Tuesday, March 03, 2009

Young at Heart (2007) - 4/5

Young at Heart (2007) - 4/5

Very fun and inspiring. Though sad at times.

It's basically what you expect, but I think the personalities come through more than I expected. You get closer to the people than you might think b/c that's what it spends all the time on.

SPOILERS

It really got to me when the various people passed away and to think of them all dealing w/ that daily was powerful.

Man on Wire (2008) - 4.5/5

Man on Wire (2008) - 4.5/5

Good documentary - won an Oscar this year.

It feels like you're watching a heist movie and can feel pretty good about it coming together. Tense, but very fun.

frontline: is wal-mart good for america? - 4/5

frontline: is wal-mart good for america? - 4/5

This is a good, but short, documentary about Wal-Mart's practices. It sticks mostly to their business practices of driving vendor's prices (too) low and the results of moving jobs overseas and American companies out of business.

"The Wal-Mart Movie: The High Cost of Low Prices" goes into more detail.

Hate America? Want to stay ignorant about what you support while shopping at WalMart? If so, don't watch this!