Movie Magic

I love watching movies and I want to share with you what I've watched, recently, that you may be interesting in. My reviews will be different because I'm not a movie critic, just a movie lover.

In the theater, I saw "Taken." It's a movie that completly took me in when I saw the trailers. Lines from the main character:

"... what I do have is a particular set of skills. Skills that I used and developed over a long career. Skills, that make life hell for people like you."

If that got you going, you'll thoroughly enjoy the movie. It is action-packed and suspenseful. And it's not all shooting and fighting, either, although that's prevalent. There are some side plots that make the story even more interesting.

One of my favorite things about this movie is that the main character is a middle-aged guy who doesn't fit your typical James Bond-type lead. His calm demeanor truly fools you when you find out what he's capable of. Of course, the worst in him is the best in him, but that only comes out when he's on a mission. And he is totally focused on a mission to get his daughter back from kidnappers. But he's got other aims, too. If you want to find out the rest, check out the movie. When you watch those trailers, again, pay very close attention to what is said during the cell phone conversation between the main character and the guy you dont see.

In the theater, I also saw a movie called "Slumdog Millionaire," and it totally blew me away. It started out really weird because you don't know why this kid is in so much trouble. Trust me, stay with it and remember the questions, but don't miss any of it because as the movie goes along it will all make sense.

The movie is set in India and centers around a young man who gets an opportunity to be a contestant on India's version of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?"

From early childhood, the main character and his brotherr deal with the worst of circumstances. Doing things to survive is no cliche to them. During this time, Jamal (main character) meets the love of his life, Latika, and I do mean the true love of his life. From there, the adventures, wins and losses, and growth of the characters never stop. Ironically, what happens in life connects to the game show. How, you may ask? Well, you'll have to watch the movie to find out.

A word of warning. There are some pretty violent situations in the film and the movie is quite long. In no way is it boring, though.

"Slumdog Millionaire" is definitely one of the best and most engrossing films I've seen in years.