Miscellaneous Movie Musings

innerSpaceman · 12-12-2007, 06:06 PM

Sigh, I want to see both of those ^, but I'm never getting to the movies, let's face it. They'll have to wait for Netflix, along with Charlie Wilson's War, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, There Will Be Blood, and other current releases I can't think of at the moment, plus a ton of Fall releases that I missed with my busy schedule.

Alas, with my Bro-in-law now officially retired from the movie biz, the screeners will be fewer and fewer as the years go by. This year's crop is noticeably slim.

Of those, I watched In the Valley of Elah last night. Another enjoyable laconic performance from Tommy Lee Jones, with Susan Sarandon very effective in a small supporting role. It was gripping and sad, but a little hackneyed from a whodunit point of view, which is basically what the movie is. But since it's based on real events, and the whodunit is basically who-really-dunit, I can't complain much about the plot points.

Not great, but I'm glad I saw it.

12-12-2007, 06:06 PM	#11
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Sigh, I want to see both of those ^, but I'm never getting to the movies, let's face it. They'll have to wait for Netflix, along with Charlie Wilson's War, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, There Will Be Blood, and other current releases I can't think of at the moment, plus a ton of Fall releases that I missed with my busy schedule. Alas, with my Bro-in-law now officially retired from the movie biz, the screeners will be fewer and fewer as the years go by. This year's crop is noticeably slim. Of those, I watched In the Valley of Elah last night. Another enjoyable laconic performance from Tommy Lee Jones, with Susan Sarandon very effective in a small supporting role. It was gripping and sad, but a little hackneyed from a whodunit point of view, which is basically what the movie is. But since it's based on real events, and the whodunit is basically who-really-dunit, I can't complain much about the plot points. Not great, but I'm glad I saw it.
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