'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
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They're not my thing. I find myself thinking "You're nice. I hope you live. Oops." "You're irritating. I hope you die. Oh, at least that worked out." And a lot of "Eww, that's how you killed him???"
But JPad was looking nice and fluffy there. And Righetti at his sister was a great match.
Finally saw Harry Potter. It was good and I liked it. But I don't think I've seen a few of the movies and it's been awhile since I read the book. However, it still held up with watching Deathly Hallows 1 a few weeks ago.
I saw the trailer for the new Mission Impossible movie again. I don't want to see it because I only liked the first one and right now I really don't like Tom Cruise. But it has Jeremy Renner (I had to look him up, but when I was watching the trailer it was - oh that guy! I like him) and Simon Pegg. Maybe I'll wait until it's on dvd and then just skip over the scenes that are mostly Tom Cruise.
Also I pretty much forgot about the Mission Impossible remakes. I started watching MI on Netflix and I thought to myself "why hasn't anyone remade this! It would be ...oh. yeah they did."
Other trailers -Batman (looks awesome) and Twilight. The last time we went there was one for Rock 'em Sock 'em Robots....Real Steel? I want to see that more than the new Mission Impossible.
Maybe I'll wait until it's on dvd and then just skip over the scenes that are mostly Tom Cruise.
I wish I could get that, but in the theater.
Went to the movies for Fright Night, took a look at the line and decided on One Day instead. (A wise choice, I think. Despite an almost empty cinema I had to deal with two apparently deaf elderly ladies that were determined to chatter through the movie and a woman who decided she needed to climb over me to get get to her desired seat rather than taking any of the dozens of other empty seats within 15 feet. If I'd seen a movie packed with kids you'd be hearing about my days' experiences on the evening news.) It's very good, and very sad.
Wow. Jezebel had some very not nice things to say about the movie, and I really didn't care enough to read the whole thing, which was very long.
The buzz is that Anne Hathaway has the worst British accent since Dick Van Dyke. True or False?
Your description definitely fits the book. Maybe I'll have to ignore the general critical disdain and see the movie.
Most of the bad reviews I've read have been about Anne Hathaway, her accent, and her terrible miscasting in the role.
The Jezebel piece made it clear that she was talking only about the movie, but if the book followed the same plot, I never understand why they don't criticize the book, too. And her points were mostly about the events and the characters, not the performances.
I saw Crazy Stupid Love again over the weekend, and noticed something I had sort of noticed the first time, but I'm wondering if I'm making it up: When Cal goes to the bar at some point I think after the parent-teacher conference, he looks around and sees regular-looking people, not the hotties that have been there every other time. Could the movie be that subtle and the whole scene was never really all THAT glamorous? I'm not sure.
Finally saw Captain America today. Good stuff. Peggy is a badass.
Also? An octopus really IS the opposite of a hydra!