Movies I Like To Watch
In my annual attempt to watch all the major nominees prior to the Academy Awards being doled out, Ty and I watched Michael Clayton last night. I will preface this by saying that the trailer was uninspiring and I had very little interest in this movie until it received 7 nominations. SEVEN!! Also, although I like George Clooney, I’ve never really understood the legions of Clooney-obsessed fans out there. Anyway, in this film he is pure charisma and is absolutely magnetic. The story is intriguing and with very little “action” it managed to keep us glued to the screen. Great movie – Definitely not as strong as No Country for Old Men, but still very good.
Also, currently watching High Fidelity. Loving it and feel it would be a great double feature with one of my all time favourites – Empire Records. All part of my secret desire to work in a record store.
Tyler Weir 7:21 pm on February 17, 2008 Permalink
I like George Clooney more and more with every movie I see him in.
randy 10:14 am on February 19, 2008 Permalink
Check out “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind”, if you haven’t already, it’s Clooney’s directorial debut, and he also has a small role in it. Also, how have you gone this long without seeing High Fidelity? That’s a Cosby sweater. A Coooossssby sweater.
drew 10:27 am on February 20, 2008 Permalink
High Fidelity is the greatest movie.
“There’s no way your daughter likes that song….oh wait. Is she in a coma?”
or
“Do we look like the kind of store that has ‘I just called to say I love you?’ Go to the mall.”
There’s an awesome cut scene in that movie where some jaded divorcee, played by Beverly D’Angelo, calls John Cusack to her house cause she’s selling off all her ex-husbands super rare vinyls and Cusack turns her down cause he couldn’t do that to someone like him.