BURN NOTICE

I love BURN NOTICE. My Aunt Pete in Alabama is the first person to tell me about it. When I was there for Thanksgiving last year we watched a few of the episodes.  Once I got back home I caught up on all the ones I could on DVD. 


For those of you who aren't familiar with the show, here is a little synopsis.  Michael Westen is a burned spy.  He found himself in Miami without any knowledge of why he was burned.  All of his assets were frozen so he has no money.  His ex-girlfriend Fiona is with him and his mother (Sharon Gless) also lives in the area.  The overarching storyline that flows from episode to episode is Michael trying to figure out why he was burned and to get back into the spy game. At the same time, Michael helps people with their problems as a way to make some money. Each episode provides a new case. Fiona (a tough gal that is an expert in weapons and explosives) helps out as well as his old friend from the spy days, Sam Axe.


This show is full of action and humor. It is kind of live an updated version of MacGyver. 

Michael can make anything in a pinch. He uses cell phones for things all the time.  In an episode I watched just recently, he turned a Pringles can into an antenna.  


Give it a try if you haven't already. There are several seasons available on DVD and the new season is about to start in a couple of days. It is on USA.

JAWS II

Yup, we got em all! Tonight's movie was Jaws 2. Of course not as good as the first Jaws, but at least it still had the same characters...except for Quint who of course got eaten in the original Jaws. Chief Brody was up to his usual crying wolf(which he gets fired for) until he is actually proven right. Such a sad fate for a couple of people. He saves the day and his youngest son in the end! How many more of these beasties are out there waiting to take revenge on humans? Well we have 2 more Jaws movies to go!

Signs and Jaws

Continuing on with our horror/suspense theme for the month my daughter and I first watched SIGNS tonight.

Mel Gibson plays a minister who has lost his faith in God at the death of his wife. When crop circles show up in his corn field he thinks it is the prank of local teens. What it is really are aliens come to earth to take over. This is one of my favorite scenes from the movie:

I really had to laugh out loud when this came on! They are protecting their brains from the aliens being able to read their thoughts. Too funny! While this is not a horror film, it does have elements of suspense.

The next movie we put in was JAWS:

Jaws is a classic! I saw it for the first time when I was around 10 or 12. Let me tell you, I had no desire to EVER go back into the water! Not just ocean water, but lake water as well! If I can't see the bottom, there is no way I want to be in it! My favorite line of the whole movie is "Your gonna need a bigger boat"(said by Roy Schreider who played Chief Brody) it makes me laugh every time, and it is used frequently around my house when things look a little overwhelming. I hated it when Quint(played by Robert Shaw) got eaten. I loved his crusty character. He was a hoot!

You may ask why we watch so many movies around my house. We do not get cable or dish or any TV enhancing equipment. We have poor reception with only rabbit ears to tune in order to get a TV station. So instead of going through all of that and get frustrated, we watch A LOT of movies. Plus at this time of year I am glued to my chair working on crochet projects for Christmas and watching a movie helps the time pass quicker and it helps my fingers move faster. So there are my excuses for being lazy and sitting in front of the tube!

Tune in later for what's up next!

Hunt For Red October, Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger

Yep, I like a good hero movie! My husband has read all of the books featuring Jack Ryan. I've read only one.

In Hunt For Red October a Russian sub Captain(Sean Connery) is seeking to defect to America. His gift to the US is The Red October. A new submarine that is virtually silent in the water. Jack Ryan(Harrison Ford) is the analyst that figures out the Captains desire to defect.

In Patriot Games Jack accidentally stumbles into an attempt on the Royals life. In the process he kills one of the members brother. Sean(Sean Bean) then comes to America to seek revenge on Jack and his family.

In Clear and Present Danger the US government has sent a secret troop to Columbia to wipe out the drug cartel. When things get too hot and the higher up officials decide to pull the plug on the operation Jack has to go to Columbia to save hostages.

Fun movies and Harrison Ford makes a great hero!

THE WALKING DEAD: SEASON 2

I love this show.  As a fan of zombies and post apocalyptic movies and books this is right up my alley.  I watched the first season as it came out online and was hoping that since I have Dish Network now I'd be able to watch it on TV this time.  Well, it turns out my particular package doesn't have AMC as one of the available channels.  Bummer. So, I'm watching them online again.

Today and yesterday I caught up on Season 2 - Episodes 1 and 2.  Some terrible things happen to the two young kids traveling with the group during these episodes.  So sad.  

Also, one particular character is really becoming my favorite. Daryl Dixon. 

When we first met him in Season 1 he was nothing but a jerk, but several things have happened that has really changed his character. I would definitely want him by my side if I was trying to survive the zombie apocalypse.  Interestingly enough, I'm not really fond of the main characters of the show with the exception of the Sheriff - Rick Grimes. 
I think he is a total cutie!

If you don't like blood and gore, you won't want to watch this show.  I'm telling you what. ICK!


THE WALKING DEAD comes on Sundays at 8PM Central on AMC.

Top Gun

I loved this movie when I was young. It still makes me laugh and cry AND get goosebumps!

IT

My daughter and I have been going through our horror/suspense movies this month. Today's movie is IT based on the book by Stephen King. A funny story: my daughter and a friend were watching this movie one day. They came out all mad saying how stupid the ending was. They then told me about it and I had to laugh because they had only watched half of the movie. They didn't realize that they needed to turn the disc over in the DVD player to watch the rest of it.