Travelers and Magicians (2003) The only movie I have yet seen from Bhutan. A road movie with a fairy tale stuck in, kind of interesting, kind of nice to look at. The winding mountain road reminded me of long Sunday drives on the dirt roads in the Colorado mountains of my childhood, but with stupas and prayer flags added. 5/10
Bad Education (2004) A more serious, less fun, Almodovar film. Still very colorful and with the obligatory drag shows and transsexual junkies, but with a grimmer edge of blackmail, murder and pederasty by the clergy. As always, shows you things you never see anywhere else, but kind of a downer. 6/10
Pete's Dragon (1977) This must be just about the nadir of Disney Studios' fallow period. Starts off bizarre and disturbing and becomes simply dreadful. Much of the "humor" depends on drunkenness or pratfalls, and there is a startling Saloon dance extravaganza ending with plug-popping beer kegs orgasmically spewing gouts of foam over the frantically leaping crowd. Very little appeal in the music, the stars, or Don Bluth's creepy mumbling cartoon dragon. Minor appearance by Robert Easton salvages nothing. The best part was when I fell asleep. 2/10
