Skyfall and Argo
Thanks to $7 Tuesdays at Showcase cinemas and the fact that Tuesdays are my scheduled day off, I've been to the movies lately!
Skyfall
I went to see Skyfall yesterday. I liked it, but not as much as Casino Royale (my favorite Bond movie) or even Quantum of Solace. I don't know though whether it was the movie that makes me feel that way or the fact that the movie theater was freezing and I had to leave the auditorium twice to go to the bathroom and missed at least one significant action sequence and possibly even plot. I think I will wait to see it again when it comes out of DVD.
Or maybe it was the fact that I really don't care about the very speshul relationship between Bond and M. Ugh. Whatever. I don't care and I can't help but think that the fact that M was cast as a woman is the reason for this development. Don't get me wrong, I think that Judi Dench has been great as M, just the right amount of coldness -- which makes this special "bond" even more ridiculous to me. Whatever. I am looking forward to Ralph Fiennes being M. Yay. Also, I was not spoiled for the death of M, but the minute I saw Fiennes on screen I knew he was going to replace her. It just seemed so obvious.
Argo
Last Tuesday I went to see Argo. My mother loved it. I thought it was good, but I can't say I loved it. Although, I do think that Ben Affleck is very skilled at directing himself. He comes off as a much better actor in his own movies lol. Also, he looks great in 70s hair, full beard and all. I found him very attractive and usually I just find him sorta attractive in a very average way. I thought he looked great here. I think I must have some 70s fetish because I feel the same way about Russell Crowe in American Gangster. I consider that the best he's ever looked.
I think my major issue with Argo is I spent the entire movie mulling over the fact that the six rescuees were basically a bunch of cowards and deserters for abandoning their coworkers to make their own escape. It made me feel very detached from the story. Ma says I'm wrong and they couldn't have done anything because they were in another part of the building, but it still left a bad taste in my mouth. I will admit I'm being illogical, but it still would have been nice if they were introspective at all and or seemed even slightly concerned about the rest of their coworkers, but they never did. They were only ever worried about themselves. Blech.
Ma keeps talking about Lincoln and how great it is going to be and she's mystified and disappointed that I'm not going to go see it with her. Ugh. That movie is a total three-fer on things I don't like: 1.) serious movies by Steven Spielberg, 2.) self-important historical dramas by Steven Spielberg, 3.) anything with Daniel Day-Lewis who I know is supposed to be the world's greatest actor or whatever, but I'm almost viscerally repelled by him.
Gawd, can you just imagine all the sickly saccharine important moments this movie is going to be crammed with?? It's also just another movie showcasing how awesome white people are, really! I'd rather spend two hours having dry heaves.
Skyfall
I went to see Skyfall yesterday. I liked it, but not as much as Casino Royale (my favorite Bond movie) or even Quantum of Solace. I don't know though whether it was the movie that makes me feel that way or the fact that the movie theater was freezing and I had to leave the auditorium twice to go to the bathroom and missed at least one significant action sequence and possibly even plot. I think I will wait to see it again when it comes out of DVD.
Or maybe it was the fact that I really don't care about the very speshul relationship between Bond and M. Ugh. Whatever. I don't care and I can't help but think that the fact that M was cast as a woman is the reason for this development. Don't get me wrong, I think that Judi Dench has been great as M, just the right amount of coldness -- which makes this special "bond" even more ridiculous to me. Whatever. I am looking forward to Ralph Fiennes being M. Yay. Also, I was not spoiled for the death of M, but the minute I saw Fiennes on screen I knew he was going to replace her. It just seemed so obvious.
Argo
Last Tuesday I went to see Argo. My mother loved it. I thought it was good, but I can't say I loved it. Although, I do think that Ben Affleck is very skilled at directing himself. He comes off as a much better actor in his own movies lol. Also, he looks great in 70s hair, full beard and all. I found him very attractive and usually I just find him sorta attractive in a very average way. I thought he looked great here. I think I must have some 70s fetish because I feel the same way about Russell Crowe in American Gangster. I consider that the best he's ever looked.
I think my major issue with Argo is I spent the entire movie mulling over the fact that the six rescuees were basically a bunch of cowards and deserters for abandoning their coworkers to make their own escape. It made me feel very detached from the story. Ma says I'm wrong and they couldn't have done anything because they were in another part of the building, but it still left a bad taste in my mouth. I will admit I'm being illogical, but it still would have been nice if they were introspective at all and or seemed even slightly concerned about the rest of their coworkers, but they never did. They were only ever worried about themselves. Blech.
Ma keeps talking about Lincoln and how great it is going to be and she's mystified and disappointed that I'm not going to go see it with her. Ugh. That movie is a total three-fer on things I don't like: 1.) serious movies by Steven Spielberg, 2.) self-important historical dramas by Steven Spielberg, 3.) anything with Daniel Day-Lewis who I know is supposed to be the world's greatest actor or whatever, but I'm almost viscerally repelled by him.
Gawd, can you just imagine all the sickly saccharine important moments this movie is going to be crammed with?? It's also just another movie showcasing how awesome white people are, really! I'd rather spend two hours having dry heaves.