land of the lost: you want it to be funny, but it just isn't. will ferrel needs to try a new character. not a recommendation.
you don't know jack: the story of dr jack kevorkian (filtered through that al pacino character), featuring the too-rarely-seen brenda vaccaro. another product of the liberal media that shows how the fundamentalist right consistently takes the most inhumane positions when dealing with other people's business. a recommendation (see it on HBO).
capricorn one: one from my teen-age years, and the only movie i own with brenda vaccaro (yeah, never was a fan of that supergirl movie). faked mars landing of which the astronauts become victims, and attempt to abandon. all star cast, including hal holbrook's hair, OJ simpson, the guy from "law & order", josh brolin's dad, and two helicoptors that turn to face each other to communicate. classic soundtrack score by jerry goldsmith. a recommendation, if you promise not to laugh at me for liking this, afterwards.
the man from earth: as college professor prepares to leave town, he tells his associates that he's actually a caveman who has somehow avoided death for the past several thousand years. what an odd movie, but it keeps the viewer involved by laying out a train of thought and chugging along that track for an hour and a half. best aspect: religious christian woman is offended by the man's perspective on living through the new testament era, and yet...comes to "believe in him". not all aspects of the movie were this successful, and an event between him and an older psych professor at the end of the movie is fairly offensive. recommendation? eh...maybe.
superman returns: haven't viewed this for a couple of years, and wanted to revisit it after offending some of the family by disavowing my allegiance to the mythology. and i do like it. for whatever faults so many critics say it has, the initial rescue scene is fairly perfect in capturing superman's return. i've noticed in previous viewings, though, that the movie captures this weird dark turquoise-blue hue, pasted all over the movie. not sure what that's all about, but i noted for the first time the strong connection with...water. hmmm. and the guy who played jimmy olsen, sam huntington, is a real standout. finally, the chopped up movie score is criminal.
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