As 2011 draws to a close and Oscar predictions are popping up, this is a good time to review the movies that I thought, sometimes in disagreement with movie critics, were good quality movies. One movie per month will be highlighted.
January - 127 Hours - yes, I realized that this is really a 2010 movie but by the time I worked up the courage to see it, it was well into January, This is definitely a big screen movie, the scenery was fantastic.
James Franco gave an outstanding performance as a hiker who becomes trapped by a boulder in an cave. No one knows his location or even that he has gone hiking, so help is not on the way. Told in flashbacks, the movie keeps moving, we see the deterioration of his physical condition, and finally his decision to perform his own amputation. Based on a true story, this is a riveting story.
February - Even the Rain - Tambien La Lluvia - Set in Bolivia, a film crew is shooting a movie about Christopher Columbus and the exploitation of the indigenous population. As the crew is filming, residents of the nearby city are protesting the privatization of the local water supply. As the film crew realize that the protesters, in this just cause, are in need of assistance are torn. If they give aid to the protesters, the movie will not be finished within the budgeted time. Viewers see that the struggles of the indigenous people never end.
March - Paul - My son was home for the holidays and we rented Paul as he missed it on the big screen. We laughed at this science fiction comedy starring Nick Frost and Simon Pegg as two British tourists visiting all the reported alien sighting spots. Much to their shock, the pair meets Paul, a wisecracking, pot smoking alien. The trio soon find themselves on the run from government agents. While it is a rather raunching comedy, it is funny and recommended for adults,
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