Fearless

Bruce has been pretty busy lately so I will talk a little about Fearless and then he can chime in his thoughts when he gets a chance. I want to say I did like Fearless, I didnt find it to be a film that I loved but I did like it. Most importantly its a film that made me think about it days after I watched it and I always like that!  It was interesting to me to see the two main characters (Bridges and Perez) go two different ways in how they handled the aftermath of the crash yet they found a common bond between each other. I thought Jeff Bridges did a fantastic job playing Max, a man who seemed to have lots of fears now has none.It seemed as if Max was almost liberated in the way he used to be. I think everyone needs to find a happy middle ground on the way he became, dont let your fears control you but also embrace those friends and family around you.  To me the film represented how we can take life for granted and how "the daily grind" can become our way of life and that each moment we have on this earth to experience the great things of life and all the wonderful friends and family that we have, you just never know when your time is up. Peter Weir is an excellent director and if you all get the chance you should check out some of his other works which include Dead Poets Society, Witness, The Truman Show, and Master and Commander: The Far Side fo the World

I also wanted to say that I know not everyone has seen Fearless yet and I am doing my best to get the film to everyone, so I am extending the time to watch it and post into June so everyone can have a chance to see it, so if you havent seen it yet there is still time to do so.

Bruce should be posting soon about the movie Fearless and then we can all comment on his post.  JOE is on the clock for picking the movie for June!

Movie Club Film Pick for May

Fearless-1993   Starring Jeff Bridges

Bruce is on the clock to pick the film!

MOVIE CLUB

I wanted to say WELCOME to all the new members of the new Movie Club! I think this will really be a fun and entertaining adventure and I am really excited about it! Thank you to Keith for setting up this blog and sending out the invites to everyone! I hope everyone enjoys the Movie Club!

Noel

WORLD CHAMPS

Well guys after having a few months to let the championship soak in I have come to the conclusion that it was the greatest baseball any of us will probably get the pleasure to watch. Coming down to a 4% chance of simply making the playoffs, the cardinals played with their backs to the wall down the stretch, writing a story that holly wood itself would have deemed fantasy. The dominance that Chris Carpenter displayed in late September and October caught everyone off guard. Shutting out the Phillies at home in an elimination game had to be his greatest achievement of his career. Luckily for us it didn't stop there.

The entire way, the pundits, fans, even players from other teams (nyjer morgan) doubted the resolve of this team. As we all came to see, it didn't matter what anyone said except what came from within the clubhouse. Having several doubting moments myself since I kept making the mistake of listening to the pundits, I was elated in game 6 when Freese hit the ball off the right field wall. No question the most memorable moment in my sports viewing life. The only bittersweet aspect of the whole thing was the looming possibility of #5 leaving. I'll admit, after they won I had complete confidence that he would stay. Unfortunately this is another era of sports that we live in where team integrity has gone way down the priority list. The loss of El Hombre is painful but there is great reason to have hope in what this team can do in 2012 and beyond. The addition of Beltran and getting Waino back will be a giant boost for the new manager. I look forward to 2012 and seeing what Matheny is made of. The era of Albert, Tony and Dave has come and gone and I am so grateful to have been able to witness it.