THE ROCKER * PRECIOUS

I'm having a little movie escape week here. I love movies, but with all the other pulls in life, haven't been watching as much of late. I tape them, then end up erasing them when the DVR fills up. Just as I was turning on the TV last night, Peter came in the room to see if there was anything we could watch. We checked out the list, saw The Rocker with Rainn Wilson and decided we'd give it a few minutes which is all it takes to launch right into the craziness. Then yesterday Valerie wondered if I wanted to see Precious today. Although I didn't want to see it at the movies because all the previews I'd seen on Oprah were so intense, I said sure because I'm in this escape mode, and this would be the way to see it sort of without direct responsibility. I'm so happy that we went. The movie was fabulous. I wouldn't be surprised to see it nominated for Oscars in many many categories.

The Rocker: This movie is packed with comedians and character actors, and it's so much fun. Riann Wilson is a wild man. About a has been rocker who'd been down on his luck. It's really funny. For anyone who ever loved an 80s rock group. Or as I noticed it called on Wiki....an 80s hair band.

Precious - This is an amazing movie based on a book I'm going to read asap. It's so much more than the previews and hints and intense teasing scenes that Oprah has been showing for months. It's a rich, engrossing story. It feels real and it makes you feel. It's one that will stay with me for a long time. It's a perfect movie all the way around. Not for children.
Let's talk about artwork; neither the Rocker dvd cover, nor the Precious poster are very effective in delivering any kind of message about either of these movies. A better Rocker poster would be one of the band, or of Rainn Wilson on the drums. A better Precious poster would be one of Precious herself, in one of the scenes where she is in a positive situation. This is such a don't miss movie, and that poster does nothing for it. I see the symbolism of the poster, but wouldn't know it until I saw the movie.