I was all primed for the historical experience of Last Tango. Instead, I kept tilting my head in that 'wtf' movement championed by dogs with an ear infection. I kept waiting for the cool to kick in. Never happened and I felt cheated of the time.
Saw Twilight last night. It was much more dreary than I expected. And, while I like Robert Pattison, I was surprised at how distracting his facial contractions were.
At the same time, I can totally see how I would have been an obsessed Twilighter as a teen. So dramatic. So oppressed by love. Yep. That woulda been me.
I gave up on Tango after they started naming themselves with grunts.
having never seen the movie myself, all I have to say is:
WTF?
We just watched
The Maltese Falcon.
Both of us had seen parts of it before, but not the whole. Very good movie. I loved that they didn't pull any punches with the character of Sam Spade. And there's a moment where Bogart looks more terrifying than anyone I've ever seen on film.
Next up,
Let The Right On In.
Since we both received it from Netflix this week (time to coordinate the queues again).
Love Maltese Falcon. That's some hard boiled right there.
I'm a Marlowe girl myself, but, yeah.
I just saw Maltese Falcon a few months ago for the first time, as well! Excellent film. Lorre and Greenstreet are terrific in it, as is Mary Astor, and Bogart too, of course.
"He'd have gone up that alley with you, sweetheart. He was just that dumb."
Raq,
Let The Right In
Oh, I enjoyed this movie. I hope you both do too.
Like many kids, I thought all black and white movies were by definition boring and not worth watching when I was young. They were all made by old people, for old people.* It was a real pleasure discovering that, in fact, many black and white movies turned out to be just as scary, sexy, violent and f#@% with your head as anything made today.
*It should be noted here that, for a time, I thought the
world
was in black and white in the past. All old pictures, TV shows and movies were in black and white, and the new stuff was in color. Seemed like a logical deduction at the time....
for a time, I thought the world was in black and white in the past. All old pictures, TV shows and movies were in black and white, and the new stuff was in color. Seemed like a logical deduction at the time....
Calvin's dad told Calvin this....
