It's a 2003 American fantasy adventure film based on the 1998 novel of the same name by Daniel Wallace.
The dad has been diagnosed with cancer and were released from hospital because he could not go through chemotherapy anymore -- in effect, waiting to die. The son is trying to find out exactly who his daddy was, since he was told many stories of his daddy by his daddy from his childhood. At first, he believed him. As he grew up, he felt all those tales about wonderful adventure cannot be true -- maybe his daddy lived a full life full of lies, not only for others, but for his daddy himself? With this question, he started to conduct 'serious' talks with his daddy. The more he dig into his daddy's real life, the more he realize how a great daddy he has and what a great man his daddy actually had always been. Eventually, he gave his daddy the best farewell he could. A little sweet and melancholy piece about life.
Very good! Would recommend to anybody who's older than 20 to see. I remember at that age, i not only started to doubt myself, but also about my parents capability, their view, and the whole world -- becoming cynical.
2. I love you Phillip Morris:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Love_You_Phillip_Morris
A 2009 romantic comedy-drama film based on the 1980s and '90s real-life story of con artist, impostor, and multiple prison escapee Steven Jay Russell (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Jay_Russell).
A news article about real Steven, now serving 144 yrs sentence in prison -- 23 hours solitude everyday: I love you Phillip Morris: a conman's story by Elizabeth Day:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2009/sep/06/steven-russell-elizabeth-day-jim-carrey
Esquire Feb. 2010, The Great Escapee: http://www.scribd.com/doc/44574829/The-Great-Escapee
I don't believe it: while searching for the actor in Amelia, who i believe also acted as Philip Morris, it is listed that he also played the story teller in Big fish (i.e., the daddy when he was young)! He is Ewan Mcgregor: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ewan_McGregor
Funny, Fascinating, unbelievable and unbelievably cunning.
3. Amelia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelia_(film)
Amelia is a 2009 biographical film of the life of Amelia Earhart, directed by Mira Nair and starring Hilary Swank[2] as Earhart and Richard Gere as husband George Putnam, along with Christopher Eccleston[3] and Ewan McGregor.[4] The film has garnered predominantly negative reviews.
A good movie! Showing that Amelia not only as the first women pilot, but also as a graceful young women that knows how to achieve success in a totally man dominated world!
4. Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted:
Took Dan and Allison to the movie on Sunday. First time Allison watch a movie in a real movie theater and she behaved remarkably! And a 3D version of the movie nonetheless! The best circus performance I ever saw. Guess not much interest in real life circus anymore. :(
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar_3:_Europe's_Most_Wanted
"Released on June 8, 2012, it is the best-reviewed Madagascar film in the series, with a 75% "Certified Fresh" approval rating from the review aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes.[5]"
Old War Movies that we may watch (suggested by Trevor):
Battle of Britain – all star cast depicting the ordeal of
the actual battle of Britain, including the scene of the German officers eating
in their assigned seats after losing a lot of men: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064072/
Escaping Colditz Castle – the best video is the NOVA created
one, no idea where to watch it though. It’s the details of all of the
escape attempts from just one POW camp, including fooling guards from fake
German uniforms created from cardboard, building a glider from small pieces of
wood and sleeping bags, and more weird stuff: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/naziprison/
Battleground – a pretty good movie about the Battle of the
Bulge, I used to watch this about once a year in the 90s when TMC would show
WWII movies on Armistice Day - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041163/
Guns of Navarone – a fake, but pretty good creation of what
kinds of personalities existed in the war, this movie is similar to Patrick
Leigh Fermor’s battles on Crete - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054953/
Great Escape – another movie about escaping a prisoner camp,
but this time with some of the best actors of all time like Steve McQueen - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057115/
A Bridge Too Far – one of the best war movies; about the
Battle of Arnhem: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Bridge_Too_Far_(film)
Das Boot – a pretty life like movie of what serving on a
submarine would have been like in WWI or WWII - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082096/
Der Untergang – the story of the German side of the last
days of WWII, told by a German director http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0363163/
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