Movie Recommendation

We watched three movies this weekend. "American Gangster" and "Juno" on DVD courtesy of Blockbuster, and "Horton Hears a Who" at the theatre.

My date to Horton was my 2.5 year old daughter Reagan. This was her first trip to the movies, and she did a great job. In all honesty, Horton is tough for just about anyone because Dr. Seuss' characters are so bazaar, it is hard to figure out what they are supposed to be. And explaining what a "who" is to an adult is a bit of a challenge, so you can imagine we struggled with that one a bit. But Horton was definitely an elephant, and we liked him.

The screen was big, the seats were comfortable, and the pop corn was great. We made it over an hour before we decided to call it an afternoon.

As for the DVD's, Juno pretty much met the hype, but American Gangster was above and beyond my expectations. The fact that it was based on a true story was enough to drive the story home and make for a solid flick.

We watched the director's uncut version, and I'd highly recommend it.