hard eight you betcha.
thank you immensely for the tip....

This was one great chick flick!!! I'm so glad my husband didn't go see it with my daughter and I!!!

I laughed so hard I cried. It was so English in it's style and humor. Totally enjoyable!

what a bore.
was over at my Moms' for dinner and rented it mostly for her sake.
it wasn't bad, i mean, there was a bit of good acting in there, a little wit....
but then my cat jumped up and wanted to snooze, so i figured why not?
basically i don't do musicals. this was no exception and had nothing of real interest for me.
AND I HAVE A PATHELOGICAL UNDYING PSYCHOTIC HATRED OF THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW.
just thought i'd get that out of the way.
on a good note, i was actually very impressed by, and thoroughly enjoyed Mulan Rouge. go figure...

That was cute, wasn't it? I enjoyed especially the part where Hugh Grand is dancing in a house that is not as empty as he thinks. Brittish humor; excellent! And warm hearting. Perfect for the season spirit.

Did anybody here see the Human Stain?

Anyway, the best movie I saw this summer was American Splendor. Definitelly the most memorable.

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Originally posted by mrgy786:
This was one great chick flick!!! I'm so glad my husband didn't go see it with my daughter and I!!!

I laughed so hard I cried. It was so English in it's style and humor. Totally enjoyable!

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Yeah, I loved that movie too. It was totally chick flick and proud of it too!

rented League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and The Bay of Love and Sorrows last night.

LXG. i really loved the idea of using classic fictional characters.
all were portrayed well i thought but found Sawyer to be annoying. old style actioneer in the vein of Raiders and the Mummy. of course all the Indy films are unapproachable, LXG was IMO, at least entertaining. good sets.

The Bay of Love and Sorrows. based on the novel of the same name by David Adams Richards, it wasn't as good as i had hoped. it lacked the monstrous power of the book's plot, in particular the intensity of the character's downfalls, redemptions, and emotional subjugation.
however, i still liked it though i think only because i had previously read it.

Yelena, you mentioned before that you thought For Those Who Hunt the Wounded Down was the best piece of Canadian cinema you saw. i'm curious of your opinion on this film.

not about movies about xmas.
rather gifts recieved.

spent all day watching the Indiana Jones trilogy.
what can i say that everyone else shouldn't already know? my fave of the 3 is leaning towards...no wait....
i know....no i don't......
i often lean towards Last Crusade but really it's in a constant state of flux.

also today, i watched a rented dvd of 'The Weight of Water'. i rented it because Sean Penn is currently doing the best work of his life (for the last 5 or 10 years i guess) and to my happy surprise found out it is directed by Katheryn Bigelow who directed 2 of my favorite films 'Strange Days' and 'Near Dark'.

i was quite impressed. the tension is thick and deliciously subtle, rife with overtones of sex, jealosy, and closetal skeletons. two timelines to keep things interesting. Sarah Polley is exceptionally good. i was riveted watching her character grow from a seemingly weak and diminutive housewife, to a woman with passion and voice who inevitably rebels against her unsuited station. superb.
oh, and there's a lovely axe murder. just lovely.

i will now spend the rest of my evening eating many many snacks and view as many episodes of 'Band of Brothers' as i can. i've been awaiting this set for a long while now and finally unwrapped it as the last gift yesterday.
mmmmmmm, cheeseball and bretons.>drool<

charmakarmacat's loser movie junkie journal.
or "log" for all you thailors

still watching "xmas" dvds.
powered through episodes 1 to 5 of 'Band of Brothers' last night. just great stuff, jawdropping.

this morning i woke up on the couch i fell asleep on.(we have seven)
invoked the "while yer up..." rule and had 'Ocean's Eleven' placed into the dvd tray and the remote handed to me. i didn't even have to move, how sweet is that....

the words i would use to describe this movie all start with 's'.

smart, slick, sharp, sexy.

and now for the non-s description:
pure entertainment that's alot of fun.

since coming home from xmas day fam schmoozing,
i have remained on my couch watching continuous movies. did i mention i watch only oh..1 or 2 hrs of tv per week?
anyway, i digress.
aside from the odd sojourn into the kitchen, bathroom, and computer, none of which rates much more than 20 minutes or so, the time spent on the couch has now reached....>drum roll please<

.......44 hours. that includes 2 nights of sleep and about 5 naps. god DAMN i love myself.

entire 10 episodes of 'Band of Brothers' watched.
also under my belt now is the greatest movie of all time......

The Empire Strikes Back

weird trend emerging: war, nazis, Harrison Ford.
what oh what do i watch next.....

another xmas present i watched xmas night.

Gangs of New York.

Daniel Day nailed his performance as Bill the Butcher.
Great sets. i find the time period of this movie very intiguing. real mishmash of oldey timey and new school anachronisms.
the fact that it's a Scorsese gang film and only has 2 or 3 gunshots (army exluded) is entirely new ground.
these characters are barely one step up from "eat thine enemy". savage and savagely rewarding fare.

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LXG. i really loved the idea of using classic fictional characters.
all were portrayed well i thought but found Sawyer to be annoying. old style actioneer in the vein of Raiders and the Mummy. of course all the Indy films are unapproachable, LXG was IMO, at least entertaining. good sets.

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Saw it in the theater when it was out and just watched it again tonight on DVD with my daughter. She loves Dorian Gray...I love Nemo!!! Guys with lots of gadgets are so cool!!! It would have been better without Tom Sawyer.

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Originally posted by charmakarmacat:
spent all day watching the Indiana Jones trilogy.
what can i say that everyone else shouldn't already know? my fave of the 3 is leaning towards...no wait....
i know....no i don't......
i often lean towards Last Crusade but really it's in a constant state of flux.

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Last Crusade had too much of a blockbuster feel,
where Raiders has a cool sort of pulpy b-movie feel.

My tape copies are wearing out, it might just be
time to get the DVD box set.

I found LXO to be full of action scenes that
weren't very exciting. It was like Last Samurai in
that it was interesting and pretty to watch, but
devoid of much soul.

Some movies watched over the past week:
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Two Towers (Extended edition)
Fish Called Wanda

Also at friend's house:
Cradle 2 the Grave (dvd)
Pirates of the Caribbean (dvd)
Piranha! (on tv)
Anatomy of a Murder (tv)

ok, the remaining list of movies i watched in the last 4 days:

'Star Wars Episode II' NEEDED MORE STAR WARS
'Back to the Future'
'Pirates of the Carribean' Depp's accent RULES!
'Fargo' i beat myself for having forgotten how damn GOOD this film is...
'U-turn' needed another Sean Penn fix
'Good Morning, Viet Nam' nuff said.

that brings my four-day total to....

....18.

this past 4-day holiday was the most relaxed, needed, time-well-spent break from the grind that i've had in years.
times are tough all order and everyone needs a real break more often than we get it.

Yesterday night, I had a break from my X-files marathon (just watched Tunguska, 4th season): my girlfriend convinced me to watch Ring (she gave me the 3 DVDs for christmas).
That was scary : after the movie, I just thought "whaaaaat? no scary monster closeup? no hardcore psychological pressure? not as scary as Dark Water!"
But then, after midnight, I was woken up by the phone ringing (and too confused to answer in time). After that, I spent 10 minutes sitting on my bed, reviewing the events from the movie, in the dark (and scared beyond reason because of the phone and the confusion). I could not sleep for 2 hours, because I couldn't help thinking about the little details I didn't found scary at first, and who suddenly terrified me...

I won't spoil anything here (I knew too much about the movie, because of some posts I had read here), and just say that Ring is really good. Now I can't wait for Ring 2 and Ring 0.

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I still think Dark Water is better...

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Originally posted by ArkanGL:Now I can't wait for Ring 2 and Ring 0.

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I found both ring 2 and 0 awfully boring,
especially the later 0, whish was supposed to be some sort of prequel.

Ring2 is not that bad... I found it more confusing than the first one. And at some point I let go: anything could have happened, it wouldn't have surprised me.
Ring0 is a piece of crap.

I like Dark Water more than Ring, by the way.
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ok you're free to go back and resume the 4th season of Xfiles now

Yesterday I watched a single X-Files episode.

And then "La Sirene Rouge", a movie adaptation from Maurice G Dantec's novel (the best French cyberpunk writer). Quite a good movie. Not as bad as I remembered it.

Then some Simpsons episodes (I've just downloaded the first season).

Edit : I forgot to add that after that I watched Top Secret, which I hadn't watched for almost ten years.

Trying to have some space between X-Files eps.
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[This message was edited by ArkanGL on January 02, 2004 at 11:19 AM.]

Tivo'd Fellowship and Two Towers extended editions and watched them last week before going to ROTK. Made my own marathon.

Been mostly too busy with games to watch movies during the holiday but I did watch plenty of SciFi's Twilight Zone marathon over New Years. <-- That's becoming an annual event for me.

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due to the brainfart i had recently while watching this film(i had disdainfully forgotten how good it is) i purchased an outrageously priced copy for my own and watched it last night.

yesterday i watched a borrowed copy of 'The Secret of Nimh'. how fantastic is this movie huh?

also observed a borrowed 'Darkness Falls'.
what a piece of shit. worst movie i've seen in a few years that's for sure. i'm still pissed off that i cannot get that lost time back.

other flicks seen over the past few days:
Superman I and II (TV)
# II is my favorite of that series.