Tiddles and winks
Jane Eyre (2011)
Epic, Brooding Romance with a Dash of Horror - UR DOING IT RIGHT.
I saw Jane Eyre yesterday and LOVED it. Probably my favorite film adaptation of the novel. My husband, Michael Fassbender, is incredibly swoon-worthy as Rochester and he an Mia Wasikowska have a wonderful chemistry. I wonder if I'd feel differently if I had read the book again in the last year or so, but I can't think of a single thing that I wish they'd kept or that felt rushed or whatever. It was a really good adaptation of the book. I especially loved the use of flashbacks - the film actually begins with Jane running away from Thornfield, and we see brief flashbacks to her childhood and a long flashback to her relationship with Rochester while she's staying with St. John and his sisters.
Red Riding Hood
Epic, Brooding Romance with a Dash of Horror - UR DOING IT RONG.
I also saw Red Riding Hood yesterday, a movie which I would never have seen if the new movie meetup group I recently joined hadn't planned to see it. Oh, Catherine Hardwicke, where did you go wrong? You used to make cool, edgy teen films, like Lords of Dogtown and Thirteen. I'll give the movie this much - it's got way more actual passion than the sparkly vampire movies. But believe the bad press; this thing is baaaad. However, as I expected this going in, I was able to enjoy it for the sheer crack value. If you can dig "so bad it's good" stuff, you might like it too. Bear in mind, though, that it will probably remind you of Twilight.
Adventures in MeetupLand.
The good part of going to see Red Riding Hood was getting to meet some new people. Despite the fact that it's a Meetup.com group, several of the girls seemed to know each other from elsewhere, which was kind of strange when the conversation drifted toward topics that involved the rest of them but not me. But they were all really nice. We went to P.J. Clarke's for dinner (where I had some SMASHING shepherd's pie) and a good time was had by all, I think. Certainly by me.
Rough Week at Work
Boy am I glad it's Friday. Just dude.
Not Quite Feeling the Glee
I've long since given up shipping anything on this show, because the writers seem to change their minds about everything from week to week. And while I'm not a Gwyneth-hater, I really do not like her on the show. Yes, it was hilarious for Emma to lead the Celibacy Club in a rendition of "Afternoon Delight," and yes, it is extremely odd for her to be married to John Stamos and not be hitting that, but I *REALLY* hated when Holly referred to Emma as a virgin like it was a pejorative. I kept waiting for the Brittany Murphy confrontation - "You're a virgin. Who can't. Drive." Way harsh, Hol. In other Glee news, I actually *am* looking forward to this week's episode. I've been listening to the two original songs they've recorded, and I like them both. They're not amazing or anything, but they're still pretty good. "Loser Like Me" is especially catchy.