blockbuster nights
i tell myself that if i watch a movie before going to bed...this will put me to sleep but really all it does is grab my attention that i end up sleeping at 4am. lately i've seen some noteworthy movies....some go as far back as 2005. these are movies that i would not have viewed on my own unless told to.....but then again, i am far as one can be from being a movie buff.
Little Manhattan
A 10-year old boy experiences his first love in his familiar Manhattan territory. He is a skeptic from witnessing the demise of his parents but manages to learn about the realities of love by experiencing it for himself the first time and even from the dysfunctional relationship of his parents.
Prime
First of all it has the adorable guy from October Road...whom I never even knew existed until recently. Secondly, it has Meryl Streep and Uma Thurman working magically together. It's the kind of story without all the cheese and the biggest lesson is that love isn't enough to get you what you want. She is a late-thirties divorcee of a 9-year marriage and has her eyes opened by the youthful love of a man in his early-twenties. Love is deepened when they realize how tangled they've become. It doesn't have that predictable ending where you think you've had too much cheese.
The Holiday
Tales of two women stuck in troublesome relationships exchange lives and find what they've been needing by trying something new and learning about themselves in the process. I first dismissed this as a typical chick flick but it's effect on me really hit the nail on the head.
Because I Said So
Two sisters and a hovering mother have only well intentions for one of their own and in the midst of meddling a bit too much.....unexpectedly find what they've been looking for. This movie isn't perfect because it did have a lot of cheese and predictability and it certainly is a chick flick. Diane Keaton is in her typecast role...but it resonated enough for me to like it.