My Movie Picks...and Go Blue!!

MOVIES:

Ok...I went to see Flight Plan last night, a movie I've been anticipating for a while (cuz Jodie Foster is awesome!), and it didn't disappoint. First of all, what a kick-ass plane that was...sweet-lookin bar, 2-levels, and it actually looked comfy. Wow. Second, I liked the plot and acting...of course, Jodie carries it...she's the wo-man! I enjoy seeing her in action MUCH more than I do Fish-lips Jolie and Fish-lips wannabe Fantastic Four girl, whose name I can't remember. And to think the writers originally intended a man to play the part of Kyle...till Ms. Foster expressed an interest in the part.

Anyway, go see this movie...if you haven't. Also, while I'm at it, if you haven't seen The Constant Gardener, see it too...no one's said much about it (except raving critics), but it's a very intelligent political thriller. It will leave you thinking about certain hush-hush policies of national governments and perhaps infuriate you in a way.

More good-looking movies are coming up:

• Brokeback Mountain (which likely won't be released around here...perhaps in the State Theater or Michigan Theater..i HOPE). This is a movie set back a couple of decades, revolving around two cowboys who fall in love. They think what they feel is wrong and attempt to each carry on as if they are straight, getting married, having families...but they can't deny their true feelings. From what I've heard, this looks to be a very powerful love story, which I hope won't be labeled a "gay movie", despite its characters. The movie stars Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal and will originally be released Dec. 9th.
• Serenity - Following up on the short-lived tv series, Firefly, this movie continues the saga of that space crew. Why will this be good? Because the tv series was excellent...because Joss Whedon (creator of Buffy and Angel) directed/wrote it...'nough said!! This will be a campy, fun, kick-ass movie that will be a great investment of your movie $$'s. I can't wait for this, personally. It will be released next Fri. Sept. 30th.
• Pride and Prejudice - This year's rendition looks wonderful...it might be this year's best romance movie...we'll see. And when better to see a romance movie than when it's starting to get cold, eh? Releases November 18th.
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - What more can I say? This is my second-favorite book in the series, so I'm hoping the movie will do it justice. And I will definitely be going to see this one at the latest-at-night showing possible to avoid being puked on by little kids. Also releases November 18th.
• The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe - I've always loved C.S. Lewis' Narnia saga and hope that the movie series will capture the land of Narnia as magnificently as the Lord of the Rings movies did Middle Earth. Releases December 9th.

SPORTS:

In other news, Michigan plays Wisconsin today...they've had no trouble with Wisconsin in a while...will today be different, or will they simply add another tick mark to the wall? We'll see...next week, they'll face a fierce Michigan State, which took out Notre Dame last week and is 4-0, after today's game against Illinois. I think next Sat. will be a helluva game...blood will be spilled, and the Wolverines will have to fight hard to give the Spartans their first loss this season. Tonight's game vs. Wisconsin begins at 6pm....next week's big game begins at 12pm at Michigan State. Get the popcorn ready...