Films, etc.
Jan. 20th, 2007 08:03 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
cmk418So I actually got out of the house again to see a couple of films. I saw "The Painted Veil" which is a little slow moving, but romantic and a little heartbreaking all at the same time. Edward Norton is fabulous. And I didn't expect his character to be anything other than a doormat so I was pleasantly surprised when things didn't quite turn out that way.
I had planned on seeing either "Freedom Writers" or "Dreamgirls" this afternoon, but instead, because the timing was right, I went to see "The Curse of the Golden Flower." It's been a long time since I've seen a Chinese film - "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was the last and that probably shouldn't count. I'd remembered how beautiful they were (artistically, U.S. films literally pale in comparison), but I'd forgotten how incredibly f****d up they can get - anyone who has witnessed the firecracker scene in Red Firecracker, Green Firecracker knows what I mean. And they didn't give it the really heartless twist until the last possible moment. The battle scenes were a little much, there were forces and counter forces and counter-counter forces, it got old after a minute. But all in all, it was a fun little movie and Gong Li was her magnificent self. Looking at her today, I thought that she is the Chinese equivalent of Meryl Streep. I'm going to have to try to get out and see a few more foreign films this year.
They showed a preview for "The Hitcher". I was feeling all comfortable before it started because they put up one of those "This Preview is Suitable for ALL Audiences" so I was thinking "Bambi" or something along those lines. And then the preview started. If I could have curled up into a fetal position in my chair, I would have. The original scared the bejeezus out of me, and even with the promise of Sean Bean, there's no way on God's green earth that I'm getting anywhere near that film. Also, "The Number 23" looks like it's going to be a little strange & spooky so I'll take a pass on that. I'll save my "intense" needs for "Zodiac". That looks like it's going to be a good little movie.
Couple of shout-outs - Thanks,![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
jencendiary for the rec. That made my day. And ralu_1982, I am still working on your idea. It should be up fairly soon.
I had planned on seeing either "Freedom Writers" or "Dreamgirls" this afternoon, but instead, because the timing was right, I went to see "The Curse of the Golden Flower." It's been a long time since I've seen a Chinese film - "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was the last and that probably shouldn't count. I'd remembered how beautiful they were (artistically, U.S. films literally pale in comparison), but I'd forgotten how incredibly f****d up they can get - anyone who has witnessed the firecracker scene in Red Firecracker, Green Firecracker knows what I mean. And they didn't give it the really heartless twist until the last possible moment. The battle scenes were a little much, there were forces and counter forces and counter-counter forces, it got old after a minute. But all in all, it was a fun little movie and Gong Li was her magnificent self. Looking at her today, I thought that she is the Chinese equivalent of Meryl Streep. I'm going to have to try to get out and see a few more foreign films this year.
They showed a preview for "The Hitcher". I was feeling all comfortable before it started because they put up one of those "This Preview is Suitable for ALL Audiences" so I was thinking "Bambi" or something along those lines. And then the preview started. If I could have curled up into a fetal position in my chair, I would have. The original scared the bejeezus out of me, and even with the promise of Sean Bean, there's no way on God's green earth that I'm getting anywhere near that film. Also, "The Number 23" looks like it's going to be a little strange & spooky so I'll take a pass on that. I'll save my "intense" needs for "Zodiac". That looks like it's going to be a good little movie.
Couple of shout-outs - Thanks,
jencendiary for the rec. That made my day. And ralu_1982, I am still working on your idea. It should be up fairly soon.
