http://blogs.msdn.com/ptorr/archive/tags/Movies/default.aspxTags: Moviesen-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/ptorr/archive/2004/06/06/149532.aspxSun, 06 Jun 2004 15:21:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:149532ptorr6http://blogs.msdn.com/ptorr/comments/149532.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/ptorr/commentrss.aspx?PostID=149532http://blogs.msdn.com/ptorr/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=149532 <div class="Section1"> <p> <span>I just snored my way through the <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0304141/">third Harry Potter film</a>. Oh the pain. At least it was shorter than the last two films. I swear Warner Bros. isn't going to get another $8.50 out of me for future instalments.</span> </p> <p> <span>Fortunately my faith in Hollywood was saved by 20th Century Fox, as I also saw a fantastic movie this morning -- <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0319262/">The Day After Tomorrow</a>. I'd previously seen the film while I was in Australia, but for some reason the crowd on this side of the Pacific got a lot more laughs out of the whole illegally-crossing-into-Mexico idea. If you like a good disaster movie with lots of digital effects (or you just want to see downtown L.A. torn apart &lt;g&gt;) then this is for you.</span> </p> <p> <span>The sad thing is that despite having plans to see the film with a good friend, sometimes things don't work out the way you want them to and I ended up seeing the movie alone. Kind of ironic really, since the film is about the things that people do for those they care about in a time of adversity :-(</span> </p> <p> <span> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0332452/">Troy</a> is another great movie out at the moment, although it has little to do with <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0140447946/">The Iliad</a> other than the fact that it has Greeks, Trojans, a misplaced queen and a wooden horse. All the major plot points have been changed to make a modern action movie out of a classic tragic poem. The film has some impressive sets, some pretty brutal battle sequences, and shows about as much of <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000093/">Brad Pitt</a> as you're ever likely to see unless you happen to be <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000098/">Jennifer Aniston</a>. Well worth the price of admission.</span> </p> <p> <span> <span style="font-weight:bold;">Question for the day</span>: Why do we use the term "Trojan Horse" when it was actually built by the Greeks? "Odysseus' Horse" might be a better term.</span> </p> <p> <span>Another great movie I saw whilst in Australia was <a href="http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0334725/">Wondrous Oblivion</a> -- check it out if you have it in your local area. Unfortunately there doesn't appear to be a US release date yet; you may have to wait for it on video / DVD if you live here :-( </span> </p> </div> <img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=149532" width="1" height="1">RandomnessMovies