'Out Of Gas'
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Btw, Raq, your name came up this morning.
Emmett came out into the living room playing with the letter opener/dagger you sent him.
Matilda asked what it was and he explained, but he didn't remember who gave it to him.
"That's from Raq," I said. "Her husband's a diplomat and she got that in Greece. Or maybe Turkey."
"Really? That's badass!"
I went in with low expectations. And I was disappointed. CJ enjoyed it.
Now we are home and watching Precious.
To cheer yourself up?
I was gonna say.
I liked it, but, you know, Simon fan. I watched Generation Kill over Christmas once. My amusements are not like other people's.
To cheer yourself up?
(giggling) damn.
Yeah, not a rainbows and sunshine movie. I hadn't seen it before and wow. Wow.
I just watched three Resident Evil movies in a row. I like how it's a continuing story, and each movie has a different sort of feel to it. Also, I can't think of many other horror franchises (besides Alien and, oh, Ginger Snaps) where the main characters are women. Every movie passes the Bechdel test with flying colors.
They all have their strengths and weaknesses, but they're all pretty good. Looking forward to the fourth one.
Halloween, Nightmare on Elm Street, Underworld, Scream, I Know What You Did Last Summer, The Ring, The Grudge... (horror movies tend to have women in peril).
I guess what I meant to say is that in these movies, the women are much more on the offensive than the defensive. They're not just running around being terrified. Underworld is another good example, though.