No Arsenal? Watch a movie!
// November 19th, 2007 // No Comments » // Adventure and Film
Having to make do with no Arsenal the past several days due to the international break, I’ve taken the opportunity to do some damage on my Netflix queue.
On Friday, my roommate and I watched “Flags Of Our Fathers”, the Clint Eastwood film that relates the story of the Marines who hoisted the flag on Iwo Jima back in World War II.
Then on Sunday, we watched “Talk To Me”, starring Don Cheadle as Petey Greene, a ground-breaking DJ on a Washington D.C.-based R&B station back in the late 60s. We followed that up with, “Planet Terror”, Robert Rodriguez’s contribution to the Grindhouse double-feature.
I’d have to say that all three films were good, not great.
“Flags of Our Fathers” had a lot going for it, but there just seemed to be something missing, which I still haven’t been able to put my finger on. I hear that the companion piece, “Letters From Iwo Jima”, which tells the story of the battle from the perspective of the Japanese defending the island, is supposed to be the superior of the two. It just arrived in the mail today, so I look forward to watching it soon.
“Talk To Me” was good, if formulaic. Don Cheadle was excellent as usual.
“Planet Terror” was goofy, if graphic, fun. Basically yet another zombie flick, there was a major sense of humor running through the whole thing, which made it an enjoyable ride.
