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Erin's Journal  Kate and Leopold. I had absolutely no expectations going in, and was pleasantly surprised, although not overwhelmed. Basically, you get what you pay for. I mean c'mon, it's a Meg Ryan movie. The plot was wacky and unrealistic, but the acting was really good( Hugh Jackman doesn't get half the credit he deserves, nor does Breckin Meyer ). So basically, it was cute. Kick-ya-in-the-crotch and cuss-at-your-momma cute. Great steaming sticky globules of cute. So cute you can hardly stand it. So if you like cute, I recommend this movie. It was no cinematic masterpiece, but it was fun, and it took away the world for two hours. What more could you ask of a Meg Ryan movie? Okay, so I'm REALLY getting into my whole critic thing...people seem to like what I have to say( or at least my friends do, but they might just be humoring me), and the ALLOY thing went well, so I decided to start doing reviews for everything I see. So here's my review of Moulin Rouge... I can't even begin to tell you how much I loved this movie. It's got all the right components...great actors, a great love story, great music, comedy, tragedy, singing, dancing, truth, beauty, freedom, and above all else, love (okay so that was a little corny but if you've seen the flick you get the reference). Baz Luhrman did a fantastic job of bringing to life the Bohemian Revolution, and the seedy underworld of the Moulin Rouge. I had my doubts about this movie before I watched it. All I knew about it was 1) it was about whores and 2) Christina Aguilera sang on the soundtrack. But from the second I hit play, the entoxicating miasma of the movie filled me, and I was draw into the story full-on. And the acting was amazing. Ewan MacGregor WAS Christian...you felt what he was feeling...the naivet'e, the innocence, the love, the jealousy, the madness. Nicole Kidman's performance was equally amazing, bringing me to tears and then to fits of laughter and back to tears. You truly invested in these characters, and for two short hours, their lives were yours. The soundtrack was unbelievable...who would have thought that mixing Paul McCartney, Bono, and Madonna's words could create such a beautiful piece as the "Elephant Love Medley"? Baz Luhrman is a visionary, and his vision was molded into a stunning work that has left an indelible mark on pop culture as we know it. Just when everyone thought the musical was dead, he was able to bring it into the 21st century with a life and vigor no one could have imagined. So yea, I said I'd update more, and that was 2 months ago. So sue me. It's not like I have anything terribly interesting to say. I saw Black Hawk Down last night. It seemed to me that Ridley Scott was trying to make Saving Private Ryan II, but he can be can be forgiven, considering war is basically just history repeating itself, right? It lacked a little in character development, but it was a great cast, and envoked all kinds of crazy emotions. I sat there for two hours and I couldn't decide if I was angry at the Somalis, or pitied them, or if I thought it was a waste that the US went in to try and fix something that wasn't there's to fix, or if it was idealistic and brave. Any movie these days that can actually inspire feeling and deep thought is a pleasant experience, considering today's audience(especially people my age) would probably sit through 2 hours of "poopy" and "booby" humor like Not Another Teen Movie than watch a classical epic like Lord of the Rings. Uf! I'm gonna shut up now, 'cause when I get on a roll about movies it's quite impossible to stop me. All I have to say is, if at the Golden Globes tomorrow I don't see Peter Jackson, Ian MacKellan, Nicole Kidman, and Ewan McGregor going home with statues I'm gonna shoot someone. Lovely title, don't you think? My friend used to have a little cartoon on her computer where these elves would sing about how much they hated Santa Claus, and the song went something like that. Anyhoo, it's been months and months and months since I've written. I always get too busy or just don't have the patience. But I've decided to try and start again, just as a little hobby to keep myself occupied. So Thanksgiving is officially over, therefore the Christmas season has begun. Finally, something to be cheery about! I think this year blows hard, so I've been holding out for the holidays since school started. Let me chat a little bit about this school year...I've officially concluded I'm a moron. My GPA is below 4.0 for the first time since I started highschool. I know it's a 3.9, but still that SUCKS for me. But I'm not gonna bitch and moan about my life like all "Ooooooh whoa is me" cause that's just gay. I know someone (who shall remain nameless) who just needs to get over herself and get on with her life and stop complaining about how bad she's got it cause most people would kill to be like her. Actually I know a few people like that but I'm thinking of one in particular. Sheesh. The more I think about it, the more it irks me. I know I've bitched about this in past journals(which I've deleted by the way), but there are so many people in my life who just take and take and take and never feel the urge to give anything back. It's always all about them and their problems and how my world should revolve around them. But now I'm caught in the vicious cycle because, by definition, my complaining about them makes me just as bad. So now that I've made a complete jackass of myself I'll stop, lol. Wait, I just remembered I have something else to complain about! PEOPLE WHO DON'T KNOW HOW TO BE THEMSELVES. Once again, I have someone specific in mind who I won't name. You know the type though, right? The type that always has to be into whatever everyone else is into, and is trying to impress people all the time no matter what the cost. Just another lemming...I hate that. One more thing...I had a discussion with Jen about this a little while ago and she seems to be the only person who sees eye to eye with me. It bothers me when people think that they have to fit a cookie cutter image. Like, "Oh, I'm a punk rock girl so I can't listen to anything but punk rock, or hang out with someone who's not punk rock, or like a band once they get popular cause that's 'selling out'". People like that think they're being all rebelious cause they're not part of the "mainstream", but the truth is they're worse than like the popular kids. I mean at least with those types of people, they're not under false pretenses, ya know? They are what the are and that's it. But these kids who think they're so hardcore and different are really just full of it, because they act exactly like their friends and dress exactly like their friends and listen to anything in their "scene". So yea, that's my story and I'm sticking too it. But enough whining, I'm going to bed(you'd think t'd be tryptophan from the turkey...but my cool yet unorthodox family doesn't have turkey on thanksgiving). Erin |
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