Movie Review

BURN AFTER READING

I have mixed feelings about this Coen brother's movie. The cast was great, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Frances McDormad & John Malkovich. The plot was ok enough, and it delivered quite a few laughs. The film was about how a disc that was found in a health club set off a chain reaction that affected the lives of many characters.

The trouble I had was with how it ended. Instead of getting to see the final results of the lives of a number of important characters, we were just "told" what happened in a conversation between two minor characters. Cheap. The movie could have delivered but totally dropped the ball.

Despite the humor, this was not at all a happy, light hearted film. It was pretty much a dark comedy, rated R for a reason, and I can not whole heartedly recommend it. Maybe as a rental. Has anyone else seen it? I like to get some other opinions.

RIDDLE HINT

Yesterday's riddle looks like a stumper, so here are a couple of hints.

The word I'm looking for starts with the letter E.

It's a term used to describe another being.

A TUESDAY RIDDLE ON WEDNESDAY?...WHAT GIVES?

Due to the important birthday celebration yesterday, the weekly riddle is appearing today. Here it is:

Read my riddle, I pray.
What God never sees,
what the king seldom sees,
and what we see every day.
What is it?

Happy Birthday!

Ah, Autumn

My favorite season! Sweatshirt weather, football, baseball playoffs, leaves changing colors, pumpkins, Halloween, taffy-apples, Thanksgiving, candy corn...what's not to like? But my dear sister has never agreed. When I went to put up a post about Autumn quotes and pictures I signed on through her site. And there on Digressions, she beat me to the punch! She is trying to have a more positive attitude this year and reflected it in some quotes. So this one is just for her, hoping this fall will be her best!

Autumn is a second spring when every leaf's a flower.
--Albert Camus

Movie Review

Mama Mia was a cute, fun movie musical that uses only Abba songs. Although the stage play was a much better and smoother production, this movie had it's moments of fun. It was very well cast and Meryl Streep took on her character with gusto.

The plot is about a 20 year old daughter of a free spirited mother (Streep) who doesn't know who her father is. They live on a small Greek island and run a weathered hotel. When reading her mother's diary from years past, she figures out it's one of three men and invites them all to her wedding to try to piece things together.

It is the type of musical where a character at any given moment can break out into song. The movie was a bit choppy at parts and dragged on somewhat, but overall it was entertaining. Not for everyone, but a good film for a girls night out.

Fun With Politics

The staff at the Lo-Down has been instructed to stay politically neutral, so I'm not sure how these pro-Palin cartoons got posted.

Hmmmmmm.....