Some Things Last

December 29th – January 4th

Standard Operating Procedure – Count me in as a fan of Errol Morris. After finally seeing The Thin Blue Lineseveral months ago and now this one, I really like what he brings to the documentary. He can really bring you into the story–through things like the re-enactments and the Interrotron–in a way that is sometimes more akin to dramatic film than documentary film. While the scandal itself is disgusting, the story surrounding the actual Abu Ghraib photos was certainly more than fascinating.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button- I could have really, really liked this movie. It could have been a film that I would want to watch over and over. It was almost a fantastic tale. But, Mr. Fincher and/or Mr. Roth had to go and put in the unnecessary mother and daughter hospital bed revelation subplot (during Hurricane Katrina no less). It just didn’t add much to Benjamin’s fantastical tale and took away so much more. I don’t really care about Caroline…and I don’t even care that much about Daisy. Cut out those “present day” parts and I probably would have really liked the movie.

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  1. Sarah says:
    January 6, 2009 at 4:11 pm

    Now that we’ve seen S.O.P, I hope to never hear or see anything about Abu Ghraib ever, ever again. I’ve had more than my fill, thank you very much.

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