Down in front!

This is from earlier today when I was trying to watch a movie. Emma gets right up on the entertainment center and blocks the remote. The worst part is she won't even turn the volume up when I ask her too!
I watched a couple movies this past weekend. The first was Alexander. Be warned this is a real stinker and I am a pretty big Oliver Stone fan. The only accounts we have of Alexander are from around 300 years after his death so Mr. Stone had to kind of fill in the blanks with some creative liberties. He does a better job than I would but it still isn't enough to make a good movie. He uses narration and flashbacks to tell the back story. He probably should have stuck to one or the other. The movie comes to a complete halt in the second scene and never really picks up. The first battle is a confusing mess. The plot is confusing until the 3rd act and Colin Farrell falls way short of a Peter O'Toole or even a Russell Crow. Heck, I enjoyed Brad Pitt better in Troy! In fact an "Epic" movie, at least this one has epic material and Stone tries to make it an epic, deserves the treatment that David Lean lends to his movies. Did I mention the different accents? Stone says he doesn't mind because the characters would be from different regions of Greece so they would have different accents. Makes sense but the average movie watcher wouldn't know this and you have actors sounding Shakespearian when suddenly accents such as Irish and Liverpool popping up mid sentence. No one really has an accent and sticks to it. Except for Angelina Jolie who obviously took elocution lessons from Count Dracula. I liked the second battle and the story does come together more during the final act but it is much too little and much much too late. Don't bother with Alexander, especially if you have no desire to witness the rampant homosexuality of the Greeks.
The second movie I watched was Ray. What a delight! Jamie Foxx was incredible. I used to be kind of upset that he got an Oscar for it since he is so young and his career hasn't been that incredible but I think it is just because it took people so long to give due credit to Denzel Washington and his work is consistently great. Not to mention he won for Training Day which was not one of his best. Guess I felt Jamie Foxx should have to be around a bit longer to earn an Oscar. Most of you have probably seen Ray. If you haven't go watch it tonight. He was a really talented and dedicated musician but he wasn't without his demons. This movie shows both without making you feel sorry for him but rather shows you that when he created problems for himself he had to face the consequences. In fact you aren't able to completely like him until he fesses up and faces his problems. I have a new respect for both Ray Charles and Jamie Foxx and I would watch definitely watch Ray again. Makes me feel bad that I never had a chance to see him live.
I also uploaded some more photos of Emma. There are some great ones of her looking at Shanna through our coffee table. Her expressions are priceless!! Most of these are from when she had her cold so be on the lookout for boogers. Also note that there is almost no mess from us. If you got rid of Emma's "stuff" our living room would be spotless. Just a heads up for Gabe and Ashley you will never have clean rooms again! We are getting better at cleaning everyday and there just seems to be more and more pink things showing up on my floors! There is also a beautiful one of Shanna that either Emma or Shanna must have taken.