January: CANCELLED due to last minute
change in theater schedule
Febuary: Star Wars and
Dante's Peak. You presumbaly
know about Star Wars; the new version had subtle, mainly atmospheric
differences from the original form (with more modern effects). Dante was your
typical disaster flick; didn't take an expert geologist to figure out who
would live and who would die. Excellent effects of the town getting
kaboomed.
March: The Empire Strikes Back. See
February comments; the trilogy continues!
April: The Saint. A fun
techno-thriller a la James Bond or Mission Impossible.
May: We split the ticket. I saw The
Fifth Element, while JJ saw Fathers'
Day. Fifth was a mind-bending futuristic action flick with a few
memorable moments. Fathers' was cute, but its big drawback was that it didn't
fully let Crystal and Williams strut their stuff.
June: A double feature of the expectedly silly
Speed 2 and the wild and wooly
Con Air.
July: Men in Black. We found
it very funny. Listen closely or you'll miss lots of throw-away gags.
August: Conspiracy Theory. A real
hoot, especially the first few minutes. But then, that's what they
want us to think.
September: The Full Monty. Third
straight one we found extremely funny, but we've nonetheless indefinitely
tabled plans for Clothing-Optional Cheap Shows.
October: No movie; we were
out of town.
November: Switchback. JJ
went without me, and reports that it was a decent thriller with a few good
twists.
December: Midnight in the Garden of Good
and Evil. Very entertaining tale of most Southern intrigue.
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