Movie #347 - A Knight's Tale

A Knight's Tale
2001 - Rated PG-13 - 2 hr 12 min
Director: Brian Helgeland
Starring: Heath Ledger, Mark Addy, Rufus Sewell, Alan Tudyk, Shannyn Sossamon, Paul Bettany, Laura Fraser, James Purefoy

Heath! I miss Heath Ledger!

Once I got over my initial grief, I remembered how mixed my feelings were about this movie. It has all the right things to make it a fun story with a great cast. But the random rock music and the "beautiful" chick who really isn't that pretty... ugh. It's got it's weak points. And I think a lot of people discredit it completely for these shortcomings.  In truth, Ledger's great and the story is a heartwarming one.  It's no worse than any other adventure/comedy/light period movie.

Except for the damn rock music.  It almost seems like they tried to hard to make it unique, when they didn't need to at all.  For what it's worth, I actually don't despise this movie. It's not a favorite, but it was fun to revist and see Heath's effortless acting at play once again.

Movie #218 - The Full Monty

The Full Monty
1997 - Rated R - 1 hr 31 min
Director: Peter Cattaneo
Starring: Robert Carlyle, Tom Wilkinson, Mark Addy, William Snape, Steve Huison, Paul Barber, Hugo Speer

The last F movie! We have arrived!

And it's such a good one, too!  This has been a favorite of mine since I first saw it.  Watching these average Joes pick themselves up, dust themselves off, and learn how to strip is mesmerizing.  And not because they're good at it or look good doing it, just because you want them to do well.  You want them to reach their goal and find work, even if it's stripping.

Their methods are unorthodox (practicing in an empty warehouse, stealing copies of Flashdance on VHS for inspiration, and practicing in front of their own family members) but the journey from idea to actualization is perfect.  Secondarily, this movie's just fun to watch if you want to learn some good British slang.

This was nice to revisit again and yes, I still love it....14 years later.