recently seen
(yes, feeling prolific today)
Am amazed at the selection of movies they are showing on TV these days. Quite decent I would say. Or may be I’ve just been out of touch so long. Of the stuff I saw lately:
The Brothers Grimm (Matt Damon, Heath Ledger): dark, funny, has references to almost all the fairytales I could remember. It was like the Memory Game we used to play at birthday parties of yore - how many items can you remember off this tray? Only, more interesting, ‘cause most of the references were made in passing, therefore less obvious, and more fun. Since I saw it from the middle, am sure I missed many, but among the ones I could identify were Red Riding Hood, Hansel & Gretel, Princess and the Pea, Gingerbread Man (? Didn’t know that was GB?), Sleeping Beauty, Rapunzel, Cinderella, Snow White, Three Little Pigs, Goldilocks, Jack and the Beanstalk.. pls feel free to add on if you’ve seen it, and I’m sure there were many more I don’t know of too.
(Btw, read somewhere that Enid Blyton pipped JK Rowling to the Most Read/Preferred (forget which) Author post. Way to go!)
The Illusionist (Edward Norton – of Primal Fear. He’s another one who is I feel is underrated!): wish it could have been more decipherable, but I loved the unexpected twists. A la Thomas Crowne Affair and Usual Suspects I thought.
Since I had gone with no expectations, I quite liked Rock On – very predictable, but what Amazing on stage chemistry. And was very pleasantly surprised to see two good female actors, fresh faces to me. (Did not like the lyrics, passable music and very bad hamming by ‘Joe’ on the guitar – what was that all about?)
Am amazed at the selection of movies they are showing on TV these days. Quite decent I would say. Or may be I’ve just been out of touch so long. Of the stuff I saw lately:
The Brothers Grimm (Matt Damon, Heath Ledger): dark, funny, has references to almost all the fairytales I could remember. It was like the Memory Game we used to play at birthday parties of yore - how many items can you remember off this tray? Only, more interesting, ‘cause most of the references were made in passing, therefore less obvious, and more fun. Since I saw it from the middle, am sure I missed many, but among the ones I could identify were Red Riding Hood, Hansel & Gretel, Princess and the Pea, Gingerbread Man (? Didn’t know that was GB?), Sleeping Beauty, Rapunzel, Cinderella, Snow White, Three Little Pigs, Goldilocks, Jack and the Beanstalk.. pls feel free to add on if you’ve seen it, and I’m sure there were many more I don’t know of too.
(Btw, read somewhere that Enid Blyton pipped JK Rowling to the Most Read/Preferred (forget which) Author post. Way to go!)
The Illusionist (Edward Norton – of Primal Fear. He’s another one who is I feel is underrated!): wish it could have been more decipherable, but I loved the unexpected twists. A la Thomas Crowne Affair and Usual Suspects I thought.
Since I had gone with no expectations, I quite liked Rock On – very predictable, but what Amazing on stage chemistry. And was very pleasantly surprised to see two good female actors, fresh faces to me. (Did not like the lyrics, passable music and very bad hamming by ‘Joe’ on the guitar – what was that all about?)
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