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Monday, May 24, 2004
wow.....
Well, it's all over. I got home from Project Graduation over an hour ago. It's really early monday morning. Nothing really feels real right now. I kinda feel disconnected...hmm....
I guess I'll post my movie reviews!
Troy
Despite the fact that the role of the gods was downplayed, I really enjoyed this movie. (I think it actually made the movie better. The focus was on the humanity of the characters, not their manipulation by the gods...) Of course, the movie had the obvious eye-candy: Orlando Bloom (yeah...), Brad Pitt (some girls seem to think so...), Eric Bana (he was awesome!), Sean Bean (Boromir!!), etc. And for the guys...well, I'll try to guess: the chick who played Hellen really was gorgeous.
I appreciated how the movie gave you both sides of the story. There were characters you hated and characters you loved on both sides. If it leaned either way, it was probably in favor of the Trojans. Normally, I can't stand Hellen and Paris (can't you control yourselves?!?!), but Troy helped you sympathize with them a little bit. They both showed attempts of trying to stop the war they knew they started. Paris is a pansy, but it seemed accurate to me... As far as Achilles goes...There were times I liked him and times I couldn't stand him. I'm not much of a Brad Pitt fan (or Achilles for that matter). He kept throwing little temper tantrums, but it was b/c Agamemnon was a greedy jerk. Sean Bean (as Odysseus) seemed to be the voice of reason on the Greek side. Eric Bana (as Prince Hector) was the Trojan counterpart. Hector was definitely my fave character. He was probably the most noble and heroic. Let me know what you guys thought of that one. I'm sure I'll catch much more when I go see it again.
Shrek 2
Now here's an awesome feel-good movie! Two of my fave actors did voices: Antonio Banderas (Puss in Boots) and Rupert Evrett (Prince Charming). I also like Julie Andrews who played the queen (Fiona's mom.) The movie had a plot and motion all it's own (better than you can say for most Disney sequels...) The jokes were a little more...well, adult-oriented. I was embarassed at the fact that there were so many kids in the audience. The movie had too many dirty jokes (Pinochio in a thong?!?!) for little eyes and ears... Overall, the movie was witty, hilarious, and (at times) very sweet. It was just what needed the night before graduation to keep me going. Let me know what you think about this one, too.
*looks at clock* Wow! Katie is going to bed!
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