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09 May 2007

::cinema paradiso::

And you thought you'd never get to watch movies anymore! Right after O was born, I was bored (believe it or not!), but also too tired to concentrate on a good book. So I signed up for Netflix. For a nominal monthly fee, you can request just about any movie-including indies and foreign films--to be delivered to your home. It certainly beats trekking to Blockbuster and find out the movie you want is OUT!!! Although, Blockbuster has caught on and is now offering a similar deal as Netflix.

Architectdad also loves Netflix, because he gets to watch old Miami Vice episodes, all FOUR seasons...ahem, we're only on disc 6 of season two. The acting is sooo bad and the stories are awful. But you do get to see a lot of 80's pop stars in guest starring roles though!

The last movie we watched is "Night at the Museum." It takes place in the natural history museum in NYC, and it stars Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson. Not a big fan of Ben. but Owen is hilarious. I used to work in the National Nat Hist Museum here in Wash, DC when I was in college, so it brought back fond memories. Although my research was in the common Norway Rat...not as glam as paleontology, I'm afraid!


"Blood Diamond" is pretty good also. Leo DiCaprio and Djimon Hounsou are excellent. We're hoping to watch "the Last King of Scotland" tonight.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hey now! Hey now!

Let's go easy on the Miami Vice criticism...granted, some of the show is slightly overacted but you have to look at the bigger picture of how the show set the tone for fashion and television.

Anonymous said...

archidad - you're nuts. it's a stretch suggesting that Miami Vice set the tone for fashion and television. maybe you were wearing violet t-shirts with white jackets but the rest of us were pegging our jeans and listening to the Furs. you just wanted to get with cocket and fubs! admit it.

Anonymous said...

okay Duckie,

no need to be so jealous...

I'll still dance with you at the prom.