I wish *my* morning DJ would greet me like that.

The Notebook: OK, people who recommended this movie to me, and YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE... What. The. Hell? I mean, he was great and I even liked her for once, but you really don't know me at all, do you? Sappy story about true love enduring, complete with a happy ending (and no sarcastic wit or rhyming with "peanut" or fancy fencing footwork)? Come ON! Who do you think you're dealing with here?

Lords of Dogtown: completely made up for the aforementioned sap. They did an amazing job learning the moves and (mostly) recreating the story told in Dogtown and Z-Boys. Made me want to learn to skate. Again. Made me sad about Heath Ledger. Again.

Interview: might've had a brilliant ending. I wouldn't know - I couldn't get through the first half hour. It begged to be compared with Before Sunrise/Sunset, but paled horribly. IMHO.

Talk to Me: I hereby pledge to see every single film Don Cheadle ever makes no matter how depressing, odd or both it looks on the surface. I might even see every Tim Meadows film too, just to make sure all my bases are covered. (Sorry, it's just that I couldn't help but see Leon Phelps every time Petey Greene was on screen.) But back to the film - I need to ask my parents what they remember about this guy. Fascinating story... Excellent flick.

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The subject of today's post was brought to you by Talk to Me. Rent the movie to see what I mean. Or, just cheat and read the movie quotes on IMDB. Hearing it firsthand is more fun though.