I rented this movie yesterday, and we've watched it twice. Well, I've watched parts of it twice, and never the entire movie in one sitting. (As I get older I find that my attention span is shorter and shorter. I need no distractions when I watch a movie. And in some cases, have to see it in the theater in order to force myself to pay attention and stay on task. As if watching a movie is a chore!!)
The movie is good.
Set in 1934, focusing on families dealing with the fall out of the Great Depression. About a 10-year old little girl striving to be a reporter one day.
It's worth your time! I think my folks will like it, too, as there are some pretty funny parts. George really enjoyed it, too!
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Monday, March 23, 2009
It Should Be Against the Law
It's finally ours.
We've been thinking about it.
Wishing for it.
Sacrificing something else so we can afford it.
And here it is in our hands: a new DVD.
The cover is lovely. Full of color and excitement. Pristine and new and unopened.
Full of promise!
We decide who will have the honor of opening it.
We take turns guessing what it will look like. Whether or not the special features are on a separate DVD.
And then we open it.
But not all at once.
We savor the experience.
Slit open the shrink wrap plastic at the end. Slide off the sleeve.
Slit open the super-duper sticky label at the end of the box. Check the other edges for sticky labels cause sometimes the factories can fool you.
And then we open it.
Just a peak.
It's too dark. Too hard to see.
We open the case all the way.
And here it is!! Our new DVD.
And it's awful!
The disc is one of those done all in silver. With only the name, etc. "etched" on the "label".
It stinks!
I figure if we pay $20 for a movie, the least they can do is imprint a full color picture on it. Something that draws you to the disc when it's sitting next to another movie on your desk top.
Ahhh, but there's rub.
The companies don't need to entice us once the package is opened.
We've already paid for the cow--the milk doesn't have to look appealing.
I watch the movie, but from the get-go my experience is tainted.
And it's their fault.
And it should be against the law!
We've been thinking about it.
Wishing for it.
Sacrificing something else so we can afford it.
And here it is in our hands: a new DVD.
The cover is lovely. Full of color and excitement. Pristine and new and unopened.
Full of promise!
We decide who will have the honor of opening it.
We take turns guessing what it will look like. Whether or not the special features are on a separate DVD.
And then we open it.
But not all at once.
We savor the experience.
Slit open the shrink wrap plastic at the end. Slide off the sleeve.
Slit open the super-duper sticky label at the end of the box. Check the other edges for sticky labels cause sometimes the factories can fool you.
And then we open it.
Just a peak.
It's too dark. Too hard to see.
We open the case all the way.
And here it is!! Our new DVD.
And it's awful!
The disc is one of those done all in silver. With only the name, etc. "etched" on the "label".
It stinks!
I figure if we pay $20 for a movie, the least they can do is imprint a full color picture on it. Something that draws you to the disc when it's sitting next to another movie on your desk top.
Ahhh, but there's rub.
The companies don't need to entice us once the package is opened.
We've already paid for the cow--the milk doesn't have to look appealing.
I watch the movie, but from the get-go my experience is tainted.
And it's their fault.
And it should be against the law!
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Yours, Mine, and Ours
Do not be mistaken: this is not the movie with Dennis Quaid and that red-haired chick.
This is the version with Lucille Ball and Henry Fonda as main characters. Also on screen: Tom Bosley, Tim Matheson, and Tracy Nelson. There's another familiar actress, but her name escapes me.
I LOVE this movie. I listen to it every night. At least once. Usually two or three times before sunrise.
When I have more time, I'm going to dissect it. There are so many little things about it that I love and want to explore and examine more closely.
This is the version with Lucille Ball and Henry Fonda as main characters. Also on screen: Tom Bosley, Tim Matheson, and Tracy Nelson. There's another familiar actress, but her name escapes me.
I LOVE this movie. I listen to it every night. At least once. Usually two or three times before sunrise.
When I have more time, I'm going to dissect it. There are so many little things about it that I love and want to explore and examine more closely.
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