the act you've known for all these years
Sunday, June 30, 2002 :::
My friends and I rented a movie called "Session 9" this weekend. I thought it was going to be cheezy, but it was pretty creepy. Like, I think we all had freaky dreams because of it, creepy. It was about a group of contractors who were hired to clean out a mental institution that had been closed for 15 years. And it was really, really suspenseful. I'm trying not to give away the major parts of the plot because it would give away the ending, but if you're in the mood for horror, it's a good flick to watch ^_^
::: frowled kaiters, at 7:33 PM
Friday, June 28, 2002 :::
Saw "Waking Life". Good golly, that movie was amazing. You'd have to see it once for the gorgeous animation and again for all the philosophy. Actually, maybe twice for the animation. Or more. That was some of the most gorgeous cinematography I've ever seen! A team of a couple dozen animators each animated an individual scene or sequence, to beautiful effect. You must see this movie. It probably won't be very hard to find, as we rented it from Blockbuster. It'll still be among the New Releases, probably. See this movie. Now.
::: frowled Priscilla at 12:01 PM
Sunday, June 23, 2002 :::
just watched run lola run, after about 50000 people told me i should watch it.. and... yeah, they were right. it was good ^_^ except i got distracted and missed a vital piece of information.. and.. yeah... that was confusing for a minute. but it was good. erm. yes. see what a good reviewer i am? i rule. yes.
::: frowled ~renata~ at 11:50 PM
Thursday's Get Fuzzy was the most amusing thing I've read in awhile.
::: frowled kaiters, at 1:32 AM
Thursday, June 20, 2002 :::
Spontaneously saw Scooby Doo with Chungy last night. Saw the HP trailer. Good stuff. This entry double posted in my blog, Cult of Lincoln.
The Trailer:
Dan's voice amuses me so much. For those that weren't aware, his voice dropped as they were finishing up Philosopher's Stone, so now we have Pubescent!Harry cavorting about Hogwarts, seeking serpents and snitches and demon diaries. Another pleasantly surprising aspect was Dobby. From the stills released by Entertainment Weekly, he looked like a posessed ceramic figurine. Sure, he still looks like a demented mutant Gungan (and that pillowcase? Ha!), but at least he doesn't look as bad as I expected. Of course, he would be a lot more fitting with my mental image if his voice were an octave higher, but you can't have everything. Just give Chris Rankin some horn-rim glasses and I'll be a happy girl. That and more screentime for Rupert Grint. He's an excellent Ron, despite not looking like my Ever-Dominating Mental Image
Scooby Dooby Doo!
First off, I'd like to say that I had fun. Some may complain that it was corny, but DUH. It's a Scooby Doo movie. The corniness is deliberate! In sum, it was everything the doctor ordered. It was silly and fun and amusingly mindless, with enough Rowan Atkinson to ensure a pleasant moviegoing experience. Scooby's initially disappointing lack in CGI realism became part of the fun. It laughed at the old TV show, and now it laughs at itself. I reiterate my love for Velma (and yes, that question remains unanswered, if you know what I mean), but I especially loved Shaggy. It must have been so much fun to the actor, running those twitchy, constant-eye-contact, cheesily serious lines with nothing but air as his foil. I always find it amusing to think of movies with CGI characters, mentally subtracting the animation and envisioning how it must have been for the actor. All in all, a very convinging job. Well done, oh actor who I'm too lazy to look up the name of on IMDB.
They could have found a better Fred than Freddy Jr., over there, but oh well. I also didn't much like Sarah Michelle Gellar as Daphne, but you can't win 'em all. I must say I loved the line "...and I'll go look up cults on the internet!" I secretly hoped she'd run across Cult of Lincoln. Still, Velma and Shaggy were amusing, so it all balances out. They got away with it, with the help of the meddling kids.
::: frowled Priscilla at 11:08 AM
Wednesday, June 19, 2002 :::
hmm. i want to review a game. can i review a game? good. so i bought escape from monkey island on a random whim, because it was only $10.. and i heart it so much. it's exactly my type of game, the kind where it's all strategy and no fancy mousework (unlike the hp game *frowl*) and it's so funny. random example... you talk to this girl named britney, and ask her what she wants to do, and she says "well.. i really want to be a singer, with backup dancers and everything! of course, i don't have any experience or talent, but i think with the right attitude, anything is possible!" yeah. it's SO funny. and the main character is named guybrush threepwood. i mean c'mon... guybrush threepwood. *giggle*
::: frowled ~renata~ at 8:26 PM
Monday, June 17, 2002 :::
*sniffle* love the whole concept of contact. *Sniffle sniffle* maybe you have to be a dancer to get it. *shrug*
um, i went and saw the bourne identity on thursday night (private midnight screeeening! woo!) and it was FABULOUS. i highly HIGHLY recommend it. i don't usually like spyey actioney movies.... but i LOVED this one. and i never really paid much attention to matt damon before... but now. wooooo. i want him. in the worst way. *rawr* but yeah. super exciting, fecking amazing car chase, franka potente (run lola run) is in it and is wonderful. i would actually go see this movie again. and the last movie i saw multiple times in theatres was moulin rouge. woot. and... AND this is my first post here ^_^
::: frowled megan at 1:57 AM
Sunday, June 16, 2002 :::
If you ever get the chance to see "Contact" (the dance-ical), don't. I want to hit myself repeatedly with a mallet now. For the past few hours, I've been blasting "Bat Boy" (4 Percys) to try to bring my mind back to a state where I can actually like theatre again. I've sworn to myself that I would do everything within my power to make my musical, "Men at Arms", everything that Contact is not. I don't know if I just had a bad day today or what, but I just really did not have a good time. It's baudy for the sake of being baudy. It works in RENT, but it really doesn't work in Contact. Blecgh. It gets so repetitive. I kept looking at my watch every five minutes, praying to god that the last scene would just end. Search me why it could have possibly won the 200 Tony for Best Musical. It's not a bloody musical. It's a sequence of annoying dance numbers that just. don't. end. ::dies:: Dance numbers can be fun, but not when that's the entire substance of the show. Growl. I thereby award Contact half a Percy. It would have been zero Percys, but I was somewhat amused by the "fuckin' rolls". Do not see this musical.
::: frowled Priscilla at 11:31 PM
While this show is sort of crappy, you should all watch it anyway and vote for Chris! One of the coolest kids I know (in a good way) and deserves to be an American Idol ^_^
::: frowled kaiters, at 12:31 PM
Saturday, June 15, 2002 :::
wow. sgt. pepper is really dead. so um let's see. finally read american gods (twice) and it was sooooooooo good. mil gracias to ayano and everyone else who recommended it. urinetown the musical ruuules and even though the cd isn't as good as seeing it live, it's definitely worth buying. or stealing.
i read the next two sandman books, the doll's house and dream country and they both rule.
::: frowled ~renata~ at 2:10 PM
