Well, finally saw La La Land, Lion and Guardians of the Galaxy 1 and 2. Of the batch, I liked Lion the best. Acting was superb, especially the young boy who grows into Dev.
I wasn’t really a fan on La La Land, but the two comic movies were amusing and light. H is a comic fan–hey we gave to watch some movies he enjoys too and no deep brooding pathos or issues.
Finally saw Manchester by the Sea. It was indeed very sad, but not as terminally depressing as I had been led to believe. Wonderful movie, well written, really well cast and directed, with a lot of great performances. I was almost afraid to watch it, but I was glad I did.
^^^Thats exactly how I felt about Manchester @Consolation . It had a very realistic ending, and I thought great subtle humor interspersed throughout. However, if I had gone expecting a certain type of movie and this was what it was, I would have been disgruntled like some of my friends.
Caught up on some movies this weekend, saw “Passengers” which I don’t understand why so many people panned it, it was slow, but I liked it, it was decent science fiction (okay, other than killing off Laurence Fishburn, that should be a crime lol). Saw “Sing”, thought it was cute, and liked “Fantastic Beasts and where to Find Them”).
Saw The Roaring Twenties (1939) and Maltese Falcon (1941) over the weekend. Amazing movies… Bogart is always a blast to watch.
Ah, the Maltese Falcon “You did it, you killed Miles, and you are going up the river for it. And maybe if they don’t put a rope around that pretty little neck, and maybe if they let you out in 20 years or so, I’ll still love you”. (done from memory, so likely not completely word for word accurante)
^ I wish they would bring back that style of acting again… so much more engaging than modern day acting. B-)
“When you’re slapped, you’ll take it and like it”
https://youtu.be/0I1Vh-Ru1z0?t=1m54s :))
Saw Guardians of the Galaxy. It was stupid, but fun. I thought it had a catchier sound track than the first one. I may never be able to listen to Fleetwood Mac’s The Chain the same way though!
And amazingly I think it passed the Bechdel test.
Saw Wonder Woman. I thought it was good.
Saw Pirate of the Caribbean #5 on Tuesday. It seemed to fit right into the continuing saga. It was amazing how they youthened Johnny Depp via the magic of cinema. He was much handsomer as a youth.
“Saw Guardians of the Galaxy. It was stupid, but fun.”
That sounds like the kind of a movie I would enjoy watching with my sister. She has such funny commentary trying to predict what happens next… And she is always correct!
I’m generally poor at predicting movies, books, mysteries, but H is even worse and D is the best!
WONDER WOMAN! 
Watched Mystic River last night after recently reading the novel. Really well done.
Both the movie and the book. I really like Dennis Lehane.
If you haven’t seen/read them already, try Gone Baby Gone, another very successful translation of a Lehane novel to the screen. Ben Affleck directing Casey Affleck and Michelle Monaghan .
We’re going to see Wonder Woman tomorrow! I hope it’s great.
WW is entertaining, not great. The actress is stunningly beautiful. Enjoyable film.
She actually served in the Israeli army too, so did learn some fighting there. My D saw an advance screening in LA. She thinks the actress is grwat!
The reviews are great! We are probably seeing it tomorrow.
I’m happy these days with an enjoyable movie, especially if we go on Tuesday, cheap movie nite for $7.