I had this really weird dizzy/nausea thing going on yesterday, so I spent the majority of my day in bed with my head propped up just enough to see the TV.  Fortunately, Sundays are the best days for watching movies on TV.  I was thrilled to not be doomed to daytime TV talk shows.  I saw 4 movies yesterday, and for feeling so ‘blah,’ I’d say that’s quite the accomplishment.

First up was Mystic River with Sean Penn and Tim Robbins.  I’ve never been a huge Penn fan (for no real reason), and I’ve also been a pretty big anti-Robbins fan (for mostly political reasons), but the TV’s description of the film sounded good enough to watch, so I tried it.  Suffice it to say that while I still detest Tim Robbins, I may be the world’s newest Sean Penn fan.  Both actors did a great job in that movie.  Good acting, good story, good directing (Clint Eastwood).  It’s well worth your time.

Then I turned the channel to find Kingpin.  Yes, I know it’s a stupid movie, but it’s at least a little bit funny.  And it’s fun seeing Randy Quaid try to pass as being Amish.

Next up was a giant leap (in quality) forward to the 1985 comedy Spies Like Us, with Chevy Chase and Dan Aykroyd.  I slept a little during this movie (which is odd, because you’d think it’d be easier to sleep through Kingpin).

Note: The cast for both Kingpin and Spies Like Us included Vanessa Angel, who played Lisa on Weird Science.  Score 10 bonus points for you if you watched these movies and noticed that without consulting imdb.com.  And, yes, I collected those 10 points.

Finally, I completed my sick day with National Lampoons Christmas Vacation, quite possibly the best Christmas movie ever made.  This movie also stars Chevy Chase, who I saw in Spies Like Us, and Randy Quaid, who was in Kingpin, but you don’t get bonus points for knowing stuff that is common knowledge.