So
Ginger Snaps 2,
as expected, is not as good as the first one. Pretty much all the complaints I've heard about it are valid. There's really no clever metaphor anymore; it's a straight-up horror flick now. That being said, it's still a fairly good horror flick, because rather than having a token main character surrounded by monster fodder, it has a bona fide protagonist who experiences such things as internal conflict and character development, and the supporting cast is not focused enough on so as to mark them as obvious monster fodder. But, as many have said, the ending...Christ. What. The fuck. Ever. I don't even want to whitefont an analysis of it; it's just so annoying. Regardless, the whole endeavor is almost worth it for this kickass exchange:
Brigitte: "I'm stronger."
Ginger: "Oh, really? That's not how I remember the last fifteen years of your life."
Brigitte: "That's how I remember the last fifteen minutes of yours."
Basically, I agree with what everyone told me: watch it to continue the story, but don't expect the quality of the original.
That was, indeed, the very best bit in GSII P-C.
Wanted to love the film. Couldn't.
On a different note. My best bud has an unwholesome love for Reign of Fire. I'm trying to develop a crush, but except for the pretty good cgi dragons, Gerard Butler's smile and Matthew Mc's WTF quotient, I'm not feeling it.
Besides the woobie love of Pete's Dragon, are there any other good dragon flicks out there? I'm in a medieval state of mind.
Dude, I've been wanting to see
Reign of Fire
forever. Cause, dragons.
Dragonheart
isn't too bad.
And, um, I can't think of any other dragon movies, period, let alone good ones.
Random movie question: I just got two movies out of the library, one of which I think I'll watch tonight. I can't tell what kind of mood I'm in. So, Chinatown or Desk Set?
Except I think I take it back -- Ocean's Eleven is on TV, and I think THAT might be the actual mood I'm in.
Random movie question: I just got two movies out of the library, one of which I think I'll watch tonight. I can't tell what kind of mood I'm in. So, Chinatown or Desk Set?
Chinatown - one of the greatest movies of the 70s. Desk Set is entirely lesser Hepburn/Tracy.
I've never even seen Chinatown! And I don't think I've seen Desk Set since I saw a stage adaptation years ago. Either way, I'll get to both of them in the next week.
Desk Set is my favoritest Tracy/Hepburn venture.
It seems to have aged the most gracefully and is somewhat less sexist (a micron, really) than the others. And now that I know more about their relationship? Not as oppressive as, say, Pat and Mike.
eta: my point
Dragonheart. Isn't that the one with Sean Connery?
::scampers to imdb::
Right. Mr. Litigious + plus why would women WANT to play golf on a man's course.
It's been so long ago, I can't even remember if I liked that one.
Hardly any dragon titles on imbd. Harumph.
