The first two Pirates movies are two of my favorite movies in the world, and I can’t wait to see the third one at the drive in this Friday for my birthday.  Goonies is an absolute classic and a must see for everyone in the universe.  Now imagine if the two met…

That rocks!  I’d go see that movie!

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Rachel’s mom was in town today, so she watched Caleb and Rachel and I were able to go on our first date in months!  It was so great to hang out and talk about life.  So it was dinner and a movie with some amazing gifts we got last month for Pastor Appreciation Month (thank life groups…felt really appreciated and were really blessed to get to be together!).

The movie we saw was Stranger Than Fiction starring Will Ferrell.  When reviewing this movie, I couldn’t help but compare it to Click.  I went to see that movie several months ago cause I was in the mood for a comedy.  In that one, they made an effort to make a profound point, and in my opinion it just got really depressing and I didn’t enjoy it at all cause I just wanted to laugh.  I’m reminded of that because this movie had a cool point to it as well, but was still encouraging, fun, and entertaining.  Not very dirty at all with the exception of a few sexual references. 

Rachel and I were just saying how it wasn’t really typical, goofy Will Ferrell, but we both really enjoyed it.  I would recommend it, and Rachel liked it, but also said it can wait for video.

Last night we saw the movie United 93. For anybody who hasn’t heard about this movie (I suppose that’s possible), it’s the story of the fourth plane that was highjacked on 9/11 and crashed in Pennsylvania as a result of the courage of it’s passengers. Wow, it was an intense movie. Some of the acting was below par, but for someone a bit picky about that, it was still overshadowed by the story.
At times I was surprised at the emotions that the movie evoked in me. I knew it would be impactful, but I was still surprised. I went to New York 3 weeks after the event to do ministry in the city. That experience was one of the most amazing weeks of my life, and this movie brought back memories of that. The smell of smoke in the air for miles. The ash that would cover my clothes, 3 weeks after the event. Praying with people and seeing people on their knees at the edge of ground zero sobbing.
After the movie ended, it was kinda like you weren’t sure how to respond. We all just kinda sat there in the silence as you digested what you just saw. You could hear people here and there sniffling as they were moved by what they saw.
In my opinion, this movie was a great way to honor the people who died that day and their families. It’s a great way to be reminded of what happened, and be able to see it from another perspective. I would definitely reccomend the movie if you want something to move you and really make you think. Definitely not a movie for pure entertainment.
Check out the trailer here.