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I got back from NC yesterday, where I had a most wonderful time with my beloved Brittany and her fabulous flatmate. We spent the week doing homework, going to class (B.) and uploading photos (me), chatting, drinking tea, eating delicious (and not-so-delicious) food, and watching bad movies and good TV. :)
Of the bad movies, the most noteworthy was Twilight, which we finally managed to see after three or four failed attempts. I had downloaded the RiffTrax on valancy_s's recommendation and if it weren't for that, I don't think we could have finished watching. The Riff made the movie tolerable instead of entirely soul-sucking. Aside from the awful acting and directing, I really disapprove of the cinematography. There were a lot of really weird-in-a-bad-way camera angles that made us go "wtf?" So, there was lots of moaning and groaning and a few laughs thanks to the RiffTrax folks, and now we can say we've seen it. Fifth time's a charm ... or something.
We also watched Born Yesterday, which was hilariously bad propaganda for U.S. ideals. The movie is from 1950 and the play it's based off of is from 1946, so it's full of reminders of what we'd fought for in WWII and definitely some Cold War influence, too. They keep bringing up "Tom" Paine and making analogies concerning Napolean and French peasants and fascists. Brittany and I kept looking at each other and going, "Really??" The propaganda bit is definitely over-the-top.
Bad movies are fun in good company, though. :)
For Thanksgiving, we cooked a turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, veggies, biscuits, cranberry sauce, and salad. Then, of course, there was dessert: apple pie, sweet potato pie, and a lethal pumpkin bar/cake thing of great deliciousness. Lots of yum! \o/
Of the bad movies, the most noteworthy was Twilight, which we finally managed to see after three or four failed attempts. I had downloaded the RiffTrax on valancy_s's recommendation and if it weren't for that, I don't think we could have finished watching. The Riff made the movie tolerable instead of entirely soul-sucking. Aside from the awful acting and directing, I really disapprove of the cinematography. There were a lot of really weird-in-a-bad-way camera angles that made us go "wtf?" So, there was lots of moaning and groaning and a few laughs thanks to the RiffTrax folks, and now we can say we've seen it. Fifth time's a charm ... or something.
We also watched Born Yesterday, which was hilariously bad propaganda for U.S. ideals. The movie is from 1950 and the play it's based off of is from 1946, so it's full of reminders of what we'd fought for in WWII and definitely some Cold War influence, too. They keep bringing up "Tom" Paine and making analogies concerning Napolean and French peasants and fascists. Brittany and I kept looking at each other and going, "Really??" The propaganda bit is definitely over-the-top.
Bad movies are fun in good company, though. :)
For Thanksgiving, we cooked a turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, veggies, biscuits, cranberry sauce, and salad. Then, of course, there was dessert: apple pie, sweet potato pie, and a lethal pumpkin bar/cake thing of great deliciousness. Lots of yum! \o/