Netflix

I often question why I still have Netflix but the absolute comfort in knowing movies are at my house or at least will be coming soon. So, I figured I would give you the review of some Netfliz and regular old Blockbuster movies.

Skeleton Key - Kate Hudson is a hospice nurse in New Orleans (and by the way if ever I need a hospice nurse, Kate would be a great choice) and is looking to making some money - So she takes on a private gig involving a stroke victim, John Hurt, and what is her name from back in the day...blonde. She was in the Notebook, and I think even the Ya Ya Sisterhood. Anyway...Of course there is an old house and HooDoo. GREAT twist. Suspenseful and not as scary if you don't believe in ghosts or hoodoo or voodoo.

Failure to Launch - Matthew McConnnahey (sp?) is a 40 (although he may have been playing a 30 year old) still living with mom (kathy bates) and dad (terry bradshaw). He has two friends who are also live at home and they meet daily for various adventures - trail biking, rock climbing, etc. I think Matt had a job sailing or selling sail boats but I don't really remember. Mom and Dad attend a party for parents living with their grown male children and one of the couples finally got their kid to move out. Enter Sarah Jessica Parker who is hired to do the same for Matt. Of course the game/job ensues and of course love follows closely and you can probably predict the end. Zooey Deschanl is in it as a freaky suicidal depressive. I love her - she was in elf as the girlfriend and in Eulogy - and she was good. Actually mostly everything was good. It was a cute romantic comedy. Unfortunately there was no real chemistry between SJP and MM, and there was a naked TB, from the rear. Alas. worth watching.

The Dukes of Hazzard - well. hum. honestly I think i rented it because of the Jessica Simpson These boots were made for walking song (which was not in the movie) and Lynda Carter. Wow this was bad. One the casting of the duke brothers was horrible. HORRIBLE. I loved TDoH and although admittedly I was interested in the hot car and daisy - I do not remember the boys being so DUMB and so overtly sex crazed. Maybe it was my preoccupation or perhaps it was just the 70s being all subtly sexual. In any event, horrible movie. JS cannot act her way out of a bad movie - and the fake accent made it worse. Burt Reynolds did really well as Boss hog. Lynda Carter was married to Willie Nelson which threw it all off and she looked old and haggard. Please spare yourself.

Mrs. Henderson Presents. Most of you will hate this movie. I was at the premeire when I was in England and even that cool experience did not make me warm to this movie. Will something from the original American Idol starred. The back story (read real story) was basically this rich woman whose husband died bought a theatre and created a vaudevillesque review. It started as basic music review that ran all day - thus breaking from the traditional mold of the 2 performances per day. Then everyone copied them and they needed to change it up....bring in the naked women. It was 1939/1940ish and at this time they needed a permit for nakedness and general debauchery. So, the naked women had to be standing still - not moving so it was more like art. Anyway. My memory of the real story is that there was real burlesque and moving naked women in the real story but there was not in this movie. There is war, soldiers, women, a naked bob hoskins, dame judy dench. Slow movie.

The Closet - this was actually sort of funny. There were at least two scenes where I laughed out loud. It was subtitled and it was French. Gerard Depardieu was in it but a bunch of other french actors that I recognize but don't know. Anyway, the main actor is a divorced, boring, predictable accountant who realizes he is going to be fired. He calls his ex-wife (whom he believes he is still in love with) and son (who thinks dad is too boring to hang with) and tries to jump off the balcony. He's saved by a cute little kitten and an old queer next door. So, they hatch a plan to keep his job and he becomes a straight man pretending to be gay. Everyone's impression is changed and he keeps his job. Amusing. Cute.

Transporter - Action. Ex-navy seal moves to France and becomes a transporter of goods for the underworld. Rule 1. the deal is the deal. Rule 2. never ask names. Rule 3. never look into the bag. So, what does he do...look into the bag. In the bag there is a girl. Well that opens a whole can of worms. Action - but like 1999 action which really means that there is room for improvement and they tell me that Transporter 2 is much better. Could be that 4-5 years of additional acting experience would really help the main character act better.

And the biggie..... PIRATES of the CARIBBEAN 2. You all may know I love Johnny Depp and Love the original Pirates - which clearly I need to rewatch. Anyway, it is different than the original in that there is less swashbuckling action and more sort of Johnny Depp being Jack and I believe setting up for the 3rd installment. It was definitely entertaining. I definitely go see it again as some of the movie was interupted by a 7 and 10 year old chatting with me throughout. Must see on the big screen.


That is it. I am watching Season 7 of Buffy during this rainy dreary day.

Enjoy!