Flashes...because I'm clearly bored and tired of being introspective

[Note to self - do not eat chocolat after 6pm and brownies after 8pm and expect to go to bed at a decent hour.]

1. If this is true, then it is really scary:

http://www.uruknet.info/?p=27769

Pal Wales is volunteering with MoveOn.org to get people to vote. Giving her credit for this. But I don't share her belief that a change in party control will change the current direction our government is headed in. Sorry, but the Democrats are as bad as the Republicans. That said, I'll do what I can to try and effect change come November 7. As my father puts it: If you don't vote you get the government you deserve. I agree with him wholeheartedly.

2. Heads up New York Rent fans or rather fans of "Anthony Rapp". Rapp will be doing a Book reading and signing at Barnes and Noble, 1542 Northern Blvd., Manhasset, NY. He will sign and read slections from his book that discusses how the sudden tragic death of Jonathan Larson affected the cast and crew. Refreshments will be served and representatives will be on hand to discuss the Marfan syndrom that killed Larson.

3. I enjoyed BSG tonight, more than I expected. From the previews, I wasn't sure I could watch it, but like the other episodes this season, it has surprised me. It dealt with an interesting issue - the need to exact revenge, not justice per se, but vengeance on those that hurt us. ( Spoilers for BSG )

4. Also watched Lost this week. Which frustrated, thrilled, annoyed, amused, and intrigued me all at the same time. It was an episode about fooling people. Sleights of hand. Cons. And it was quite brutal. And also oddly cliche at the same time. Did I like it? On the fence about it.
( spoilers on this week's Lost )

Scheduling alert for Lost enthusiasts - the show is going on hiatus until Feburary after the November 8th episode, I think. It's place will be taken by the new Taye Diggs show, about the day that will never end.

The Departed - Movie Review

[Tonight's background noise is Saturday Night Live, which I haven't watched since...well I think Sarah Michelle Gellar hosted it during her Buffy days, only watching it tonight to see Hugh Laurie. Yet, instead I get guy doing the Borat film - which Wales cackled at the previews of today at the movie theater while I sat somewhat bored, I think I've seen the Borat trailer one too many times now, the jokes are getting old. Although he did have a couple funny lines tonight and I liked the monkey. Ah Laurie. Cool to hear Laurie in original accident.]

We saw The Departed today which all the critics seem to be swooning over. But then all you need to say is Martin Scorsese and Jack Nicholoson in a sentence and a movie critic will swoon. I don't know, found it to be sort of long and boring in places. I looked at my watch twice. Afterwards asked Wales, if it was just me or if Scorcese's films had gotten longer in the last few years. She asked what time is it? I said 3:15. Oh my god. It was a long movie. The film started at 12:30. Don't get me wrong, don't mind long movies - if they need to be long. Adore David Lean's films: Passage to India and Lawrence of Arabia, which were so long, we got an intermission. Reds. And Fellowship of the Ring. But this film was unnecessarily long and far longer than it needed to be. They could have trimmed at least twenty minutes off of it - but whoops that would have given Jack Nicholson less time to chew scenery.

I think I may have enjoyed the film more if they'd flipped Alec Baldwin and Jack Nicholoson. ie. Had Nicholoson play the FBI agent and Baldwin the Mob guy. Or if they'd flipped Di-Caprio and Damon. Wales enjoyed it - but then Wales was running her own version of the movie over the one that actually aired and was somewhat taken aback with the ending, while I saw the ending coming a mile away. Methinks I've seen one too many noir films in my lifetime.

( spoilers for The Departed and very vague spoilers for The Prestige )

The Departed: C+