So, the boyfriend came over last night, made me dinner, rubbed my back, and I feel completely better today. I've still got some sinus pressure, but I'm handling it with renewed vigor, thanks to my cuddly monkey. I know, eww.
I've also, in the span of the three hours I've been here at work today, managed to get myself excited about seeing Charlie & The Chocolate Factory tomorrow night. The reviews at AICN and EW did it, both calling it Burton's best film since Ed Wood. I have a special, twisted place in my heart for Mars Attacks, which gets a lot of gruff I'd say is unwarranted, as well as Sleepy Hollow, but I hated Planet of the Apes and strongly disliked most of Big Fish. It's weird, looking at Burton's filmography, to see how few movies he's actually directed; it seems like there should be more of them. But he's had such a solid and individual point of view, I guess he just seems like more of a film presence than his actual workload would suggest.
With my wobbly head the past couple days, I haven't been much up for watching any movies, hence the lack of reviews this week, but that should change over the weekend. I've got a couple biggies coming from Netflix, A Very Long Engagement, which I really wanted to see in the theater but somehow missed out on, and Million Dollar Baby, which I'm wary of yet feeled coerced to give a chance.
I've also been strong-armed into finally watching Kairo (Pulse), by some very enthusiastic reviewers who say it's the best of recent J-horror flicks. I'm sort of burnt out by Asian horror right now, there are only so many swatchs of terrorizing black hair you can be afraid of, but since I got Kairo off of Ebay and it's just been sitting there for weeks, I should go ahead and watch it tonight.
So stay tuned! The excitement never ends! We's international!
I've also, in the span of the three hours I've been here at work today, managed to get myself excited about seeing Charlie & The Chocolate Factory tomorrow night. The reviews at AICN and EW did it, both calling it Burton's best film since Ed Wood. I have a special, twisted place in my heart for Mars Attacks, which gets a lot of gruff I'd say is unwarranted, as well as Sleepy Hollow, but I hated Planet of the Apes and strongly disliked most of Big Fish. It's weird, looking at Burton's filmography, to see how few movies he's actually directed; it seems like there should be more of them. But he's had such a solid and individual point of view, I guess he just seems like more of a film presence than his actual workload would suggest.
With my wobbly head the past couple days, I haven't been much up for watching any movies, hence the lack of reviews this week, but that should change over the weekend. I've got a couple biggies coming from Netflix, A Very Long Engagement, which I really wanted to see in the theater but somehow missed out on, and Million Dollar Baby, which I'm wary of yet feeled coerced to give a chance.
I've also been strong-armed into finally watching Kairo (Pulse), by some very enthusiastic reviewers who say it's the best of recent J-horror flicks. I'm sort of burnt out by Asian horror right now, there are only so many swatchs of terrorizing black hair you can be afraid of, but since I got Kairo off of Ebay and it's just been sitting there for weeks, I should go ahead and watch it tonight.
So stay tuned! The excitement never ends! We's international!
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