The video store in my little town has gone out of business. I must admit that they had lost me to Netflix some time ago, but I still hate to see any small business close. They were the middle store in a strip of three units. The tenant on one end, a discount grocery, left a couple of years ago. Now there is only one store left to keep the strip alive. Empty buildings are so depressing but unfortunately a sign of our times.
All that being said: small business closing, empty storefronts, sign of our times, yada, yada – I couldn’t wait to take advantage of their “10 movies for $20” sale. Here’s a recap of what I bought.
I purchased four movies I had already seen. I’ve said here before that if I like a movie I’ll watch it more than once. First, I chose “Hope Springs” with Colin Firth. Because I have a thing for Colin Firth. I watched it and then mailed it off to my BFF because she has a thing for Colin Firth, too. Bless his heart, he just never smiles!
I also picked up “Station Agent” which I reviewed here last winter. Now I can watch it again whenever I want to. When I rented “Two Weeks” with Sally Field a few months ago, it really touched me. It’s the story of four adult children dealing with their mother’s terminal illness. After I watch it again, I will share my thoughts with you. The last choice of a movie already seen was “Six Degrees of Separation” starring a very young Will Smith. This movie was made in 1993 and that was probably the last time I saw it. I’m eager to see if my memory of an entertaining story is correct.
These are the movies still to be viewed: “The Secret Life of Bees” – in my Netflix queue to rent and in my stack of borrowed books to read soon, we’ll see what happens first. “A Thousand Years of Good Prayers”, I chose this for the beautiful title. “Shop Girl” starring Steve Martin, from a novel by Steve Martin. As a fan, how can I go wrong? “Touched” – chosen purely for the synopsis on the back of the DVD case. It stars Randall Batinkoff (you’d know him if you saw him). “Warm Springs” – Franklin Roosevelt is my favorite president; this is the account of his bout with polio. “Vera Drake” – again, chosen from the synopsis. It is a foreign film which sounds like it’s very serious with perhaps controversial subject matter.
I’ll keep you posted.
Thankyouthankyouthankyou! I would have done the same “bargain” thing as you did, probably. I’m gonna sit right down and watch our Colin tonight on Billy’s big screen Apple, the largest screen in this house. He’ll be gone to babysit his sister and her friend tomorrow. loveP
Good choices…and what fun to shop for movies. But it is sad that your video store is gone.
I think I need to get out more. Or stay in more. I haven’t seen any of those movies. I would like to see Shop Girl, but it’s hard for me to sit still for an entire movie. I think I have ADD because I get distracted so easily and my attention gets