RA: Renters Anonymous – April 8th, 2008
Here is the first post of hopefully many. I’ll be providing links and ratings from our favorite movie site I Heart Movies. So let me know what you think and what you would like to see in future postings.
This Week: April 8th, 2008
There Will Be Blood – 8.4/10 – A story about family, greed, religion, and oil, centered around a turn-of-the-century prospector in the early days of the business. The movie was up for 8 Oscars and won Best Actor for Daniel Day- Lewis’ performance and Best Achievement in Cinematography for Robert Elswit’s work.
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story – 7.3/10 – From Judd Apatow, the same guy that gave us 40-Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Superbad. I’d say if you enjoyed Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy then you’ll like this one. It’s an Apatow production staring John C. Reilly, do I need to say more?
Lions for Lambs – 7.1/10 – Injuries sustained by two Army ranger behind enemy lines in Afghanistan set off a sequence of events involving a congressman (Tom Cruise), a journalist (Meryl Streep) and a professor (Robert Redford). If you like political drama’s then this might be for you.
The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep – This is basically a kid’s movie about the Lochness Monster. Should be a good one for the kiddies to watch.
Sharkwater – The film is a documentary on sharks: how they live, how they are portrayed by the media, and how they are treated today. I’ve been waiting for a long time to see this so I hope it’s as great as the reviews have said.
The 11th Hour - A documentary on environmentalism by Leonardo DiCaprio. If you enjoy listening on how we’re ruining the planet than this should be a movie for you, if not, then trade in your car for a bicycle, pick up some litter and huge a tree and you should be good.
P2 – 7/10 - A horror/thriller that takes place in a parking garage about a psycho security guard who is after a young businesswoman. The plot sounds iffy, maybe skip this one.
Reservation Road – A film about the tragic aftermath of a car accident starring Joaquin Phoneix, Jennifer Connelly and Mark Ruffalo. Sounds like it could be a decent drama/thriller but according to Rotten Tomatoes, I think it’s best to look elsewhere.
Music Within – From IHM, “The true story of Richard Pimentel, a brilliant speaker with a troubled past. Pimentel returns from a tour of duty in Vietnam, his hearing severely impaired and finds true purpose and meaning in his life working on behalf of Americans with disabilities.”
Broken – From IMDB, “Deep in the LA night HOPE confronts all the wrong turns she’s made since leaving Ohio and ultimately meets the biggest wrong turn of all in her ex-boyfriend WILL, who’s determined to win back her love or die trying.” Not to be confused with the other horror/thriller Broken movie released the same year and same lead character name.
My Rentals:
There Will Be Blood – I want to see what all the hype is about.
Sharkwater – I’ve been waiting a long time for this to come out on DVD since I missed it in theaters.
What are you going to rent/buy this week? What do you think about this weekly feature?
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Rich
