I keep wanting to blame the incredible striped wig of florescent crowd spotting...and the no scarf available...rubbish during the scene where she tries to flee in the marketplace on Stiles, though I know it could not have been her decision as an actress. Still? Perfect metaphor for her acting skill. No subtlety or sense!

The Six Wives of Henry VIII--saw it on Masterpiece Theatre about the same time as Roots, possibly earlier. Have never been able to get the image of one of Anne Boleyn's accused lovers with the bloody eye-sockets out of my head.

I, Claudius on MT and The First Churchills, which was the first MT.

Made for TV movie that really got me was Lisa: Bright and Dark, starring Kay Lenz. It's what made me first suspect I was mentally ill.

Made for TV movie that really got me was Lisa: Bright and Dark, starring Kay Lenz. It's what made me first suspect I was mentally ill.

Oh, I forgot about that one! I read that book about a million times, too.

Stiles is mostly terrible in the Bourne movies though. She might have 1 good scene - across THREE movies?

I stand stubbornly by my opinion that she's more or less adequate as long as Matt Damon is in her face and menacing her. Sadly, I think I completely forgot that she had any other scenes in any of the Bourne movies; without him there to menace her, she disappears into the background.

and Bill Murray as Polonius.

And if you're going for modern day casting, this should have been a slam dunk. To quote William Hurt in A History of Violence - "How could you fuck that up?!??!?"

It really was a bad movie - and boring! I don't think of Hamlet as particularly boring, so to make a boring movie of Hamlet is really bad.

I watched Shutter Island tonight. Great acting and visuals, but the main character's trauma feels too constructed and artificial. I didn't guess the big twist, and it had me going "Whaaaaaa...tever," but by the end, I was mostly sold. Liked it enough to be interested in the book maybe, especially if there are more coded messages, as megan mentioned. I do like coded messages.

But I have an unholy love for anyone in a dance movie.

You're just hot air until you come back with your review of Step Up 3D.

Which reminds me. I wrote a thing [link]

I thought she was okay. But I also liked that dance movie.

Late, but I actually really like Baz's R+J. I really don't think Shakespeare should be taken OMGSRSLY all the time, and the sheer over-the-top, in-your-face, completely fucking frantic, not entirely coherent visual narrative is an excellent signpost for how Romeo & Juliet feel for each other. They're teenagers - their life is a crazy pastiche, bless the little hormone bombs. Plus, Claire Dane made me like Juliet for the first time ever.

My hate for the Hawke Hamlet actually surpasses my hate for the Branagh Hamlet, and that's saying something. It's too bad Mel Gibson is such an abhorrent human being, because I do think that Hamlet was the best recent movie interpretation.

I actually saw part of Save The Last Dance for the first time a couple days ago, and I couldn't get past the cliche bombs. Which makes me sad, because lord knows I love a cheesy dance flick.