Or is that tragedy? As a friend of mine put it, everything is recognizable except the plot.
And the script is bad.
And most of the acting is bad.
And most of the special effects are cheesy.
Best site ever!
While wiling away the hours at work googling “Pete Peters Fred Astair”, I came across what seems to be a gem of a site: Ginger Rogers & Fred Astaire, a Classic Screen Team at Reel Classics.
Master and Commander
Patrick O’Brian. I liked the movie (a lot, actually), and thought I’d give the novels a try. I found it engaging and entertaining. Serious naval lingo, which I just went uh-huh and kept on going every time I came to it. It does slowly sink in, and there are what, twenty books to catch on?
X2
I admit it pales in direct comparison to Matrix: Reloaded, but it was still a fun evening to fill out a movie day. It’s a shame Jean Gray isn’t a more compelling character; I found I didn’t care about her all that much when she died. (Or did she?)
Matrix: Reloaded
Of course it’s not as original as the first one–that’s a truism. But it is a fun movie. I admit, in some of the fight and chase scenes I was wondering not about the characters but about the filmmakers, but even so. A big two-thumbs-up.
A Mighty Wind
Worst movie I’ve seen since Nijinsky. It simply wasn’t funny, and several characters were unpleasant or disturbing for no good reason.
Bend it Like Beckham
I saw Bend it Like Beckham last night—what a great, fun movie. Jess Bhamra (Parminder Nagra), who wants to bend it like Beckham, is pretty and charming, and coach Joe (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) is totally hot. The link requires flash or quicktime.