Finished reading The Golden Compass (excellent!) and have started reading the second novel in the trilogy, The Subtle Knife.
Based solely on Tim Burton being the director, and with no knowledge of what it was about, I went to see “Big Fish” with Gary on Tuesday night. It was a very entertaining drama about a man who is frustrated with his father’s habit of telling tall tales.
Last night we saw “Something’s Gotta Give”. The trailer made it look like a comedy, but it was more of a drama. Probably what some people call a “chick flick”, but it was well-written and acted, and we enjoyed it.
Since we liked “Paycheck” so much, Gary bought me DVDs of “Minority Report” and “Imposter”. I saw “Minority Report” in the theatre, and I don’t recally whether I already have the DVD. If so, I’ll send that one back to him. I haven’t seen “Imposter” yet. Gary and Rich thought that “Paycheck” was better than the other two combined. I liked “Minority Report”, but there were definitely major plot holes. For me, “Paycheck” required less suspension of disbelief.
One of my favorite films of 2003 was the extremely underrated “Secondhand Lions”, starring Haley Joel Osmont, Michael Caine, and Robert Duvall. One of the best coming-of-age movies ever. Reminded me a little bit of “The Princess Bride”, in that it had everything: action/adventure, suspense, mystery, heros, villains, true love, etc. I’m really looking forward to the DVD, due out on February 3.