The Life of Emile Zola (1937): boring. one of those movies you'll probably see if you have to get a law degree, but not because you want to (kinda like 12 angry men). lots of looooong courtroom scenes. the period that the film is set in is really dumb. don't see.
The Lost Weekend (1945): zzzzzz. its just about being an alcoholic and some guy trying to kick the habit. the music is all way too big for this movie. its a very feel good movie, but not at all worth seeing.
An American in Paris (1951): gene kelly is the most amazing dancer and singer. he would have made a great cavalier color guard member. the songs are all just kind of average and gene kelly's main love interest is kind of below average. and what kind of painter walks around paris in tap shoes? this movie really should have been set on the stage rather than screen. it also has the world's longest, craziest dream sequence ever shot on film. i wasn't sure what the whole 20 minutes of it was about. the costumes all make me sick, despite winning an oscar for them. the ending was way too easy and didn't take into account the other chick that wanted him. she probably ended up jumping from the eiffel tower because he was such a prick to her. and i got a little laugh about the "made in hollywood" credit at the end after all these huge elaborate sets and backdrops of paris. don't see.
death death death. such a crazy thing. officer got shot tonight out in orem handling some domestic dispute while i was here working. he'll be okay which is good but its still pretty crazy. i often times think about different times in my life to die. for instance, the time when i'm at my lowest point in life, am down on my luck with absolutely nothing going for me would be a good time to die. last night as i was running i realized that it would not be a good time to get mugged and die, but would be probably the most dramatic time in my life to die. with everything going on in my life now and secrets unfolding left and right, it would certainly be a death fitting for a great movie. as you can see, i didn't get mugged.
i might have some big news to announce soon. key word is might of course. i'll be dropping a hint over in my link box thing within the next few days, which as you can see is now up and fully functional. please check out some of the links. i'd hate to think of me wasting my beautiful sunday afternoon trying to fix it just so you can skip over all my movie reviews and see if i've said anything worthwhile today.
i have to say that i feel very caught up with school. not that i've got good grades this semester, but at least i'm not behind. now all i really have are finals; two being this week and two the next. then off to more classes for the summer. i'll be taking bankruptcy law, computerized legal research, race & minority relations, and comparative criminal justice systems. i might add some more if i need them, but hopefully not. who knows, might also throw in an internship somewhere in the mix.
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