Also, I wanted to let you folks know right now that I've chosen a film to review for our Half-way Point (Review # 183). I know I said I'd give you folks until Friday to get your suggestions in, but one suggestion jumped out from all the others. And it was like when you meet that person you want to be crazy with for the rest of your life: you just know that nobody or nothing else will compare...
Our movie for Review # 183 is... 127 HOURS starring James Franco.
We just got back from seeing it, at the suggestion of someone who knows who he is (thanks, T.). And words are just not enough to describe how wonderful and harrowing this film is, and the fact that it's based on a true story is even more heart-rending. And if James Franco doesn't get an Oscar nomination for his performance, I will go on a hunger strike.
Well, maybe not... but I'll be even more pissed off than when Russell Crowe got snubbed for Best Actor for A BEAUTIFUL MIND.
127 HOURS will be the centerpiece of next week's Wilderness Survival Movie theme. And what a breath-taking centerpiece it is. See the trailer below. Then see the whole thing. Soon. Because, as 127 HOURS makes painfully and unforgettably clear, life is short.
I will release the full list of films for next week on Sunday. For now, get a taste of 127 HOURS:
Wow... just wow.
