Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Movies... movies...

Some movies I watched recently.
Elizabeth: The Golden Age is a medieval story. Philip the spanish king, who's catholic, builds the famous Armada to bring down England and her protestant queen, Elizabeth. The spanish however, need a reason to attack England so they set up a trap using Mary Stuart as a bait...

Mr. Brooks is a thriller with Kevin Costner and Demi Moore. Costner plays a businessman who has an alter-ego that wants to kill people. Sometimes he can resist, sometimes he can't.

No reservations with Catherine Zeta-Jones is about a top chef in New York. She's a bit compulsive so she is sent to therapy by her boss. Her life changes very much when she becomes responsible for her young niece. If this weren't enough she gets a new colleague, a handsome young man...

Into the wild is the true story of Christopher McCandless, a young wanderer who, after graduating from university, gives all his money to charity and sets off to Alaska. He wants to live in the wild, far from the civilization. He meets some people on the way, makes friends, and finally reaches his destination. He lives in an abandoned bus for weeks, collecting berries and hunting for animals... but he does not make it back.