All the President's Men
As I mentioned earlier, one of my 101 goals was to watch all the movies on the AFI Top 100 List. I'm combining both the original and tenth anniversary so that I can avoid certain movies I really don't want to see (Silence of the Lambs, for instance) and movies that aren't readily available.
Tonight, Dad and I decided to try out the Netflix on XBox Live. He hadn't seen All the President's Men, so that's what we watched. It was rated #77 on the tenth anniversary list.
When I rated it on Netflix, I gave it three stars. It just didn't jump out at me. Frankly, I thought it was a little boring. Maybe I just didn't understand the inherent greatness of the movie. Oh, well...
One I will give the movie credit for is the fact that they actually told the story. I hate when the writers try to make a movie based on actual events more interesting by adding a side plot (usually a romantic interest) to make the movie more interesting. They didn't do that here and I'm impressed by that.
But that's it. Overall, I'm glad I watched it, but it's not one I'd rewatch. So far, the list is off to an inauspicious start.
Tonight, Dad and I decided to try out the Netflix on XBox Live. He hadn't seen All the President's Men, so that's what we watched. It was rated #77 on the tenth anniversary list.
When I rated it on Netflix, I gave it three stars. It just didn't jump out at me. Frankly, I thought it was a little boring. Maybe I just didn't understand the inherent greatness of the movie. Oh, well...
One I will give the movie credit for is the fact that they actually told the story. I hate when the writers try to make a movie based on actual events more interesting by adding a side plot (usually a romantic interest) to make the movie more interesting. They didn't do that here and I'm impressed by that.
But that's it. Overall, I'm glad I watched it, but it's not one I'd rewatch. So far, the list is off to an inauspicious start.