The Vanishing (1993)

Well it is another familiar story tonight in that we are out of new movies on the instant queue.  Tonight we decided to watch The Vanishing, a remake of the 1988 Netherlands film of the same title.  The Vanishing stars Kiefer Sutherland, Jeff Bridges, Sandra Bullock and Nancy Travis.

Crazy Heart (2009)

Featured in the 82nd Academy Awards, 2009's Crazy Heart was the next film in our queue.  Jeff Bridges stars along with Maggie Gyllenhaal, Robert Duvall and Colin Farrell.  Bridges plays a washed up country singer with more problems than you can count, and a poor attitude to go with them.

The Amateurs (2005)

With a star studded cast, The Amateurs is a low budget indie film that never really release to the big screen.  In fact, opening weekend was only on 3 screens country wide.  Sometimes it seems that the indie films turn out the best.  This film was on Netflix view instant, and we were on a Jeff Bridges kick.  Once again, the indie comes through.

Tron: Legacy

The second review from this weekend is a first for this blog, an opening weekend box office flick Tron: Legacy.  Showing up 28 years after the original Tron was made, this film does so along side very few others.  I was glad that I did a refresher viewing of Tron before going, it helped to remember some of the details and inner workings of the original.  Wow!  The second installment is 100 times better than the original.  Even if you didn't enjoy the first, this is a necessity to see.  Jeff Bridges and Bruce Boxleinter are back from the original giving exponentially better performances.  They are joined by Garrett Hedlund and Olivia Wilde filling out the remainder of the main characters.  Only the second film to do so in my blog, Tron: Legacy receives a 5 star review.  I will rate on acting and casting, filming, script and enjoyability.

Tron

Good afternoon!  Wow, that was a long weekend.  I watched two movies, sorry I did not get reviews up sooner.  For this review, it was 1982's Tron.  Tron is one of those "cult classics" that developed a great following.  It had captured me as well, as one of my favorite older geeky technology movies.  However, upon an almost 30 year after release watching I was not as impressed.  Tron receives a 3 star review.  I will rate upon acting and script, filming and enjoyability.