movie reel

Six Degrees of Separation - curiously enough, everyone at Queen's is only separated by TWO degrees, I swear. But it was a pretty decent flick. Quirky, made you think about the people you meet. I can't believe the lady was SO taken in by "paul", played by will smith though. Seems like she was too vulnerable to begin with. Do we all remember our lives as one anecdote after another?

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - you can't deny it! The answer is 42! Having read the books in the summer after 1st year (thanks to Andrea! For introducing them!), all the details were lost on me. That, and I have a particularly bad memory for things like plots, TV shows, etc. I thought it was pretty funny, taken at face value. Apparently, the movie really screwed with the actual book, especially the ending. I guess the main fault with the movie was that the story was too weak. Seemed very disconnected and that the characters were just sort of jumping around from one scene to the next. I really liked the way they brought the explanations from the hitchhiker's guide to life though - retro cartoons. sweet!

Boogie Nights - WHOA. didn't expect anything like that! I just thought it was some movie set in the 70s, maybe about a disco or something. well, there was a disco i guess! And porn stars! What would it say...if it was your name in flashing neon lights? Dirk Diggler? ha ha. this movie was a wild look into the lucrid life of a up-and coming, A-list, then washed-out junkie porn star. Interesting commentary on the side of life I never hope to witness myself.

James Bond - You only live twice - I think this may be the 3rd Sean Connery James Bond flick I've seen. Stereoptypical portrayal of Asian cultures, good ol Bond action. Not very many good one-liners as noted by stu, but hey, the piranhas made up for it!

The Butterfly Effect - watched this one with donna - lol, gripping! literally. Anyways, we apparently saw the screening version that had a different ending than the theatrical release. Te guy didn't die at the end!?!? I totally called it. Pretty interesting concept. Kudos to Ashton Kutcher for attempting a serious role. We picked up on some random time inconsistent ideas that don't make sense, but maybe that's getting geeky. It was scary at times, a pretty good mind-numbing sort of movie.

Finding Neverland - Johnny Depp is so versatile! This Peter Pan inspired film was original and had really good acting & cinematography. A little slow at times, but enjoyable. I didn't even know Peter Pan started out as a play! You really did feel bad for poor Peter though. He was so mature at this young age, and brought a child's perspective into grown-up issues.

The Hudsucker Proxy - it was the last day of UNIVERSITY! After a lovely dinner at Luigiana's (very romantic, lol, Donna and i shared almost everything - i had to get my own dessert, lol), we went to Bobby's place and watched this movie, from chris's recommendation. It's for kids, you know! Super creative, very funny, inspiring movie! Perfect mix of comedy and drama.

Stay Tuned - yep, same night. We started watching this early 90s movie at the Dwayne's underworld scene, and then proceeded to finish the movie. THen we decided to loop around and watch the beginning! Bizarre! But fitting for this movie. It was hialrious. The guy from Three's company (john ritter) plays the typical "bad father" who is a big couch potato that gets sucked in to the evil world of TV reality controlled by who else...the DEVIL! Don't watch too much TV, it's bad for you. seriously!

Spanglish - off-beat drama/comedy. who doesn't like funny cross-cultural movies?? i liked the young actress that played the daughter - she was really convincing. I could totally see where the mother's pain was coming from (both families!) Tackles some pretty tough issues, and the "mother" character was a great comedic relief. Feel-good movie that makes you appreciate the fact that you should just be yourself.

Bride and Prejudice - speaking of hilarious cross-cultural flicks, this one was awesome. Why? Do you even have to ask?? Combing the classic Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy story with bollywood?!? Sweet! I love the random singing and dancing.

Hitch - ha ha, Beryl and I watched this one, also ripped. Good to see Amber Valletta is branching out! lol, you saw the previews, now watch the long version! nothing too stimulating, but it was a nice, light, amusing fluffy movie. i liked it.

now i'm thinking. wow, i watch A LOT of movies! and this is on top of the regular TV?! crazy! good thing i can never remember any of it. ha ha. later!

relics of the 90s...awesome.

Collective Soul...wow, they completely blew me away! I couldn't believe they were this good after what, 13 years??

Yep, so Andrea and I headed to Stage's last night to see them in concert. After an extremely disappointing set from The Waking Eyes, we were greeted by the over dramatic, wildly entertaining, bubbly personality of the collective soul front man (the real lestat would be like that, if there ever was one). People our parents' age were getting ridiculous on the dance floor, but hey, I guess everyone needs some time off once in a while! haha

The concert was so much fun - rockin out to songs from their glory years, listening to a few songs that sounded suspiciously the same...they came back for an awesome encore too! sweet! then we went to the brass, realized they had really crappy beer on tap, and headed home instead. After sepending a few hours making the best ofuse of the super fast internet at 3am, to dl the latest work by my idol, daniel johns, it was bed time!