I'm off to meet vikingjuice to see a movie.

[Beefy]

I'll let you know how it is.

[BigDun]

What movie?

[Infobahn]

D.W. Griffith's Birth of A Nation

/obscure reference for $500, Alex.

[Gamplayerx]

I'm guessing it's either Son of the Mask or Pooh's Heffalump Movie.

[sapphirehart]

Oh, I love Heffalumps and Woosels.

[Gamplayerx]

What's a Woosel?

[sapphirehart]

It's from Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day

They're black they're brown they're up their down
They're in they're out they're all about
They're far they're near they're gone they're here
They're quick and slick and insincere
Beware Beware Be a very wary bear

A Heffalump or Woozle is very confusel
The Heffalump or woosel is very sly
- sly - sly - sly
They come in ones and twoosels
but if they so choosels
before your eyes you'll see them multiply
- ply - ply - ply

They're extra-ordinary so better be wary
Because they come in every shape and size
- size - size - size

If honey is what you covet you'll find that they love it
Because they guzzle up the thing you prize

They're green they're blue they're pink they're white
They're round they're square they're a terrible sight
They tie themselves in horrible knots
They come in stripes or polka-dots

Beware Beware Be a very wary bear

(musical interlude)

They're extra-ordinary so better be wary
Because they come in every shape and size
- size - size - size

If honey's what you covet you'll find that they love it
Because they guzzle up the things you prize

They're black they're brown they're up their down
They're in they're out they're all about
They're far they're near they're gone they're here
They're quick and slick and insincere
Beware Beware Beware Beware Beware ....

[Gamplayerx]

I love that!  Horrible knots, be wary indeed.

[sapphirehart]

it's a really cute song.....I loved watching Winnie the Pooh videos when my boys were little.

[Beefy]

The film was Hostage.

It was much better than it should have been.  No slackers in the cast, and finally a performance by Ben Foster that doesn't feel forced; his frighteningly natural performance really goes a long way towards giving the film more of a realistic edge.

It could have been tightened, and the opening and very closing of the film are stylized to a pointless degree.  However, I found it legtimately suspenseful and harrowing in parts.  The film was shot really well, with some truly gorgeous shots towards the end.

This is not like Bruce's other 'suspense' films, i.e. Striking Distance, or Mercury Rising, or The Color of Night, or whatever.  This one is definitely better than that mediocrity.

Not the best film ever, for sure, but with a surprising level of depth that allows me to recommend it as a good timekiller for adults.

One word of caution: if you have any issues seeing violence acts being done to kids, avoid this.

[Gamplayerx]

I've not heard of Hostage.  Glad you enjoyed it.

[eo000]

pooh song

I'm pretty sure A.A. Milne borrowed some of Disney's acid dropping writers and animators for that.