One nice little movie

Just finished watching 'Just Add Water.' It is a movie about how a guy changes his life and the lives of those around him. It wasn't really schmaltzy, and was faintly like something you'd expect from the Cohen Brothers. Danny Devito was in the movie but he did not have a lead part. The other actors were unknowns. Movies like this are of the feel good type, but some of them are OK. And shouldn't art inspire? Or invoke feelings, emotions or even make you stop and think! Do you remember 'Ballroom Dancing?' It was out at least 10 years ago. Rented it 3 or more times. To me it was a movie about freedom, throwing off the yoke of social convention. You can do it your way! Or how about the '5 Heartbeats?' It wasn't just the story of the Temptations or the Dells, but a movie about forgiveness.

A Mickeyism to remember: Marriages, lovers and partners come and go, but children are forever! As is family.

Special bonus time! You're at the video store looking for a movie. One catches your eye. So you pick it up and read the jacket. Of course, it sounds great. It is the type of movie you like. How do you know it is a good movie? Your best clue is the running length. Any movie under 90 minutes, no matter if it is a comedy, drama, action or whatever is basically not worth watching. It takes at least 90 minutes for a movie to say what it has to say. Any less and there was not enough material, ideas or whatever to make it a fully developed movie. The trend in movies is to a shorter length. Any movie made before '90 needs to be at least 100 minutes long for a comedy. Drama no less then 110. Most of the great movies were around 120 minutes in length. Since then, a comedy can be as little as 90 minutes, a drama 110. 120 almost seems to long these days. Oh, and forget those epics that run 250 minutes or more. Invariably they just go on and on and then go on some more. It seems like their act wasn't together and so cover they said any and everything.

Another clue is the rating must fit the subject matter. What would a G rated 'Taxi Driver' be? And who'd want to watch an R rated 'Sound of Music?'