Not much to say...in a disjointed way...
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rolanniNot much to write home about for the last couple days. Databasin', day-jobbin', and doin' the housekeeping bits of being a writer. Also, whatever is going on with my arm has been extremely painful, which keeps me awake, which makes me grumpy, and which in turn makes me less likely to post.
...which, taken in all, is probably a Good Thing.
For those who were breathlessly awaiting the outcome of the stairless approach to my office -- it's the cross-Sorority-Row-to-the-Pond-Road-and-walk-up-the-street for the win. At least until it snows.
I cannot express how much I am looking forward to November 4. In the meantime, I'm avoiding the local paper, especially the editorials. There are people out there who grew up on very, very scary planets.
On Monday evening, in an attempt to distract myself from the rodent gnawing through my arm, I watched The Replacement Killers, a movie suggested by our very own![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
mizkit. It was an...odd experience, and I can't say, that I like it nearly so well as either Adventures in Babysitting or Earth Girls are Easy, though I was certainly engaged enough to forget about my arm for an hour or so.
I've been thinking about what made the movie so odd...It felt like watching a comic book -- which is fine -- but it also felt...suspended in a void. There were world-building threads -- did Mags' tattoos have a Meaning, for instance? -- and some attempt at giving the characters a past, but the threads sort of extended to a bit, then floated; they weren't tied down at all. Also, I started wondering what in Ghod's Name John was going to do when he went back to China, having been a hit man for the mob and all -- and when I start wondering about such things in the middle of the movie, it pretty much means I'm not fully at one with the narrative.
What I liked very much was the chemistry between Mags and John, regardless of the fact that expressing that chemistry was almost all on Mags (John was the strong, inarticulate type).
Bottom line -- it was OK; I'm informed and entertained, but I won't be buying the DVD.
So, what movies have you seen lately that you'd recommend? You know my tastes, Watson.
...which, taken in all, is probably a Good Thing.
For those who were breathlessly awaiting the outcome of the stairless approach to my office -- it's the cross-Sorority-Row-to-the-Pond-Road-and-walk-up-the-street for the win. At least until it snows.
I cannot express how much I am looking forward to November 4. In the meantime, I'm avoiding the local paper, especially the editorials. There are people out there who grew up on very, very scary planets.
On Monday evening, in an attempt to distract myself from the rodent gnawing through my arm, I watched The Replacement Killers, a movie suggested by our very own
mizkit. It was an...odd experience, and I can't say, that I like it nearly so well as either Adventures in Babysitting or Earth Girls are Easy, though I was certainly engaged enough to forget about my arm for an hour or so.I've been thinking about what made the movie so odd...It felt like watching a comic book -- which is fine -- but it also felt...suspended in a void. There were world-building threads -- did Mags' tattoos have a Meaning, for instance? -- and some attempt at giving the characters a past, but the threads sort of extended to a bit, then floated; they weren't tied down at all. Also, I started wondering what in Ghod's Name John was going to do when he went back to China, having been a hit man for the mob and all -- and when I start wondering about such things in the middle of the movie, it pretty much means I'm not fully at one with the narrative.
What I liked very much was the chemistry between Mags and John, regardless of the fact that expressing that chemistry was almost all on Mags (John was the strong, inarticulate type).
Bottom line -- it was OK; I'm informed and entertained, but I won't be buying the DVD.
So, what movies have you seen lately that you'd recommend? You know my tastes, Watson.
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Date: 2009-10-28 09:58 pm (UTC)Julie & Julia (out first part of December)? light fun
Sunshine Cleaning - dark fun
Gran Torino
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs -- sorry most of the good movies I saw this year where animation
Saw Replacement Killers in the theater and liked it but it momentarily fulfilled a need for mayhem on a Friday after a bad week at work.