First off, it's confession time. I had all the good intentions of a dutiful Movie Mom to watch The Last Song this weekend, to give the lady readers of this blog a fresh perspective on how a woman would find the movie. I walked into Blockbuster, reached for the last copy of it lying there still and waiting for me on the shelf, but my hand froze, paralyzed before I could touch the cover. Images of my dear, sweet husband flashed before my eyes and I thought, "Can I really do this to him? Again?"
Now don't get the wrong idea, I don't normally pay too much mind to what he wants to watch because he's incredibly easy to please and very good natured about watching whatever I'm watching. But, last week it just so happened that he had worked a full week, did the dishes twice, watched the kids twice, cleaned the whole kitchen once, dropped off his own dry cleaning, picked up his own dirty socks and get this...he vacuumed the entire house, including the stairs.
I know right?
I put my outstretched hand back in my pocket and perused some more until I found Date Night. Oh, c'mon! I know it's no Bourne Identity but it's a compromise from The Last Song.
Anyhow, so since I don't have a review for you I thought we could celebrate one of Hollywood's best looking and accomplished 79 year old actors. It's Sean Connery's birthday today!! So let's review some of his great movies and maybe you can find within this list something to watch this week.
Please note: This list is not a complete list of his works just a sampling and is not listed in any particular order.
Darby O'Gill & The Little People 1959
Highlander 1986
Robin and Marian 1976
Time Bandits 1981
The Untouchables 1987
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1989
The Hunt for Red October 1990
Marnie (an Alfred Hitchcock film) 1964
Medicine Man 1992
First Knight (with Richard Gere) 1995
The Avengers 1998
The Man Who Would be King 1975
The Great Train Robbery (with Donald Sutherland) 1979
The Offence 1973
Entrapment 1999
The Rock 1996
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen 2003
and of course he appeared...
As James Bond in:
Dr. No 1962
From Russia with Love 1963
Goldfinger 1964
Thunderball 1965
You Only Live Twice 1967
Diamonds Are Forever 1971
Never Say Never Again 1983
I think we'll try watching Medicine Man again...of course, if the Mr. behaves himself this weekend maybe we'll watch League of Extraordinary Gentlemen again or something of the James Bond flavor. We shall see.
Danielle'-The Great Compromiser
"Oh, hey, I take the good with the bad, together. I can't love people in slices." (Which Sean Connery movie is that line from?)
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