Movie Review Monday!!!

Well peeps, it is that time of the week again movie review Monday! I watched 4 new films this week. One was outstanding, one was good, one was boring as all heck and one was SO bad I am ashamed to admit I watched it! LOL Lets start with the good one.. Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee "Beginning just after the bloody Sioux victory over General Custer atLittle Big Horn, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee intertwines theperspectives of three characters: Charles Eastman (Beach), né Ohiyesa,a young, Dartmouth-educated, Sioux doctor held up as living proof ofthe alleged success of assimilation; Sitting Bull (Schellenberg), theproud Lakota chief who refuses to submit to U.S. government policiesdesigned to strip his people of their identity, their dignity and theirsacred land - the gold-laden Black Hills of the Dakotas; and SenatorHenry Dawes (Quinn), who was one of the architects of the governmentpolicy on Indian affairs. While Eastman and patrician schoolteacherElaine Goodale (Paquin) work to improve life for the Indians on thereservation, Senator Dawes lobbies President Grant (Thompson) for morehumane treatment, opposing the bellicose stance of General WilliamTecumseh Sherman (Feore). Hope rises for the Indians in the form of theprophet Wovoka (Studi) and the Ghost Dance - a messianic movement thatpromises an end of their suffering under the white man. This hope isobliterated after the assassination of Sitting Bull and the massacre ofhundreds of Indian men, women and children by the 7th Cavalry atWounded Knee Creek on Dec. 29, 1890." I really enjoyed this film. I am really drawn to the history of Native Americans/Canadians. My grandmother is part Ojibwa, so the history holds a special place in my heart. I would definitely recommend this film! Lets move on to the BAD BAD film! LOL... Carver "Based on a true story, Carver depicts the real life events of five20-something's that went camping in the mountain town of Halcyon Ridgeand never returned." Now let me say first that I do not believe for one nano second that this movie was based on true events. Now I like a good slasher movie, the cheesy, gory ones. Heck I liked Saw and Hostel, that being said this movie was SO over the top, SO gory and gross, So bad that I spent a ton of time hiding under my blanket feeling nauseated. :( STAY AWAY for this movie, seriously..heed my warning.. LOL OK I am getting grossed out just thinking about it... On to the next movie.. Michael Clayton"Michael Clayton is an in-house fixer at one of thelargest corporate law firms in New York. A former criminal prosecutor,Clayton takes care of Kenner, Bach, & Ledeen's dirtiest work at thebehest of the firm's co-founder, Marty Bach. Though burned out andhardly content with his job as a fixer, his divorce, a failed businessventure, and mounting debt have left Clayton inextricably tied to thefirm. At U/North, meanwhile, the career of litigator Karen Crowderrests on the multi-million dollar settlement of a class-action suitthat Clayton's firm is leading to a seemingly successful conclusion.But when Kenner Bach's brilliant and guilt-ridden attorney Arthur Edenssabotages the U/North case, Clayton faces the biggest challenge of hiscareer and his life" So we finally got around to watching this one and found it just boring. I am not really crazy for John Grisham like movies and that is what this movie reminded both DH and I of. To be honest I am actually kind of confused as to why this what up as a "Best Picture" and why the actress won "Best supporting" Neither struck me as being particularly outstanding. I am going to give this one a thumbs down! My last movie for today is... Love In The Time Of Cholera "Florentino (Bardem), rejected by the beautiful Fermina (Mezzogiorno) ata young age, devotes much of his adult life to carnal affairs as adesperate attempt to heal his broken heart." I thought this movie was OUTSTANDING, so much so that I will be adding it to my all time fav list!! The story was fabulous, the look, the feel, the sound of the movie..all gorgeous and lush and beautiful. It's a fairly long move at 2 hours and 18 minutes, but I was never bored and the time flew by. I've haven't read the book yet so I don't know how it compares to that, but I am giving this movie two huge thumbs up! Oh and on a funny side note.. I was watching this movie alone because DH wanted to play his World Of Warcraft and thought it sounded like a "girl" movie. About 20 mins into the movie, he moved onto the sofa so he could watch the movie while he played. LMAO Ok folks, that is it for this weeks movie reviews! I'll be back tomorrow with my new LO for challenge #5 of the ADSR and a few more pictures from our walk on Saturday! Until next time..TATA!!Source