Sinister

I should not be allowed to go to a movie theater and see a scary movie. But I love to see them, just maybe I should watch at home, where I can have the lights on, and a remote control that allows me to mute the movie at anytime. Alas, there are times I manage to get to the movies to see a horror flick and watch a lot of the movie through my fingers and this movie made me do just that.

It starts off simple, an author writing a true crime story about a murder where four people were hung in their backyard. The unseemly thing is that he chose to live in the house where the people lived. So he likes to get into his work, I don't blame anyone for getting that deep into it, good for him. Of course he does what every male does and fails to tell his wife why he picked that house. And before some of this, scary stuff happens in the house. I won't tell you about the box of home movies but they are not typical home movies.

One of my favorite parts is when the author contacts a folklore professor at the local college. The reason it is my favorite is because the professor is played by none other than one of my favorite actors, Vincent D'Onofrio (Vincent D'Onofrio). I enjoyed his parts even though they were small. And he looks good like a mountain man, beard and all.

Simply put, I probably should have waited for this to hit Netflix so I could watch it in the safety of my home. Instead I braved a dark movie theater that added to the scariness of the film. And I will continue to spend my money to see scary movies that I watch through my fingers at the theater.

If you want to read more about the film check out this link to the IMDB page Sinister.

Argo

I went to the movies today for the first time in a long time. I can't remember the last movie I saw but it was way earlier in the year. I've decided that I'm going to try and see a movie a week because I love movies and miss going to the theater.

Today I saw the movie Argo. This is a movie based on real events that happened even though some of the movie was changed to add dramatic emphasis. Real events, events that were put into motion the year before I was born and concluded on the exact day that I turned a year old.

The movie is set mostly in Iran with some action happening in the United States. It begins by describing what has occurred so far and gets the viewer up to speed on where we begin. It was scary to watch a group of unhappy people storm the embassy in Iran. The fear was intense as the people tried to burn and shred all of their documents. Then there were the six up front that had to make a life or death decision in a mere matter of minutes.

Those six chose to take a chance and flee because they were close to the street. They had all of the Iranians waiting for visas go first to avoid capture or death at the hands of the insurgents. Then they left and ended up at the house of the Canadian ambassador. There they stayed for what I'm sure were over 80 days of fear.

Back in the U.S. a man in the C.I.A. is planning a way to extract them and get them out alive. The plan is to create a fake movie and get them out as part of the crew.

I don't want to spoil anything if you plan on seeing it at some point, which I recommend. But to think this event occurred in my lifetime, granted before I had a real good sense of memory. Something that has had a long lasting effect with our relationship with Iran. I know that history is written by the victors and that there is another side to the story.

I wouldn't be surprised to see some Oscar nominations for this film. I'm thinking maybe actor and film, but I'm sure there might be more.

Here is a link to the film on IMDB in case you are interested. Argo

So for now, the plan is to see a movie once a week, fingers crossed that it can happen. I have to pick the next movie so I better get started to see what is out and what peaks my interest.