This western from the late fifties was a very good movie. A young Charlton Heston, Gregory Peck and others. A story of a range war over water rights in the old west. The movie was very good and followed the old concept of not explaining the old rivalry the older men have had years ( before we join the story) and what happens after the conclusion of the movie.
The cinematography is excellent. The actors are first rate. The story holds you. This movie should be watched.
Burl Ives is EXCELLENT in this movie
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Friday, July 16, 2010
Truman by David McCullough
I love Presidents. I love learning about them. Some are very interesting and some are characters that seem black and white and incapable of coloration. A good author can certainly help a subject. David McCullough did a great job with this book of Truman.
I read this book over 10 years ago. I reread this recently as I just wanted to revisit my good friend Harry. My favorite President Harry Truman.
The last President raised on the farm. Did not go to college. He was a man of nineteenth century values in the first half of the twentieth century. He was not elected President but became President in the war and after the death of the greatest President we had ever had. He had to make some of the toughest decision ever made by a President. He held the line in Korea but did not allow the war to get out of hand. The Berlin Airlift is one of the greatest post war achievement and underrated. He made the decision on Macarthur and stood firm in the withering criticism. He knew that history would see him correct in his decision. He married late but was a man of strong virtue. Loyalty to his friends was a curse he wore proudly. Honor meant something to him. He was by everything I have read a man of incredible decency and sincerity. Today in a day of polls deciding what color ties to wear on our leaders he made no decision that was wrong in order to gain votes. In most cases his decisions of note were extremely unpopular at the time.
No President has looked better in the rear view mirror than Harry S Truman and no President makes our current crop of leaders looks smaller in his reflection. This man was a hero. He is my favorite President still and always.
I read this book over 10 years ago. I reread this recently as I just wanted to revisit my good friend Harry. My favorite President Harry Truman.
The last President raised on the farm. Did not go to college. He was a man of nineteenth century values in the first half of the twentieth century. He was not elected President but became President in the war and after the death of the greatest President we had ever had. He had to make some of the toughest decision ever made by a President. He held the line in Korea but did not allow the war to get out of hand. The Berlin Airlift is one of the greatest post war achievement and underrated. He made the decision on Macarthur and stood firm in the withering criticism. He knew that history would see him correct in his decision. He married late but was a man of strong virtue. Loyalty to his friends was a curse he wore proudly. Honor meant something to him. He was by everything I have read a man of incredible decency and sincerity. Today in a day of polls deciding what color ties to wear on our leaders he made no decision that was wrong in order to gain votes. In most cases his decisions of note were extremely unpopular at the time.
No President has looked better in the rear view mirror than Harry S Truman and no President makes our current crop of leaders looks smaller in his reflection. This man was a hero. He is my favorite President still and always.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
The Proposal
We watched this movie on Netflix the other night. It was not a great movie. You were not on the edge of your seat and the plot was pretty transparent. However the surefire likability of Sandra Bullock as an actress makes this movie one that is worth watching. Telling my wife to pick one she wanted and I would just read, I did find myself looking up from my book until eventually joining her in watching it.
Of course Sandra Bullock covering herself with a washcloth will get any man's attention too.
Craig Nelson appears in the movie too. Playing basically the same character he plays in Parenthood he too in my book is becoming one of the people I like to see.
A good movie
Of course Sandra Bullock covering herself with a washcloth will get any man's attention too.
Craig Nelson appears in the movie too. Playing basically the same character he plays in Parenthood he too in my book is becoming one of the people I like to see.
A good movie
Friday, July 9, 2010
Marmaduke
On a very hot lazy afternoon we took our daughter to the cheap seats movie theater to see Marmaduke.
Years ago I enjoyed the cartoons in the paper. The movie itself was pretty normal kid fare. A joke or two about farts.
But the story told of not trying to run with the big dogs if it means hurting smaller people is a good one.
The movie had funny parts and the story was worth hearing.
A kids movie. But it was worth seeing
Years ago I enjoyed the cartoons in the paper. The movie itself was pretty normal kid fare. A joke or two about farts.
But the story told of not trying to run with the big dogs if it means hurting smaller people is a good one.
The movie had funny parts and the story was worth hearing.
A kids movie. But it was worth seeing
Friday, July 2, 2010
The Buddy Holly Story
We watched this movie last night. It was not a great movie. I expected more having heard of Gary Busey's Oscar nominated performance. It was not a bad movie, but there was not alot of detail in the story. Busey did the singing and did well and it did provide a small history lesson for my kids on who Buddy Holly was.
Certainly does not measure up to the recent biopics of Ray Charles and Johnny Cash
Certainly does not measure up to the recent biopics of Ray Charles and Johnny Cash
Greys Anatomy
Having had a very busy spring my wife and I lost track of this show in April. Over the last week we have watched the last 4 episodes of the season. The show has regained some of its zing. The storylines are interesting and you find yourself caring about the characters. The two part finale with the hopsital shooter was some of the most tense viewing I have seen in years. Much more gripping than the constant shoot em up of 24. This was a great season of Grey's
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