A Good Day To Die Hard

This is easily the weakest of the die hard franchise. McClain wants to rescue his son, who doesn't seem to need help. His often heard tag line, "I'm on vacation!" which he repeats over and over doesn't work because he's NOT on vacation.

The chemistry between Father and Son is poor. The Son isn't nearly as interesting or as likeable as the computer hacker kid McClaine was protecting in the last movie.

So even with a good budget and good actors, you can't create a good movie without a well written compelling script.

Some of the action is very good in this movie but because you don't care as much, it fails. Usually John is helplessly trapped in some kind of scenario where he can't walk away, in this turkey, it feels like he can walk away at any time, but he's just an angry warrior.

The Love Guide

This little gem is one we found on Netflix. I never would have picked it, it must have been a suggestion that came up because of something else we watched.

I viewed a few minutes of it alone and felt that Jeanne might get a kick out of it. It started out with these people on a chicken farm and then switched to Parker Posey hosting a goofy meditation show. Very tougue in cheek, camp, silly. So we watched it and it how it's ups and downs, but was a pretty entertaining show.

Back To Eden Film

Jeanne found this film, it was recommended by a friend, Lynde Mott. You can watch it for free by going to the website, www.backtoedenfilm.com

This is a little documentary about a Christian man, Paul Gautschi, who has been a gardener for 55 years and has developed a system of growing food that is unique. He moved to Washington state in 1979 and has been able to raise enough food for his family and friends ever since. He has seven children, has been published in many articles and gives tours of his orchards and gardens.

This is a truly unique film because it's not a waste of time, it builds character and desire in the viewer. Gardening principles mixed with strong fundamental Christian values, it is a thought provoking and inspiring film.

This is an hour and forty minutes of time well spent!

Creating Video Through the night!

So..this is true..I really am a video junkie! This said after staying up all night (it's 5:20 am) working on video.

I've been creating commercials for videos we sell on Amazon and I up loaded an extra take we did on a wood working project.

If you want to view the wood working project video it's at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObW3yRKYoBo 
the other clip I up loaded is at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-T25UAguocI
I also fixed links from a video page so that folks could click and go to clips we've already created. And even though I'm a little tired, I have to admit, I've really enjoyed the evening!

Playing For Keeps

I hadn't seen the cover and knew nothing about this film, so I expected it to be a low budget B movie. Jessica Beal was a known star, her husband didn't stand out and the lead actor was familiar but I didn't remember his name (Gerard Butler).

Then all of these stars showed up during a soccer game, Dennis Quaid, Uma Thurman, and Catherine Zeta Jones. Hmm, this might be more than a B movie. It was pretty good. Jeanne and I liked it, but it was a lot like a Hallmark movie. You know, fairly predictable plot. Happy ending..but wait, maybe that ending wasn't so happy.

Anyhow, it was worth seeing. I'm not sure if this is one I'd need to see again but it was a good evenings entertainment. Judy Greer was in a great supporting role and I loved what they did with her character.

Broken Discs

I have recently undergone an amazing number of broken discs received from Netflix. I got a disc that was broken, reported it, got the replacement which was broken and expect to get a new one today or Monday. In the meantime, I received two more broken discs the next day, another on the following day...five discs in a weeks time! The folks at Netflix have been great, they have sent extra discs to make up for the lost viewing time and been understanding about the breakage. I told their rep that I've noticed that it's the older titles I order that get broken. Maybe I order too many old titles!

The point is that occasionally things pile up and we could be dissatisfied, but I've taken time to reflect on the state of things before Netflix. Remembering how I used to have to buy or rent discs from local video stores and wondering how we were going to convert all those purchased video tapes over to the new format. Things are so much better now that we can get discs sent to us and stream videos with no breakage ever. It's the best of both worlds!

Take Me Home

Jeanne and I stumbled upon this movie on Netflix and watched it instantly. It's always a surprise to me when I find a really interesting movie on their instant viewing because there is so much garbage on Netflix streaming.

This a well done  romantic comedy, some parts of the storyline were thin but it moved on at a quick pace and was very enjoyable.

So we both recommend it!

Valentines Day, I Hate Valentines Day

"Valentines Day" is  one we have watched already, but neither of us could really remember much about it.

The story weaves in and out of several peoples lives and is a delightful blend of romance and heartache, perfect for Valentines Day viewing..we saw it a few days later and it was still worth watching.
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The chemistry is great, even though we've seen it before,
it's worth another viewing.

Morning Glory

Morning Glory is a 2011 treat about a young carrer woman who needs to fix a low performing news show. The tone is fresh, upbeat and amusing. While watching it, I had a real thirst to know what was going to happen, how was she going to survive, how would I turn this show around? This is a nugget, which Jeanne and I watched on netflix streaming the other day. We had seen it before, but couldn't really remember it, so it was like seeing it again for the first time. Rachel McAdams shines brightly amost a cast that features Harrison Ford, Dianae Keaton and Jeff Goldblume.

A Simple Twist Of Fate

Talking at the school the other day I was surprised that none of the teachers had heard of "A Simple Twist Of Fate" written and produced by Steve Martin. I thought teachers would have seen or heard of it since it was loosely based on Silas Marner, the book that my generation was required to read in certain English classes. Somehow, I managed to escape that particular required reading..but now I'm not so sure that was good luck.

Because the story in this movie is delightful. Reviewers panned it, said it was a mistake for Martin to do it, too self serving..blah blah blah. I'm often surprised that a good, well done movie that I find entertaining can be met with negative insults. And it's almost as if they all pile on with the same comments. And they are all wrong.

I liked it and recommend it.