Sunday, September 25, 2011

"Moneyball"

Baseball movie with Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill.  Brad plays Oakland A's General Manager Billy Beane.  Jonah is his Assistant General Manager Peter Brand.  Together, they build a winning baseball team at the lowest price!  How?  Using statistics and a methodology developed by Bill James – Baseball Guru and the "Sabrematician"!
 
Good movie but would wait as a first date movie because it is 2.5 hours long and may not interest the non-baseball fan.  However, if you both like baseball, then go for it!

Sunday, September 18, 2011

"X-Men - First Class"

Prequel to the X-Men Franchise that provides the background to the forming of the X-Men and the rivalry between Professor X and Magneto.  Host of actors that you will recognize to include Kevin Bacon!  If you like the X-Men Franchise, then you will be good with this movie.  Safe first date movie, too!

"Thor"

Movie that brings to the big screen the mythical characters of Thor.  Natalie Portman plays a scientist who "bumps" into Thor with her car while on a field experiment with her team.  Slow start but picks up.  Easily a safe first date movie, save for your significant other may swoon over Thor's pecs... glad to have waited for the rental but still consider it a good movie.

Monday, September 05, 2011

"Prom"

... High School movie with some new faces in the cast... safe first date movie with a storyline that revolves around Prom, getting a date, and having to recover from a fire that destroyed the decorations.  So much "turmoil",... enjoyed the movie but glad to have rented it rather than pay a premium at the box office.

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