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Oct. 8th, 2005 11:11 amA rainy weekend, which feels a bit of a relief really - means I can stay indoors, be lazy, veg, write, watch the two netflix movies I've rented - "DonkeySkin" - a 1970s French film starring Catherine Deneuve based on the fairy tale. And "Kiki's Delivery Service."
"Serenity" like "A History of Violence" seems to grow better in my head with the passage of time. Have been recommending both to assorted people. Describing Serenity to people who have never heard of it as basically Han Solo's adventures if he never met the Rebellion and obtained a higher purpose. That said have read a couple of online reviews that fit more or less how I experienced the film.![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
dlgood, londonkds and apotch aptly describe my difficulties with the film. Of the three I find myself agreeing the most with dlgood reservations, both in his own journal and in response to londonkds's review. That said, there is a fascinating essay on www.teaatheford.com by someone named Sylvia that revealed what I loved about it (inner critic be damned) and why I will most likely buy it when it is released on DVD, to watch again without the rude audience interruptions or the desire to rewind a particular sequence so I can rehear a bit of dialogue that I missed due to cinematic score or background noise. Whedon remains the dialogue king. He can do more with one line of dialogue than most screen-writers in Hollywood appear to be able to do with reams of it. So when you miss a line, you get antsy and want subtitles.
( vague spoilers on Serenity )
For myself? Too busy really to write much on it. I think the days of the long media essays may be over. At least for now. Feel an odd need to just enjoy and not worry over the bits and pieces too much.
Last night spent some time with CW, we saw Wallace & Gromit and attempted the whole eating out bit. Eating out with friends is still proving to be quite the obstacle course. Ended up with wicked heartburn, yet again. And I was careful - did corn nachos, didn't eat any peppers, ate very little. But the chicken didn't quite agree and the pinot noir, definitely not - could taste the acid in it. So left it undrunk. Oh well, did find a rice crust frozen pizza the other day, and the gluten free muffins aren't bad - not as light and fluffy as the other variety, but what can one do? On the bright side - eating a lot more fruit than before (high in fiber) and more squash. Been substituting spaghetti squash for spaghetti.
CW liked Wallace and Gromit more than I did. Found it a bit slow in places - course this may have been due to a sudden urge to go to the bathroom half-way through the movie and the subsequent pain of holding it, so would not miss anything important. Hard to laugh when one's bladder is full. There are some wonderfully subtle jokes in it and overall, much better than Corspe Bride. Although I'm not sure the two are really comparable. Bit like comparing a Granny Smith Apple with a Macintosh if you get my drift. No one at work seemed to have heard of it.
CW and I talked tv briefly. We've both given up on Veronica Mars, even though we both enjoyed the first season quite a bit. I actually adored elements of it and up until I watched the season premiere was intent on watching it this season.
( Flipping Completely From Veronica Mars to Lost )
"Serenity" like "A History of Violence" seems to grow better in my head with the passage of time. Have been recommending both to assorted people. Describing Serenity to people who have never heard of it as basically Han Solo's adventures if he never met the Rebellion and obtained a higher purpose. That said have read a couple of online reviews that fit more or less how I experienced the film.
dlgood, londonkds and apotch aptly describe my difficulties with the film. Of the three I find myself agreeing the most with dlgood reservations, both in his own journal and in response to londonkds's review. That said, there is a fascinating essay on www.teaatheford.com by someone named Sylvia that revealed what I loved about it (inner critic be damned) and why I will most likely buy it when it is released on DVD, to watch again without the rude audience interruptions or the desire to rewind a particular sequence so I can rehear a bit of dialogue that I missed due to cinematic score or background noise. Whedon remains the dialogue king. He can do more with one line of dialogue than most screen-writers in Hollywood appear to be able to do with reams of it. So when you miss a line, you get antsy and want subtitles.( vague spoilers on Serenity )
For myself? Too busy really to write much on it. I think the days of the long media essays may be over. At least for now. Feel an odd need to just enjoy and not worry over the bits and pieces too much.
Last night spent some time with CW, we saw Wallace & Gromit and attempted the whole eating out bit. Eating out with friends is still proving to be quite the obstacle course. Ended up with wicked heartburn, yet again. And I was careful - did corn nachos, didn't eat any peppers, ate very little. But the chicken didn't quite agree and the pinot noir, definitely not - could taste the acid in it. So left it undrunk. Oh well, did find a rice crust frozen pizza the other day, and the gluten free muffins aren't bad - not as light and fluffy as the other variety, but what can one do? On the bright side - eating a lot more fruit than before (high in fiber) and more squash. Been substituting spaghetti squash for spaghetti.
CW liked Wallace and Gromit more than I did. Found it a bit slow in places - course this may have been due to a sudden urge to go to the bathroom half-way through the movie and the subsequent pain of holding it, so would not miss anything important. Hard to laugh when one's bladder is full. There are some wonderfully subtle jokes in it and overall, much better than Corspe Bride. Although I'm not sure the two are really comparable. Bit like comparing a Granny Smith Apple with a Macintosh if you get my drift. No one at work seemed to have heard of it.
CW and I talked tv briefly. We've both given up on Veronica Mars, even though we both enjoyed the first season quite a bit. I actually adored elements of it and up until I watched the season premiere was intent on watching it this season.
( Flipping Completely From Veronica Mars to Lost )