At first glance, this sports drama is another football vehicle in the vein of Facing the Giants or Remember the Titans, where the main characters have internal or team challenges to overcome in order to beat the opposing team and succeed in life. After all, the term “blind side” is a football term.
But this movie is really more about two things: believing that you can have a better life if you can apply yourself through hard work and believing in the goodness of humanity. Actually, in the end, the film is really about change, change for the better.
Sandra Bullock not only looks amazing in this film, but she also really does a wonderful job of portraying a very different type of woman than we have seen her play. Bullock’s typical comic or anal idiosyncrasies fall away and suddenly you aren’t watching Bullock on screen anymore. Instead, you are pulled into the life of strong, Southern socialite Leigh Anne Tuohy as she rallies around her new cause, a young and talented athlete from the projects called Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron). Read more »
Here’s one movie idea that isn’t half-baked. 
I attempted a viewing of Adam Sandler’s Funny People today but had to leave the theatre within the first 30 minutes because it was an assault on my values. I had hoped to get a proper review of this new release that just came out at the box office on July 31st, but staying in my seat voluntarily watch
It’s always a risk that sequels will never truly live up to the success of the original theatrical release. But if opening weekend box office receipts are any testimony to a film’s success, 
Take the old caveman Geico ads, mix in raunchy SNL skits, and throw in a Daisy Duke Brit and a redneck good old boy and you’ve got the new Land of the Lost that opened last Friday.
Dissecting Deeper Themes in ‘Pelham 123′
Posted in Action, At Box Office, Film Genre, Film Rating, Film Release, Film Review, Rated R, Thriller with tags box office, Columbia, Denzel Washington, face off, film, John Travolta, Liz Lane, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, movie commentary, new release, Pelham 123, Positive Hit Radio The Current, Positive Hit Radio The Current FM, radio, redemption, sin, The Current, Tony Scott, train, train ride on June 19, 2009 by Laura J. BagbyI shared my own ‘train’ of thought with Positive Hit Radio The Current. My buddy, radio personality Liz Lane, and I talked in particular about the issues of sin and redemption that are heavily prevalent in this Columbia/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer release from director Tony Scott.
Audio Commentary:
The above audio clip is not the original on-air version from The Current FM. It has been edited for this blog.
– Laura J. Bagby
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