Posted on 01/29/2005 1:04:03 PM PST by what's up
2 movies I found worth watching recently. I found good undercurrents of traditional values.
"Spanglish" starring Adam Sandler (isn't he pro-Bush?) about a man in LA married to a neurotic wife (who is hilarious BTW) who hires a beautiful maid with a daughter. The maid cannot speak a word of English and is fiercely protective of her daughter. Adam Sandler is drawn to the maid because of his neurotic wife but in the end remains faithful to the wife. Lots of family values in this one. No affair takes place.
"In Good Comapny" with Dennis Quaid. About an advertising exec in Manhattan (Quaid) who is demoted from his job in favor of a hotshot half his age. Quaid is a family man who does selling the old-fashioned way. When the hotshot (a very funny and interesting to watch Topher Grace) has an affair with Quaid's daughter, he goes postal and punches his younger boss out. I liked this because there is no compromise with the fiercely protective Quaid. In the end the younger guy learns that he wants an old-fashioned values life just like Quaid.
Good, entertaining movies with some good laughs. Maybe not to take the kids to but good for a night out for the Mom & Dad. JMO.
You know I really like lemon pie. But you don't see me starting a vanity thread about it.
FMCDH(BITS)
New 'DVD' movie....."Luther".....(1517-2005) today's politics too.
I just seen the Quaid flick "In Good Company" last night ... I highly recommend it. Very pro-family and a very good flick in general. Very engaging.
Anyway, it's a slow Sunday.
Oh God..Spanglish was better than expected...but I HATED In Good Company. Would not recommend this movie to ANYONE. It was truly awful.
"..it's a slow Sunday."
Dude, it's still Saturday, isn't it?
Ill check em out. thanks.
Wow...time is moving slower than I thought.
Saturday. :)
You might want to reconsider. A thread on lemon pie might just be what is needed on a Saturday afternoon.
MMMM.... Pie.
I had no idea Luther lived so long! Just shy of 500 years!
The only thing I didn't like was Scarlett Johansson (the daughter) but her one good line was that she was from a "functional family".
I enjoyed 'Luther' at the theatre..had to drive a bit to find it though
We rented a movie last night: "The Clearing". Don't waste your money, it's a total let down.... not to mention extremely depressing.
You think IN GOOD COMPANY is a good "family" movie. Only if you approve of your teenage daughter being a slut. That's what I thought of the Scarlett Johanssen character.
Is this the "Luther" with Joseph Fiennes? Very, very good movie.
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