Movies

I still remember sneaking in a free HD on demand movie on a Thursday night. I must try weeknight movie watching a little more, especially when my work weeks aren't going well.

By Friday night I was all movied out! Watched two great 70s movies.

The Taking Of Pelham One Two Three (1974)

Absolutely no padding in this movie. Like all classic action flicks, there's the set up, the crisis, a little dusting of characterization, and the good guys winning. But it's been a while since I've seen something so cut and dry as this movie. And what an ending!

Nashville (1975)

I had to split up this 2.5 hour epic over one night and one morning, but it's still great. Screw myself for browsing through a '100 greatest movie moments' book at Border's that might have ruined the movie. A small fortune is that I misread which character has the thing happen to them that was so pivotal, so a little surprise. Pure movie watching experiences can't happen for 30+ year movies I guess. It made me want to watch Robert Altman movies, especially rewatching Gosford Park, which I saw a long time ago and couldn't follow.