Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) [Blu-ray]

The first blu-ray I decided to watch on my new PS3 was Memoirs of a Geisha. It is probably in my top 20 favorite books ever, but I was always leery of watching the movie. I heard it wasn't that great. Turns out it was better than expected, but still not up to the calibre I would hope for from one of my favorite books. It looked beautiful, but there were several acting performances that just didn't work for me. I watched a few of the special features on the disc and those were quite good. Not a disc that I need to own, but a great rental from Netflix.

My Netflix Rating: Three Stars
My Flickchart Ranking: 1588

My Top Five Costume Romance Films

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Black Friday!

For the first time ever I did some Black Friday shopping. $200 for a PS3 was too good to pass up. Already have an Xbox360 and Wii, so PS3 completes the current generation of gaming systems. Maybe someday I will play a Wii game; there is really only one I am interested in. Also picked up a couple games and blu-rays to have something to stick in the PS3.

My wonderful wife gave me my holiday gift early and picked me up a Kindle. I've been wanting one for awhile and the time seems right. I love it so far.

We also bought some kitchen stuff. It was interesting to line up at midnight and all that. It wasn't a hassle at all and no one was a dick. Good job people!

So, now that I have all this new technology, I guess I will go back to using this blog to keep track of what media I am consuming. Don't expect too much, but I will do my best to keep it current.

For Your Consideration (2006)

Not very funny. Quite a disappointment.

Netflix Rating: Two Stars

Flickchart Ranking: 1501

Management (2008)

Jennifer Aniston and Steve Zahn are both pretty good in this movie. Pretty entertaining, but a tad bit generic. I liked it.

Netflix Rating: Three Stars

Flickchart Ranking: 1324

My Top Five Jennifer Aniston Movies:
1) The Good Girl
2) She's The One
3) Bruce Almighty
4) Office Space
5) Rock Star

Wendy And Lucy (2008)

Loved it. I can't wait to see more from Michelle Williams.

Netflix Rating: Four Stars

Flickchart Ranking: 672

Sunshine Cleaning (2008)

Alan Arkin can do no wrong. The rest of this movie is good, but not great. I like all the parts of this movie quite a bit, but overall it left just a pleasant aftertaste. Definitely worth a watch.

Netflix Rating: Three Stars

Flickchart Ranking: 468  (not sure how it got that high on the list)

My Top Five Alan Arkin Movies:
1) Grosse Point Blank
2) Glengarry Glen Ross
3) Edward Scissorhands
4) Slums Of Beverly Hills
5) Bullets Over Broadway

Eddie Izzard: Live From Wembley (2009)

I think I've seen and loved every Eddie Izzard comedy special. I believe that is the reason I didn't like this one very much. This seems to be a greatest hits routine. Lots of the material was not new to me. Also, due to the fact that Eddie is performing at Wembley, he seems to be performing differently than he does in theaters or clubs. He is really trying to project himself to fill this stage and I don't think he was very successful at it. Watch the other specials and skip this one.

Netflix Rating: Two Stars