptical about the movie because (1) the trailer really didn’t seem all that exciting; (2) most Kevin Costner movies have a very bad habit of being really long and slow and (3) Ashton Kutcher makes me feel like a paedophile but hey, beggars can’t be choosers.
So I bought the tickets and armed with caramel popcorn *mmmmmm popcorn* and colas we went to the darkened theatre. My favourite thing about movie days has to be the trailers.
We caught 2 yesterday – The Good Shepard, a movie about the CIA with an all star cast of Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie, Robert De Niro, Billy Cruddup, Joe Pesci and etc; and Bridge to Terabithia from the makers of Narnia.
Both look amazing and I’m now scouring the book racks at Borders for Bridge to Terabithia. I’m a purist in the sense that I must read the book before I watch the movie. I also just realised that I have a very large collection of children’s books… Maybe I’m just a child at heart. Maybe I like to keep up with what my ex-students read. Or maybe I’m just really childish. Who knows?
Wow this is turning to be a bit random. Forgive me all, I’m firing on all cylinders and running on very little sleep. I’m a wee bit wrecked. And I’m still digressing. GRRR.
And now back to the movie. It’s about a famed Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer who, after the devastating death of his crew is re-assigned to teach at the legendary elite Coast Guard A-School. Wrestling with the loss of his crew, he throws himself into teaching, turning the programme upside down with his unorthodox training methods and inspiring a cocky young rookie to greatness.
To be completely honest IMHO it was not a bad watch. Just zone out, don’t questions too much and just take it at face value, all in all it was a good show. Funny at some points, lots of eye candy (for me at least, Ashton is HOT), some very exciting rescue footage and it brought back a lot of memories of basic training…
My only problem with the movie was the fact that it was set up to be a giant recruitment drive. Put down the popcorn, hand over the sign-up sheet and point the way to the nearest pool. I’m ready to enlist. Oh, that and the fact the last 15 minutes of the movie were very painfully and inexcusably cheesy. When it was over, I had the distinct feeling of needing to stick my fingers through my eyeballs to scratch at my brains. Ugh. And the whole thing was as predicted, loooooooooong.
So. I’m gonna leave you folks with this advice. Go watch the movie, and then as they do the final rescue, LEAVE or switch off the DVD. Spare yourself the corny bullshit. I swear. It was awful.
Till my next blog, enjoy the movie pictures. Cheerios!
