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Post by michelle on Mar 8, 2010 20:18:48 GMT -8
All right, 2010 has started and it's time to start reporting on movies you have seen this year.
Faith Like Potatoes - It has your typical campy Christian acting, but the story is great!! It's about a man who moves from Zambia to South Africa in the 70's because the violence in Zambia is too much. He starts a farm with his family in Zululand and becomes a Christian while living there. We get to watch his faith grow incredibly even in the face of everyone around him thinking he is crazy. I guess I liked it a lot because I am in that place right now.
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Post by sarah on Mar 8, 2010 21:12:25 GMT -8
Brian and I really liked Faith Like Potatoes. I especially enjoyed the bonus biography on the special features part of the DVD
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Post by sarah on Mar 8, 2010 21:20:08 GMT -8
Movies we have watched via DVD thus far in 2010
Faith Like Potatoes *****
Last King of Scotland ****
The Departed ***
The Hurt Locker ****
Man on Wire ****
Night at the Museum ***
Whip It **
500 Days of Summer **
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Post by Josh on Mar 9, 2010 8:48:20 GMT -8
The first one or the second one, Sarah?
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Post by carebear on Mar 9, 2010 13:31:05 GMT -8
Furious Love ;D
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Post by christopher on Mar 11, 2010 21:57:46 GMT -8
Denice and I just finished the HBO mini-series on John Adams....riveting!
I highly recommend it if you haven't seen it. It's available on Netflix.
I was very surprised how much I got into this series. From the reviews I've read, it seems that it is reasonably accurate as well.
If so, it the producers sure did a great job of putting some living, breathing, flesh on American history. What a time.
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Post by michelle on Mar 12, 2010 22:34:39 GMT -8
I just watch "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas". Wow, completely heart-wrenching.
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Post by Josh on Mar 13, 2010 10:40:08 GMT -8
It's been sitting on our instant watch netflix queue due to Robin's recommendation. But we never seem to be emotionally ready to watch it.
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Post by sarah on Mar 14, 2010 17:31:53 GMT -8
The first one or the second one, Sarah? the first We have also now seen City of God **** Waiting on the top of the DVD player Blindsight Rabbit proof fence (I have seen and love this movie, but Brian has not) Yup, we now have netflix  |
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Post by Josh on Mar 14, 2010 17:44:53 GMT -8
Ah yes, the first is pretty good. The second was awful.
How you doing, Sarah?
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Post by robin on Mar 14, 2010 22:05:37 GMT -8
Laine and I watched "Law Abiding Citizen" last night. I highly recommend it.
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Post by michelle on Mar 15, 2010 8:52:30 GMT -8
I watched a film last night called "Amreeka". It is about a Palestinian woman and her teenage son who move to rural Illinois (where her sister lives) and their struggles with starting a life there at the same time we were invading Iraq. It is aimed at the stereotypes and assumptions people have of them (they're Muslim, they're Iraqis, they're terrorists) because of the way they look. I wish it had gone a little deeper, but it was an enjoyable movie.
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Post by Josh on Mar 15, 2010 11:32:36 GMT -8
Rose and I watched Hurt Locker last night.
Very good.
I'd give it almost 4 stars!
Does anyone know why it's called Hurt Locker? Does it have something to do with the main character's addiction to "wearing the suit"?
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Post by Josh on Mar 22, 2010 9:35:55 GMT -8
Rose and I watched District 9 last night? Did anyone else see it? Thoughts?
All in all, I liked it. I'd give it 3 stars. Interesting concept, very visceral film.
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Post by Kirby on Mar 22, 2010 14:38:49 GMT -8
Josh, I just watched District 9 yesterday too! I liked it, and was surprised how well it looked for a low-budget production. I thought is was a bit formulaic and predictable though. I also watched a fun doc called "Dr. Bronner's Magic Soapbox" about the history of the soap and his ALL-ONE-GOD-FAITH rants about the Moral ABC on the labels. Interesting guy.
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Post by Josh on Mar 22, 2010 14:41:35 GMT -8
Yeah, it was a bit predictable. Felt like Wall-E at times too  But still a good watch. I think the whole Dutch culture in S.A. is crazily fascinating. |
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Post by michelle on Mar 22, 2010 17:58:56 GMT -8
God Grew Tired of Us. ****
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