Arrgghhhh! Its been awhile since I was on here last, been a weekend of film and popcorn. Plus I wanted to steer clear of the net for awhile. A sort of, ‘prove to myself that I’ve not become addicted to the damn thing’. I think I did well, except I was on yesterday but that was more to feed my obsession with David Tennant than the actual ‘want’ to be online. *girlie moment alert* David Tennant - what a absolute ride!!! *drools* *moment over*
As the films go I should probably be ashamed to say that “Role Models” was my favourite, but it is one funny ass film. Classic line after classic line. Just as Paul Rudd’s fine performance as John Lennon in “Walk Hard” gave birth to many of myself and a friends favourite quotes, Role Models just added a shitload more to the list. So many in fact that I’ll have to see the film again just to fully remember the lines that I really laughed my ass off at. It’s probably quite sad that I want to now set up a Medieval role-play game in the local park. Don’t think it would work well in Ballymun though, the local junkies who frequent said park will think they are on a very bad trip. Thank you, “Role Models”, you more than makes up for the dire, predictable chick flick that was “Bride Wars”.
Never in my life have I been to a film that was more of a chick flick, not one guy in the whole room. Normally you get a single handful who have been dragged along on the promise of “Die Hard” on DVD and some kinky sex afterwards. Not this time, they all must have made a pre-arranged pact to refuse such a diabolical idea of a screenplay, the perfect wedding: I’m female and even I feel sick at the thought of all those flowers and white flowing gowns.
Still it was funny at the unveiling of the second ring, the entire room grasped. You could just tell everyone there were either single, awaiting that proposal or married with the smallest diamond ring their other half’s could dig up in the pawn shop.
Spoiler alert
What I really couldn’t understand was why the film makers felt the need to have Anne Hathaway’s character, all of a sudden, go off with the brother? What was the purpose of that? Her guy wasn’t that bad so it was quite stupid to suddenly have him become the bastard who ‘doesn’t get her’. Was it his destiny to be cast to the sidelines just because his ring looked like something from a 30p lucky bag?? Or was it just to cement the idiot idea that all best friends should end up becoming family to make for a tidier film ending.
*Spoiler end*
Finally came Slumdog millionaire which was an extremely good film. Danny Boyle thinking outside the box again, isn’t he a gift to film making!? I was a bit let down though since a friend did build it, quite a good bit up. “Best film you’ll see all year”, sadly no, that title I am holding onto for “Watchmen”, “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” will sadly miss out on that title (but will, hopefully, walkaway with the title of ‘my absolute favourite Harry film so far’) as i do doubt it offers anything spectactularly new to the world of film, ”Watchmen” on the other hand looks, drool invoking, spine tingling, fantastic. I’ve not been excited by the look of a film since I saw the first-look of Heath Ledger’s Joker in Empire magazine. Gone was the camp, flamboyancy of Jack Nicholson and Cesar Romero’s Joker, in was the sadist, unhinged version of Ledgers. Oh what a wonderful change, the Joker I had always pictured (and wanted. I like my villains sadistic!)
