The movie meme

[stormkeeper_lovedoris]

Because it's time for the same movie meme....

What's the last film you saw on DVD? What did you think of it?

It was Ang Lee's "Lust, Caution" and it sucked. Is this really the same guy who made Crouching Tiger and Brokeback Mountain? I found it really boring and aimless. And if you're gonna show explicit sex and get slapped with an NC17 rating, can you at least make it good sex?

Doris actually liked it though.

I'm re-watching the X-men films but not counting them here since I've seen them all before.

What's the next film you plan to see on DVD?

Next in queue is "Earthsea", which is in queue mainly because it's based on an Ursula K LeGuin book and it stars the actor who played Bobby in X-men (I've been wanting to see him in something else).

What's the last film you saw in the theater? What did you think of it?

Saw "The Other Boleyn Girl" and I liked it. Natalie Portman's acting is improving though she's certainly not a great. They did a nice job chopping a long book into a movie format; they left a ton out but I was actually ok with that since they did a good job focussing on the sisters' relationship with each other. They did inexplicably decide to throw in a rape scene which wasn't in the book and left a bad taste in my mouth. (And which seemed pointless to the plot too).

I must, however, protest when Natalie's character is described as less good-looking than the character played by Scarlett Johannsen (sp?). Beauty's in the eye of the beholder, I know, but I think Natalie is totally prettier.

What's the next film you plan to see in the theater?

Maybe "Miss Pettigrew"? It doesn't look like there's a lot of good stuff out there now.

Comments

[nytshd3.livejournal.com]

lol i guess that answers my question about lust, caution! ;)

i saw doris also rated superbad, did you watch that with her also?

i've noticed when skimming thru the movies that are in development and production and whatnot that there are quite a few based on books in the works. i guess its not that surprising but its kidna groovy.

[stormkpr.livejournal.com]

"Lust" just sucked. It was so drawn-out and boring. It did have nice cinematography though.

Doris saw Superbad alone b/c I refused to watch it. :)

[invisibleshrew.livejournal.com]

O! I am so disappointed to hear about Lust, Caution. I was so excited to see a movie being made with two of my favourite pretty people in it - thanks for the heads-up before I had a chance to be miffed by it (and I would have been miffed, given that it is a bit of an exercise to get out atm, and I don't like to feel that the evening has been wasted).

And I would be very interested to hear what the Earthsea adaptation is like. I was so ropeable when I heard that they'd whitewashed the cast that I've never been able to bring myself to consider watching it, even though (or is it because?) I love those books.

[stormkpr.livejournal.com]

Do keep in mind though that Doris did like "Lust, Caution". I can't think of much good to say about it but she thought it was good, so don't let me totally deter you from you. :)

I will let you know how "Earthsea" is, though I've not read the books. (Been meaning to read LeGuin for years and for some reason can't get around to her).

[invisibleshrew.livejournal.com]

I heartily recommend LeGuin - she's smashing (and I love her unreservedly for revisiting her early work with an affectionate but critical eye and writing stories to redress the gender imbalance there).

But, um, I think that not having read the books might be the only way to enjoy that mini-series. I suspect you'll spend an awful lot less time yelling at the TV that way. *g*

[stormkpr.livejournal.com]

I overlooked your comment above about the white washing. That doesn't sound good. :(

Any favorite books by LeGuin that you'd recommend I start with? I have got to add her to my 'to read' list, though I'm not reading a ton now since I'm immersed in my X-men fic.

I has a rec.

[schizoauthoress.livejournal.com]

My favorite LeGuin book is "The Left Hand of Darkness".

Re: I has a rec.

[stormkpr.livejournal.com]

Thank you - I am adding it to the list.

[invisibleshrew.livejournal.com]

The Earthsea books are wonderful (not least because fantasy novels with a cast of characters who are almost all brown are sadly incredibly rare), but perhaps not the best place to start - they're great kids (& grownups!) books, but you do need to start at the beginning and I think you'd be more in tune with her second run at the series. Maybe one day you'll get to hitchhike along with a child who is reading them. *g*

I second The Left Hand of Darkness, although my absolute favourite is Always Coming Home - which is a very strange beast: a patchwork ethnography of a future society, which has one novella threaded through it, but also short stories, poems, recipes, myths, maps, jokes, essays, personal histories, all jumbled together to make up a picture of a very different world.

She also writes fabulous short stories - it is probably her strongest suit.

But mostly : HEE! Yay! You are writing!

[momentslast.livejournal.com]

Eeee Shawn Ashmore!!! (aka Bobby) I love him.

He was Jake on the Animorphs TV show! hehe.
he's in that stupid new movie "the Ruins" though which makes me sad.

[stormkpr.livejournal.com]

The guy is adorable. I hope he gets more and better roles.