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raybearThis morning I read only a few pages of Entertainment Weekly during breakfast. I am way behind on the important pop culture matters, though I did spend a bit of time this morning reading about Owen Wilson's suicide attempt.
Today I had to return books to the library, and I was super excited to find Ian McEwan's new novel(la) (On Chesil Beach) which I will probably read in its entirety this weekend. Or hell, even in an afternoon -- its 200 pages, but 200 pages of a 5x7 book with big margins. I also checked out the DVD "Derailed", because it looked like a trashy thriller that might be satisfying to watching during lunch time when I have low expectations. Plus, Clive Owen.
Omg, was this movie bad. Bad bad bad. First off was the rape scene, which is always unfortunate as a moviegoer anyway, but worse when it's unexpected. Then, I pretty much figured out the 'secret' as soon as the plot started to unfold, but instead of turning it off, I decided to watch the rest of the movie on double-speed with subtitles turned on so I could read along, just to see if I would be right or wrong. I watched a 100 minute movie in just over an hour. It didn't really get better, it actually got worse, and didn't pay off in any sort of believable or satisfying way. Even the presence of RZA couldn't save it. It was filmed in Chicago, but that almost made me more cranky, that they ruined it. I should have watched Casino Royale instead (though I was thinking I'd save it for the weekend, hence me getting the movie in the first place).
Last week I watched an amazing movie -- The Host. It was a monster movie, it was a disaster movie, it had political implications, it had unexpectedly hilarious moments, and the special effects weren't too overwhelming. All that for one dollar. I love the redbox rental machine at the grocery store! Except for when I browse and all they have available are straight-to-video titles.
Last night we were watching tv and saw a preview of the new Jodie Foster movie, and I totally want to do a double-feature of it and The Invasion. Except I might want to see The Invasion this weekend. I'm really trying to cram a lot into three days.
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Today I had to return books to the library, and I was super excited to find Ian McEwan's new novel(la) (On Chesil Beach) which I will probably read in its entirety this weekend. Or hell, even in an afternoon -- its 200 pages, but 200 pages of a 5x7 book with big margins. I also checked out the DVD "Derailed", because it looked like a trashy thriller that might be satisfying to watching during lunch time when I have low expectations. Plus, Clive Owen.
Omg, was this movie bad. Bad bad bad. First off was the rape scene, which is always unfortunate as a moviegoer anyway, but worse when it's unexpected. Then, I pretty much figured out the 'secret' as soon as the plot started to unfold, but instead of turning it off, I decided to watch the rest of the movie on double-speed with subtitles turned on so I could read along, just to see if I would be right or wrong. I watched a 100 minute movie in just over an hour. It didn't really get better, it actually got worse, and didn't pay off in any sort of believable or satisfying way. Even the presence of RZA couldn't save it. It was filmed in Chicago, but that almost made me more cranky, that they ruined it. I should have watched Casino Royale instead (though I was thinking I'd save it for the weekend, hence me getting the movie in the first place).
Last week I watched an amazing movie -- The Host. It was a monster movie, it was a disaster movie, it had political implications, it had unexpectedly hilarious moments, and the special effects weren't too overwhelming. All that for one dollar. I love the redbox rental machine at the grocery store! Except for when I browse and all they have available are straight-to-video titles.
Last night we were watching tv and saw a preview of the new Jodie Foster movie, and I totally want to do a double-feature of it and The Invasion. Except I might want to see The Invasion this weekend. I'm really trying to cram a lot into three days.
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Date: 2007-08-29 11:05 pm (UTC)Have you seen Terry Gilliam's Tideland? Wow...it's the sort of movie you'll either think is brilliant genius or unwatchable tripe. I'm afraid I fall into the latter category but it's so bad that I almost want people to watch it so we can talk about it. This coming from a lifelong Gilliam fan (granted, I never saw Brothers Grimm either).
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Date: 2007-08-29 11:08 pm (UTC)I haven't seen Tideland, but that review is enough to make me put it on my netflix queue!