Top 9 of 2006 - Con't...again

#7 Lady in the Water

A lot of people didn't like this film and truthfully, I'm not sure why. It's a nothing more than an original bed-time story written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. Who, also wrote and directed 'The Sixth Sense', 'Signs' and 'The Village.'

I guess I'm a sucker for those cool, dark and scary bed-time stories. Take 'Where the Wild Things Are' for instance. Great book. 'Lady in the Water' is very much of this genre. I have to believe that if this film or book had been made much earlier than now, it would've been met with more success. But this is a book that I would read my child when he/she is old enough to understand it, just as I will with 'Where the Wild Things Are.'

The plot basically entails the story of man named Cleveland who is a janitor at an apartment complex. One night, he comes across a woman who claims she's from another world, and that an evil 'Scrunt' is hunting her. Cleveland becomes convinced of her claims after a run-in with Scrunt himself. He therefore enlists the help of the apartment's residents to help the woman escape back to her world.

~Jonathon

Top 9 of 2006 - Con't...

#8: Flags of Our Fathers

Who would've thought good 'ol Clint Eastwood could pull off a bitchin' war movie? I have not however seen it's sister companion, 'Letters from Iwo Jima.' But I probably will at some point. This film is based on the famous photograph that was taken of the 6 men who raised the American flag at the battle of Iwo Jima. Our story basically begins after the war, where the 6 men are dealing with the apparent rise to fame from being shot in an iconic picture on a mountain top in Iwo Jima. However, the film does refer back many times to events that took place during the war. I'm not usually a big fan of war movies...but I do like a few. Mel Gibson's 'We Were Soldiers' ranks up pretty high on my list. As well as 'Black Hawk Down', 'Platoon' and 'Courage Under Fire.'