feast of film

[threeplusfire]

We still haven't decided what to think of Kill Bill, other than the certainty that years on an island smoking dope have only made Quentin Tarantino more self indulgent than ever. The film comes across exactly as a graphic novel penned by a ten year old boy, complete with excessive gouts of blood and chicks beating up on each other.

On the bright side, we saw preview for Matrix Revolutions and the Return of the King! Oh my oh my oh my. The third Matrix film looks like it's going to fill in some gaps and make a bit more sense, especially in regards to Agent Smith. I can't wait.

I think I've seen more movies this weekend than I've seen in a month. After our theater excursion, and some Dairy Queen goodness, we've seen Bulletproof Monk, Far From Heaven and Holes.

Cate's been packing up her place, and instead of packing some things, they are coming home with me. I have eight new pairs of shoes, which beats any weekend Melynda's come home with shoes I bet. They are some swanky shoes too. I have a pair of brown shoes for the first time in my life, along with some comfy velvet boots, silvery grey heeled mary janes, some sensible loafer types and one pair of sparkly heeled dancing shoes. We are much amused.

Alan's raiding the fridge as I type. He's so cute. Cate's sending us home with food as well, pesto, rum, canned plums, all kinds of delicious things.

I'm going to miss her so much. Even though she wasn't a daily presence, knowing that she was nearby was very comforting. Cate's been a sort of older sister to me in these past few years, and one of the very best friends a person could have. Her advice has always been right, and it was her own fairy tale that restored my faith in love and happy endings. (Which coincidentally or not, happened not so long before I met Alan) She's one of the people I admire most in the world. I've always had the feeling that nothing could bring this woman down, that she would always come up fighting. The love and affection I've seen her bestow on her boys is one of the rare things that makes me consider having a family of my own. Just knowing that she's seen and lived through so much bad makes it all the more impressive. I want to be like her one day.

Comments

[rm.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure Tarrantino cares about his audience -- I think he just wants one, and I'm sooo not into that.

What did you think of Far from Heaven?

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I can see that.

I loved the color of Far From Heaven. Gorgeous visual stimulation, and such a sad sad sad story. And good god in heaven how irked was I at Frank for screaming at his wife for being friendly with a black man while he was screwing guys in his office?

[rawumber.livejournal.com]

Katie and I were laughing about it being a boys wet dream and naughty fantasies brought to life and put on the screen.

We had an amazingly good time watching and making comments to each other during it=)

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

I suppose it would be a lot more entertaining if a) I was as stoned as Tarantino, b) I was n the company of friends and some liquor, or c) it was edited better.

I've enjoyed a lot of Tarantino in the past, don't get me wrong, it's just that I feel like he's not doing anything new with this movie. If half the movies out there weren't already wet dreams of studio suits, it would probably be more subversive. I'll like this movie a lot more in twenty years when I can rent it on a Saturday afternoon I think.

[tinywarrior.livejournal.com]

I am flattered that anyone would write such nice things about me. I sound great!! Hee! : ) I will miss ya'll. Start saving money NOW for a trip north!

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

But of course, we really want to see this wedding. And I promise not to take the bus, to bring and extra bag for shoes and all that.