Over the last few days I’ve watched 3 movies now. Saturday afternoon I popped in Donnie Darko (the Director’s Cut). It was just as good as I remembered. What I forgot was the music. They use all this cheesy 80’s music since it’s set in the 80’s. It’s been ages since I originally watched Donnie Darko, so I couldn’t tell you what’s new in the director’s cut and I didn’t bother to watch any of the extras

Sunday the roommate, Laura, sat me down to watch the new version of Amityville Horror. Can’t say I liked it. It wasn’t really scary except for the really-quiet-then-all-of-a-sudden-something-makes-a-loud-noise gimmick. That and I kept thinking to myself, “That’s Van Wilder.” I think the only reason I’d want to see the old school version would be to see if it’s actually scary.

Last on the list was Ong-bak. This one sorta just dropped on me too. Hank got it on Netflix and I had nothing better to do while I ate dinner tonight. I wasn’t really enthused about it at first. I figured it’d pretty much be another Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. It wasn’t. The fighting was really sweet. One of the main characters, Ting, had this crazy style. He’d come in like he was going to kick and then throw a punch or an elbow at the last second. He used his knees a lot too. It was really acrobatic, kind of like Jackie Chan’s style, but not as corny. This guy kicked some ass. Some of the fighting and action stuff was just overdone. I prefer this type of movie to be more believable. At one point Ting fights this burly dude named “Mad Dog.” He was throwing chairs and tables at him like they weighed nothing and Ting was pulverizing them by blocking with only his arm and leg. The physics where a little off too. Stuff like that just makes me groan. I forget that I should be watching an actual fight scene and remember I’m only watching actors.

How’s the saying go? “Two out of three ain’t bad?”