Speaking of culture, It’s been a couple weeks since my last set of movie reviews, and I’ve really had a nice run of decent movies this time. But these reviews shall be brief.
The Negotiator — 4/5 Really Liked It
Amazingly this is only the second Nicole Kidman movie I’ve ever seen, but for having popped this on at 11:30pm one night, I really enjoyed it.
Lions For Lambs — 4/5 Really Liked It
I’m not a Tom Cruise hater, so I went into this one with eyes wide open (lame I know). Anyway, I’m not sure about the bad press. I thought this was a great flick.
The Assassination of Jesse James — 3/5 Liked It
Holy cow did this one make me want to sleep. The acting and filmography was superb. The story was even great, but at 3 hours it was dreadfully slow.
This Is Spinal Tap — 4/5 Really Liked It
I know, can you believe I’ve never seen this before? I was rolling with laughter all the way through. I really want to watch this movie again soon.
American Beauty — 3/5 Liked It
Loved Kevin Spacey and the stories that wove this movie together to make it the film of the year in 1999, but I really could have done without a lot of the scenes contained within.
There Will Be Blood — 5/5 Loved It
Wow. Totally blind-sided by this movies greatness. I know it was nominated and all that, but I didn’t know anything about it going in, and simply loved it going out. Watch this movie.
Proof — 3/5 Liked It
The cover intrigued me so I picked it up. Short story, this was probably a better book.
Expelled — 4/5 Really Liked It
I like Ben Stein and I believe in a Creator, so going in I had a bias. But as a documentary I enjoyed the show. I thought it was clever enough. There were plenty of holes and loose assumptions, but you’re going to get that in documentaries. I thought the overall message was good however—science should be open to honest discussions that includes talk of an intelligent designer. I know the arguments about ID simply being a guise for religion in school, and for me that’s an argument for another day (or for this post). Not for the sake of trying to prove an existing assumption (that there is a God), but because we need to exhaust all options available to us. I truly believe that most in the science field won’t honestly approach this line of thinking simply because they feel it is a religion issue, instead of a truly scientific approach to the beginning of existence. (For the record, I think the religious community should embrace science more than it does. It is simply fascinating, and for me it only furthers my belief in God.)
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