Because I need therapy.
Apr. 8th, 2003 10:30 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
raybearLast night I finally saw the movie 8 Mile. Obviously not the last person on the planet or anything, but considering my love for hip-hop, curiosity/interest in Eminem, and general love for the "dreams can come true, you know" genre of movies, it's a little suprising it took so long. I'd give it three-and-a-half stars (out of five). I mostly enjoyed the movie while watching it, though when it ended I couldn't help but feel "is that the end?" Not because the conclusion was unsatisfactory, but because the elements of the movie never really came together in a cohesive way for me. Other random problems:
- Why did both Kim Basinger and Brittany Murphy have southern accents? Just because they live in trailers? They also live in DETROIT which, last time I checked, was NOT the south. Oh wait, it's because Basinger is southern and can't act, that's why. Is the same true of Brittany or did she just spend too much time recording her episodes of King of the Hill?
- The sexual tension between Mekhi and Eminem was hot. And helped boost my rating by half a star. If they had made out, I'd have rated the movie even higher.
- Was I supposed to feel sorry for Rabbit when he was the next contestant on "Catch a Beatdown" near the end of the movie? Because he spent the whole movie jumping/punching other people (hello? Anger management? Stan, why are you so mad?), I just didn't seem to have much sympathy when he finally got his ass whupped. Maybe because it wasn't well-filmed -- I've seen more than once guys lying on the ground getting boots in their ribs and face, and that's not what it sounds or looks like. I probably wasn't supposed to be laughing either when Lily was screaming his name at the window, but I just didn't really care. (The Hailey-wannabe character was so over-the-top in her pitiful cuteness and as a prop to show his 'sensitive' side.)
Despite my ranting, don't get me wrong -- I'm glad I saw it and definitely enjoyed parts of it. Nor did I think it was a horrible movie or anything -- it just didn't quite come together in a way I hoped.
In other news, tonight I'm going to burn my mixes so I can finally mail out what I owe both![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
redrider and greyandred (sorry for the delay!). I might also make a new mix for myself that's been brewing in my head for the past couple days/weeks.
- Why did both Kim Basinger and Brittany Murphy have southern accents? Just because they live in trailers? They also live in DETROIT which, last time I checked, was NOT the south. Oh wait, it's because Basinger is southern and can't act, that's why. Is the same true of Brittany or did she just spend too much time recording her episodes of King of the Hill?
- The sexual tension between Mekhi and Eminem was hot. And helped boost my rating by half a star. If they had made out, I'd have rated the movie even higher.
- Was I supposed to feel sorry for Rabbit when he was the next contestant on "Catch a Beatdown" near the end of the movie? Because he spent the whole movie jumping/punching other people (hello? Anger management? Stan, why are you so mad?), I just didn't seem to have much sympathy when he finally got his ass whupped. Maybe because it wasn't well-filmed -- I've seen more than once guys lying on the ground getting boots in their ribs and face, and that's not what it sounds or looks like. I probably wasn't supposed to be laughing either when Lily was screaming his name at the window, but I just didn't really care. (The Hailey-wannabe character was so over-the-top in her pitiful cuteness and as a prop to show his 'sensitive' side.)
Despite my ranting, don't get me wrong -- I'm glad I saw it and definitely enjoyed parts of it. Nor did I think it was a horrible movie or anything -- it just didn't quite come together in a way I hoped.
In other news, tonight I'm going to burn my mixes so I can finally mail out what I owe both
redrider and greyandred (sorry for the delay!). I might also make a new mix for myself that's been brewing in my head for the past couple days/weeks.
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Date: 2003-04-08 09:11 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2003-04-08 09:28 am (UTC)I tried to see that movie in theaters but they universe was holding me back. Now its rented everytime I try to go get it, but I WILL prevail!
hott.
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Date: 2003-04-08 10:59 am (UTC)