Last week was a good week to sign up, as I had plenty of time to watch movies while laying around on hydrocodone. Things we’ve watched so far:

Lawrence of Arabia

I wasn’t sure if I was going to like this at first, but I ended up loving it. Lawrence is a really interesting character, and watching the film actually prompted me to throw a biography of his on my “to read” list. I also got a kick seeing Obi Wan, er, Alec Guinness, in the role of Prince Faisal.

I also thought the scenery was amazing. I can’t imagine how difficult it was filming all of that in the desert (I didn’t get around to watching the Making Of stuff on the DVD). It was doubly impressive because I knew none of it was CGI.

Citizen Kane

I again wondered whether I’d like this or not, but I ended up enjoying it. I talked to my friend Joshua about it beforehand, and he commented that it didn’t really feel that old considering it was made in ’41. I agree; other than the black and white factor and a few give-aways (like the fuzzy lighting on closeups of female characters), it felt very modern. The plot was great, and I thought Welles was excellent. I can certainly see why it’s hailed as one of the greatest movies ever. I’ll probably go back and watch this again to see if I can pick up anymore from it.

The one negative for me: before watching it, I accidentally stumbled onto what “Rosebud” was, so I knew how the movie ended before even getting settled into my chair.

Bourne Identity

Looking this movie up on IMDB really showed me how out of it I am in regards to movies. I thought hat it had come out “a few years ago”, when in reality it came out seven years ago. Okay, so I’m a little behind…

I liked this one as well, even though there were a few silly things. For example – since when do you go to a high security bank and gain access to an account by just giving the account number, with no I.D.? I need to book a flight to Switzerland…

Bonus points to the makers for having people in foreign countries actually speaking foreign languages (French, German, etc.). As I’m into languages, I thought it was a really nice touch.

If you’ve got any favorite movies, drop ‘em in the comments, and I’ll add them to my list of movies to check out. It just might take me a year or two to get to it.