I recently watched 'The Terminal'. Great film. But the sad thing is, it's based around a true story, except in the real one, the guy lived in the airport for 26 years!



I've been watching that recently too. Except, the main reason I watch it is because the kid with the glasses (Luke I think?) is fit.

I watched 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' tonight. It was pretty good, but constantly torn between its desire to be really nasty and it's Hollywood need to not be too scary, so you never really feel like any of the characters are really in much danger, which pretty much defeats the point of it all.

It had some lovely elements though, the costumes in particular are fantastic. The end credits sequence has some very nice animation too

I'm still planning to Somehow steal that dress that Violet (Emily Browning, right?) is Wearing in that movie.
(This is the best picture that I could find of it: http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hc&id=18000...=546728&intl=us )

I've seen that movie. I liked it and yet I hated it all at the same time. It very much isn't in many ways, As good as the books. All they really did was put the first three books into one movie. Plus the wedding near the end was surpose to be in the begining with the first book thing and the train scene was never even in the books! But I did like some things in the movie, such as the costumes, houses, charters. (Jim Carry was a funny Count Olaf ^.^) But still in my opinion they could've done better....

Oh, If it counts as anything...I've been watching all of the happy tree friend animations... @.@

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I see your point: there aren't many good pics of the outfits, this was the best I could find. 'Shame really because I thought the design was the strongest element in the film. Unlike the books, where there was an ever-present sense of threat, the film seemed to coast along without anything seeming to really bother the children.

Tonight I watched a trashy horror/cop film called 'The First Power', starring Lou Diamond Philips. It was about a cop trying to stay alive while being hunted by a serial killer that he convicted and sent to the gas chamber. The serial killer is back from the grave (spooky!) and possessing the bodies of innocents. It was actually rather fun, and occasionally managed to break out of expectations, which was rather surprising considering how generic it was. I was rather surprised that in 1990 it was still considered comic-relief to have policemen making sexist comments to policewomen, who then consider it a jolly good laugh instead of filing a sexual harassment lawsuit. It really shows how much has changed in only the last 15 years.

Yes, I enjoyed the film but did notice that it kept feeling like a producer had walked in during the filming, shaken his head and made them tone everything down to minimise complaints.

Watched anger mangement the other day, Crazy, yet funny....

You... you... mindreader, you! Not before I steal it! Muahaha!

I've been watching Jacko recently. It's one of those tiny TV shows which only last about two minutes. It's on every week night at 10 on MTV2. It's about a little man called Jacko (he's a paper cut-out) who wants to make it as a photo model but his neck is too fat. All the other characters are real people. It is very random. For examples, today it started with (in a very thick swedish (?) accent) 'I can see the bus. It is double. Is it s-s-ingle or d-double?'

FairieRyn's very kindly lent me "The 10th Kingdom" - bonza

Saw Batman the other day, was actually pretty good.

As in Batman Begins? Yes, it's not bad is it? It's good to see that they've got the series back on track.

I saw 'From Hell' for the second time tonight. I saw it first in the cinema when it came out a few years ago. I enjoyed the film then, but in the meantime I've read the graphic novel so now I'm aware of just how much as been excised to try and fit the story into a film. I still liked it (if you can ever really 'like' or 'enjoy' a film about a real-life serial killer of prostitutes) but the immense depth, style, and power of the book dwarfs the cinematic version. If you've never read it then I highly recommend it!

I've been watching South Park recently...lots of South Park.

OH MY GOD! THEY KILLED KENNY! (Kenny rocks \m/>.<\m/) The new new espiodes are really werid O.o....

They are rather odd, I saw a couple last night. More importantly, before that I watched the end of the latest season of 24. My goodness I love that program! Jack Bauer running around shouting 'we need to take him alive' then pumping suspects full of holes, people continually being shot, tazered, abducted, etc. then happily going on for the next fifteen hours without popping to the loo. Great stuff!

I get to see Princess Monoke again, which is an amazing film.

I've also been watching the show HOUSE a lot lately. Hugh Laurie is really good in serious roles, I think I enjoy it more in him.
Even though Blackadder is one of the best comedys in a looong time.

I am about to watch Waking Life. Will post feedback shortly...

The Big Lebowski. I liked it quite a bunch, particularly Flea. However, it was more one of those movies you appreciate more than you laugh at (if that makes any sense). Highly quotable.

....I watched Beetlejuice.......for the 4th time in a row now.....>_> What?

Watched The Machinest this evening with Christian Bale. I thought it was very interesting, not at all what I was expecting but extremely good as a film.

I've been singing Mr Bale's praises for many many years now and I this just really confirms how adaptable he can be.

Although, in Batmans Begins I found that he made a fantastic Bruce Wayne but a terrible Batman. Surprising how a mask can make the whole difference.

Concurred. I was actually quite a fan of Batman when I saw it--I loved the Scarecrow subplot and the overall niftyness of the story. Kate Holmes has now gained a very small bit of respect for managing to come off as halfway believable in her role.

I also saw War of the Worlds today (the cinema ate all of my money!) and goggled at the special effects. Again, the plot was quite good (not that I can attribute it to the writers, though, as it's been a book, a radio drama and a movie already) but the goodness was traded at the end for utterly implausibe sap, which sounds like a ridiculous critisism considering it is an alien movie, but implausibility should never be used to achieve Disney-amimated endings. End critique.

Label Kills, the first skate video from Black Label.

Watched 'I heart Huckabees' over the weekend. Admittedly, I was a bit the worse for wear, but I feel like it went over my head a bit. Proper weird film.

Ah, I loved I Heart Huckabees. Yes, it's very weird... enjoyed it a lot though.

...Sleepy Hollow and From Hell. Both Johnny Depp playing detective who falls in love with some cute chic type films... only he's squeamish and with a past in one and an opium lover in the other. Johnny Depp is love. Those were watched the past two nights. With lots of chocolate chip cookie dough chocolate ice cream. Yum. And there was Legally Blonde silliness today. Hoorah.

Only a few more days... the plan: see a late showing of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, then head over to Barnes and Noble just after midnight to pick up the new Harry Potter book (reserved, with my name on it... I'm such a loser).

I quite liked The Machinist, but I had to watch Equallibruim after to restore the hottie balance to my feelings for Christian Bale. Me, superficail? -Never *attention is drawn to a topless Justin Timberlake poster* woo *wonders off*

I've been watching Missy Elliot's Lose Control video (Dir: Dave Meyers & Missy) alot over the last week. I really like it, the bit where the people are dancing in the windy dusty place, is really energetic, and not pure booty dance, which I respect.

I remember the first Missy video that made an impact on me, it was She's a Bitch. Missy's in a blown up PVC catsuit! How great is that? And I like the fact that Missy doesn't take every oppourtunity to show skin. I think the reason that I really enjoy Missy Elliot videos so much is because they arn't your hip-hop Hype Williams style (not that I've seen any of his newer stuff. Infact I haven't got MTV, so I have't been watching _any_ music videos really). -Which was nice, and refreashing when it first came out. But it's boring now, in contrast I've found that most of Missy's videos I've seen to be more interesting, and have differant enviroment going on each time.

Watching the Martrix movies over again for.....ok so I'm just bored and have nothing better to do with my life... >_>

Watched Kung Fu Hustle last night, and thoroughly enjoyed it. Throroughly. It's completely loopy, with little regard for anything approaching realism. It felt like a kung-fu fairy tale more than anything else. brilliant.

Just watched Bugsy Malone.

I recently picked up the Scrubs Season 1 DVD Box Set, and it is brilliant! I've watched all 24 episodes twice already and I continue to laugh. I can't wait till Season 2 comes out!

O.o I love scrubs! >.< Gimme it! *tries to steal box set*

Rented The Life Aquatic With Stive Zissou and thoroughly loved it. Bill Murray has a very bad habit of making me laugh, though to be fair the other big-names in the cast were pretty fantastic as well. I did not recognize Owen Wilson until about the second half-hour in, and Cate Blanchett was similarly odd. I looved the soundtrack, but now am very curious to find out what language those Bowie songs were it. French? Dutch? Klingon?

At any rate, watch it because it is very good.

I've also become addicted to this terrible TV show called *deep-voiced-announcer* Fight for Fame, although it ought to be Fight for an Agent Very Crappily. Struggling actors have to convince the president and representitive agent of a big agenting business that they are good enough to get their very own agent, and encounter along the way

-a photographer who *gasp* photographs some soap stars!!
-a producer who produced FIFTY FIRST DATES!!
-an acting coach who coached some other soap stars!!!

Which all-in-all works out to a damn amusing half-hour.

Adult Swim is on in the background. Right now... Paranoia Agent. I like it, but I awasn't too keen on the back story of Little Slugger. Just kind of ruined the dark feel for me.

My friend bought a DVD with this series on it called Pingu. It was PBS-type little kid claymation and it was hilarious. It would have been even funnier if we were all wasted.

PINGU IS EVIL!

I agree. Don't let him fool you, you just haven't seen the bloodbath episode yet. Also, the amount of conspiracies about that show (ie playing his speech backwards sort of things) is insane!

I haven't been watching much T.V lately since everything seems to be at a standby phase due to season finales. But I do very much enjoy watching Will & Grace (a hilarious show which had quite a big surprise on it's last episode this season) Smallville, Desperate Housewives (also a great finale) and Alias (very interesting finale).
As for movies, I recently rented Finding Neverland and thought it was just beautiful. I was surprised at the fact that it brought tears to my eyes during a happy part and not during the usual sad part where someone dies or leaves.
I also re-rented The Last Samurai and The Osbourne Identity. I've always loved movies were swordplay and honor are involved (The last Samurai) and I've always enjoyed movies with an interesting plot and some good, brutal fighting shows (The Osbourne Identity, which in my opinion is better than it's sequel)

I got that this week, too. I have yet to watch it though as my TV and DVD player are currently living separate lives.

The last thing I watched was very early this morning: The Mask (with Jim Carrey)

I have a Big Brother addiction.

I only started this week, as I generally don't watch any TV, but t'parents are away so I'm taking advantage.

Anyway. I've never seen such a bunch of miscreants in one place before, half of which are so overcome with paranoia they're half insane. It's fascinating.

However, I am offically telling people I'm watching it for work, as one of the contestants owes my client thousands of pounds.

Just got done watching that Hide and Seek movie and it was as Bad as when I went and saw Darkness >.<

Basicly *spoils (Like you need it)* His wife kills herself, Dad and Kid move, Kid gets an imaganary Friend, Which in the end turns out that her Dad went crazy and killed his wife just cause at a party she was making out with some other guy and that he had a different personialy and killed everyone cept some girl and the kid and the girl shoots the Dad, so everyone's happy....but now I shall quote myself from after I watched it.....

"THAT WAS SO STUPID! EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT HORROR MOVIES CANNOT HAVE A HAPPY ENDING BECUASE THAT MEANS LATER ON THINGS ARE JUST GUNNA COME BACK AND EVERY WILL DIE....AGAIN! WHAT'S THE POINT IN THAT?!"

Thanks for hearing my rantings *waves and goes away*

My God, man. Is this new to America?

This is really quite shocking. Pingu was one of the highlights of my childhood. It's truly brilliant television, I loved it.

I recently bought I Heart Huckabees on DVD, which is one of my favourite films right now.

On telly: Wonderfalls (which I think I'm unimpressed by - that might become an hour of videogaming while Kat watches it, I think), Boston Legal (gotta love Shatner playing a narcissistic fool).

On DVD: 5th season of Sopranos. Mmm, sopranos...

Oo, I'd just started a thread about Wonder Falls. I'm really liking it.

I never got into the Sopranos. I could see it was well written and acted, but I found that in the end I just didn't give a damn about any of the characters, very much the same way that I tried hard to stick with Six Feet Under, but again just didn't connect with any of them.

Finally got to see Garden State, after battling with my parents over the ridiculousness of their not letting me see it (this particular battle has gone on since it was in theaters. Let's pause to let everyone count how long ago that was)

*pause*

At any rate, it was brilliant and I loved it, though I was a bit disappointed in Zack Braff. I imagined his performance would be the best, as he wrote it, but Natalie Portman was far better. The way it was shot was quite clever and at times gorgeous, and of course the soundtrack was fab. A+ all around.

There's a big difference between acting for the television and acting for the cinema. Scrubs is brilliant, but it's hard to imagine the characters sustaining a single two-hour plot. Portman has a lot more experience of generating a character that grows over a period of time, not least of all in the Star Wars trilogy, so I guess it's natural that she would appear more at ease with the media.

Lost is about the reach the shores of this sceptr'd isle - I'll be watching that, if only to see what all the fuss has been about.

Wow. I must have been in my Media Blackout Hold, hiding from Big Brother. Hardly heard anything about this, other than being dead intrigued by the trailer, but that was more out of a mix of professional interest (burning bits of airplane lying around) and grooving out to the tune that's on the trail.

Got Constantine on Dvd a few days ago, I loved it at the movies and I love it still now ^.^ I think my favorite line from that movie was "I don't beileve in the Devil"-Anglea

"You should, He beileves in you"-Constanine

I watched Cruel Intentions last night.

Which is the only thing I've really 'watched' recently, aside from a Big Brother summary that was on whilst I was eating my toast this morning, before work.

Cruel Intentions: now there was a film that really should have been trash but ended up being rather good, although that probably says more about the story it's based on than that particular production. I suspect that the two sequels really are rubbish though!

Constantine: there'll be a post about this in my blog sometime in the next week. Suffice to say, I agree entirely. 'Twas one of my most enjoyable trips to the cinema of the last year and I'll definitely be getting it on DVD at some point.

Indeed! It goes through stages of being trashy, and then suddenly manages to pick itself up and become a rather respectable film. I've never felt the desire to see the sequels, but my sister has seen # 2 and told me how awful it was (I believe it is set before the first film?).


Most recently watched: the bonus features on the Scrubs Series 1 DVD.

I have no idea why but it seems I've become addicted with watching "The Andy Milonakis show" on mtv, It's so freckin' stupid too! >.< I can't help it, It's like, The dumbest thing I've ever seen and yet I can't stop laughing, It's gotten so bad that now I asked my Dad to record it on his tivo from me >.< Ahhhh!!!! *runs around frailing arms and screaming*