Movies: December 2004 Archives

I went to the movies today hoping to see "The Life Aquatic", but was told that my theater didn't have the reel due to cold weather. Cold weather, how could cold weather keep a movie from getting from point A to point B? I don't live in the sticks, but I digress. Instead of seeing the long awaited "Life Aquatic" I saw the movie playing next, "Meet the Fockers".

The movie had quite a few funny moments. It was low brow humor to be sure, but it made me laugh out loud several times. I suspect if you liked the first movie, odds are pretty good that you'll like this one. I think I enjoyed the movie a bit more than usual because it was a matinee and because the woman seated next to me, who appeared to be in her sixties, laughed uproariously at even the most shocking bits of humor.

Friday night I saw "Flight of the Phoenix". I am not referring to the original version from 1965. For some reason I cannot determine, Hollywood remade the movie. For reasons I don't wish to divulge, I then saw the movie. I guess the there are no more good ideas left so we have to simply recycle the old ones. I don't think it was an awful movie, but there really was nothing that makes me say, "you have to go see it" either. It's a movie, it's better than some TV shows, but not all. The seatss in the theater were comfortable and the ambience was suitably dark. Maybe if you see it as a matinee it won't disappoint as much. I do want to see the original version again. I remembered it as being better story wise, but less sophisticated cinematography/special effects wise.

You met me at a very strange time in my life.