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I got my mom Ultimatum for Christmas, along with some other stuff that she already knew she was getting. But the movie was a surprise, she had no idea it was even out yet. Anyway she loved it, so that was nice. Haven't sat down to watch it again though, been at my Dad's since Christmas afternoon. I was just thinking about the part in the movie with Bourne purchasing those two cell phones, etc, and how I normally hate (HATE) seeing cell phones used in movies, because nearly every time it happens I get the feeling that they're directing our attention to the cell phone itself and how hip and cool it is. But I actually really liked how they did that scene in particular, making them look like just another throwaway gadget, easily replaced, blah blah blah, while still using them to advance the plot of the movie. I thought that was clever. It is the only time in recent memory where cell phone use in a movie hasn't made me cringe.

I wish I had time to watch it tonight...but I will probably just put in Blade Runner again and fall asleep. I got that four-disc set for Christmas from my brother. I also got Harry Potter 5 (thanks Mom! even though the deleted scenes are worthless) and The Ruling Class (which I had refused to buy for myself, it being the Criterion release). Then I went to Target and bought Rescue Dawn. I also bought Superbad for my brother (which I started to watch with him, until I realized I didn't want to see it again) and Trapped in the Closet Ch. 13-22 for my other brother. He freaked out. It was awesome. I bought somewhere around 10 or 12 movies for my dad and stepmom. Movies are really the only thing that I am decent at picking out for other people. Judging by their reactions at least.