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[e_clare]

Instead of packing, I watched 28 Days Later for the first time today. I'm far too proud of myself; I don't do scary movies well, and spent a couple of years being too frightened to see it, despite all the good things I'd heard. (To be fair, most of the "good things" were "HOLY SHIT SO SCARY!" so I don't think you can blame me for staying away.)

The thing is, having seen it? It's not actually that scary. Creepy, yes. But I'm a fan of the creepy -- see my affinity for M. Night Shyamalan, or even Buffy the vampire slayer (shutupitwastoocreepysometimes) -- so this worked well for me. And it's interesting from a Hollywood standpoint, with Cillian Murphy and Christopher Eccleston being considerably more recognizable now than when it was made. (I also had a Hey! It's That Guy! moment with Brendan Gleeson, who you may remember from such films as Troy and...King Arthur, maybe? Historical stuff, like that.)

Additionally, having sat through all three alternative endings ("This one's pretty much the same...only Jim's replaced with a chicken!"), I've decided that I really like Danny Boyle. And I need to see Shallow Grave. *makes a note*

My other entertainment experience of the day was reading Osborne's Look Back in Anger at work. Groundbreaking when it was first performed (1956), as usual, it's lost some of its luster. But it's still easy to see how it "revolutionized English drama," and the characters are surprisingly compelling. So hooray. *checks it off Stoppard reading list*

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[rhipowered.livejournal.com]

[attacks you with the Christopher Eccleston Doctor Who Stick]

[e-clare.livejournal.com]

I'd gladly watch if I could get it -- but I'm cable-less here at the moment, and as I recall from my heady days in the Farscape fandom, the Valley is SciFi-less.

Is BitTorrent my best option?

[leikela4.livejournal.com]

Shallow Grave=fantastic

The only Boyle movie I haven't seen is The Beach... though I don't really want to see it.

[e-clare.livejournal.com]

Okay, I didn't do this in the entry, because I'm not sure I can be coherent, but...

My Defense of The Beach
1. I read the book first, and found the movie an admirable adaptation.
2. Tilda Swinton is awesome, as always.
3. I saw it at the tail end of my Leo!Obsession, so my opinion may be biased
4. BUT I was not so blinded by my 14-year-old's lust for DiCaprio that I couldn't recognize a crap movie when I saw one. And this is not a crap movie.

Give it a chance. Thankyouverymuch. *bows*

[newredshoes]

(I also had a Hey! It's That Guy! moment with Brendan Gleeson, who you may remember from such films as Troy and...King Arthur, maybe? Historical stuff, like that.)

Don't forget Braveheart! He was the log-tossing uber-Scot whose name I can't remember. (Also, speaking of Shyamalan, he's the guy who's burying his child at the beginning of The Village.) You know, I've seen the first half of that movie about five times, but something always comes up so I've never been able to finish it. It's like with Kill Bill Vol 1, the end of which I've seen about three times, but none of the rest of it.

[e-clare.livejournal.com]

We're even, since I've actually never seen Braveheart all through. But YES! My brain totally registered him from The Village. It allll makes sense.

[neuilly.livejournal.com]

I have yet to see that movie. Like you...it makes me nervous. Horror, so very not my genre.


But see Shallow Grave! Just for Ewan ;) And his snarkiness. Because the word is fun.