This might not be my #1 favorite movie quote, but it’s in the top few. From “Field of Dreams”:

The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It’s been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt, and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game, is a part of our past, Ray. It reminds us of all that once was good, and that could be again.

What’s your favorite movie quote?

Last night the kids were at a slumber party, so my wife and I went out to eat and to see a movie. We got to the theater and nothing was playing that we wanted to see, so we went to Blockbuster.

We came across Perfect Stranger, a movie featuring Bruce Willis and Halle Berry. I hadn’t heard of it before, but these are 2 pretty decent actors…right? That logic worked to get me to bring the movie home, but I regret that.

To be fair, Willis and Berry did a pretty good job acting. I’m not a big Halle Berry fan, but whatever. She did ok. Bruce was more believable in his role, but his wasn’t the primary role.

Now that we’re done being fair to the actors, this was just a stupid movie. It’s one of those that tells you the ending in a way that you don’t know you’re being told, and in a way that you’d never be able to figure out. So about 2/3 of the way through the movie you think “Oh. Well, that’s dumb.” And then you figure you should go ahead and leave it on because maybe there’s a twist.

Nope, no twist. It happens just like you think it will.

So the official moreron.com recommendation: don’t bother.

Did any of you see this movie? If so, what did you think?

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.

We watched “The Number 23″ tonight.  All I knew about it was what I saw in one commercial.  I don’t usually watch a movie without knowing something about it, but with Jim Carrey, I figured I would want to see it anyway.

I’ve been a Carrey fan for a long time.  I liked the idiot movies he did in the 90’s, and I think that some of the more serious movies he’s done (like “The Majestic” and “Man on the Moon”) may not have been the greatest films ever made, but they showed that Carrey can actually act without acting like a complete idiot.

“The Number 23″ seems to be Jim Carrey announcing to the world that he’s a real actor.  I don’t want to spoil it for anybody, so I’ll be brief with this review.  Carrey did a great job in his role, though it took a little while for me to believe him in the role.  I still see Lloyd Christmas when I look at Jim Carrey, so I had to get into the story before I could believe him in this movie.

That said, once I got into it, I was hooked.  I’d say go watch it.  Don’t go expecting a comedy, because, well, it’s no comedy.  It is a good movie, but it’s certainly not a comedy.  It kept me guessing until (almost) the end, and it may end up being the movie that changed how people perceive Carrey as an actor.

If any of you saw it, I’d love to hear what you thought.

Last night as I was getting ready to turn off the TV and go to bed, I saw that the “Supersize Me” movie was coming on.  I watched for a few minutes and quickly decided that I could do without 2 hours of sleep.

It wasn’t really a good movie.  It wasn’t really a movie.  Basically, a guy decides to live on McDonald’s food (3 meals a day) for 30 days.  He had 3 doctors checking him out along the way, measuring his progress through the month.

In the end, he gained about 20 pounds and went from very healthy to extremely unhealthy.  Sorry I spoiled that for you. (In my defense, who would expect anything different from somebody who eats fast food for 30 days straight?)

I’m glad I saw it.  It was eye opening, that’s for sure.  I may never eat at McDonald’s again…but those fries are so, so good.

I was getting ready to go to bed last night when I noticed that the Harrison Ford movie “Firewall” was coming on.  All I knew about the movie is that he was in an IT group.  I decided to watch a few minutes and see if it was worth my time.  It was (or at least it kept me interested) and I ended up watching the whole thing.

Basically, it’s “Air Force One” but not in a plane.  I work in IT, so believing that Harrison Ford could do anything more with a Cisco firewall than plugging it in takes stretching the imagination a bit.  Fortunately, they only had him geeking out in one scene.

It truly is the typical Ford movie.  You can predict what happens, but you may not predict all the twists and turns through the plot before you get to the end.

Overall, I’d give it about 3.5/5 stars…worth watching but not worth rushing to see.  It’s not Ford’s best movie, but it’s certainly not his worst.

We took the kids to see the Cars movie about a week ago.  I really enjoyed it.

It seems like everything out of Hollywood these days is just some hippie pushing his liberal agenda on unsuspecting moviegoers, but that wasn’t the case with Cars.  It was just a good story with a good ending.  The thing that I really liked was that the cars each had the personality of the type of people you would stereotype driving that car.

It’s not the greatest movie you’ll ever see, but it’s worth your time.

I told myself that I would post a review of the movies I watch. I know there’s not 10,000 people waiting for me to review a movie so they can go watch it, but it’s the type of content that should end up on a blog.

Last night I had a date with a 5 year-old cutie. She has been asking to see “Shaggy Dog” with Tim Allen for some time now, so since she’s on spring break this week, I decided it was a good time to take her.

The movie was pretty good. Sure, it was a little predictable, but it is a movie for kids, so you expect it to be that way. There wasn’t anything scary or questionable that would generate an uncomfortable “Mommy, what’s that mean?” question from a young mouth.

I wouldn’t go rushing to see this one, and I probably won’t go rushing to get the DVD when it comes out, but if you’ve got kids who want a little decent entertainment for an evening, this could be a good choice.

I watched Derailed the other night, and though the story was ok, it was far too predictable. (For those who have seen it, I figured it out during the first hotel scene.) The rest of the movie was a “yup, I was right” evening.

The story is about this guy who sees Jennifer Aniston on a train and ends up attempting a one-night fling with her. Things don’t go quite like he planned, and he totally loses control of his life. It sounds ok, right? Not really.

Now, there’s not a heterosexual male in all of these great United States that minds seeing Jennifer Aniston on screen for a couple of hours. She’s gorgeous. And I think I can even say that knowing my wife might read this. The problem with Jennifer is that she is, was, and forever will be Rachel Green. And though she put forth a good effort in Derailed, she’s just not believable as a woman who would cheat on her husband with a guy she met on a train.

Jennifer should be credited for stretching what she can do as an actress (or at least trying), and attempting to get out of the “Rachel Green” mold, but it’s going to take a lot of time and a lot of different roles for her to succeed outside of the “Friends” group.

Phylicia Rashad will always be Claire Huxstable; Jason Alexander will always be George Costanza; and Jennifer Aniston, unless she gets lucky with several good movies and good performances, will always be Rachel Green. And Rachel Green just wasn’t that good in “Derailed.”

In short: Predictable story + mediocre acting = don’t bother.

Don’t get me wrong.  I hate John Travolta as much as the next guy.  That Scientology stuff has put him in the same category as Tom Cruise.  Maybe old John isn’t as much of a vocal freak, but he’s still a freak.  Anyway, I’ve not cared for most of the films he’s been in.

The girl in Blockbuster the other night recommended that I check out “A Love Song for Bobby Long” sometime.  I wasn’t dying to see anything else, so I picked it up.  I hadn’t heard about this film, and most films with popular actors that go under the radar (under my radar) aren’t  really worth seeing.  So I didn’t expect much.

The story starts slow, and there are some slow spots in the movie.  This is definitely not one of those “best movies of the year” type of films that the movie critics rave about.  But it did have (mostly) believable characters and a story that really catches your attention.  It’s not for everyone, but if you’re looking for a decent drama, I’d say it’s worth watching.