'This isn't Nick or Simon. Why is it on here?' you say My reply: Fuck you. This is a baby dressed as Shaun complete with cricket bat and some red on him. It's relevant.
You can also check out this cute little guy.
If you don't get it, watch Shaun of the Dead
With Christmas just days away, you have to consider what you'll do carefully - with just two days for shipping, and more and more packages going through the systems, you're cutting it rather close. Amazon.com
Amazon.com and iTunes Music Store gift cards are an excellent option - you can either have them emailed to the recipient, or you can print out a custom gift card and give it in person. Win win!
If you have a Lego fan on your list, Lego Shop at Home offers a great variety of sets, right from the source. If you have a custom builder on the list, a gift card
and point them in the direction of the individual bricks
store, and they'll be all set.
Another option, if you're looking to spend a little more, is the Amazon Kindle. They've lowered the price, and changed out the wireless provider, meaning that you can use it internationally now. Combine those two, and you've got a great price on a very mobile device. Books are available online, and there are millions of titles available - either from Amazon, or from third party sources, including free books. With magazine
Some other items of note:
Star Trek (Single-Disc Edition)
Star Wars Trilogy
Star Wars Prequel Trilogy
The Shawshank Redemption (Single Disc Edition)
The Dark Knight (Widescreen Single-Disc Edition)
Stargate SG-1: The Complete Series Collection
X-Men Trilogy (X-Men/ X2 - X-Men United/ X-Men - The Last Stand)
The Hangover (Unrated Two-Disc Special Edition)
Inglourious Basterds (Single-Disc Edition)
District 9 (Single-Disc Edition)
Gran Torino (Widescreen Edition)
Kung Fu - The Complete Series Collection
Friends - The Complete Series Collection
The West Wing - The Complete Series Collection
Gilligan's Island - The Complete Series Collection
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - The Complete Series
Family Guy - The Total World Domination Collection (Stewie Head Packaging) - (Amazon.com Exclusive)
Absolutely Fabulous: Absolutely Everything
When Harry Met Sally... (Collector's Edition)
I've been coming Amazon's website for things that look like good deals. I got a little carried away while researching some toys for the boys - hence the Nerf and HALO stuff - but got onto some "real" stuff a little later. As usual, more to come later. There'a a lot of stuff out there.....
Kindle Wireless Reading Device (6
Nerf N-Strike Raider Rapid Fire CS-35 Dart Blaster - Blue
Hasbro Nerf N-Strike Longshot CS-6 (colors may vary)
Nerf N-Strike Recon CS-6 Dart Blaster
Nerf Streamline Darts 10 Pack
Nerf N-Strike Flip Clip Dart Refill
Nerf Dart Ammo Box - Streamline Darts
NERF N-STRIKE LONGSHOT CS-6 Refill Clip cs6
Hasbro Nerf Dart Tag Refill Pack: 30 Tagger Micro Darts
Nerf Whistler Darts 36pk
EyeClops Night Vision Infared Stealth Goggles V2
Halo Wars UNSC Scorpion
Halo Wars Aerial Ambush
Halo Wars UNSC Warthog
Halo War UNSC Turret
Halo Wars UNSC Hornet
Halo Wars Mega Bloks Battle Unit
Halo Wars Mega Bloks Exclusive Set #7 Combat Unit [Contains 5 Mini Figures!]
Halo Wars Mega Bloks Magnext Figure UNSC Spartan-II (Green)
Halo Wars Mega Bloks Magnext Figure UNSC Spartan-II (Red)
Sunforce 50044 60-Watt Solar Charging Kit
Toy Story Collection RC Buggy
World of Warcraft
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - The Complete Series
Mission: Impossible - Complete Series
The Wild Wild West: The Complete Series
Get Smart - The Complete Series Gift Set
Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron
Space Invaders Extreme 2
House, M.D. - Season One
Dexter: The First Season
Seinfeld - Seasons 1 & 2
Seinfeld - Season 3
Seinfeld - Season 4
Seinfeld - Season 5
Seinfeld - Season 6
Seinfeld - Season 7
Seinfeld - Season 8
Seinfeld - Season 9
Just saw this on Amazon, and I feel that I must share: Each of the first 10 seasons of the Simpsons on DVD for $12.49 each!
The Simpsons - The Complete First Season
The Simpsons - The Complete Second Season
The Simpsons - The Complete Third Season
The Simpsons - The Complete Fourth Season
The Simpsons - The Complete Fifth Season
The Simpsons - The Complete Sixth Season
The Simpsons - The Complete Seventh Season
The Simpsons - The Complete Eighth Season
The Simpsons - The Complete Ninth Season
The Simpsons - The Complete Tenth Season
Limited offers this time around, but some good choices in here
TJ Hooker - The Complete 1st and 2nd Seasons
Get Smart: The Complete Series
Blue Thunder: The Complete Series
Riptide - The Complete First Season
VIP - The Complete First Season
Roseanne:
Roseanne - The Complete First Season
Roseanne - The Complete Second Season
Roseanne - The Complete Third Season
Roseanne - The Complete Fourth Season
Roseanne - The Complete Fifth Season
Roseanne - The Complete Sixth Season
Roseanne: The Complete Seventh Season
Roseanne - Season Eight
Roseanne: The Complete Ninth Season
Roseanne: Halloween Edition
The Three Stooges, starting at $7.99:
The Three Stooges: Curly Classics
The Three Stooges - Stooged & Confoosed (Colorized / Black & White)
The Three Stooges - Stooges and the Law
The Three Stooges: Stooges at Work
The Three Stooges - All the World's a Stooge
The Three Stooges - Cops and Robbers
Three Stooges - Dizzy Doctors
Three Stooges - G.I. Stooge
Three Stooges - Healthy Wealthy & Dumb
The Three Stooges - Merry Mavericks
Three Stooges- Nutty But Nice
The Three Stooges - Spook Louder
The Three Stooges - Three Stooges in History
The Three Stooges: Stooges on the Run
The Cosby Show:
The Cosby Show - Season 1
The Cosby Show - Season 2
The Cosby Show: Season 3
The Cosby Show: Season 4
The Cosby Show - Season 5
The Cosby Show - Season 6
The Cosby Show: Season 7
The Cosby Show: Season 8
The Best of the Cosby Show
MacGyver:
MacGyver - The Complete First Season
MacGyver - The Complete Second Season
MacGyver - The Complete Third Season
Macgyver - The Complete Fourth Season
MacGyver - The Complete Fifth Season
MacGyver - The Complete Sixth Season
MacGyver - The Complete Final Season
From Airlock Alpha:
Dollhouse," which is gunning heavily to be removed from Fox's lineup far earlier than expected, earned a 1.4 rating/3 share, according to Fast National ratings from The Nielsen Co. It basically matches the audience the show received last week, and was Fox's lowest-rated show ... period."
It's funny, since I was just discussing some of FOX's cancellations this morning with a co-worker (see my previous thoughts on FOX's "programming" here or here). I haven't been able to watch any of this season of Dollhouse just yet, but I guess I'll have to try harder - maybe just tune in the receiver and then turn off the TV? I'll watch it, just so dang busy.....
I guess I could also just wait for the ax to fall, then enjoy season 2 on DVD, much like you can now with season one.
I was perusing the circulars today and saw some specials. But when I went to Amazon, I found even more stuff on sale. Some great deals here - and when I ever win that lottery, I'll be making a big addition to my own DVD library....
Scrubs - Seasons 1-7 are $19.99, Season 8 is $25.99:
Scrubs - The Complete First Season
Scrubs - The Complete Second Season
Scrubs - The Complete Third Season
Scrubs - The Complete Fourth Season
Scrubs - The Complete Fifth Season
Scrubs - The Complete Sixth Season
Scrubs - The Complete Seventh Season
Scrubs - The Complete Eighth Season
Monk - Seasons 1-6 are $23.99, Season 7 is $48.49:
Monk - Season One
Monk - Season Two
Monk - Season Three
Monk - Season Four
Monk - Season Five
Monk - Season Six
Monk - Season Seven
How I Met Your Mother:
How I Met Your Mother: Season One
How I Met Your Mother: Season Two
How I Met Your Mother: Season Three
How I Met Your Mother: Season Four
House:
House, M.D. - Season One
House, M.D. - Season Two
House, M.D. - Season Three
House, M.D. - Season Four
House, M.D. - Season Five
The Big Bang Theory:
The Big Bang Theory: The Complete First Season
The Big Bang Theory: The Complete Second Season
Chuck:
Chuck - The Complete First Season
Chuck: The Complete Second Season
Eureka:
Eureka - Season One
Eureka - Season Two
Eureka - Season Three
Alias - each season less than $19.00:
Alias: The Complete First Season
Alias: The Complete Second Season
Alias: The Complete Third Season
Alias: The Complete Fourth Season
Alias: The Complete Fifth Season
Mythbusters collections - less than $10 each:
Mythbusters: Collection 1
Mythbusters: Collection 2
Mythbusters: Collection 3
Mythbusters: Collection 4
Mythbusters - Mega Movie Myths
Dirty Jobs collections - less than $10 each:
Dirty Jobs: Collection 1
Dirty Jobs: Collection 2
Dirty Jobs: Collection 3
Dirty Jobs: Collection 4
Bruce Campbell picks:
If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor
Make Love the Bruce Campbell Way
My Name Is Bruce
The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. - The Complete Series
Jack of All Trades - The Complete Series
The Evil Dead
Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn
Army of Darkness
Alien Apocalypse
Man with the Screaming Brain
Bubba Ho-Tep (Limited Collector's Edition)
Terminal Invasion
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
Maniac Cop
Maniac Cop 2
Maniac Cop III: Badge of Silence
Tornado!
Icebreaker
Misc other shows:
The Dresden Files - The Complete First Season
From the Earth to the Moon - The Signature Edition
The Ray Bradbury Theater - Complete Series (65 Episodes)
Invasion Iowa
Fanboys
Some more hand-picked items from a recent email from Amazon:
Stargate Atlantis: The Complete Series Collection
G.I. Joe A Real American Hero: Season 1.1
G.I. Joe A Real American Hero: Season 1.2
Transformers: The Complete First Season (25th Anniversary Edition)
Tripping the Rift - The Complete First Season
Tripping the Rift - Season Two
Tripping the Rift: The Complete Third Season
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century - The Complete Epic Series
From the Earth to the Moon - The Signature Edition
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip - The Complete Series
ER - The Complete First Season
ER - The Complete Second Season
ER - The Complete Third Season
ER - The Complete Fourth Season
ER - The Complete Fifth Season
ER - The Complete Sixth Season
ER - The Complete Seventh Season
ER - The Complete Eighth Season
ER - The Complete Ninth Season
ER: The Complete Eleventh Season
I also picked out some movies:
The Bourne Identity (TV Miniseries)
As usual, there's much more available on their site: Movies and TV at Amazon
If you're like me - and I know I am - you enjoy TV on occasion. I opened my email today to find that Amazon is having a sale on British Movies & TV: up to 50% off!
The IT Crowd: The Complete First Season
The IT Crowd: The Complete Second Season
The Middleman: The Complete Series
Pushing Daisies: The Complete Second Season
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series
Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series [Blu-ray]
Dollhouse: Season One [Blu-ray]
Also: pre-order "Star Trek" on DVD/Blu-Ray and you can save up to 34%!
Star Trek (Three-Disc +Digital Copy) [Blu-ray]
Amazon has a sale right now - Up to 45% Off TV First Seasons
From the BBC:
From HBO:
Recently Cancelled:
Still running:
No longer on the air:
My wife watches the show, her best friend wants to be them, and my neice is obsessed with them. And now they won't leave the headlines. First he's cheating on her, then she's cheating on him... Who cares? (And yes, I see the irony in perpetuating their media juggernaut by embedding a link to buy their first two seasons).
Here's the thing: she treats him like dirt. He wants the kids to play, she's worried about how messy their clothes will get. He wants to do something fun, she's worried that their going to learn something from the experience. She talks to him like he's a servant - worse actually, since you treat a servant with a level of respect if you don't want them spitting in your food....
I have to wonder - when it comes time for the divorce proceedings, and he asks for full custody of the kids and everything, can he use all five or so seasons of the show as evidence? The proof is all on tape, as far as I can tell....
Some cheap shilling, yes. But they're also good shows. Some of them are on sale as part of Amazon's Spring TV Event
Complete Series:
Masters of Science Fiction: The Complete Series
Kidnapped - The Complete Series
The Black Donnellys - The Complete Series
Painkiller Jane
Tekwar
Get Smart: The Complete Series
Extras - The Complete Series (Includes Series Finale)
Nowhere Man - The Complete Series
Odyssey 5 - The Complete Series
M.A.N.T.I. S: Complete Series
Dilbert - The Complete Series
Starhunter 2300: The Complete Series
Witchblade - The Complete Series
The West Wing - The Complete Series Collection
La Femme Nikita - The Complete First Five Seasons
Episodes:
Battlestar Galactica - Razor (Unrated Extended Edition)
Stargate Atlantis - Rising (Pilot Episode)
NCIS Naval Criminal Investigative Service:
The First Season
The Second Season
The Third Season
The Fourth Season
The Fifth Season
The Shield:
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
Season 4
Season 5
Season 6
Tripping the Rift:
The Complete First Season
The Complete Second Season
The Complete Third Season
Grounded for Life:
Season One
Season Two
Season Three
Season Four
Season Five
NYPD Blue:
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
Season 4
Season 5
La Femme Nikita:
The First Season
The Second Season
The Third Season
The Fourth Season
The Fifth Season
Titus:
Seasons 1 & 2
Season 3
21 Jump Street:
The Complete First Season
The Complete Second Season
The Complete Third Season
The Complete Fourth Season
The Complete Fifth Season
Silk Stalkings:
The Complete First Season
The Complete Second Season
The Complete Third Season
The Complete Fourth Season
The Complete Fifth Season
Mad About You:
The Complete First Season
The Complete Second Season
The Complete Third Season
The Complete Fourth Season
The Complete Fifth Season
The Complete Sixth Season
The Complete Seventh Season
3rd Rock from the Sun:
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
Season 4
Season 5
Season 6
Arrested Development:
Season One
Season Two
Season Three
Weeds:
Season One
Season Two
Season Three
I was catching up on Rudi's recent activites and decided to give it a try: Seeing how many of the "100 greatest films of the past 25 years" I had personally seen.....
(Films I've seen in bold)
1. Pulp Fiction (1994)
2. The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001-03)
3. Titanic (1997)
4. Blue Velvet (1986)
5. Toy Story (1995)
6. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
7. Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
8. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
9. Die Hard (1988)
10. Moulin Rouge (2001)
11. This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
12. The Matrix (1999)
13. GoodFellas (1990)
14. Crumb (1995)
15. Edward Scissorhands (1990)
16. Boogie Nights (1997)
17. Jerry Maguire (1996)
18. Do the Right Thing (1989)
19. Casino Royale (2006)
20. The Lion King (1994)
21. Schindler's List (1993)
22. Rushmore (1998)
23. Memento (2001)
24. A Room With a View (1986)
25. Shrek (2001)
26. Hoop Dreams (1994)
27. Aliens (1986)
28. Wings of Desire (1988)
29. The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
30. When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
31. Brokeback Mountain (2005)
32. Fight Club (1999)
33. The Breakfast Club (1985)
34. Fargo (1996)
35. The Incredibles (2004)
36. Spider-Man 2 (2004)
37. Pretty Woman (1990)
38. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
39. The Sixth Sense (1999)
40. Speed (1994)
41. Dazed and Confused (1993)
42. Clueless (1995)
43. Gladiator (2000)
44. The Player (1992)
45. Rain Man (1988)
46. Children of Men (2006)
47. Men in Black (1997)
48. Scarface (1983)
49. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
50. The Piano (1993)
51. There Will Be Blood (2007)
52. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad (1988)
53. The Truman Show (1998)
54. Fatal Attraction (1987)
55. Risky Business (1983)
56. The Lives of Others (2006)
57. There's Something About Mary (1998)
58. Ghostbusters (1984)
59. L.A. Confidential (1997)
60. Scream (1996)
61. Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
62. sex, lies and videotape (1989)
63. Big (1988)
64. No Country For Old Men (2007)
65. Dirty Dancing (1987)
66. Natural Born Killers (1994)
67. Donnie Brasco (1997)
68. Witness (1985)
69. All About My Mother (1999)
70. Broadcast News (1987)
71. Unforgiven (1992)
72. Thelma & Louise (1991)
73. Office Space (1999)
74. Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
75. Out of Africa (1985)
76. The Departed (2006)
77. Sid and Nancy (1986)
78. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
79. Waiting for Guffman (1996)
80. Michael Clayton (2007)
81. Moonstruck (1987)
82. Lost in Translation (2003)
83. Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn (1987)
84. Sideways (2004)
85. The 40 Year-Old Virgin (2005)
86. Y Tu Mamá También (2002)
87. Swingers (1996)
88. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
89. Breaking the Waves (1996)
90. Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
91. Back to the Future (1985)
92. Menace II Society (1993)
93. Ed Wood (1994)
94. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
95. In the Mood for Love (2001)
96. Far From Heaven (2002)
97. Glory (1989)
98. The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
99. The Blair Witch Project (1999)
100. South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut (1999)
I think some of those movies are odd choices, but I won't question others - "Evil Dead II
Of the 100, I've seen 54 (might have mis-counted), but I think thats respectable. More than a couple have been on my "to watch" list, but the details of getting a movie on that list - and by that I mean all the things that need to go right on the checklist of life - are too much to go into right now. Suffice it to say, there are plans to extend that list.
Actually, this brings to mind a project I'm trying to figure out how to do: cataloging every movie I've ever watched. EVER. More recent movies are easier to check off or catalog, but how am I supposed to remember if I saw "Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo
I guess that without actually going back and watching every movie I might have watched over again, I'll just have to guess somehow and hope that's enough. Since it's my project, it'll have to be. Some movies - like "Timerider
Waste of time? Maybe. Duplicated elsewhere? Probably. But it will probably be more than a little fun (for me, anyway) to go through them and try to make an accurate list. And movies are probably easier to remember than all the books I've read.... Not sure why that is though. Stay tuned, I'll probably figure out a way to do this instead of "paying" work anyway......
Have you seen the trailer for "Star Trek" yet? Go watch it. Now. I'll wait.
Watched it? Good. It doesn't tell you much, sure. But it leaves so very much to the imagination. And it also makes you want to see it - right? I mean, there's people in that movie you've heard of, but you can't really imagine them as, for example, a young Kirk, right? And who could ever be Scotty? Oh, wait - that's right, it's Simon Pegg. You might know him from Shaun of the Dead or Hot Fuzz. If you haven't seen them, go check them out - "Shaun of the Dead" is a great sendup of zombie type movies, and "Hot Fuzz" is a brilliant homage of just about every single police movie ever made. And then some.
And, in case you forgot about where "Star Trek" started (a young man named William Shatner... ah, memories!), you can check all of the series and movies on DVD.
Ironic Sans: The Google Maps Guide to Ghostbusters
Take Google Maps, add in the info about Ghostbusters (along with screen captures), and you have the Ghostbusting Google Map Mashup (which, by the way, is a mouthful!).
This dovetails nicely with something I've been meaning to write about - Ghostbusters. The kids LOVE it.
Sure, there's a few parts that are a little scary, and some language that they shouldn't hear - but to be honest, while I'm no longshoreman, I can't always refrain from swearing, no matter how much I try. But the idea of the movie is appealing to the youngsters, what with the ghosts and the sliming and let's not forget the Stay-Puft Marshmallow man. Mmmmm.
On "Stargate: SG-1" tonight, there was some discussion about what movie to watch for their "movie night". Teal'c was thinking of choosing "Old School," but at the end of the show, Cam suggested "Starship Troopers."
Teal'c: "Is it funny?"
Cam: "You betcha!"
Considering they'd just dealt with "bugs" of another sort during the episode, and considering the campiness of "Troopers"... Yeah, it's funny. This episode was a nice change, in some ways, from the more "we have to fight these people" episodes of late, mostly because they tried to tie in some of the political infighting that they've been bringing more to the fore of late. It was a nice plot device, and added some relief to the overwhelming-ness of the "Ori" story line - at least when the System Lords were the main bad guys, they'd switch things up every now and then and try to keep it interesting with some new villan of the week, on occasion. Or bring up the Asgard and their Replicator problems - little changes to bring on some variety.
"Stargate: Atlantis" was... well, not funny in that way. It was, however, funny in another way - I saw this episode about 2 weeks ago, when I got it on a CD from a friend who got it online. I guess the UK version of the show is airing ahead of the US version again, so he must have got it online. That internet thing is cool - I should check it out sometime. I hear Al Gore invented it....
"Battlestar Galactica" was frakking good, as usual. I must say that I appreciate any show that introduces a new "swear" word into my vocabulary. There was "frell" in Farscape, and now "frak" in BSG. Can't go wrong, I always say - especially since it gives me a word to say in front of the kids when I'd would really rather use some slightly more choice words... Anyway, I have been enjoying this season, but I have to say that some of the major plot points I saw coming a mile away:
Pegasus jumping into a trap? Yeah, of course.
Roslyn appeasing her largest voting block? Yeah.
Lee Adama getting command of Pegasus (aka The Beast)? Saw that two miles away.
Baltar flipping on Roslyn so he could try to become President himself? Well, that's been coming for a while.
All in all, I'd say that SciFi has a good thing going with their SciFi Friday lineup - SG-1 is the old hand, drawing in the regular fans. Atlantis keeps them around, since it's similar to SG-1 in some ways, but wildly different in others. And BSG is getting rave reviews from all over the place, and it's become quite a hot little item. As long as they don't frak it up, like they did by cancelling some of their best works (aka "Invisible Man" or "Farscape"), or they don't jump the shark in some way, we should be enjoying these shows for at least a couple of years.
The kids wanted to watch 101 Dalmations last night while at my folks, so I let them. Was that a bad move?
Glenn Close is absolutley evil. Well, actually, I guess she's more like De Vil. Cruella De Vil. Fashion queen Cruella has the lovely Anita (Joely Richardson) in her employ. Anita owns a Dalmation (Perdita), which is where she draws her inspiration. Cruella, of course, loves her designs. The fact that she also loves wearing animals (and has a rare Siberian Tiger killed and skinned so she can wear it) is a little disturbing at first, but don't worry - it gets worse.
Roger (Jeff Daniels) is a happy go lucker video game designer, who also owns a Dalmation (Pongo). His is trained to get him up in the morning, as well as start the shower, fetch the paper, and turn on his computer.
Anita and Roger both ride their bikes and take their dogs with them to the park. One day, Pongo gets a look (or is it a whiff?) of Perdita and starts dragging Roger through the park, the a shopping mall, through traffic, and into a pond, trying to get his way to Perdita and her master. Once he meets Anita and Perdita and gets Pongo back, they part ways - until Perdita pulls the same stunt and Roger and Anita end up warming up by the fire in Rogers home. They get married, of course.
Anyway, Pongo and Perdita end up having puppies, and Cruella wants them. Badly. When she is refused the chance to buy the puppies, she goes crazy with rage, and hires two bumbling idiots to dognap them. Then you have the ensuing chase scenes to get them back.
What really stood out in this movie was Glenn Close as the insance Cruella. She cackles easily, dresses the part, and has just a hint of that insane gleam in her eye through the whole movie. If she had never appeared in any other movie, I'd probably come away from this movie wondering about her sanity - actress or not, she obviously put a lot of work into this role.
A little scary for younger kids, there is mostly just comedic violence, but the undertones for the scarier stuff are there, and some pretty bad stuff is just implied - meaning that it might be worth watching WITH your older kids, to make sure they understand it all in the right context.
A Beautiful Mind is the story of John Nash, mathmatician, husband, father and paranoid schizophrenic.
Jennifer Connelly does a good job as Nash's wife; Ed Harris, given his typical small role, really did a great job with his part, as did the others. But Russell Crowe does a pretty damn good job as John Nash. His West Virginian accent was realistic throught the movie, and he really put himself into the role - one wonders if he had trouble stopping being Nash when the movie was done shooting.
Definately worth watching.
For Christmas, my brother bought the whole family The Wizard of Oz gift set. It comes in a nice box, with some movie stills and a reproduction of the script. There's a bunch of behind-the-scenes stuff on the DVD too - but I haven't seen any of that yet. :emma:, :noah: and I are watching it for the 3rd of 4th time. It's not quite as popular as some of the other movies in the house, but it's getting there...
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Ok, so it's not technically a TV review....
This was an AMAZING CGI (computer generated imaging) based cartoon. Well known actors doing voices, great animation, strong story lines... only to be screwed up by Sony and their affiliates. Random time slots, changing time slots, warring affiliates... all bad. Fortunately Sony realized that they have a good thing - they've slowly been releasing the episodes in 5 story "arcs" on DVD and VHS. Some great stories based on a great book. Well worth checking out.
Tron - 20th Anniversary Edition has just started shipping. It's a 2 dvd set, and contains:
Now that I already own the previous edition, I'm a little leary of buying another copy - but if I did, I think it would be worth it.
