I thought I would talk about a funny classic movie for this blog. I decided Some Like it Hot would be the perfect choice for this entry. This is a classic film with some huge stars in it. Tony Curtis’s and Jack Lemmon’s characters decide to dress in drag and join a female band to evade the mob. While traveling with the band the female impersonators become friends with Marilyn Monroe’s character. The two men are soon fighting over the attention of Monroe.

This is a great classic movie. It is funny and daring for the time. I think everyone should check out this movie.

Michael Douglas and Kiefer Sutherland star in the new movie, The Sentinel. The movie starts with Douglas’s character, Pete Garrison, discovering a plot to assassinate the president. Garrison finds out that one of the agents in the Secret Service is in on the plot. Soon the other agents are trying to arrest Garrison for conspiracy to murder the president. Garrison must uncover the true bad agent to save the president.

This movie follows the same plot line as The Fugitive, or U.S. Marshals. The only thing new is the plot to kill the president. I think The Fugitive and U.S. Marshals are better movies then The Sentinel. I would not tell people to never see the movie, but I wouldn’t recommend paying to see it at the movie theater. It is at best a rental.

American History X has one of my favorite actors, Edward Norton. Norton plays Derek Vinyard a man recently released from prison for murdering another man. Derek is a former skinhead trying to keep his younger brother from following in his footsteps. The movie is full of flashbacks on Derek’s life. The flashbacks show Derek’s transformation into a skinhead and his realization that what he has done is wrong. He tries to use his experiences to show his brother the right way.

This is an emotional movie. It is not something that everyone would want to see. It is very graphic and unsettling. This is my favorite movie of Edward Norton. Although the movie is not for everyone, I believe many should see this film.

Mel Brooks is one of my favorite directors. I have two favorite movies of his. I have already written about Robin Hood: Men in tights. Now, I would like to write about my other favorite, the 1974 Young Frankenstein. This movie is a spoof of the Mary Shelly novel, “Frankenstein”.

Gene Wilder plays Dr. Frederick Frankenstein the grandson of the Dr. Victor von Frankenstein that created a monster. Frederick makes every effort to disassociate himself from his grandfather, the mad scientist. He even mispronounces his name to save himself from the humiliation of being related to his grandfather. Dr. Fredrick inherits his grandfather’s castle where he finds the Victor’s research. Frederick soon becomes obsessed with creating another monster. Peter Boyle from “Everybody Loves Raymond”, plays Dr. Frankenstein’s monster in this movie.

This is a classic comedy. I highly recommend this movie to everyone. Mel Brooks cast the perfecti actors in this movie. Have fun watching.