And now for the two movies I saw in the theatre over the holidays:

1. I liked Les Miserables, but the more I thought about it, the more I realized that I wanted it to be, I dunno, moreI suspect that this was thanks to several factors - one, I've heard seemingly umpteen versions of this, and know the score so well I had certain expectations, ( Read more... )

So. Some thoughts typed out over the past few days after I finally managed to see the entire film.

( Spoilery: cut for those of you that haven't seen it yet. Also, long. )

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1. Gifts have been popping up in the mail! This is a positive thing :) First, I got one of
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So I just saw Captain America: The First Avenger, and all I can say is, "Avengers Assemble!"

Wait, are you kidding me? This is me. Of course I have more to say….

( But I'll cut in case you don't care or want to avoid spoilers. )

So, I Am Number Four. Quick disclaimer: certain parts of this film made me dizzy, forcing me to shut my eyes. S informs me I missed nothing and was probably better off.

The film can best be summed up as, "Finally! The film that makes Twilight look good! Complete with iPhones!" But for those of you who want more, ( The snark! )

Just returned from seeing The King's Speech, which is a pretty good film that is about to generate several Oscar nominations for most of its cast, especially Colin Firth as George VI (and for those assuming that this is another Colin Firth chick flick role, not really) and Geoffrey Rush as his speech therapist (his winning moment, oddly enough, is ( Read more... )

Over at Black Gate a commentator whined, among other things, that "… fantasy fiction is in desperate need of is good adventure stories free of contemporary politics. There is no shortage of politically driven fiction of varying quality ( Read more... )

Back in high school, when I was well under 17, a friend and I walked into an R movie. Quite openly. Our plan had been to buy tickets for a PG movie and then sneak into the R movie we wanted to see (one reason to always be slightly skeptical of movie ticket sales as an indication of actual viewership - I can't imagine the American teenager has ( Read more... )

So I finally got around to watching Double Indemnity last night. I know, I know. I'm not sure how I missed seeing this film, but somehow I did ( Read more... )