Dry spells…
It has been such a long time since I have had a consistent run of good movie experiences…Summer 2006 absolutely was horrendous in terms of quality cinema…between V for Vendetta and The Departed was a long run of immense-disappointment-movies and I-only-watched-to-confirm-that-it-was-going-to-suck-movies (which is either a morbid slow down to watch people bleed on the side of the road thing or a moth drawn to light thing, maybe both, however in any case it is a curse, but I’ve learned to embrace it)…however I believe the spell has been broken…saw Breach and it was a breath of fresh air…well done former Mr. Reese Witherspoon I have a new found respect for you…saw Amazing Grace and I felt that it was a well done film and hit the heart strings in all the right ways…and finally, the curse of high expectations was lifted, 300 was phenomenal as advertised, visually stunning and true to its Frank Miller inspired roots…who can argue with patriotic blood, guts, and glory…oh wait…OK it works for me at the movies at least…hurray for good movie watching experiences…sure makes the $10 ticket more justifiable in the monthly expense report!!!…graceandpeace y’all…
I haven’t seen any of those except for 300, which I thought was good. Maybe I’ll go check them out…