hmm...not feeling top shape. work? stress? nah....excuses. haha! but i'll be working hard to get back to my 100 watt smile FOO! :P --
Q&A call me country girl, but what's TGIF????? though i'm full with short cut command on Mac, i'm very shallow in abbreviation for words or sentences used, i guess mostly on cellphone short messages?
been seeing this movie laying around virgin megastore DVD rack for a LONG time. always tempted to buy it but waited till last week tht finally, I DECIDED TO GET IT. hahaha!
(note to self: i have to control my movie buying temptation. every time i step into virgin, i ended up spending $30. i control my budget to $35 MAX. hahaha! hence, i only visit virgin like once every 2 months. the other 2 movies i got, Schindler's List and The Triplets of Belleville.)
love this movie. edward norton, definitely my #2 favorite actor. edward furlong is amazing too. esp the scene where he cry by his computer writing his essay while thinking back how his older brother, Derek, started to be influence with racism from his dad.
i LOVE the cinematography in this movie. esp all the close up shots with AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL LIGHTING, BOTH in black and white shots and color shots. stunned. love love love where it cuts to slow motion action. a very beautiful movie FULL with emotions here and there.
my favorite quote: "Has anything you've done made your life better?" - Bob Sweeney this is SO TRUE. i'm keeping this in mind.
great closing quote: "We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion
may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic
chords of memory... ...will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when
again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our
nature." - Abraham Lincoln's first inaugural address
**short recap of past movies i have watched:
Sweeney Todd :: bad. i personally think mr Johnny D is good, but definitely not as good as getting an award for his role in there. don't get me wrong, he's my #1 favorite actor, but i think this one, is BAD decision. hahaha! it felt more like a bunch of friends (Depp, Bruton and his wife) wanted to get together and make a movie. hmm...a Disney movie indeed. tht's my conclusion.
Darjeelling Limited :: i love The Royal Tenenbaums hence i wanted to watch this. Wes Anderson. erm...this can be better. but it's full with Wes style. many things are going on at the same time yet you seem to be able to focus on the main action. hahaha! it's sorta like you are sneaking around watching ppl's life. hahah! (note: tht's actually what i like to do while taking photos of people. i always try to be invisible, capture their most candid shot.) never really watch his older (or newer?) movies, but will definitely check it out when i find them. LOL!
LOVE the idea for the train. the behind the scene extras on the DVD made the train way more special. i like they figure out the challenge of having the camera and crew to be shooting on a real train instead of a studio set up. not sure about the whole storyline but i like Adrien Brody. :P
just thought to include a Wes AmEx commercial to visualize what i meant of his style of movie directing(?). i love this ad though.
PERSONAL ...this needs to be in another blog. but preview, i'm starting to get angry with my roommate/friend that i care about that i don't like getting mad at but i can't help it...
(to be continue)
RANDOM FireFox Version 3 :: has ANYONE downloaded or use this version that was being launched a week ago? I PERSONALLY VERY VERY DISLIKES IT. it has turned into a Safari template/color scheme. i already made a comment to FF peeps. :P
i note it as: A// reason i use FF is cause of its simple, graphic and COLORFUL interface/theme/color scheme.
B// now it becomes too technical/mechanical in such grayish matte color effects. definitely made me think of Safari when i'm using it. makes me feel gloomy.
BUT the functionality of the version is great. only tthe aesthetic part...*shrug*
I'm useless at abbreviations. I only learn't TGIF as being Thank God it's Friday, after listening to a Cadbury's crunchie advert for years.
Likewise on Sweeny Todd, i quite enjoyed the story and the way it was done, but I had a problem with the amount of music that sounded similar over and over again.
Great quotes chosen from American X movie. I've yet to see it.
That smile is at 99 watts eh :P
American History X is such an incredible movie - the subject matter, the visuals are so striking. Edward Norton did such a good job in it. I was actually afraid of him in the beginning but then you really feel like his character changed in the end. Amazing! He should've won the Oscar for that performance IMO. The quotes you pulled out are great too. Haven't seen the other films.
Interesting what you said about FF3. I thought something was off and couldn't figure it out. Makes sense now. I like that it's more functional though.
No FF.3 for me. Firefox does occasionally download something automatically for me when I shutdown. I'm surprised it hasn't uploaded v.3 for me already. v.3 must be such a big revision that it doesn't automatically update itself from v.2.0.0.14 (my current version).
I guess I won't rent Sweeney Todd. Not very into Wes Anderson's stuff.
Other then that, hope things are well with ya. Aside from the love life and the roommate from Hell. ;D
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