This year has been terribly exciting. I moved all the way across the country and as I approach the big 3-0 in the next couple years, I find myself contemplating adult things like purchasing my very own property. Of course in filling out the paperwork, I find I am worth a negative amount of dollars (thank you student loans). So there's that.
But more importantly, I think, is what's going on in movies right now.
There's this one...
... which looks like a delightful cross between Die Hard and Air Force One. (Come to think of it, Air Force One is sort of like Die Hard on a plane.) Plus it stars Gerard Butler (the handsome devil) and Morgan Freeman (the talented devil). PLUS it's set in Washington, D.C. More specifically, it's set in the White House. This automatically makes it patriotic, and since I am a patriot this totally sounds like the movie for me. Mostly it just sounds like good fun, and I'm always game for good fun.
But more importantly, there's this one coming out this weekend...
... for which I have been waiting months. I was sitting in the theater, about to watch the adorable little gem Trouble With the Curve, when the preview for 42 came on the screen. I got serious chills just from a teeny-tiny blurb of a trailer that showed hardly anything of the main character or of the plot. (Great trailer, truly.) I often say that there are three types of movies that make me cry: 1) movies with animals, 2) war movies, and 3) sports movies. 42 is obviously of the third category and I will be sure to bring tissues with me. The super-serious draw for me, however, is the starring role of Harrison Ford, who I think has been making appropriate and interesting acting choices since the debacle of Hollywood Homicide (which, since I have surprisingly low standards for a lot of movies, I would probably enjoy if I could bring myself to watch it).
I haven't seen either movie yet, but I'll be sure to report back once I do. In like a year or so...
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