A half hour of it was enough for me. I like what one guy said about "The Artist" on a YOU TUBE clip, "Nobody talks and they still charge you full price."
I watched a really good movie on DVD yesterday. "The Straight Story" is a film, released in 1999, based on a true story about Alvin Straight, an elderly gentleman from Iowa who learns that his brother has had a major stroke.
The Brother lives near Prairie du Chien. Alvin doesn't have a drivers license or a lot of money but he knows he has to see his brother, again, before he dies. So, he gets on his riding lawn mower and drives it 260 miles, to Wisconsin, for the reunion.
I loved a line from the movie. Along the way, he meets a lot of folks, including a young man who asks him what the worst thing about getting old is. Alvin says, "The worst thing about getting old is remembering what it was like when you were young." Right on, Alvin!
By the way, if you haven't seen the movie I recommend it if you can find it. For folks around here, it's available at the library (after I take it back).
detFeb 27, 2012 07:00 AM
Or put another way: "Inside every old man there's a young guy wondering what the hell happened."
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