A Christmas Story

Posted in Movies, Released
14Dec
Does your family have a traditional Christmas film you watch around the holidays? Well let me tell you about mine. Growing up, my dad and I watched “A Christmas Story.” This classic is centered around ‘Ralphie’ Ralph Parker(Peter Billingsley) and his obsession over an official ‘Red Ryder Carbine Action 200 Shot Range Model Air Rifle‘. The story takes us through the life of Ralph and his brother Randy( Ian Petrella) as they deal with mean teachers, angry bullies and young men’s urge to lick the frost on a metal pole.

The common bane to Ralphie’s goal of owning his rifle is the urban (and self fulfilling) legend of  ”You’ll shoot your eye out kid!”; Ralph’s mom, his teacher, and even Santa himself go as far as to tell him such! The angst of learning he won’t get his air gun pushes him over the edge when he attacks the school bully and beats him senseless.

This movie is filled with great themes that everyone can relate to. Getting caught in your childhood lies, to cursing in front of your parents.  I have to thank Director Bob Clark, Writers Jean Shepherd, Leigh Brown and again Mr. Clark for all the wonderful memories I have of watching this movie.

You can find this movie just about anywhere and if you haven’t seen it I highly suggest that you do when you get a chance. lately I’ve noticed it showing up less and less, and I pray that the Turner Networks will keep them alive!

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Grosse Point Blank

Posted in Movies, Released
13Dec

Directed by George Armitage, and starring John Cusack, Joan Cusack, Minnie Driver, and Dan Aykroyd, this movie is inspiring. The movie takes place in a suburb of Detroit, Grosse Point, where a myriad of sub-plots are coming together. Martin, a hit man,  is given an assignment in his old home town, to take place during his 10 year high school reunion. While there he finds that he is being followed by two NSA government spooks that Martin’s rival Grocer has put onto his tracks. As if this wasn’t enough, a hit man is in town with a contract on Martin’s life for a botched job where it was perceived that Martin killed a rich man’s prized dog Budro!

Through the course of the movie Martin is faced with his ever growing apathy for his current profession, and his rekindled love affair with Debi Newberry (Minnie Driver). Martin has promised his shrink that we would NOT kill anyone while in town, but after finding his childhood home “Torn down in the name of convenience ” he runs into the other hit man. During the ensuing fire fight the Ultimart is destroyed!

If this wasn’t bad enough Grocer (Dan Aykroyd) and the two spooks are trying to kill not only Martin’s target but Martin too! Finally determined that he should do his job and leave town (SPOILER ALERT!!!) he finds that his target is in fact his loves father. Now Martin must give up his ways and save his love and her family.

This movie has some of the best dialog (and writing in general) that I have ever seen. If you are in the mood for a classic black comedy check this out, it is currently on Comcast ON DEMAND and Netflix

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