Movies

Joyeux Noël was a good movie. Takes places during Christmas 1914, on the front lines of WWI. It depicts the Christmas truce that took place in several spots along the trenches. Pretty wild concept, considering the brutality of the war. A bit of battle at the beginning but otherwise it’s about the men and their stories. Excellent dvd rental, worth a special trip to the art house if you’re interested. (the wikipedia article on the truce is good too)

Saw The World’s Fastest Indian with Mike this weekend. An excellent movie. If you are into speed or motorcycles, this is probably a must see. If not, it’s a nicely told story about an dynamic man.

The movie was very light on content compared to the book, but I enjoyed seeing The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe in the theater. I’m doing pretty well catching up on my movies. Now that I’ve seen Narnia, I’m ready for Brokeback Mountain. Can’t wait.

Eh. Read the book. It’s more interesting.

Glory Road was a pretty good movie. Basketball fans would probably be more into it. Not being a huge bball fan, I’m glad I saw it and I would recommend this as a good netflix choice.

With some trepidation since Guy (friend at work) commented I’m very easy with my ratings, I have to say I loved The Matador. Greg Kinnear and Pierce Brosnan are both fantastic. Pulling this story off required an odd couple-like pairing, which they slid right into. Arclight was a blissfully commercial-free movie experience as always.