I saw "Lady in the Water" this week. I adore Shyamalan and I liked this movie, but I hesitate just a bit to recommend it. The plot line is very muddy until you understand that this is adapted from a running bedtime story Shyamalan actually told his kids. Not sure the adaptation works 100%. Visually it's beautiful, the acting is wonderful (Paul Giamatti is making a leap to A list, I think, and he gives all us slightly pudgy plain people much hope -- superb job in his role). It's very funny in many places, and totally uplifting (so if you side with the 85% of critics lately who would rather die dipped in acid than have their hearts warmed, you will hate it).
Yes Superman Returns was really quite well done. I like the new kid as Superman.... Spacey as Lex Luthor though leaves a bit to be desired...Hackman was a much more devious Lex I think.
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Senara-ism : Life is like a theatrical production only you get to be actor, director, and audience all at once. So break a leg, sit back and enjoy the show!
"When the waves are high and the light is dying, raise a glass and think of me..." -Gaelic Storm
Cha chòir dòrn a thoirt an aghaidh pòig. A kiss ought not to be met with a fist.
Thig crioch air an saoghal, ach mairidh gaol is ceòl. The world will pass away, but love and music last forever.
"I am a crazy, rabid squirrel! I want my cookies!" Hammy-Over the Hedge
If the new Teenage Mutant Nija Turtle movie coming out next year is as good as its trailer, I would say that Superman and the rest of the heros have got some new competition. Heath Ledger better be good as the Joker to beat them
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Unavoidably Detained by the World
"Irishness is not primary a question of birth or blood or language; it is the condition on being involved in the Irish situation, and usually of being mauled by it."-Conor Cruise O'Brien
I saw Monster House. Isn't it sad that all I see are kid movies? Anyway I kinda liked it, my 8 yr old really liked it and my 6 yr old said it was too scary. I hear some places have it in 3D which would be really cool!! Maybe my next submission will be a more grown up film? Nah
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[color=red]"I've learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision." Maya Angelou
'Tis an old one, for sure But I needed a quick visit To the Old Sode
Yesterday, rewatched the "The Quiet Man" Still makes me sigh - and cry...
Parts of it were filmed In Cong on the West Coast... How grande a place is Ireland That fifty or so odd years later Some of the same landmarks Written in celluloid history Were those I saw on my last trip over...
And grander yet, That those landmarks were there For centuries before that....
Such is Ireland... I need to go back Soon...
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Ni'i aon tintea'n mar do thintea'n fe'in There is no fireplace like your own fireplace
O come back to Ireland! Come back with me! Come back to the green rollin' hills and the sea Come back to the music! Come back to the dance! O come back to Ireland! Come back with me!
I finally got to see Tristan & Isolde. I enjoyed the film. I didn't expect that ending. I thought there were a few good sword fighting scenes. Very good drama...
I have to say I enjoyed Tristan & Isolde more than I thought I would. Matter of fact I bought the DVD.
For me...
Pirates of Carribean: Dead Man's Chest - Luv them pirates.
I saw V for vendetta.My honey ask me to do the same breakfast then V do for Evey.I'm not sure how to do it , I now I need an egg , butter and a slice of bread.If anyone know what I'm talking about and how to do this , please tell me.
watched Beowolf and Grendal last night(came out on DVD last Tuesday)-good movie with good story and a moral!!! Although the accents get jumped about a bit then ending is one I didn't see coming at all
V for Vendetta is an excellent movie, because it mirrors what happening in our countries right now.
Just saw a movie called: PROPOSITION. It’s set in Australia in the 1800”s. On a scale of 1 to 10, I would give it an 8.5. But, I wouldn’t recommend it for children, or the faint of heart. My wife had her eyes closed for half the movie.
Try not to get arrested. John
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We’re all poets, only some of us write it down. JC 9/27/08
Anyone who has the courage to disagree, deserves all do respect. JC 4/28/08
Life is a loosing battle, so you might as well live it up. J.C. 3/29/08
Life should be like skiing, you have the most fun on the way down. J.C. 8/17/07
Take their word for it, and that’s just what you’ll get. J.C. 3/19/07
Only the truth is worth the ultimate sacrifice. J.C. 1/26/06
Compared to the far right, the far left is somewhere in the middle. J.C. 2/22/06
I’ll be the first to apologies, as long as I get one back. J.C. 3/7/06
It’s a happy man, who can laugh at himself.
If you’re looking for a new experience, don’t hire someone with a lot of it. J.C. sometime in 1990