movie goodness

[quesarah]

one benefit of being stuck inside: catching up on movie watching. we watched matrix: reloaded finally. it is very much a "middle part" but fun and with so so many pretty pretty people in it. (gina torres, grrr!)

also watched it's not as scathingly funny as the other guest movies, but it certainly tried to be. jane lynch and john michael montgomery gave standout supporting performances, and jennifer coolidge got perhaps the funniest line of the movie. but eugene levy and catherine o'hara gave such nuanced performances that i really had to switch gears to get back to the gleeful skewering of the folk genre. they teetered on the brink of satire, but generally stayed on the side of sincere characterization. their last duet made me cry, even. (i know, i'm a total sap.)

all in all thumbs up, but best in show remains guest's funniest movie.

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stir crazy

[(Anonymous)]

we're going slightly stir crazy here...i'm realizing how completely small our apartment is. really the only thing to do is watch movies. because really the fire news gets a little old after 24 hours. on the movie agenda: matrix reloaded yesterday, bend it like beckham and legends of the fall (and ellen :) yay!) today, a fish called wanda and frieda for sure tomorrow. whew. movie fun. you guys stay safe and try to not go too crazy locked inside. :)

Re: stir crazy

[biogeekgrrl.livejournal.com]

hey, i know what you can do: email me back, you little twerp! ;)

i know what you mean about going stir crazy. we've watched movies, reruns of angel, x-files, and charmed. my mom has called repeatedly to check on us; she advised cards and/or board games. yesterday evening we baked cookies for something to do, and also for the having of cookies. wafflelips felt guilty for using extra power. i told her it was okay; morale boosting was in order.

we watched frida a while ago; let me know what you think.