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Mid-Life Indy

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 “Mid-Life Indy” Cedar Park, 2023

Today I re-watched “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” since I hadn’t seen it since it came out in theaters way back in 2008. I enjoyed it then, and was curious if I would still feel the same way. And yes, I think it’s a fun movie! I was surprised that I found Mutt Williams kind of an interesting character and Shia Labeouf did a pretty good job playing him.

What was kind of neat is that after seeing Harrison Ford in Dial of Destiny, he looked so young in Crystal Skull! I need to re-watch Temple of Doom now, and then I will be able to rate the Indy films from best to worst (for my own curiosity).

Movie Night

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 “Shin Kamen Rider” Austin, 2023

This evening I went to see Shin Kamen Rider on the big screen. It was fantastic! I didn’t know what to expect, but was pleasantly surprised at the fast-paced action, storyline, and cool effects. It’s so neat to watch a tokusatsu-style movie with today’s actors. Recommend!

Suzume

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 “Suzume” Austin, 2023

Beautiful color palette and fantastic story. Suzume is a must-see!

There’s one short (a few seconds only) cloud-lapse sequence that blew me away. It was awesome.

Photo info: FUJIFILM X-E4, 27mm, f/2.8, 1/80 sec, ISO1000
 “Suzume & Souta” Austin, 2023
Photo info: FUJIFILM X-E4, 27mm, f/2.8, 1/80 sec, ISO1600
 “Suzume” Austin, 2023

Lilo & Stitch Rewatch

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Photo info: FUJIFILM X-E4, 27mm, f/2.8, 1/100 sec, ISO800
 “Lilo & Stitch & Nani & Mulan” Cedar Park, 2023

Today I rewatched Lilo & Stitch. I hadn’t seen our kids were small, but I didn’t realize how great a movie it is. I found is way more emotionally moving that I remembered. And I also paid close attention to the colors in the backgrounds. So beautiful! I am going to use them as references for the painting I am working on. I know it’ll be hard to recreate them, but it’s nice to have something to shoot for.

Oh, and before I forget, I really liked the Mulan poster in Nani’s room! (Lilo & Stitch was made by the same team that made Mulan)