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Hubby had knee surgery and was laid up in bed for awhile, so we watched quite a few movies:
The Wrestler - 4/5 - Mickey Rourke was fantastic, the story was good but a little depressing. Overall enjoyable.
Milk - 4.5/5 - Sean Penn and James Franco were both awesome. The story was depressing - it really stuck with me and I thought a lot about the movie the next day. It's discouraging that the same tired arguments are being used 30 years later.
Star Trek - 4.5/5 - I'm NOT a Star Trek fan and I'm not a sci-fi fan in general, but I'm definitely a fan of this movie. It was fun from start to finish. The only quibble I have is Winona Ryder - she sucked, IMO.
Knowing - 0/5 - The movie was very formulaic, but it wasn't absolutely horrible until the ending. The ending pissed me off and ruined any chance of the movie not totally sucking.
Australia - 2.5/5 - The story was ok, the acting was ok, Hugh Jackman was hot, it was a little on the long side. Worth watching, but definitely a renter.
Valkyrie - 2.5/5 - Tom Cruise didn't totally suck, which surprised me. Because the movie was based on a true story and I already knew the plot failed, the attempts at suspense were somewhat amusing. It was decent though, and fairly entertaining.
Frost/Nixon - 4/5 - I knew nothing of the story before renting it other than the movie was based on real events, but it was engaging and the acting was very good by all parties involved. It probably didn't have the impact on me that it would for my parents, but I enjoyed it nonetheless.
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Formerly Medusa
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