h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Yes, I am blatantly copying other people's idea and starting a movie thread of my very own. So sue me.

Recently watched The Lake House. Not bad as that sort of film goes but the plot 'twist' wasn't all that well hidden.

Bourne Ultimatum (that is the 3rd one, right?) delivered what the adverts promised - action, some story, more action. I'm glad I saw it on the small screen. The cinematography is just choppy enough that it might make me sick on a bigger screen. I think I need to get the books.

Thank You for Smoking was really good - funny and entertaining and smart. Main character is likable despite his career path.

Inside Man - second viewing and I still liked it. Caper story that feels a bit more grown up than the standard cops & robbers movie. All the main characters are morally flexible in their own way. One is robbing a bank but only stealing diamonds from a man who founded his fortune on people's suffering in WWII but who now is a philanthropist and the officer in charge of the case may or may not have stolen $$ from a crime scene and is more than willing to trade his silence and reputation for a promotion.

Yea, trying to keep the Borne films in order to me is like trying to figure out which Ford SUV is the biggest. Is Ultimatum more superlative than Supremacy? Is an Excursion more of a trek than an Expedition?

Emee, you should definitely read the books! The Bournes were some of the first Ludlum's I read, more than a dozen years ago now. But, DO NOT read them expecting them to be anything like the films. The first book starts out the same and follows the same basic plot with a few noticeable differences, and from there all they share with the books is the name. I've seen Supremacy two or three times, and I still couldn't tell you what it was about, because it's nothing like the book at all. I haven't seen Ultimatum yet - I will (actually, I think I'll go put that on my queue). And in the books, the titles made more sense. And they're better, of course.

Listened to Shrek 3 on the way to visit Mr. Emee's family. At least it wasn't Cars or Finding Nemo or a cranky 3-yr-old.