1) Lost in Translation

This one we saw on Friday via DVD at home. I expected this to be great from the reviews but it was just good not great. It is a fairly funny movie with a good but average story. Cool footage shot in Tokyo.

http://www.lost-in-translation.com/

2) Mystic River

We saw this one on Saturday night at the theatre and it was exceptional. I highly recommend this movie. Excellent acting by Sean Penn, Kevin Bacon & Tim Robbins who played childhood friends that grew up in Boston. Twenty five years later they are reunited by a tragic death of one of their daughters. Also stars Lawrence Fishburne. Great movie go see it while it’s back in the theatres.

http://mysticrivermovie.warnerbros.com/index.php

3) Monster

Saw this one at the theatre on Sunday. Another great movie with excellent acting by Charlize Theron and Christine Ricci. I highly recommend that you all go see it.

From website: It's a true-life story of Aileen Wuornos, a prostitute executed last year in Florida after being convicted of murdering six men. Nearing suicidal despair, Wuornos wanders into a Florida bar, where she meets Selby Wall (Christina Ricci), a young woman sent by her parents to live with an aunt in order to "cure her homosexuality." Wuornos—victim of a tragic, abusive upbringing—quickly falls in love, and clings to Selby like a life preserver. Unable to find a legitimate job but desperate to sustain her relationship with Selby, Wuornos continues working as a prostitute. When one of her johns turns violent, Wuornos shoots the man in self-defense; the first in her tragic string of killings.

http://www.monsterfilm.com/

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makes me want to go to Japan.

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Originally posted by WillyTrombone:
you ought to check out The House of Sand and Fog. It's extremely sad but really good. I really hope Ben Kingsley wins the oscar he was nominated for. And Jennifer Connelly's performance was good, too, although I think she was miscast (too strong for the character's role, although I can't complain too much. I think she's probably one of the most beautiful women alive)

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Having read the book and being so affected by the writing, the story and the characters, I found it hard not to compare it to the movie which was disappointing to me. (I LOVED the book.)

I agree, Ben Kingsley deserves the Oscar. As does the woman that played his wife, Nadi (Shohreh Aghdashloo) for her supporting role. They were incredible!

The Oscars are BULLSHIT.

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“I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.”

“Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.”

I liked Mystic River the best of the 3 I just listed.

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