Movie/Music Monday…Gnarles Barkley and National Treasure
To start with, happy Labor Day, for those of you here in the U.S.!
Music: Gnarles Barkley, St Elsewhere -- We bought Gnarles Barkley’s St Elsewhere when we were on the road in San Diego because we loved the song Crazy that’s getting a ton of airplay. This album is weird, but I really like it. Crazy is the best song on the album when it comes to what you’ll hear on the radio, because the rest of St Elsewhere is probably too funky for most radio stations. A mix of funk, blues and rap, Barkley combines all three into a whirling medley that can be a little discombobulating on first listen. But after that, I quickly picked my favorite tracks (Crazy, The Boogie Monster and Gone Daddy Gone). August liked Just a Thought, which kinda surprised me, since he’s more into Sinatra and Tom Jones. All in all, this was well worth the moola we shelled out for it, but may not appeal to more mainstream listeners.
Movies: National Treasure—what more do I need to say than Nicholas Cage and Sean Bean? Talk about making me a happy girl! This was a fabuloso flick, never mind the serious eye candy, this movie takes on the concept that the Freemasons hid a treasure beyond imagining back in the time of our founding fathers. Cage plays Ben Gates, who comes from a long line of treasure seekers, and has what is their first real clue since the United States became a country. This is a thinking man’s (or woman’s) thriller, you pick up some pretty damned cool bits of history, as well as zooming from places like the National Archives in Washington DC to Philadelphia to the flight deck of the USS Intrepid to Wall Street. This is a Disney flick, so there’s no cursing or sex, which makes it suitable for both adults and kids alike. I’ve seen this movie about a gazillion times, and every single time I love it!
Music: Gnarles Barkley, St Elsewhere -- We bought Gnarles Barkley’s St Elsewhere when we were on the road in San Diego because we loved the song Crazy that’s getting a ton of airplay. This album is weird, but I really like it. Crazy is the best song on the album when it comes to what you’ll hear on the radio, because the rest of St Elsewhere is probably too funky for most radio stations. A mix of funk, blues and rap, Barkley combines all three into a whirling medley that can be a little discombobulating on first listen. But after that, I quickly picked my favorite tracks (Crazy, The Boogie Monster and Gone Daddy Gone). August liked Just a Thought, which kinda surprised me, since he’s more into Sinatra and Tom Jones. All in all, this was well worth the moola we shelled out for it, but may not appeal to more mainstream listeners.
Movies: National Treasure—what more do I need to say than Nicholas Cage and Sean Bean? Talk about making me a happy girl! This was a fabuloso flick, never mind the serious eye candy, this movie takes on the concept that the Freemasons hid a treasure beyond imagining back in the time of our founding fathers. Cage plays Ben Gates, who comes from a long line of treasure seekers, and has what is their first real clue since the United States became a country. This is a thinking man’s (or woman’s) thriller, you pick up some pretty damned cool bits of history, as well as zooming from places like the National Archives in Washington DC to Philadelphia to the flight deck of the USS Intrepid to Wall Street. This is a Disney flick, so there’s no cursing or sex, which makes it suitable for both adults and kids alike. I’ve seen this movie about a gazillion times, and every single time I love it!
posted by Keira Ramsay at 10:57 AM
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National Treasure is one of our family movies! We just love it. Plus, after the first time, my nine-year old went online and read about the constitution. Cool.
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