Monday, December 30, 2002 :::

i saw catch me if you can this afternoon. pretty good. i'd give it 3 of 4 frowls. *nod* it had a freakishly long opening credits, though. grrrr. hmm. i was rather fond of tom hanks' character. ("knock knock." "who's there?" ".. go fuck yourselves!") it was a little unsettling that they were trying to pass leonardo dicaprio off as a 17-year old, but hey, it almost worked. it was a teense long for my tastes, but then i have a really short attention span. it kept me focused, though, by randomly shifting through time.

oh, and the theatre had a bunch of posters up for the matrix: reloaded, to which i can only say... WOOT! yay, may? april? whatever. maaatrix.

does anyone own the i am sam soundtrack? i almost bought it on a whim, but then i realized i'd be pretty ticked if i got home and it was bad. or furthermore.. if it is good, and someone has it, would you be willing to burn me a copy? ^_^
::: frowled ~renata~ at 10:25 PM

Saturday, December 28, 2002 :::

I saw Chicago: The Movie last night. I must say that as I left the theatre, I was incredibly disappointed. For one, Mary Sunshine was a woman. And they cut "A Little Bit of Good", one of my favourite songs. And they left out the commentary about America at the end. Also, it seemed the movie just didn't have the energy that the show did. It felt like they tried too hard.

But then, I realized something. Whenever a book!movie comes out, I always force myself to divorce the book from the movie and allow the movie to be independent. Movies rarely ever measure up to the books they're based on, so why am I scandalized to see that the movie version of Chicago wasn't as good as the musical? Once I seperated them in my head I realized that the movie version was really quite good. "Cell Block Tango" was very well done, as was "We Both Reached For the Gun". I enjoyed the way they showed the parallels between reality and theatre, which were strongly implied in the musical, but fully illustrated in the movie.

Anyway, while I still prefer the musical, I still really enjoyed the movie. See it and decide for yourself.
::: frowled Priscilla at 5:08 PM

Thursday, December 26, 2002 :::

*pokes sgt. pepper*

let's see. raaandom reviews.

ani d: so much shouting, so much laughter... i heart ani. but this cd is kiiinda like, blah. i liked her so much better when she was just a girl with a guitar, but now she has her enormolous (but good) band and all. if you want live ani, get living in clip. unless... you like her newer stuff. then get this. *nod*

jill sobule: jill sobule mmmmm jill sobule. good songs, margaret, the jig is up, good person inside... jillalicious. fun, folk-popish. i think i like pink pearl better. but it's so close, you know.

the two towers: pretty movie, pretty boys. pretty.. concisafied from the book. but hey, i still loved it.

stuart davis: my favorite bald singer. *nod* take one home today. ooor just see him live, if the chance arises.

blistex complete moisture: it's the bestest!

pants: my favorite thing.. to wear on my legs. yes.

dr. no: one of the stupidest movies i've ever seen. but hilarious, when properly misted.
::: frowled ~renata~ at 8:05 PM

Tuesday, December 03, 2002 :::

I finally managed to get my grubby paws on a copy of "Smoke and Mirrors", Neil Gaiman's marvellous book of short stories. Borders had been fiendishly hiding it from me, but I outsmarted them in the end. Muah.

Anyway, just calling to say that it's absolutely magnifient. I've never really liked short stories in the past (with the possible exceptions of "Harrison Bergeron" and Sandra Cisneros' "Eleven"), but nearly every one of these stories I have loved. If you can find it in your pocketbook to acquire a copy for yourself, you will not be disappointed.
::: frowled Priscilla at 9:35 PM