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Movie Night: Ad Astra

Published on May 31, 2020 by TracieLeave a comment

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Ad Astra. Have you seen it? This movie follows an astronaut (Brad Pitt) who goes into space in search of his lost father (Tommy Lee Jones), whose experiment threatens the solar system.

Movie night has been on hold for us over the past few months. I don’t think that any of us have felt like trying to concentrate on anything for more than a few minutes, even if it would give us the oblivion that our minds are craving. Or maybe that’s just me, and my family just doesn’t want to watch a movie.

This week though we were ready. I knew nothing about this movie going into it, other than it had Brad Pitt and Tommy Lee Jones, and that was enough for me. Tommy Lee Jones is always a favorite in my book and Brad Pitt has hooked me since Interview with the Vampire. Loved the book; loved the movie too. I’ll watch pretty much anything with him in it. I also love Ruth Negga and she did an outstanding job as always. I didn’t actually know that she was in the movie until her character showed up. Good surprises.

This movie surprised me. I actually really liked it. A lot of the time during a movie I’ll catch myself thinking, How much longer is this movie going to last?, but this one kept my interest and I didn’t even realize that the time was clicking right on by. And isn’t that the point of a film? To take you out of yourself and put you there with the characters?

I highly recommend if you want something to engage your mind for a couple of hours with some excellent actors to keep you company.

Have you seen it? What did you think?

You can find all of the other movies we’ve watched lately, here if you are interested!

2019 | PG-13 | Amazon/Vudu/Netflix | Directed by: James Gray

Starring: Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga, Liv Tyler, and Donald Sutherland

Music by: Max Richter and Lorne Balfe

Runtime: 124 minutes

Budget: $80 to $100 million

Box Office: $132.8 million

Movie Night: No Country For Old Men

Published on February 1, 2020January 15, 2020 by TracieLeave a comment

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No Country For Old Men. Have you seen it? First thing – I cannot believe that I haven’t told y’all about this movie before now. This is one of my favorites, hands down.

Here’s the tag line:

Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon a drug deal gone wrong and more than two million dollars in cash near the Rio Grande.

My Daddy first alerted me to this movie more than a decade ago. He even gave me the dvd so that I wouldn’t have to hunt it down myself. What in the world did we do before Netflix and Amazon? We had to hunt down dvd’s ourselves that’s what. Unless you have a Daddy like mine.

Before this was a film it was a book written by Cormac McCarthy by the same title. If you’ve never read one of his books, you need to run to the library today. Just keep in mind that all of the stuff that I’ve read by him is dark. Excellent, truly excellent, but dark. So you may need to take periodic breaks to watch videos like this one.

Okay, if you are still with me let’s get back to the film. I’ve enjoyed films with Tommy Lee Jones and Josh Brolin for years. However, this movie is where I was introduced to Javier Bardem. Wow. Just wow. He is incredible. Especially in this role. We’ve watched this film at least three times in the last year. I know that Hayden has watched it many more times than I have. It is extraordinary.

If all of those adjectives aren’t enough to get you to watch it, it also has Woody Harrelson and he is phenomenal in his role too.

Go watch it tonight and let me know what you think.

You can find all of the other movies we’ve watched lately, here if you are interested!

2007 | R | Amazon/Vudu/Netflix | Directed by: Joel and Ethan Cohen Produced by: Scott Rudin

Starring: Tommy Lee Jones; Javier Bardem; Josh Brolin

Music by: Carter Burwell

Runtime: 122 minutes

Budget: $25 million

Box Office: $176.1 million

Movie Night: I Am Mother

Published on January 25, 2020January 15, 2020 by TracieLeave a comment

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I Am Mother. Have you seen it? I think the easiest way to explain what this movie is about is to show you the tag line:

In the wake of humanity’s extinction, a teenage girl is raised by a robot designed to repopulate the earth. But their unique bond is threatened when an inexplicable stranger arrives with alarming news.

The reason that their bond is threatened is that the young girl believes that she is the only human left alive on earth. So yeah, a stranger, another human being showing up would sort of threaten everything that you had been taught to believe.

You can watch the trailer here if you are interested.

I actually thought that this movie was pretty fascinating. The acting was great, the story line was interesting, so overall not a bad way to spend a couple of hours on a Saturday night.

Do I believe it’s going to win prizes? Nope. But still, highly entertaining. Even with all the jump scares…..

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2019 | TV-14 | Amazon/Vudu/Netflix | Directed by: Grant Sputore

Starring: Clara Rugaard; Rose Byrne; Hilary Swank

Music by: Dan Luscombe

Runtime: 113 minutes

Movie Night: Skyfall

Published on January 18, 2020January 14, 2020 by TracieLeave a comment

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Skyfall. Have you seen it?

You know my love of 007 movies and the like. I think this baffles my family, but they generally go along with it. This is one of the best 007 movies, in my humble opinion. Have I said this before about other James Bond films? Perhaps, but this time its true.

Daniel Craig is an awesome Bond and I will be sad to see him turn in his persona soon. Judi Dench is a favorite as M too. But part of my love for this particular Bond film is this guy:

Javier Bardem. He is amazing. And I just realized that I’ve never told you my love for the movie No Country For Old Men. Oh. My. Word. This man is a chameleon. He plays the nemesis in this movie. That’s not a spoiler. There’s always a bad guy, right? He is also hilarious, in a creepy way. I bet he would be great fun to hang out with in real life. So Javier, if you are reading this send me a private message and we can get our families together!

As usual, there are chase scenes, gun fights, and things will blow up in an unbelievable manner. It’s a James Bond movie! Let me know if you’ve seen this one. And what you think of Javier Bardem. And as much as I’ve loved all of his movies so far, please don’t suggest that I watch mother!. I just can’t. I already gain new gray hairs daily from my family sneaking up behind me while I’m cooking. Which is dangerous enough.

You can find all of the other movies we’ve watched lately, here if you are interested!

2012 | PG-13 | Amazon/Vudu/Netflix | Directed by: Sam Mendes Produced by: Michael G Wilson

Starring: Daniel Craig Judi Dench Javier Bardem

Music by: Thomas Newman

Runtime: 143 minutes

Budget: $150 to $200 million

Box Office: $1.109 billion

Movie Night: Suicide Squad

Published on October 20, 2019October 16, 2019 by Tracie2 Comments

2016 | PG-13 | Amazon/Vudu/Netflix | Directed by: David Ayer Produced by: Charles Roven

Starring: Will Smith; Jared Leto; Margot Robbie; Joel Kinnaman; Viola Davis; Jai Courtney; Jay Hernandez; Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje; Ike Barinholtz; Scott Eastwood; Cara Delevingne

Music by: Steven Price

Runtime: 123 minutes

Budget: $175 million

Box Office: $746.8 million

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Suicide Squad. Have you seen it?

Okay. Hopefully I didn’t lose you at the title of this post. You wouldn’t believe how many people have told me that they hated this movie. And I always said, “Really?, I liked it.” and then they goggled at me and wondered how they could be my friend. Stay with me.

Then I saw a survey which asked the following: Who played the Joker the best?:

Heath Ledger
Jack Nicholson
Mark Hamill
Joaquin Phoenix
Cesar Romero
Jared Leto
Zach Galifianakis
Kevin Michael Richardson

Which anyone with a brain knows it was Heath Ledger, right?! I did love Jack Nicholson in that role too however and I haven’t see the Joaquin Phoenix movie yet. But I was like, wait, what? Jared Leto? I didn’t even remember that he was IN this movie. Soooooo, now I have to question myself as to why I think I liked Suicide Squad, since obviously I don’t remember anything about it. And the answer is very simple. It had Margot Robbie in it.

She is amazing as Harley Quinn, as she always is in any role. (I can’t wait to watch Mary Queen of Scots!!!) But, it turns out that I remember basically nothing about this movie, except that Margot Robbie was absolutely marvelous.

I can’t give you any spoilers, because I don’t remember what happens. Also: I love Joel Kinnaman. Denton won’t mind my saying that, because he does too. We have watched so many things with him in it that I haven’t told you about yet, but he is an excellent actor to add to your watch list. Don’t judge him by this movie though, because I don’t remember his character; what happens to him; and whether or not his part was written very well or not.

I guess my take on this movie is: I don’t know if you want to spend a couple hours of your life watching it since it seriously didn’t leave me with much of an impression, but if you like Margot Robbie and you have nothing else to do for those couple hours, you’ll at least get to see her give another outstanding performance.

Wasn’t that helpful?

Let me know if you’ve seen it, and if you have, did you remember anything about it besides Harley Quinn?

You can find all of the other movies we’ve watched lately, here if you are interested!

Movie Night: Whiplash

Published on September 29, 2019October 15, 2019 by TracieLeave a comment

2014 | R | Amazon/Vudu/Netflix | Directed by: Damien Chazelle Produced by: Jason Blum

Starring: Miles Teller; J. K. Simmons; Paul Reiser

Music by: Justin Hurwitz

Runtime: 106 minutes

Budget: $3.3 million

Box Office: $49 million

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Whiplash. Have you seen it? If you are thinking to yourself, “I can’t believe that this is a movie that Tracie would pick out to watch on a Saturday night”, you would be exactly right. Denton had already seen this one, but it was on Hayden’s list and Denton is always up for re-watching an excellent movie. And this movie was absolutely fantastic.

You may also be thinking, how in the world can a movie about a guy playing the drums be fantastic? Well, it’s a little more in depth than that, firstly. Second, the cast is phenomenal, and I mean that, phenomenal. If that isn’t enough to entice you to watch it, the music in this film is unbelievable. I watched the trailer again while I was writing this post and it seriously made me want to watch the whole movie again right then. It’s that good.

If you would like to see the official trailer, you can watch it here. Hayden would disapprove, but we won’t tell him. I went into this movie completely blind and I truly thought it was marvelous. Caveat: This film is NOT appropriate for the little people’s eyes and ears that live in your house. I’ll let you decide what constitutes a little person in your own household. I always hesitate to tell anyone what is an appropriate age to see certain things, but this movie is rated R for a reason.

Go watch it tonight and tell me what you think!

P.S. That really is Miles Teller playing the drums in the film. Outstanding.

You can find all of the other movies we’ve watched lately, here if you are interested!

Movie Night: First Man

Published on September 22, 2019October 15, 2019 by TracieLeave a comment

2015 | PG-13 | Amazon/Vudu/Netflix | Directed by: Damien Chazelle Produced by: Wyck Godfrey

Starring: Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Jason Clark, Kyle Chandler, Corey Stoll, Christopher Abbott, Ciarán Hinds, Lukas Haas

Music by: Justin Hurwitz

Runtime: 141 minutes

Budget: $70 million

Box Office: $105.7 million

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First Man. Have you seen it? This film is based on the book First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong by James R. Hansen. This movie starts out in 1961 and follows through to the Apollo 11 mission in 1969. Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins were the Apollo 11 crew, just in case you didn’t know. 🙂 One thing that I found fascinating about this film is that it brought firmly into my mind how alone Michael Collins had to have felt. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon; together. Michael Collins stayed alone – completely alone in space – for 21 hours and 31 minutes inside the command module in lunar orbit. Can you imagine?

Claire Foy is absolutely outstanding as usual. The whole cast is amazing. The story is excruciatingly sad, heart pounding, and gripping. I learned a lot of things that I had no clue about watching this film, and I’m glad I spent the time to watch it. It also brought home the fact that I am NOT the type of person who longs to explore space. At least with the capabilities that we have at present. Now if we can travel the way Jean Luc Picard did…..I might consider it. But probably not.

Go watch it tonight and tell me what you think!

You can find all of the other movies we’ve watched lately, here if you are interested!

Movie Night: Mission: Impossible – Fallout

Published on September 8, 2019October 15, 2019 by TracieLeave a comment

2018 | R | Amazon/Vudu/Netflix | Directed by: Christopher McQuarrie Produced by: J. J. Abrams

Starring: Tom Cruise Henry Cavill Ving Rhames

Music by: Lorne Balfe

Runtime: 147 minutes

Budget: $178 million

Box Office: $791.1 million

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Mission: Impossible – Fallout. Have you seen it? I always look forward to one of these movies coming out. This one didn’t disappoint in my opinion; it was EXCELLENT.

These movies just get better and better with each installment. I’m already looking forward to the next one. The cast is amazing, the movie actually has a plot (which is helpful, for a film) and the action scenes are, well the word unbelievable just doesn’t do this movie justice. Tom Cruise is a maniac.

Speaking of the cast: I just needed to point out that Henry Cavill joined all of the old favorites from this franchise this time around. If you don’t want to see this film for any other reason, you should see it to watch him. I so wish that the film The Man from U.N.C.L.E. had done better at the box office. I was looking forward to seeing more of those movies. Long before Henry Cavill became Superman, he was on a show called the Tudors which was also excellent. Not quite historically accurate, but still, excellent.

Now, I’m getting way off topic. As usual, there will be NO spoilers here, so go watch it to see all of the twists and turns this film offers up. Once you have watched it, tell me what you think!

You can find all of the other movies we’ve watched lately, here if you are interested!

Movie Night: The Lost City of Z

Published on September 1, 2019October 15, 2019 by TracieLeave a comment

2016 | R | Amazon/Vudu/Netflix | Directed by: James Gray Produced by: Dede Gardner

Starring: Charlie Hunnam, Robert Pattinson, Sienna Miller, Tom Holland, Angus Macfadyen, Ian McDiarmid, Franco Nero

Music by: Christopher Spelman

Runtime: 141 minutes

Budget: $30 million

Box Office: $19.3 million

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The Lost City of Z. Have you seen it? This movie is based on the book by David Grann. The story is based on the actual experiences of Percy Fawcett, who went to Brazil to find an ancient lost city in the Amazon. Which you could NOT pay me a gazillion dollars to do. I’ve read too many books and watched too many documentaries in real life to know that I never want to go there.

The cast is marvelous. If you’ve never seen Robert Pattinson in anything but the Twilight movies, you have to watch this just to see what he is capable of. I can’t wait to see what kind of a Batman he is.

As usual, I won’t give you any spoilers. This was a great movie. Go watch it tonight and tell me what you think!

You can find all of the other movies we’ve watched lately, here if you are interested!

Movie Night: Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

Published on August 24, 2019October 15, 2019 by TracieLeave a comment

2015 | NR | Amazon/Vudu/Netflix | Directed by: Morgan Neville Produced by: Morgan Neville, Caryn Capotosto, Nicholas Ma

Starring: Fred Rogers, François Clemmons, Yo-Yo Ma, Joe Negri, David Newell, Tom Junod, Joanne Rogers

Music by: Jonathan Kirkscey

Runtime: 93 minutes

Box Office: $22,835,787

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Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Have you seen it? We didn’t watch a movie last week, that I remember anyway, but I wanted to get this on my list because it’s an exceptional film. I watched it on our way back from California last November and I cannot recommend it enough. I loved it. Even if I did cry in front of 200 other people at 3:00 am on a plane. I think that the only person who actually noticed was Hayden.

I grew up watching Mr. Rogers and so did my kids. Fred Rogers was an amazing human being with incredible insight to people and especially small children. I feel like our world is just a wee bit more sorrowful without him in it. So when you are out and about this week, smile at someone. Do something kind for another person. If everyone on our planet could just pretend to be a little more like him, it would be a much brighter, happier place.

Go watch it tonight and tell me what you think!

You can find all of the other movies we’ve watched lately, here if you are interested!

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