Thursday, April 5, 2007

Two Good (and very different) Movies

So, after laying a new floor in the main bathroom, putting all the moulding back, and tehn breaking one of the toilet bolts, I decided it was time to watch some movies.

Casino Royale - This is the one starring Daniel Craig. This is the first Bond file I have watched since Timothy Dalton was 007. I thought that it was really good. They didn't spend an inordinate amount of time on the gadgets, although I can't help but wonder if the defibrillator comes standard in the Aston Martin DBS, and actually spent developing the story. Don't get me wrong, it's still a Bond film (with all that that implies) but it was a very well put together piece of story telling.

Stranger Than Fiction - I really liked this movie. I've read a couple of reviews that said it was trying too hard to be a Charlie Kauffman film, and failed at that. I disagree. I thought it was an interesting premise that gave Will Ferrell a chance to do something other be Will Ferrell. All the supporting cast was great, and I really liked the overlays they used to get you inside Harold's head.

Okay, enough chit-chat...Time to go and find new toilet bolts and get me a pressure washer...

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