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Strega, did you think the guy in glasses at the end was Le Chiffre? He was just another random villian who looks villianous.
Oh, right, because he's killed earlier. I had to think that through. But why give that guy a wonky left eye, too? It seems designed to cause confusion. For me, anyway.
I just saw Closer. I know I'm supposed to like it, but I wanted to punch everyone in the face except Alice, and not just because it was Natalie Portman. She seemed to be the only one with any sense of decency.
The whole movie makes me feel kind of dirty.
I'd never heard of parkour either. Very cool. I guess I've done it, in terms of completing military obstacle courses.
We watched Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone last night. It wasn't as bad as I remembered, although man were the effects bad. Mostly we just kept exclaiming, "They're babies !!!" Even Alan Rickman looked really young, although he was wearing a ton of makeup so maybe they were trying to age him down. Sean Biggerstaff still has the best accent ever.
Proving that he's our child, Mallory about died during the Hogwarts reveal as the first years boat to it. He was reaching for it and exclaiming "WANT!"
I stopped watching after a half-hour, P-C, for the same reason.
I saw Closer as live theatre a couple years before the movie came out. It's definitely meant to be bleak, with no really likeable or audience-identifiable characters.
I saw the real Pursuit of Happyness guy on Charlie Rose this summer and he was way less mawkish than the movie looked.
I stopped watching after a half-hour, P-C, for the same reason.
I wanted to give it up, but I stuck it out. I suppose it was worth it.
I just saw Closer. I know I'm supposed to like it,
Why? I know a lot of people that don't.
but I wanted to punch everyone in the face except Alice, and not just because it was Natalie Portman. She seemed to be the only one with any sense of decency.
Yeah, she is. Kind of the point, a bit.
The whole movie makes me feel kind of dirty.
I think that may be why I like it. It makes me want to drink scotch.
I really liked 3/4 of the performances in the film (Yes, I'm looking at YOU, JR). i thought the writing was strong and compromising but I also disliked all of them.
I rather like Julia Roberts in the movie, but Jude Law leaves me pretty cold.