Anya ,'Potential'
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Saw Batman Begins yesterday (the Serentity trailer wasn't attached). Loooooved it. Was channel flipping last night and a trailer for BB came on.
"Uh, honeyyyyy? Wanna go see Batman again tomorrow?"
He seriously thought about it before we decided to wait a week or so and let it settle. Loved it, and I'm not a comics person, at all. So that's from someone entirely free of preconceived ideas about Batman. Loved.
I've finally seen The Maltese Falcon. Gush, Buffistas, gush.
What did you think?
I liked it. I found it interesting how smoothly Spade dealt with what was really a completely unexpected, twisted set of events. He took it all with aplomb. The plot was surprisingly linear; it seemed one thing basically led to the next. And it all ended up tying together pretty neatly.
Also, Peter Lorre is awesome.
Also, Peter Lorre is awesome.
A truism if ever there was one.
I finally saw Blade Runner, and then I saw Batman Begins tonight. Double dose of Rutger-y goodness. Oh, and the movies were pretty good, too.
Also, Peter Lorre is awesome.
Because it can never be said enough.
P-C, if you haven't, you should take your next opportunity and see M. Probably the definitive serious (as opposed to comedic) Peter Lorre role. Also not far from the top of Fritz Lang's work.
Already seen it, Frank. Hell, wrote a paper on the Elsie montage. I mean, it was a pass/fail class, so I didn't try very hard, but still. And yeah, can't think of Peter Lorre without thinking of him totally bugging out at the end of that one. Good movie.
We're having a documentary orgy this weekend. Last night we watched Metallica:Some Kind of Monster. I am not a metal fan in any way, but like all good docs this was about more than its subject and was fascinating. These guys have been working together for 21 years and their collective baggage, plus the departure of one member and the getting-sober of another, forces them to relearn how to work together. Watching all these inarticulate musicians with no way to really talk about their feelings working with a therapist and groping toward communication is sometimes Spinal Tap funny and and sometimes heartbreaking.
Tonight we see the Enron movie and Mad Hot Ballroom! Woo Hoo!
I loved Some Kind of Monster, for similar reasons as Robin. It was interesting to get a look into this world I'll never see, and I think the filmmakers did a good job of capturing different facets of the musicians.
(Also, what a crook their therapist was. He was probably well-intentioned, but a very hard person to dismiss.)