As slow, ponderous, and beautifully filmed as 2001, without the crazy computer to liven things up. … [Read more...] about 2-second movie review: The New World
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X3, no spoilers
Eh. Too many stories smushed together too quickly, and resolved in such a way as to greatly limit future story possibilities. That's just a sloppy way to handle a series. Writers (and Famke Janssen's hairstylist): no biscuit. Everyone else gets a cookie. … [Read more...] about X3, no spoilers
Two-second late-night movie review
"The Thing Called Love." Came highly recommended; not sure why. Great music. Great cast, except for River Phoenix, who seems so vacant that I presume he was stoned out of his mind the whole time they were filming. As for the plot, well, it's hard to enjoy the romance — … [Read more...] about Two-second late-night movie review
Ultraviolet: O… M… G…
Michael described it best: an hour-and-a-half-long German techno video with badly translated Japanese one-liners for dialogue. Seriously, that was the worst movie I have ever seen. I'm not sure I can convey the badness, but in the interest of saving you all the price of a … [Read more...] about Ultraviolet: O… M… G…
Huh?
Why are multiple showings of Underworld: Evolution sold out on a gorgeous Saturday afternoon when the theater has just brought back all of the Best Picture nominees? And why, when I should be writing fiction, is my head suddenly filled with, like, fifteen business … [Read more...] about Huh?
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Lovely. Would have been lovelier if we hadn't been treated to the musical stylings of Manheim Steamroller instead of the dialogue during Lucy's tea with Mr. Tumnus, but that's the local Cinesuck for you. They got it straight just before he admitted [the important thing], so it's … [Read more...] about The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Pride & Prejudice
So it turns out that six hours are not required to do justice to P&P. You can, in fact, do a fairly magnificent adaptation in just about two. … [Read more...] about Pride & Prejudice
Weekend: movies, writing, and sneezing.
I found several untyped bits from the WIP and put them in. Also recovered an old scene that I'd thought I would need to cut. My word count increases! I should feel triumphant or something, but instead I just feel stuck. I know the deal: my pace got reset to "percolate" when I … [Read more...] about Weekend: movies, writing, and sneezing.
“Books are life. Everything else is just details.”
I never call, I never write. Why do you put up with me? The truth is, I've had nothing interesting to say. I've been working constantly, watching the new TV season while catching up on housework, and generally wearing myself to a nub trying to get things done. What the hell … [Read more...] about “Books are life. Everything else is just details.”
Screen time: TV reruns trump summer movies
War of the Worlds… wow, that was bad. Charlie Finlay has some spoilerific comments on minor tweaks that would have made it a lot better. I have one: when your ending is so inscrutable, even though it's a genre cliche, that it has to be explained in a voiceover, your movie … [Read more...] about Screen time: TV reruns trump summer movies
