{"id":1350,"date":"2007-01-02T13:17:00","date_gmt":"2007-01-02T21:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/2007\/01\/02\/the-apocalyptic-pursuit-of-charlottes-shepherd\/"},"modified":"2007-01-02T13:17:00","modified_gmt":"2007-01-02T21:17:00","slug":"the-apocalyptic-pursuit-of-charlottes-shepherd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/2007\/01\/02\/the-apocalyptic-pursuit-of-charlottes-shepherd\/","title":{"rendered":"The Apocalyptic Pursuit of Charlotte’s Shepherd"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last Friday, D and I did our traditional movie marathon day at the local AMC. They weren’t showing the two movies I really wanted to see–Children of Men<\/span> and Pan’s Labyrinth<\/span>— but we did catch four good shows:<\/p>\n

Apocalypto<\/span> – A brutal but effective chase picture. There’s a lot of violence, graphic and otherwise, and a more modern story might have said something about that, but here it’s just part of the scenery. A compelling visit, but I wouldn’t want to live there.<\/p>\n

The Good Shepherd<\/span> – My favorite of the four. It’s been a long time since I saw a good movie about spying<\/span>–as opposed to a “spy movie” with more style than substance–and this one knew the game. It reminded me of John Le Carré’s old-school, Cold War-era novels. Anyone who says this film was boring or lacked tension, didn’t really understand what was going on.<\/p>\n

The Pursuit of Happyness<\/span> – Straightforward, solid, and down-to-earth. Props to Will Smith for inhabiting his character so well that I almost forgot I was watching Will Smith. (And thank you<\/span> to the filmmakers for acknowledging, in the first scene, that “happiness” is correctly spelled with an “i.” That had been bugging me ever since I saw the trailer.)<\/p>\n

Charlotte’s Web<\/span> – I’m really glad they didn’t screw this one up. A little lightweight when compared to the other three flicks, but if you don’t get misty-eyed at some point during the third act, you are one cold-hearted bastard.<\/p>\n

We were going to see Dreamgirls<\/span> on New Year’s Eve, before joining some friends for a party, but my intestines are acting up again. Liquid diet today. Dreamgirls<\/span> soon.<\/p>\n

~CKL<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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