Movie Monday 1/3

First Monday of the new year!  It wasn't back to our normal routine for us today, though.  Ken was home sick today with a bad cold - sounds like we left the same cold in Oklahoma with his dad, unfortunately.  The boys and I don't show any signs of it, but we have these super virus-resistant immune systems!  Jamie's having a rough day, though.  He was up until 10:30 pm last night struggling to finish a huge load of homework and make-up work from before the break.  He had worked for about 14 hours straight yesterday...and he is normally in bed by 8 pm!  He's paying for that push tonight.  Hopefully, an early bedtime and a good night's sleep will get him back on course tonight.

We watched two movies after we got back from Oklahoma this weekend:

• Prince of Persia, which Craig got for Christmas form my sister.  This is a unique twist - it's a movie based on a video game instead of the other way around!  It's a classic action flick, though the plot had more depth than I expected.  Lots of slow-mo sword fights and jumping off buildings, with some computer-generated backdrops - you could definitely see its video game roots - but it was also well-acted, especially by Jake Gyllenhaal and Ben Kingsley.
• Ken and I watched Salt, a spy thriller starring Angelina Jolie.  She plays a CIA agent who is accused of being a double-agent for Russia.  It was very good, with lots of twists and turns that kept us guessing.  It was a very complex plot, and by the end, we still weren't 100% sure that we understood exactly what had happened and why!  But we liked it.

Have you seen any good movies lately?

(If you're interested in the books we're reading this week, check out my Monday post at my book blog.)