Straw Dogs

Movie: Straw Dogs

Genre: thriller

Synopsis: David and Amy Sumner (Jamers Marsden and Kate Bosworth) have just moved to Amy’s hometown of Blackwater Mississippi.  David is a screenwriter working on a movie script and is something of a pacifist.  Amy’s return stirs up her old boyfriend, Charlie (Alexander Skarsgård) and his posse of rednecks. Charlie and his friends keep pushing David.  Finally the town trouble-maker, James Woods, provides the match that ignites the finale with the whole bunch doing their best to break into the house to kill them . . . when it turns out that if you push David hard enough, he will eventually push back.

My two cents: This movie had its moments, but not enough of them.  I thought the behavior of David and Amy was not too believable, given the circumstances.  In retrospect, I would have waited for this movie to hit HBO or Netflix.

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The Lion King 3D

Movie: The Lion King 3D

Genre: animated adventure

Synopsis: Simba is the son of Mufasa – the king of the lion pack.  Simba is next in line to be king, much to the frustration of his conniving uncle, Scar.  Scar plots a way to eliminate Musafa and tricks Simba into leaving the pack.  Simba eventually comes back to do battle with Scar and his hyenas to claim the throne from Scar.

My two cents:  I forgot just how great some of the songs were in this movie. I also forgot just how violent it gets.  I don’t understand how it managed to get a “G” rating.  It is a great movie, but I don’t think I would be comfortable taking a child under the age of 8 or 9 to see it.

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