movies/books, july 2007
Saturday, August 4th, 2007Surprisingly, managed to catch quite a bit this month.
- Knocked Up - funny, good comedy, not worth the cinema ticket price, but funny (really!)
- Harry Potter & The Order of the Phoenix - long, phenomenal, as I also had just read the book before-hand. Pity they chose to make Cho a “baddie’
- Oceans 13 - loved this series, and this one’s just as excellent. Where’d they chuck Julia Roberts though?
- Blow - feel sorry for those in the drug trade. Jailed repeatedly, but what else can you expect the pusher to do? I haven’t actually noticed many movie’s with Penelope Cruz in it either
- Pride & Prejudice - interrupted a lot, but an interesting show. The book, as always, is more interesting.
- Ferris Bueller’s Day Off - funny, can’t believe it took me this long to watch! A must see.
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - if anyone ever tells me Indian movies are silly because people run around trees and sing songs, you’ve got to catch this, as not only do they do kung fu, they fly when they do it! Show was enjoyed though, on a projector against a wall (so it was a very cinema-like experience, minus the sticky floors, dirty chairs and smelly environment)
- Premonition - slept half-way through, it might have been good, but all that dejavu made me doze off in the plane
- Blades of Glory - funny, if not a little gay. One of the better comedies.
In book sense, I read quite a bit, but I probably don’t have anything to note about the Harry Potter series. I read book 5, 6 and 7, all in one weekend (Friday evening->Sunday). Yes, that means I read book 7 a little late, but who cares. I did take away some quick quotes: “Greatness inspires envy, envy engenders spite, spite spawns lies.” — Voldemort, in the Half-Blood Prince; “… but perhaps those who are best suited to ower are those who have never sought it. Those who have leadership thrust upon them, and take up the mantle because they must…” — Dumbledore.