V for Vendetta: I attempted to watch this movie once when it first came out, but fell asleep. Re-watching it now, I'm not sure what that was all about, because I rather enjoyed it. Yes, there's a special soft spot in my movie-watching heart for comic book movies and sci-fi, but I thought it was a good comic book to movie transliteration. It was the type of sci-fi I enjoy too, a story that's not only physically viable, but easy to foresee (isn't that supposed to be the point of sci-fi?). PS: If you think The Matrix was the best sci-fi movie of our time, crawl out from under your rock and watch Equilibrium.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: Tuesday night I had a migraine, and when I feel like doodoo, I put this in and fall asleep, which is exactly what I did. I still love the crap out of this movie, it's familiar and comfortable and I know all the words to all the songs, and no I don't think the Child Catcher is scary.
Monster House: Suncoast is the devil. Half-price sales and whatnot. But all the same, this movie is a modern classic, which isn't *really* appropriate for children anyway, with the dead people and drinking and all. The cast is great; it isn't a bunch of 'voice talent' actors, it's genuinely good actors (Steve Buscemi, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Catherine O'Hara), and the animation and directing are artistic and very well-done. My only complaint is all the fat jokes directed at Chowder. Come on, the name was tolerable, but why perpetuate that kind of idea in a kids' movie?
3,000 Miles to Graceland: Action movie with B-list actors as Elvis impersonators. The 'bad' actors get killed off first (Christian Slater, David Arquette), but the movie is quick to introduce new characters that had me saying "really? seriously?" like Jon Lovitz and Ice-T (don't get me wrong, I like Jon Lovitz, but an action movie isn't really his place). If you liked it, check out Shoot 'Em Up, it was equally bad, or as my brother said 'good for what it was,' which is pretty much all you can say about Graceland, too.
Short Circuit: Classic, classic, classic. I don't know anyone that doesn't enjoy this movie. It's been ages since I'd seen it, so I'd forgotten most of it, so lines like "I am sporting a tremendous woody" still sound funny. Watch it with your childhood friends, but maybe not your kids.
Reading:
Just picked up Jesus : an interview across time : a psychiatrist looks at his humanity but haven't started reading it yet. I'm not even sure what it's about since there's no info anywhere on the net, including on my library's webpage, which is where I got it. The topic itself sounded intriguing though, so we'll see how that goes...
Still reading The 8 Essential Traits of Couples Who Thrive but I'm on the second half now, which is always the point that I kinda slack off on the reading. I could use "I've been really busy" as an excuse, but that list of movies invalidates it.
Listening:
Magnet (aka Even Johansen). He's great. Mellow, sincere, I'd classify it as 'shoegaze' maybe, you might call it 'indie.' Great for chilling on a rainy day or falling asleep to. Also, he covers 'Lay Lady Lay' with Gemma Hayes, which is just freaking fantastic.
"With your heart in the future and your head in the past, there's nothing in between that's gonna last"
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