Our "2-Cents Worth" February 28th, 2007

(Ken)
The awards have just been handed out, new movies have already started being distributed for the upcoming year and yet another reviewer (us), has something to add. Congratulations to The Departed, Forest Whitaker and Helen Mirren, all of which were excellent choices, and follow along with my own predictions. Len disagreed with me on the movie, he wanted Letters from Iwo Jima to win, but he had to bow to superior knowledge this time - lol.....

But that is all in the past now, and 2007 has loomed with new movies to review. We missed out on some of the movies released in January and February, but we will continue with some of the newer ones.

Currently 2 movies seem to be standing out, these are Breach and Amazing Grace (trailer: http://www.amazinggracemovie.com/ ). These are on my list of "must see in the theater", some of the others will remain on my list of "rentals".

(Len)
My back is still sore from "bow"ing to Ken's "superior knowledge" on the winning film. I agree that The Departed was a deserving winner. However I was touched by the subject matter and the "humanization" of the enemy, from an American perpective, in Letters from Iwo Jima.
Politicians make war. Regular people fight in them. Regular people with families, friends, hopes, dreams and fears, no matter your nationality. Letters..... brought that message home and for that, it will always be a winner in my heart.

Moving on though, to 2007, we can't wait till the arrival of this summer's Block Busters which begin in May with the release of Spider Man 3, followed by Shrek the Third, and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End; (JUNE) Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer; (JULY)Transformers, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and the Simpsons Movie.

We have missed out on the new movies in January and February, but as a professional movie reviewer (Tom Charity) said: "Epic Movie," "The Hitcher," "Smokin' Aces," "Codename: The Cleaner," "Because I Said So," "Hannibal Rising," "Norbit"... every week brings another dismal low". So we really have not missed very much.

I would like to add Zodiac ( http://www.zodiacmovie.com/) to Ken's list of "must see in the theaters", which opens this weekend.

We will be back soon to share with you Our "2-Cents Worth"