Ratatouille

Ratatouille

Disney/Pixar

June 29, 2007

Animation, Children's, Fantasy, Comedy
DVD
C

I enjoyed this movie at the time and have long thought of it, accurately or not, as "the one Pixar movie I like."  But watching the first quarter-hour today, it seemed kind of bleak and I kept wishing I was watching Flushed Away instead.  Brad Bird and Jan Pinkava co-directed, and co-wrote with a bunch of people.

The Night of the Generals

The Night of the Generals

Columbia

29 January 1967

Historical Drama, Mystery
DVD
D

Yeah, not really a movie I'd be interested in, even without the off-putting '60s "cinematic" touches in the opening credits.  This is based on the novel by Hans Hellmut Kirst and directed by Anatole Litvak.

My Favorite Year

My Favorite Year

MGM

October 8, 1982

Historical Comedy
DVD
B-

I'd seen this two or three times before, although maybe not for over thirty years.  It remains a sweet, light, not-meant-to-be-taken seriously piece of entertainment.  (For instance, the views out windows are very clearly backdrops, and I mean in the rooms of the "real world," not the TV show.)  After almost forty years, there's obviously an extra layer of nostalgia, and I tagged as many then very recognizable faces as I could fit.  (Archie Hahn plays the Delivery Boy as well.)  Richard Benjamin directed.

Lawrence of Arabia

Lawrence of Arabia

Columbia

11 December 1962

Historical Drama

DVD
C-

Not really my thing, but I did sort of like how everyone was so divided on Lawrence even after his death (which happens in the first quarter hour).  David Lean directed.

Lassie (2005)

Lassie (2005)

Samuel Goldwyn Film etc.

16 December 2005

Children's, Historical Drama

DVD
C-

Little kids fight over a dog on the edge of World War II.  Director Charles Sturridge adapted the Eric Knight novel.