So my general rule (right now) is to not compare something to its original work. There are a few movies that I thoroughly enjoyed, such as Battle Royale and The Bourne Identity, but when you compare them to the source work and their inability to stay faithful to it, they look poor in comparison. A lot of things just don't translate well from book ( Read more... )

I saw Valerian over the weekend ( Read more... )

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I like movies like these. They know their audience, and they play to them well.

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On New Year's Eve Glen came over early, and we went out to watch Frozen. I enjoyed every moment, and the musical numbers reminded me of older Disney Renaissance-era movies - real tearjerkers when they want to be! The plot was sweet and a little predictable, although one plot point blindsided me.

I'm gradually getting crankier. Peter suspects it's ( Read more... )

I worry about some of my piano students. I was going to send three to exams in January (two practical, one theory) but ( Read more... )

A few days ago Peter learned just how cheap Netflix is, so he ordered it. Now it's almost whatever movie we want to watch, but we were way too lazy/cheap to go out and rent/see in the theatres.

This movie is so bad, I had to write about it. Right now, as I watch.

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A light layer of snow this morning, which wasn't too bad ( Read more... )

Last weekend Maxine came by again. There was a lot of Settlers of Catan, shopping, back adjustments and food ( Read more... )