Scooter Chronicles

Since we knocked out one movie, and had a lot of time since Nigel went down for another nap, we decided to watch another. “Curse of the Golden Flower” (of “Man cheng jin dai huang jin jia”) starring Chow Yun-Fat, Li Gong, Jay Chou, and Ye Liu.

I wanted to find a synopsis that told you as much of the story as possible without telling you to much, however both IMDB and Amazon have the same write-up. Oh well:

China, Later Tang Dynasty, 10th Century. On the eve of the Chong Yang Festival (Chrysanthemum Festival), golden flowers fill the Imperial Palace. The Emperor (Chow Yun-Fat) returns unexpectedly...

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Last night Marcia and I finished watching “Blood Diamond” starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Djimon Hounsou, and Jennifer Connelly. We watched the first half of this movie approximately three weeks ago. Not the best way to do it.

Here is a quick rundown on the plot thanks to IMDB:

Set against the backdrop of civil war and chaos in 1990’s Sierra Leone, “Blood Diamond” is the story of Danny Archer (DiCaprio) - an ex Mercenary from Zimbabwe - and Solomon Vandy (Hounsou) - a Mende fisherman. Both men are African, but their histories as different as any can be, until their fates become joined in a common quest...

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