That tradition has held throughout the years and this year Kristen and I enjoyed a night out while the grandparents stayed home with Gilbert. Kristen wanted to see Bedtime Stories and it seemed an appropriate movie for the day.The theatre was filled with kids and families. The movie did not disappoint. In typical Sandler fashion he provided laughs for all and as with all his movies found a way to inject his favorites '80's music.
After the movie was over I convinced Kristen to sneak into another movie. This time we saw Quantum of Solace. I'm a Bond fanatic and loved being able to see this movie for a second time (saw it the day prior with my dad. Another tradition. We have seen every Bond movie - sans the Timothy Dalton movies - since 1979 when he took me to my first Bond movie - Moonraker).Quantum rocked! I loved Casino Royale and its departure from the prior films that were dominated by gadgets and cheese. Quantum was not as stellar as Casino Royale, but successfully continues on with the more gritter approach to Bond. Definitely a must see!
To complete the movie trifecta, I brought The Dark Knight along to Houston. This movie is one of the best I have seen in quite awhile. I saw it at the theatres during the summer, but admit I missed a lot of the nuances that I caught the second, third, and fourth time I watched it this week (okay, yes, I like movies!). If you have not seen The Dark Night you are missing out. Yes, Heath Ledger's performance is truly amazing, but the movie was shot almost entirely in Chicago and done so in the raw. And the movie is a tense 2 1/2 hours of moral conflict for every character. What is really cool are the myriad of posters that were done used in promotion. Some were quite disturbing seeing them in advance of the movie, but in reflection captured the madness that existed in the movie and the characters. Check out the posters here. It will be added to my DVD collection!
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