CLASSIC MOVIES
THE MISSION
In the collection, it was time to revisit this 1986 classic. Stars Robert Deniro, Jeremy Irons, and very young Aiden Quinn & Liam Neeson. On the fictitious "10 Best Films of all time" list.
What a film. I am continually reminded of so many scenes and the power of this film in everyday life, especially DeNiro and the waterfall. Add the incredible location footage in Argentina and Columbia and a blow-you-away emotional soundtrack by Ennio Morricone. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ennio_Morricone. I cannot get the Marcello Oboe Concerto out of my head. Utterly beautiful. Look up "Gabriel's Oboe" on iTunes. Rated PG.
Nominally, the film chronicals true story of the arm wrestling between Spain and Portugal in carving up South America in the 1750's. A quote from Wikipedia: "However, in Spain and Portugal, the Treaty of Madrid is signed, which reapportions the land in South America. The land on which the Jesuit missions were located was now transferred to the Portugese, and Portugese law allowed slavery. The Portuguese colonials seek to enslave the natives, and as the independent Jesuit missions might impede this, Papal emissary Cardinal Altamirano, a former Jesuit priest himself, is sent from the Vatican to survey the missions and decide which, if any, should be allowed to remain." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mission_%281986_film%29
NEW RELEASE
SEX & THE CITY 2
From the Sublime to the Ridiculous. Just released on Netflix. No, this is NOT the Mission or ANYTHING close. But it is comic relief. The girls are up to their usual selves. Straight guys will like this for the same reasons we like watching woman's tennis. There is a gay wedding that dominates the first half (featuring Liza Minelli of course), and a trip to Abu Dhabi that wraps up the film.
If you liked the series, you will like the film. Unlike many comedies now, I thought it was funny. There is nothing cerebral in the film and Marty, I don't remember any explosions. It is R rated given the title. See it when you need silly. The New York Times hated it so consider your sources.
