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brightbluegirlWe've seen a bunch of movies recently. Well, in the last couple of weeks.
Shaun of the Dead - LOVED. IT. Man, this movie rocked. I didn't know what to expect, thought it was going to be of the "dude, where's my car" stupidity, but it was just awesome. I laughed so hard. I loved how it started, with him going through his days and not noticing all the weirdness and zombie-riffic-ness. The whole thing rocked.
Napolean Dynamite - I also loved this movie. The end is a classic geek daydream come to life, too. It was excellent. I loved all the 80's paraphenalia, too, like the vcr... too much goodness. I kept looking at the uncle and saying "who in the hell IS he???" because I knew I'd seen the actor in something but couldn't figure out where, and it was driving me absolutely batty. I looked it up on IMDB last night - Jon Gries is a regular on the Pretender. Or was. I think it's over, I'm not sure. Since we don't get
cable, I'm a little behind on that.
America's Sweethearts - Forgive me, for I have sinned... I actually didn't detest this movie. Yes, it's a little formulaic. But Julia Roberts has a great smile, hollywood is made fun of, and I really do adore John Cusack... and some of the writing is actually kinda funny.
Men with Brooms - This is really great. Paul Gross is really talented! Is there anything the man can't do??? Anyway, I had a blast watching this, and laughed a lot, actually. I wasn't sure what I'd think of it, but it's quirky, and real, and funny, and GREAT. And Paul Gross has a little bit of the hotness
factor going on. I think it's his forehead. The man has a nice forehead.
Anyway, tonight we're planning on going to see that Bill Murray film. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. (Editors note: WE LOVE IT. I just adore quirky adorable movies, seriously. Bill Murray is a great actor, if an ass irl. Everything about it was great, down to the cheesy bossanova background music.)
I'm at work today, and it's going ok... of course, I'd rather be at home, but isn't THAT a familiar refrain.
I'm working until 5, and then we're taking my brother out for dinner and a movie. Cheap theatres are awesome, I'll tell ya. And he's been working hard, it'll be nice for a pickmeup. He loves movies like I love books.
I spoke to my mother briefly today, and we discussed who would go to the funeral once my Grandmother died. I got the distinct impression my mother would rather my brother be there than I. I think it's just her gender-based prejudices, you know, the ones that say he's more capable and can take better care of her than I. I mean, it's so important that he be there, that she told me she'll PAY FOR HIS FLIGHT. But, she said, if I go, "that's nice too".
Yeah. There are some very interesting things I can decipher in that. About her unhealthy perpetuation of men as unable to take care of themselves, and how that relates to the husband she chose, the way her son turned out, and the sort of man her daughter spent time with, for a while... never mind the underlying
theme of needing to pay for man x to be around because she's not worth it on her own... Yeah, I could go on. But I'm sad and disgusted, and hoping I've relearned any behaviours and underlying beliefs similar to those that I learned from her.
It wasn't a bad convo, though, and she also told me she's got a cookbook for me that used to be my Granma's. She said there's a bunch of clippings my Granma had clipped out of the newspaper, too, and some of the recipes have some of my Granma's comments on them, and some have my mother's comments on them. I told my mother about my plan to have tea using my Granma's tea cups when she dies. I got a little misty.
Shaun of the Dead - LOVED. IT. Man, this movie rocked. I didn't know what to expect, thought it was going to be of the "dude, where's my car" stupidity, but it was just awesome. I laughed so hard. I loved how it started, with him going through his days and not noticing all the weirdness and zombie-riffic-ness. The whole thing rocked.
Napolean Dynamite - I also loved this movie. The end is a classic geek daydream come to life, too. It was excellent. I loved all the 80's paraphenalia, too, like the vcr... too much goodness. I kept looking at the uncle and saying "who in the hell IS he???" because I knew I'd seen the actor in something but couldn't figure out where, and it was driving me absolutely batty. I looked it up on IMDB last night - Jon Gries is a regular on the Pretender. Or was. I think it's over, I'm not sure. Since we don't get
cable, I'm a little behind on that.
America's Sweethearts - Forgive me, for I have sinned... I actually didn't detest this movie. Yes, it's a little formulaic. But Julia Roberts has a great smile, hollywood is made fun of, and I really do adore John Cusack... and some of the writing is actually kinda funny.
Men with Brooms - This is really great. Paul Gross is really talented! Is there anything the man can't do??? Anyway, I had a blast watching this, and laughed a lot, actually. I wasn't sure what I'd think of it, but it's quirky, and real, and funny, and GREAT. And Paul Gross has a little bit of the hotness
factor going on. I think it's his forehead. The man has a nice forehead.
Anyway, tonight we're planning on going to see that Bill Murray film. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. (Editors note: WE LOVE IT. I just adore quirky adorable movies, seriously. Bill Murray is a great actor, if an ass irl. Everything about it was great, down to the cheesy bossanova background music.)
I'm at work today, and it's going ok... of course, I'd rather be at home, but isn't THAT a familiar refrain.
I'm working until 5, and then we're taking my brother out for dinner and a movie. Cheap theatres are awesome, I'll tell ya. And he's been working hard, it'll be nice for a pickmeup. He loves movies like I love books.
I spoke to my mother briefly today, and we discussed who would go to the funeral once my Grandmother died. I got the distinct impression my mother would rather my brother be there than I. I think it's just her gender-based prejudices, you know, the ones that say he's more capable and can take better care of her than I. I mean, it's so important that he be there, that she told me she'll PAY FOR HIS FLIGHT. But, she said, if I go, "that's nice too".
Yeah. There are some very interesting things I can decipher in that. About her unhealthy perpetuation of men as unable to take care of themselves, and how that relates to the husband she chose, the way her son turned out, and the sort of man her daughter spent time with, for a while... never mind the underlying
theme of needing to pay for man x to be around because she's not worth it on her own... Yeah, I could go on. But I'm sad and disgusted, and hoping I've relearned any behaviours and underlying beliefs similar to those that I learned from her.
It wasn't a bad convo, though, and she also told me she's got a cookbook for me that used to be my Granma's. She said there's a bunch of clippings my Granma had clipped out of the newspaper, too, and some of the recipes have some of my Granma's comments on them, and some have my mother's comments on them. I told my mother about my plan to have tea using my Granma's tea cups when she dies. I got a little misty.
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Date: 2005-01-18 02:11 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-01-18 02:30 am (UTC)I'm a total sucker for sappy happy movies and one of my favorites that I've been watching on DVD lately (I rarely watch a movie more than once and if I do there's usually a large amount of time in between) is Love Actually. It's an awesome, awesome movie.
I'm sorry about your grandmother, when mine died it wasn't a surprise (alzheimers) but it really hit me a lot harder than I'd expected. I was really glad I went to the funeral though, it helped a lot.
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Date: 2005-01-18 02:31 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2005-01-18 03:45 am (UTC)I just don't want to spend any time with my mother. As much as she'll need me, it will be unhealthy for me. I hate that. Especially since I'll probably do what I think is right (go).
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Date: 2005-01-18 03:39 pm (UTC)I totally loved Napolean Dynamite. Nearly every scene made me laugh in some way.
America's Sweethearts was ok. The cast saved that show. Any other actors and it would have been a wreck. Hank Azzaria's(sp?) character made me howl. A lisping Spaniard? COME ON THAT'S COMEDY GOLD! "Puthy pancake!"
Men with brooms looked good too, but haven't talked marie into that one.
I'm glad you liked Life Aquatic. I thought it looked quirky fun. Is Willem Dafoe as funny as I've heard he is? That will go on my list of must rents.
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Date: 2005-01-18 03:48 pm (UTC)And actually, I think men with brooms will be totally up marie's alley. it's not bob and doug mackenzie stupid, and it's got a sweet love story in it.
Yeah, Hank Azaria RULES in that movie. Did you see The Birdcage? Because he plays a guy with the same accent (different attitude, though). Too funny.
Willem Dafoe is funny, definitely. I don't like him in many movies, but I loved him in this one. The whole movie is quirky and slightly... off, ya know? Which is perfect for me.
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Date: 2005-01-19 12:57 am (UTC)I asked my mom today what would happen if my granny passed away when we were in costa rica...i'm not sure what i would do in a situation like that.
SHe said you would light a candle, think found memories of your granny and know that she would not want you to fly back in the middle of your vacation.
~sigh~ i dunno what id do.
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Date: 2005-01-19 06:32 am (UTC)then again, after the funeral, those people still need help and support, but most people miraculously disappear, you know? It's like "well, they're in the ground now, you should be over it!" and well timed extra help can be just as wonderful/needed then as it is right after the death.
These are just thoughts I think. see how weird I am? lol
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Date: 2005-01-19 01:15 pm (UTC)Scarry