Yay for Sundays! Jon's parents came for a short delightful visit, and then headed back this evening. Thereafter Jon and I kicked back and watched a movie. Both of us were in an easy going mood, went to the Netflix queue, and picked "The World's Fastest Indian." Starring Anthony Hopkins, it tells the true story of a 67 year old man from New Zealand, who has always dreamed of trying his motorcycle on the salt plains of Utah, at a yearly major speed event held there. He is already a featured motorcyclist in New Zealand, who works out of his shed - which he also lives in - and lives off his pension checks.
The story shows his home town of New Zealand, his trip to the United States, his trip from Los Angeles to Utah (and all the characters he meets on the way), and the final speed event.
It was a great date night movie - the type of moving that neither person has to convince the other to watch! It has relationships, which appeals to women, but none that are gushy, which saves the men-folk from yawning. And the last bit has some great speed scenes, which I think strikes a chord with the men-folk, but at that point I was so wrapped up in the meaning of it all I didn't mind! It is also 90% family friendly (two wake-up in bed scenes, with nothing shown before, and a friendly cross-dresser in another scene), so maybe even worth watching with teen-aged loved ones.
So when we land upon a good date movie, we'll post it here. A few other favorites:
Princess Bride
Evan Almighty
Date Night
Invictus
The Lives of Others (German film!)
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