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Tuesday, June 14, 2005
Let's boogie! | Although things have been busy, I did manage to have a reasonably relaxing weekend. On Saturday evening, I saw Mr. & Mrs. Smith and then went to a local cafe for some drinks. It was a nice, quiet evening. The cafe that I went to is particularly nice. It's a little difficult to describe, but everything is very "open". By that I mean, the actual food preparation area is sort of right among where you actually sit. The whole thing is half inside, half outside and it's entirely bathed in red lighting from above. It is a little surreal...like Planet Hollywood but a lot more relaxed. I like it though and it's very near my house, which is good.
Mr. & Mrs. Smith was okay. Better than I expected, probably because my expectations were low. Mostly, I liked the (fairly obvious) humor and the generally lighthearted nature of the whole thing. The big fight scene in their house was also kind of cool - it reminded me of War of the Roses, but was even more funny (and didn't have tragic consequences). So yeah, I think it was a worthwhile night.
The new few months of movies are going to be really good for me. This week, Batman Begins is out and as Tony mentioned on his page, it looks like it'll be the first good use of Batman since Batman Returns. Shame about those Joel Schumacher films in between. The trailer for Begins definitely looks great and all the early impressions seem very positive.
Next month there's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and around Halloween there's Corpse Bride. If you haven't seen the trailer for the latter, you really should. Then there's Jeremy Tarr's Living Neon Dreams, starring Marilyn Manson as the Queen of Hearts. I'm very much looking forward to that, if only due to its premise. Those are all the big ones that I'm looking out for, but I'm sure there are quite a few more that I'm forgetting about at the moment.
Anyway, on to the commentary.
SunfallE: Your story reminds me of the time I heard a huge crash in the backyard...right near my window, at about 3am. It was incredibly loud - it sounded like someone had broken through the fence or something. Never found out what that was, either.
hEvN: The corniness can be what makes the movie a lot of fun, though. I often like corniness in horror movies. A large part of the reason that I enjoy Dawn of the Dead is due to that very humor, as opposed to any concept of actual horror. It's also fun to criticize the characters for making silly decisions.
I haven't seen The Eye, no. But I've heard good things about that.
Baroness: I'm glad you like the new threads. I think the process of dressing/undressing is more fun than being dressed or undressed, if you know what I mean...
Chab: Thank you much.
Doc G: I'm glad that you were interested in what I posted, I shall take note of your comment. ^_^
Alex-kun: The more you talk about it, the more intrigued I get.
I really loved the unrelated dialogue in Pulp Fiction though. That's what made it what it was. Gangsters talking about fast food and uncomfortable silences is just too good.
Tonykins: I could understand Romero fans feeling the opposite way, yeah. I felt that in the new version, the characters were still more important than the zombies. For me, I mostly preferred the newer characters/actors and some of the situations that had been added. The original had some great moments though.
One thing I really didn't like about the new film was that sarcastic guy. What an ass. Seriously, if you were in that situation, would you be so ridiculously sarcastic? I could understand it in terms of perhaps denying or avoiding reality...but still, his level of sarcasm was highly frustrating. I'm actually very glad that he came a cropper (never thought I'd use that phrase here, ahem).
Seductress: Now that is a comment! Wouldn't it be fun to rent out a cinema, invite all of the crazy myO people over and watch it together? We could turn it into a dress-up event and share cotton candy to make it even better. ~_^
Annsie: I look forward to seeing how the trailer influenced you; it should keep excitement about the RPG fresh. ~_^
hEvN: Excellent! I shall rent it this weekend, methinks.
elfy: Ahh good, another Dahl/Burton fan...and someone who sympathizes with my whole view on robots. Yay!
And yes, you really should check out Wonka Inc., if only to see how weirdly twisted it's already become. o_O
Sennethy: Why thank you. ^_^
To those who didn't see the Wonka trailer or who are on dial-up, check out the box below. ~_^
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