What Swanky Things are you Watching?

[Eliza Hodgkins 1812]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

The other screener I found most swanky was Closer. I think I ought to rent more Mike Nichols films. This was a fascinating tale of messed up love affairs between four well-drawn characters. Clive Owen certainly deserves his Academy Award nom, and there were surprisingly great performances from actors who've certainly turned in their share of drek over the past few years. Julia Roberts, Jude Law and Natalie Portman were flat-out terrific. The clever dialoge and dead-on sexy situations made this a pretty good swankfest. In the end, I was taken by how much the clever dialogue really revealed about these characters with some good acting ladled over the script. A brutal story of hurtful love among four of the more well established movie characters I've seen in quite a while.

I saw this play in NYC when it first came to Broadway and was madly in love with it.

It's not as strong on film, but it was a very, very good adaptation. And beautifully peformed, though Owen and Portman really stood out for me. The cast in NYC was awesome. Rupert Graves played Jude Law's character, and I liked him better in the role. Perhaps he may have been a tad too old for the film, but I would have liked to have seen him cast. Ah, well. Mine are bowling pin dreams.

[Baileykat]

Originally Posted by Eliza Hodgkins 1812

Lady Chatterley. BBC movie. If I didn't get positively lusty (even in front of my parents) every time Sean Bean - as my boyfriend Oliver Mellors - was on screen, I wouldn't have watched it. The crap score alone was enough to make me bat **** crazy.

Still, Sean Bean. I'm a Beanite. And I freakin' love the book.

But once again I'm forced to accept that I much prefer reading about sex than watching it. Especially in front of my parents. At one point my dad said - during a rather disappointing scene - "Wow, this was truly erotic in the book, but..."

"Yeah, yeah. I know," I said.

And at one point my mother said, "Does she not like it? She doesn't look like she's liking it." And though there are times in the book where that's the case, the time my mother was talking about in the movie wasn't one of them. I just much prefer knowing what's going on inside their heads than watching them. That book had so many lovely things to say about the things that happen to bodies when they come together: all the good, bad, amazing, boring, etc. things. Le sigh.

Ah, Sean Bean, you are a marvel.

I'm just loving that you watched that with your parental units! for you!

Kat and I watched The Village last night. I was proud she didn't get scared! Bailey chickened out...after The Exorcist , he won't watch scary movies. I thought it was ok...for sure not one of M. Night's best works...but after it was over, it made you think for a while and of course, filled you with a million questions.

[Gemini Cricket]

I just came back from seeing 'Bad Education'. Wow. Can I just say I'd like to sleep with Pedro Almodovar? I'd also like to be Gael Garcia Bernal's underpants for one day.

This movie was great. Not what I was expecting. Good stuff. He always has the best characters in his movies.




And about 'Wolf' Ms. NA and , I couldn't deal with the huge sideburns on Jack. It seemed like they were saying that when the full moon came out, he turned into a Scotsman from the 70's. Ugh. I thought it was dull and laughed my way through it. Ah, to each his own, I guess. :shrug:

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

Quills

Loved 'Quills'. Something about his dance on the table with his writings decorating his costume. Wonderful.

I also loved 'Napoleon'. Something about it...

[Not Afraid]

Quills had me falling in love with Geoffry Rush. I even forgot Kate Winslet was in it.

I WILL go see Bad Education this week, I WILL I WILL. (And, GD, get that frickin DVD out of our car before I come over and steal it.)

[innerSpaceman]

Ok, I just watched Napoleon Dynamite and it left me completely cold. I don't get it.

I am not known as a man without a funny bone, and soooo many people told me this movie was hysterical.


Um .... no.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Ok, I just watched Napoleon Dynamite and it left me completely cold. I don't get it.

I am not known as a man without a funny bone, and soooo many people told me this movie was hysterical.


Um .... no.

I think this movie may be a generation thing.

[€uroMeinke]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

I think this movie may be a generation thing.

uh oh...

[Not Afraid]

Yeah. I have fear.

[Eliza Hodgkins 1812]

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

Quills had me falling in love with Geoffry Rush. I even forgot Kate Winslet was in it.

I WILL go see Bad Education this week, I WILL I WILL. (And, GD, get that frickin DVD out of our car before I come over and steal it.)

Quills is fantastic. All of the three leads were in top form. It had me from the first shot of Winslet, looking through that door. All those lovely saturated colors. Pretty, gritty movie. And Rush at his absolute best.