Over the weekend, I watched the DVDs National Treasure, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, and The Phantom of the Opera.
National Treasure, starring Nicolas Cage was fun, mixing historical locations and artifacts with a plotline straight out of Indiana Jones.
I want to write up a formal review of The Phantom of the Opera. It's not that I loved the film but I did find some elements of it that, in my opinion, made this musical a better film than a stage show.
Because of health reasons, I've not been out to see a film in a very long while. I've wanted to see Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Crash, Kingdom of Heaven, Millions, and Downfall. One of these fine days.
In closing, there has been alot of press written about the terrible slump hitting the boxoffice this year. Well, I have a few prognostications about this: 1) The cost of getting the family to the cineplex, a.k.a, gas prices, and the increase of other prices because of this is keeping families home to save money for summer vacations. 2) People are looking forward to the release of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith. If it is as good as many minor film critics are saying, people are going to be flocking to this film two or three times. They need money to do this. And 3) Maybe the films released so far this year have simply been uninteresting. For example, the movie XXX. It's not that I dislike Ice Cube, or think he is a mediocre actor. This sequel lacks interest because of one element-- Vin Diesel, Mr. XXX, is not in it! And the film Kingdom of Heaven? Forget that Roger Ebert believes this is better than Scott's previous blockbuster Gladiator, some critics are thinking the film just doesn't appeal to people right now. They ask: "Who wants to see a war film about the Crusades between Christians and Muslims?" It's too Reality TV-like right now.
Anyway, some thoughts on a Monday night.
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