Dark Knight

I must admit I am not a fan of Batman or any of those other cartoon fantasies, although Robert Downey Jr and Iron Man were very was a good movie regardless.

My grandson loves Spiderman but I am hoping that his mommy and daddy will NOT take him to Dark Knight.

I must also admit that I wanted to see it solely for Heath Ledger's performance. After all, it was probably his best acting and as a matter of fact, he won a posthumous scar for it. Seeing throw his heart into the villain was heartbreaking when you consider his death due to overdose of medications didn't have to happen. Very tragic when we lose a young person.

Anyway, the whole movie was dark (not enough light on the set--that kind of dark.) Much of it was gory and disgustingly violent. And I basically had trouble figuring out what was going on--mostly because of the title. Did Batman want the world to think he was The Dark Knight? And if so, why?

I think the average adult would do well to skip this one. It could be handled by mature teens, but not the psycho portion of our population.

See Iron Man instead.

Sandy Schairer, DVD Critique

Rent

I had a chance to go see RENT on the stage at Popejoy Hall (UNM.) There were times when we could afford season tickets...many of the productions are just music or just dance. Some are dramas--for instance Phantom of the Opera which I have seen on stage twice.

I didn't have a clue what the movie Rent was about so when my husband brought it home, I joined him in watching it on a rental DVD.

It was very moving. The acting and songs were very positive and uplifting.

And the movie was very very sad.

It was a movie that you want to call up the author and director and tell them "Thanks."

I burst into tears when it was over and placed a call to a gay relative to see if she had seen it. Yes, she saw it on Broadway.

So, watch it if you want a more deep almost spiritual awakening from this movie.

Sandy Schairer, DVD Critic

Junkdog Millionaire

Watched the "best" movie of the year -- received Oscar at least -- on DVD a couple of weekends ago.

Several scenes of the main character's youth (movie was done with a great deal of flash-backs) were hard to watch, they were in someplace like India and very different from the United States.
It was amazing that the child survived until adulthood.

It was a well done movie but a definite eye-opener. It was not a pleasant movie to watch, so don't rent it to escape from life for a couple hours. It makes you think. And feel.

The acting was excellent. So I recommend it if you have the guts to watch it.

Sandy Schairer, DVD Critic