Sunday, April 16, 2006

So little time, so much to watch

It's not a habit for me to go out to the beach or to the mountains during Holy Week. Instead, like a lot of people who don't walk barefoot from Mandaluyong to Antipolo, engage in self-flagellation, or joing parish procession, I stay home and watch DVDs. Aside from the NBA and The Simpsons DVDs that I've seen recently, here are some others which I have watched during the break:

Bottle Rocket - One of Owen and Luke Wilson's earliest works about an inept group of wanna-be criminals trying to pull off a grand heist. Fairly entertaining. I don't think anybody would learn anything new from here. Pretty normal screwball comedy. Thanks to Zsazsa for lending!

The Princess Bride
- Something old yet something new. Way before Shrek, came this fresh twist of fantasy about lost loves and daring (and unconventional) rescues. Special participation from Andre the Giant. Starring pre-"Men in Tights" Cary Elwes and pre-"Mrs. Penn" Robin Wright.

Munich - You'd think the break is also about giving your brain a break from thinking as well. But I watched Munich anyway. It's a movie about retaliation against the group Black September who was responsible for the 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre. The message is pretty clear for anyone who watches the movie. Still, I could've watched a movie that was a lot easier to digest.

Still on the To-Watch List:

Goal!, Crash, Capote

2 comments:

missyosigirl said...

sobrang favorite ko princess bride! :D

i am inigo montoya. you killed my father, now prepare to die

hehehe, yan na lang ang naalala ko, so pahiram ng dvd ha :P

Unknown said...

Inconceivable!

Hehe, sige, hiramin ko para sa 'yo. Hindi akin yun eh :P