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13 Going on 30 (2004)
Good fun
Jennifer Garner has an amazing capacity for joy. She's a pleasure to watch. I'm used to her in "Alias", so I expected her to kick the daylights out of someone at any moment. I liked this twist on the overdone "switch" movies, where the girl is actually catapulted into the future without a clue rather than simply becoming 30 and having to deal with the disappearance of the 13-year-old, as in "Big". I left the theater trying to remember the ideals I held as an eighth-grader and vowing to be nicer to everyone, especially kids. I enjoyed the scene with the cab driver near the end of the movie, which reminded me of the end of "Splendor in the Grass". This movie is also a reminder that the 80's were 15 to 24 years ago. I've had the same job since 1987, so I forget how much has changed in that time.
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Dug every minute.
Great movie. A gorgeous babe of a queen, top-notch martial arts, racing action to beat anything NASCAR's ever shown me, and as a bonus I now know the origin of the emperor.
Can I wait three years to find out more about the Sith? If I have to. Would I like to see another Natalie Portman movie? Yes. Would I like to find out more about the origins of the Jedi? You bet.
I've read the criticisms of this movie. Too much like a video game, too juvenile with the Jar Jar Binks stuff, too much droid fighting and not enough character development, etc. Okay, so they have a point. But this is still a four-star movie. I'm seeing it again, and I don't normally do that.
I didn't stand in line long. About 30 minutes to buy the tickets last week, and another 30 minutes to get a halfway decent seat Wednesday night. The hardcores weren't there. They all saw it last night at 12:01 or this morning at 3:01. I'm not a hardcore, and I don't think I'll ever consider any of the original trilogy among my 40 favorite movies ever. But I loved this movie. Lots.
Defending Your Life (1991)
My favorite portrayal of life after death
Of all the portrayals of life after death in the movies, this is my favorite. Much better than the one in "Made in Heaven". I really wish Albert Brooks were more prolific. I loved "Defending Your Life", "Lost in America" and "Mother", and I wish there were many more like them.
Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
Only those with dull minds would find this boring.
Only those with dull minds would find this boring. A truly perfect movie, in my opinion. I never saw the stage production, but I can't believe it could have been better. I believe the movie was perfectly cast, as well, even though I adore Dana Ivey, who originated the role of Daisy Werthan. By the way, I can see a day far in the future when Morgan Freeman will win an Oscar for a small supporting role in an otherwise forgettable movie. That Oscar will be the reward for movies like this one.
The Young Ones (1982)
I saw this on MTV in the mid eighties
I've never been to England, but I saw this on MTV in the mid 1980's. I loved it. It occurs to me that if someone decided to create a cable network comprised solely of British situation comedies, it might do fairly well in the U.S. My favorites are "The Young Ones", "The Vicar of Dibley", "Keeping Up Apperances", "Two's Company", "Good Neighbors" and "Are You Being Served", most of which I've seen on PBS from time to time.
Two's Company (1975)
Aired in the early 80's on A&E
This show aired in the early eighties on A&E, and I never missed it. Elaine Stritch was an American authoress living in England, and Donald Sinden was her very British butler, called "Robert". My favorite episode had something to do with his preferences for gaudy kitchen tiles and Bach fugues played at full volume. I wish somebody still aired this.