movies i’ve watched recently
Still no mood. Not emo, no auntie visit, nothing happened (which was precisely the problem). Okay maybe I should blog about the upcoming elections, but that requires a lot of words, and I am not in the mood, so…
Instead of vomiting endless senseless words and words and words, allow me to share with you my thoughts on some of the movies I’ve seen recently.
Juno (IMDB page):
Must watch. Overly snarky dialogue, storyline not altogether groundbreaking, but the acting more than makes up for it. Must watch.
Vantage Point (IMDB page):
I liked it.
The Wedding Date (IMDB page):
Love Debra Messing. Hate this movie.
Eastern Promises (IMDB page):
I’m beginning to really appreciate Viggo Mortensen, especially after ‘A History of Violence’. Really enjoyed watching his butt seemingly stoic demeanour which enables him to jaggedly slit your throat without compassion. Whoa.
Sweeney Todd 2007 (IMDB page):
I think I would have enjoyed it more if it wasn’t a semi-musical. Love all the actors/actresses in it, couldn’t stand everything else.
Casablanca (IMDB page):
Never too late to pick up on a classic 
Now I understand why ‘Casablanca’ is consistently placed in the Top 5 of every other ‘best movies ever’ lists out there. Wonderful, most wonderful. And now I have an unhealthy obsession with Bogart. And black & white.
Added:
Rambo IV (IMDB page):
Confession: This was the first Rambo movie I’d watched in full. All action heroes should be like Sly; doesn’t say a lot, just kill kill kill! Apart from the bit where the Americans save warring Third World countries from themselves, the rest was pretty fine. Though not something I’d watch again until a year later, at least.
Shoot ‘Em Up (IMDB page):
Clive Owen and Paul Giamatti can do no wrong. Except for the bit in ‘Sideways’ where Giamatti constantly bitched about merlot. I like merlot. For everything else, see what I wrote about Rambo and take out the Americans bit.
The Notebook (IMDB page):
It was so moving that I cried. That was why I emo-ed for a couple of days.