This movie told the story of Andy Kaufman. It starred Jim Carrey. I don’t know if I would’ve found Andy interesting from an entertainment perspective beyond Taxi, but it sure made for an interesting movie. Jim Carrey did a great job in his portrayal. Courtney Love played Andy’s girlfriend. Unfortunately, her role was very small. I thought she did a great job in The People vs. Larry Flynt, so I was hoping to see her in another role like that. Regardless, two thumbs up from us.
stranger than fiction
We watched this one last night. Brian really liked it. I thought it was OK. Frankly, I thought it was going to be funnier. I’m starting to see a pattern here–every time I watch a Will Ferrell movie, I think it’s going to be funnier than it turns out to be. Hmm. I have yet to watch Elf, though–that looks really funny (ha). Since Jake has it on DVD, I’ll catch it at some point. Then, I might have to give up on the Will Ferrell movies. This one at least had a unique plot. Surely you’ve heard about it by now, so I won’t rehash it. The movie’s worth watching, but not worth thinking about beyond the viewing. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, but that’s how it is.
donnie brasco
Another mobster movie. I don’t know what I’m going to do after the Sopranos are over–we’ll have already watched all of the mobster movies out there in the meantime. Where will I get my fix? This movie was quite good–but it was a lot different than most of the mobster movies that we’ve watched. This one followed an undercover FBI agent (played by Johnny Depp) who infiltrated the mob and had the lines blurred between his real life and his life with the mob. Al Pacino was the other main character. He played the guy who got Depp into the mob. It was a pretty interesting story. As a side note, there was this one totally disgusting scene where they had to chop up some bodies in order to dispose of them. Nothing we haven’t seen before, but this one had some cringe-worthy details in it.
Two thumbs up.
lisey’s story
I could not wait to read this story, but it was definitely not as fulfilling as I hoped it would be. I’ve been reading Stephen King since I was 10. He is my favorite author. This is one of my least favorite novels from him. It ranks right up there with Insomnia (otherwise known as the cure for insomnia). It’s been so long since I read Insomnia, that I’m not sure if this one is my least favorite or if Insomnia is. At any rate, I did not like this book. I didn’t care about any of the characters and the story was just so weird that it wasn’t interesting. And, the worst part was all of the odd made-up words and phrases that were used. I found them to be really annoying (unlike the Gunslinger series where I found the made-up language interesting). So, don’t rush out to read this one.
bottling nite
Last night, Brian and I bottled up the Riunite-tasting wine that I complained about a few months ago. It actually didn’t turn out too badly. And, it no longer tastes like Riunite, thank God. But, it is definitely too sweet for our tastes. Luckily, I know a bunch of people who like sweet wine, so I should be able to find a good use for it. We also bottled the Carmenere/Cab kit. I have two more kits sitting downstairs and two more on the way, so I guess it’s time to make more wine.