Movies I watched recently ...

Downfall. Historical German movie about the last days and hours of Adolph Hitler. I picked this movie because I felt I hadn't paid enough attention during high school on WWII. Well this is a sad, sad movie. Scenes of children comitting suicide had me push the fast forward button. I saw glimpses into his leadership style and thought it was interesting. It is not anything like the history books painted him to be. The movie was based on interviews with surviving members of the Party that worked closely with him.

Gangs of New York. Interesting but long and boring movie. Leonardo Di Caprio is just not a good actor. Daniel Day Lewis did a fantastic job though. Good character development for Daniel Day Lewis. Interesting style of leadership not too different from military style leadership.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. There has been so much fanfare about this movie, I finally decided to rent it. It is about a 'woman' or should I say girl without principles or morals. This is really a turn off for me because I don't like criminals, generally people who lack honor and decency. The martial arts could have been much better and I don't like wireworks. I was hoping for a good story but it didn't deliver there either.

Transporter. Now this is a fun action movie.