Movies that start with M

I am having a great Saturday. I got a ton of shit done, and a bunch of plans fell through - so I have the day mostly to myself. What a kick ass day.

I went to the Messenger. My friend Scott hated it - said it was blatantly anti-military, or something like that? I hope I'm not misquoting him. I don't like "message" movies - I really don't like to be hit over the head with the filmmaker's agenda. I prefer to come to my own conclusions, or at least think that they're my own conclusions. Anyway, I didn't find this to be so much a message movie. These guys have a crap job, so I wasn't surprised to see them have crap days. I was paying attention for anti-military sentiment, but I really didn't see it. I saw great acting, but it didn't redeem the film.

These two guys have the most incredible speeches about war, etc., and I just don't know anybody that well-spoken in real life. I've read some articles lately about guys writing poetry and literature about the war, but I'm betting you don't see too much of that at the neighborhood bar. Samantha Morton's character was the same - she sounded like a poet and worked at the local storage rental units. (For example, her husband's shirt smelled like "rage". Really?) When they would start explaining their feelings or crying, it just didn't feel true. Also, the camera work was simplistic and the rest of the production was just so-so. I would pass unless you need to see all military related movies. If you don't, rent Hurt Locker instead, or the Lucky Ones.

But Moon is a boatload of fun! If you like movies about altered states, about uncertain reality, about conspiracies and corporate greed, this is a good choice. There are some surprises, too, and I'm not usually surprised. Especially good is the robot who runs the ship. See if you can figure out the voice.

Over and out starfleet.