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I saw the Battleship Potemkin in it's entirety tonight for the first time. It's amazing how it still stands up. I had only ever seen the Odessa Steps bit before.
There was a live, improvised musical accompaniment which I did not like because it was loud and (I thought) obvious in its dissonance. I was kind of relieved b/c the guy doing the music was a former nemesis of mine, and I was happy to not have to give him grudging respect.
Watching Bridesmaids for the first time, and if Annie doesn't end up with the cop, I will be heartbroken.
It's about a high school reunion, per the ads.
I got that far from the title, even.
I'm just wondering if anyone knows if it sucks or not. It doesn't seem like it's been screened, but I don't know if there's down low buzz.
I've enjoyed the others enough for it to be worth matinee prices, and it looks like they got everyone back for this one.
I got that far from the title, even.
Ha ha! Sorry.
Am I the only one who got a little teary at the end of Bridesmaids?
Also, wasn't George Glass the name of the secret boyfriend Jan Brady once made up? (Annie uses that name when Ted asks who else she could invite to the wedding.)
I saw the Hunger Games last weekend after not reading the book for quite a while, and I thought they did a pretty good job translating the book into a movie. I spent today rereading the book, and while I still think so, I do wish that they had kept the original story of the pin (more rebellious) and that they had done more with the hunger theme.
As much as it pained me to see the loss of the pins origins, I think I get it: In the books, Katniss had no friends but this one girl. I think if they'd showed Madge, we'd think it shorthand that Katniss had lots of other friends, when really, that was the long and short of it. So in the movie we are presented with a girl who has just one friend, Gale.
OTOH, I don't think it'd have taken more than five minutes to establish that
Katniss had a friend named Madge who gave her a pin.
But maybe it's the lingering consequences of pointing out that relationship?
What was also weird, and I'm far enough away from the books to be confused, is district 11's rebellion. In the context of the movie, it just seems to end in water. I wasn't sure in the theatre if there was victory or not, and then it's never heard from again.
Am I the only one who got a little teary at the end of Bridesmaids?
I'm sure I did. But seriously, I cry at everything now.
I'm in good company then. ::passes Jesse a tissue::