IT'S MOVIE REVIEW TIME!

I haven't seen too many movies lately, but I thought it was about time to weigh in on what I have seen.

I finally went to the theater here in NorCal. My uncle gave me a twenty and told me to scram (the latter part isn't true) and it took almost all of it just to get a ticket, some popcorn, and a drink! Yikes! Think I'll be investing in Netflix soon. Anyway, I saw Fearless. I mistakenly thought this was to be Jet Li's last action film. Who could blame him if it were true. You'll understand why a 43 year-old man might want to slow down after you see it. Actually this is Yuen Wo Ping's last choreography gig. I can't say that I blame him either. It's got to be a challenge to come up with new fight sequences. And he did an excellent job in this movie. But when you have Jet Li as your instrument, you better do good. The film is packed full of all the stuff I love in this genre. Plenty of variety in fighting styles including the use of many different weapons. I am in awe of Mr. Li. And the story was interesting, too. It tells the true story of Master Huo Yuan Jia who founded the Jin Wu Sports Federation. His life is the stuff of legend. He endured a great deal and became much-loved by the Chinese people. Be warned though, this movie does have subtitles. So if you're the kind of person who doesn't like them, this may not be for you.

The next film is Thank You For Smoking. Wow! This film is Jason Reitman's debut for both directing and writing. Man, I would be in hog heaven if I could do something like this. If you're a film geek like me, you recognized the last name, too. Yes, he is the son of Ivan Reitman. If you don't know the name, you know the movies. Anyway, this film is written superbly. The acting is great. You should hate these people-these doctors of spin-but you don't. By the end of the movie, I wished I could be as smooth and convincing. If I tell you exactly what the movie is about, many of you would think "I don't want to see a movie about slime like that." But you do. Trust me, everyone should watch this movie and toughen up their collective hides. The problem with today's world is we take too many things too seriously and definitely too personally. It's great to see things through a new perspective and this film does that. Trust me, watch it. And if you hate it, we'll talk. ;^)

I was going to review a few more movies, but this blog is horrendously long as it is, so I'll leave them for another day. Suffice it to say, there are some incredible indie films out there. So grab your favorite munchie, sit down, and enjoy! And let me know what you think.