The Human Stain (2003): way too deep for my blood. first hour through and you still don't know where the movie is headed. nice performance by sir hopkins, however, without giving anything away, i find it hard to believe that he is what he says he is. by then of the movie i was like, so what? i didn't even begin to try and wrap it all up and determine its resolution. don't see it. might i add that i think there is nothing special about nicole kidman except for the fact she was married to tom. i'm sorry, that's just the way it is.
Gandhi (1982): wow. i've been thinking about this movie since i finished watching all 3+ hours of it. this will be a movie that i probably won't buy because it might not be worth watching over and over again. however i will kick myself for not doing so. the story itself is worth every minute watching it. such a beautiful piece. and ben kingsley's acting is so good that you forget that there is even an actor underneath it all. its almost as if his life is really unfolding on screen with a camera crew capturing it all. i wish i had been aware back in '82 so i could have experience all the fanfare i'm sure this movie and kinglsey received. well worth seeing and 5 years from now, i'm sure i'll own it too.
Wimbledon (2004): for a romantic comedy, its not so bad. the story is good, nice to see a fresh new face as the lead, and all the tennis shots are really cool (although i'm beginning to believe that most of those tennis balls were CG). i think a critic had it right though when he said, "You could make the same romantic comedy about rodeos..." you really could. i actually thought that same thing during the movie, only about golf instead. its much like For the Love of the Game, however far less good as that. last note is that kirsten dunst is beyond words. movie is worth seeing just for her alone. and watch for the butt-crack shot at the very end. priceless! see it.
people are always asking me, how it is that firefighters run into a burning building, when everyone else is running out. you dumb fag, courage is the answer! John Travolta is an idiot. this guy has made three excellent movies in his life and a whole lot of crappy ones. Ladder 49 will sadly not make #4 for him. good job retard, just add to the pile of crap.
so my mom didn't come this weekend. she was sick and the kids were sick i think. i really don't know why. guess she called and talked to kim while i was sleeping saturday morning. kinda bummed, but what can you do? think she might come out next weekend. instead headed to home depot for some treats for my plant. yes, i have a plant. she's my little baby that i'm trying to keep alive. got her like 5 years ago and she hung forever and grew nice and big in my old westminster apartment. then i moved here and gave her to my mom where she still lived, but not as posh as the lifestyle she had grown accustomed to. so now she's back with me and barely holding on a by a thread because of my stupid mistreatment. finally i'm putting the time back into her, got her a new pot and soil and performed a major surgical transplant last night (haha, get it...transplant!! mauahahaha!). so, hopefully in the next few months my plant will be nursed back to health.
purchased the last samurai on dvd. you know that's a freaking amazing movie! also decided that this winter you'll prolly find me either watching movies in my snug home, or on the slopes of ut snowboarding. i know that i say i'm gonna snowboard every year, but never do. this year is different though because i really am this time. i'll get kim on a board and i'm sure she'll hate it, but hopefully this will be the year i'll really get into it. anyone wanna tag along, i'm all up for it!
last thing i want to mention is that i'm not sure how long my blog will last. i certainly can't picture me doing this still when i'm 30 years old. either the site will go under, or i'll just be done with it. the days all mix together and its hard to make any distinction between today and tomorrow. the point is, what is the point of writing the same things over and over again? here is a summary of the next month to come:
movies: don't see it, see it, buy it.
my day/school/work/people: suck
i'm tired
need vacation
still fat
there you go. now if you ever miss a few days of reading this, you'll know exactly what you missed. as for me, i'll keep writing because i'm bored. sorry this is so long, but one more thing. i think i've said this before, but i admire those that are willing to not bottle up emotions and be real people. we are all people with emotions and feelings and how unhealthy can it be to never get off what is on our chest sometimes. for that, my hat tips to you.
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