I saw The Ringer Monday night with my wife and some friends of ours. Strange movie. It was good, but I would not suggest paying theater prices to see it. Wait for it to hit Blockbuster or Netflix.
I say it was strange because you really did not know if it was okay to laugh. The premise is that Stevie, played by Johnny Knoxville, needs some money quick to pay for a surgery his lawn guy needs (this is the very brief version -- it is much more complicated in the movie). So, he pretends that he is mentally challenged and joins the Special Olympics, thinking that he can win. In the process he ends up falling in love with a Special Olympics volunteer. A vast majority of the actors in the movie were mentally or physically challenged in some way. So, when they said something funny or did something funny, there was this awkward silence in the theater while people decided if it was okay to laugh. About halfway through, we all warmed up and could enjoy the movie a little more.
By the way, the movie was made with the blessing of the Special Olympics.
A few weeks ago, I saw The Chronicles of Narnia with some friends (including Reader MD McMullin). All I can say is that it was one of the best movies I have seen in a long time. There were a few scenes where the "green screen" was apparent, but overall I thought the effects looked phenomenal. What gets to me is that some people will watch the movie and never pick up on the (what I consider obvious) religious theme of the movie.
More later -- time to go home.
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We saw Chronicles a week or so ago as well. It was good, but Sunni disected it since she practically knows the books by heart. Even so, she liked it. Walden production did a good job. I'm glad that they created it and only used Disney to help share distribution. I could only imagine what it would've looked like if Disney actually produced it.
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