- Spiderwick Chronicles - Ever since this title came up in a comment, I've had it on my brain to see it. I thought it was fun, but fairly scary for little ones.
- 1408 - I like John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson, but this was pretty crappy. Maybe 5 out of 10 stars.
- Fool's Gold - I didn't watch this one, but both my husband and daughter thought it was okay.
- The Water Horse - I loved everything about this movie! I won't go into all the "whys" here since you'd only laugh, but it was one of those movies I just couldn't stop thinking about when it was over.
- Beauty and the Beast - Yes, the Disney classic from the early 90s. It's one of my daughter's childhood favorites and she has been nagging me for some time to watch it. Somehow I managed to miss out on many of the Disney movies over the years and she's determined to remedy that. We watched The Hunchback of Notre Dame over the Christmas holidays. I guess The Little Mermaid will be next.
- The Eye - This is one I picked out and it wasn't half bad. I was afraid at first it was going to be one of those pointless horror flicks, but it did end up having a decent plot.
- Bonneville - I couldn't get anyone else to watch this one with me. So.... I popped it into my computer and watched it all by myself. Their loss. It was a fun movie with a great cast and entertaining storyline. Beautiful scenery, too.
I did manage to fit in one book during the week: Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin. A fun premise, but I got bogged down some (as opposed to my daughter who zipped through it in about a day or two).
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The Goofy "Fearless 14" by Evanovich and "Child 44" (I musta been in to numbers!) topped my booklist, along with "Bury the Lead" by David Rosenfelt, an old favorite who writes "courtroom".
I did do the movie theaters, and saw "Get Smart", and, at long last (and I loved it!) "Iron Man". Guess I'll skip "1408".
quid
Yes, we loved The Water Horse, too! Also The Spiderwick Chronicles.
I intend to watch The Eye sometime this week (On Demand).
Trish and the boys watche Fools Gold and enjoyed it. Haven't seen it myself.
Kelly,
As for Beauty and the Beast. I love the edition by Disney. Did you ever see the French film which Jean Cocteau made of Beauty and the Beast (La Belle et La Bete with Jean Marais and Josette Day) or the television series (Beauty and the Beast) from the eighties with Linda Hamilton and Ron Perlman (as Catherine and Vincent)? Together with the Disney version, these two belong amongst my favourite interpretations of Beauty and the Beast.
Raven
Raven,
I do remember watching the TV version with Ron Perlman & Linda Hamilton. I have to admit, I really enjoyed the Disney version... despite it being a children's movie! They always have wonderful music in them!
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