Sunday, February 17, 2019
A full, leisurely day of watching movies, soaking in the hot tub, sipping Nespresso lattes, and of course eating!
I began the day with Bohemian Rhapsody.
Enjoyable fan-pleasing biopic that doesn't stray too far from what we'd always known about Queen and the incomparable Freddie Mercury. The high point in the film is Queen's Live Aid performance. Not sure it will win anything, but what's not to enjoy about this pic.
We went to AMC Cinemas outside Maracopa to see Green Book.
Very good film. Viggo Mortensen was terrific. He gave a mesmerizing performance. Mahershala Ali was also first-rate, with a roll that was more limited yet equally refined. Mortensen's performance was truly masterful. I was blown away at how good he was. With such a crowed Best Actor field, it's a shame he won't win. Green Book was much better than I thought it would be. Intense, thoughtful, memorable.
We saw the film with Rich, the guy mom's currently seeing. He seemed nice enough. He's retired now. He was an engineer. He's a nice guy with a sense of humor that might be a bit limited for someone from the Petty family. If you don't get the jokes, that usually doesn't bode well.
Back at home later in the evening we watched Blackkklansman.
Much like Oliver Stone, Spike Lee has a habit of inserting his personality (intensity, beliefs, opinions, etc.) into the film, just in case you missed what the story is trying to say. He can't help himself, but I tend to forgive such lapses in artistic judgment when the rest of the filmmaking is so good. Spike delivers here. It's a crazy, passionate, very good film with a rousing conclusion. John David Washington is wonderful in the lead role. Really good movie.
Bed time!
A full, leisurely day of watching movies, soaking in the hot tub, sipping Nespresso lattes, and of course eating!
I began the day with Bohemian Rhapsody.
Enjoyable fan-pleasing biopic that doesn't stray too far from what we'd always known about Queen and the incomparable Freddie Mercury. The high point in the film is Queen's Live Aid performance. Not sure it will win anything, but what's not to enjoy about this pic.
We went to AMC Cinemas outside Maracopa to see Green Book.
Very good film. Viggo Mortensen was terrific. He gave a mesmerizing performance. Mahershala Ali was also first-rate, with a roll that was more limited yet equally refined. Mortensen's performance was truly masterful. I was blown away at how good he was. With such a crowed Best Actor field, it's a shame he won't win. Green Book was much better than I thought it would be. Intense, thoughtful, memorable.
We saw the film with Rich, the guy mom's currently seeing. He seemed nice enough. He's retired now. He was an engineer. He's a nice guy with a sense of humor that might be a bit limited for someone from the Petty family. If you don't get the jokes, that usually doesn't bode well.
Back at home later in the evening we watched Blackkklansman.
Much like Oliver Stone, Spike Lee has a habit of inserting his personality (intensity, beliefs, opinions, etc.) into the film, just in case you missed what the story is trying to say. He can't help himself, but I tend to forgive such lapses in artistic judgment when the rest of the filmmaking is so good. Spike delivers here. It's a crazy, passionate, very good film with a rousing conclusion. John David Washington is wonderful in the lead role. Really good movie.
Bed time!
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