Did anyone else get DVDs for Christmas? I ended up getting quite a few to stoke my collection a bit. I’ve watched 3 of them so far.
Chronicles of Riddick - Unrated Director’s Cut
I saw the first movie, Pitch Black, which wasn’t bad. Riddick is more fun. It picks up where Pitch Black leaves off, although the plot lines of the two movies share almost nothing in common (you don’t need to see Pitch Black to understand much of what’s going on). The only common thread between the two is Riddick, played by Vin Diesel. The unrated director’s cut adds 15 minutes of footage. Plenty of action, a so-so plot and an enjoyable character in Riddick. Diesel won’t win any Oscars, but the same could be said of Arnold and Sly in most of their big action movies.
i, Robot
Another science fiction, action movie. Will Smith plays a cop who doesn’t like robots and is assigned to a case where a robotics scientist mysteriously commits suicide. Good action, plenty of special effects and the usual, overplayed plot of technology turning on its creators (haven’t we seen this all before?). It’s a fun movie, though. Will Smith gets naked (you only get to see a silhouette of his butt in the shower), if you’re into that kind of thing.
Napoleon Dynamite
Damnit, this movie is just plain funny. Napoleon (Jon Heder) is the kid in school you always thought was weird. He has funny hair, glasses, an infinity of horse t-shirts and funny looking snow shoes. When he hooks up with the new kid, Pedro (Efren Ramirez), hilarity ensues as Napoleon helps to get Pedro elected class president. If you’re looking for stupid humor, sweet dance moves and a crazy uncle named “Rico”, you NEED to see this flippin’ sweet movie.
Does anyone remember the name of an old movie with the plot: man flies cargo planes for demanding employer - often leaving behind his family for extended periods. he nearly misses Christmas and nearly crashes after getting lost, and from this he learns a great life lesson. Any replies would be awesome!
Well, there’s Air America, although it doesn’t sound exactly like what you’re after. I don’t think Mel Gibson’s worried about missing Christmas in that one and he actually does crash (more than once, if I remember correctly).
I dug around IMDB a little bit but couldn’t find anything that’s closer to your description. Remember who was in it?