Sunday, September 17, 2006
Same Old, Same Old
Yo yo yo. It was a busy week, hence the lack of updates. Last weekend I went to D.C. to surprise Souwa. That was fun. Then I came back only to find myself engulfed in homework and tests. Fun fun fun.
Anyways, I've pretty much just been relaxing whenever I'm not working, watching movies and playing GameCube. I got two new games - NBA Street 2 and Prince of Persia: The Warrior Within. Both are pretty sweet.
My brief thoughts on the movies I've seen recently:
Hollywoodland - Pretty good, though could have benefitted from the removal of an entire subplot.
Infernal Affairs - Pretty good little Asian flick. Makes me wonder how Martin Scorsese's gringo version (The Departed) is going to be.
Twist of Faith - A good but depressing documentary about the sexual abuse scandal that shook the Catholic church back in 2002. Down with organized religion!
Touch of Evil - Orson Welles' classic. It's good, even if it does have Charlton Heston cast as a Mexican. I still have to see Citizen Kane though...
Over the Hedge - The best CG-animated film I've seen that isn't put out by Pixar, with some surprisingly intelligent themes. Take that, Chicken Little!
The Illusionist - A good movie, but I'm not sure if I like the ending or not. Edward Norton is still awesome.
Dreadheads - An interesting but uneven documentary. My review is here, and my article about the director is here. He's a pretty cool guy.
At 8 AM on Sunday, October 1 I will be jumping out of an airplane.
Tomorrow I start three days worth of driving lessons. Agh!
Anyways, I've pretty much just been relaxing whenever I'm not working, watching movies and playing GameCube. I got two new games - NBA Street 2 and Prince of Persia: The Warrior Within. Both are pretty sweet.
My brief thoughts on the movies I've seen recently:
Hollywoodland - Pretty good, though could have benefitted from the removal of an entire subplot.
Infernal Affairs - Pretty good little Asian flick. Makes me wonder how Martin Scorsese's gringo version (The Departed) is going to be.
Twist of Faith - A good but depressing documentary about the sexual abuse scandal that shook the Catholic church back in 2002. Down with organized religion!
Touch of Evil - Orson Welles' classic. It's good, even if it does have Charlton Heston cast as a Mexican. I still have to see Citizen Kane though...
Over the Hedge - The best CG-animated film I've seen that isn't put out by Pixar, with some surprisingly intelligent themes. Take that, Chicken Little!
The Illusionist - A good movie, but I'm not sure if I like the ending or not. Edward Norton is still awesome.
Dreadheads - An interesting but uneven documentary. My review is here, and my article about the director is here. He's a pretty cool guy.
At 8 AM on Sunday, October 1 I will be jumping out of an airplane.
Tomorrow I start three days worth of driving lessons. Agh!
# posted by Andrew Johnson : 9/17/2006 10:08:00 PM 
