Where were you while we were getting high?

Watchmen is one of the rare books I've read in recent years that really overwhelmed me. I wish I'd gone to the cinema with someone who's read the graphic novel rather than someone who's expecting a live action version of The Incredibles. But anyway...

I really love the opening. "Unforgettable" is just so apt for it. Now I just have to re-read the graphic novel to see if the schmoopiness is too much.  I love the opening credits, which I've already watched a dozen times before going to the cinema. Before Watchmen, I'd only known about the JFK assassination. I wonder if the others in the cinema knew the other scenes were real/refer to real events too. 

And I love the clown joke, which I'd been afraid may not make it into the movie, and which is one of the most emotionally effective scenes here. But the pacing of many other scenes were either too rushed (too much/compressed info-dump - Veidt suffers from this especially) or too dragged out (everything after the TV shows the whole world unites against Dr Manhattan) to have the emotional impact the story deserves. The compression of the psychologist's scenes is a real waste. If only the movie had kept the killing of Rorschah short and sharp, ended right there and given the screen time to flesh out the middle part instead.

Is it weird of me to feel Jack Brennan/Richard Nixon vibes in Frost/Nixon?

I was about to give up on this TV movie but then I saw Bobby (a highschooler) met this slick businessman in the city, started an unlikely friendship despite their age difference, oblivious to how the man was attracted to him, the man confessing his love and offering to remain just friends if Bobby wants, they lived together as something like friends with benefits... It was just too much like Clex for me to turn away. And it helped me to really visualise what Clark and Lex's friendship will look like if a real 15-year-old was cast for the Clark role. It's real bummer, though, that the TV movie made the city guy to be a pedophile in the end. To be honest, I don't believe a real pedo would have so much acceptance from ordinary gay men as to have them (all presumably not pedo, except for that star athelete) around for dinner, for instance.

Went to see Slumdog Millionaire at the cinema last night. It's quite different watching it on the big screen. I kept noticing how every shot was done beautifully and how the music was so perfect for the film, especially since I've already got the story when I first watched it on my computer.

Just downloaded Law and Order: UK out of curiosity. I didn't know Ben Daniels is in it. Does that mean now I have one more show to download?

With the news coming in about what shows are renewed and what shows are cancelled, I can't help but wonder what shows ABC will be left with next season. I'm still bitter they cancelled Pushing Daisies. And I don't understand why CW hasn't renewed Reaper. I may have to join in the sock campaign after all.

How great it is to see Wilson touching House as the image on TV.com's front page!

Finally watched My Blood Valentine (3-D)! It's my first 3-D movie so it's worth every dollar of the ticket :) It's amazing how distracting the stones on the road, the trees in the woods, and even the pillars of the bridge or the rooms can be just because it's 3-D~ Human faces or bodies just don't stand out as much unless it's a big close-up (oh, merely Jensen's pretty face in close-up is already worth the price for 3-D~) or if the person's got beautiful long, wavy hair.

The 10-year-ago part is rather crap. Actually, the dialogues from there right up to the diner scene really were unbearably crap, and I just couldn't stop laughing at the dark bra under the white tee. But I really like what came later. I like that the naked girl in the motel has nice real tits and I like that she has a strong personality even though it's probably only used as a ontrived reason for her prolonged nakedness. I agree that main story (the identity of the killer) is rather weak but I don't really care when there's a chance to see Jensen tall (which was esp. highlighted by the mine tunnels), handsome and badass!

OMG, OMG, OMG... I had no idea Demetri Martin is starring in a gay film with Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Just thinking about them together is making me squee (inside only though, because I'm at work - arrghhh... RL is a bitch)! It's wonderful that the film Taking Woodstock is directed by Ang Lee. There's no other director I would trust more with handling this right with subtleties and sensibility.

Thanks AfterElton for alerting me to this film! Now I have one more film to look forward to this year.

*back to squeeing inside*

ZOMG, how did I not know that Bobby in "Prayers for Bobby" is Ryan from Smallville?!! Now I can see in my mind fanvid of a teenage Ryan arguing with his two gay dads about going on a date with his new boyfriend.

I'm surprised to enjoy Coffee Prince so much (I know I'm late to the party). One thing that bugs me though is the media's continued ignroance about the sex difference in ass size. Women have more shapely asses than men - you learn that at health ed. (or whaterver they call it these days) at grade school. So why on earth have the male lead comment on the small ass the female lead (who he thinks is a man) has when the evidence on screen doesn't warrant that comment? And why did Sorority Boys have Michael Rosenbaum's character worry about his fat ass when MR had to put on prosthetics in that scene to make his ass even visible on screen?

Rant mode off. BTW, hope this post doesn't get filtered out because of the title...

After watching Urbania, I just can't get that sweet, angelic (albeit generic) pretty face out of my head when I watch him in The Middleman. I can't believe I didn't finish the film first time I watched it.

ETA. OMG he was that guy in Splendor?! How could I not notice?

I forgot I had seen Adam & Steve before so I downloaded it again, rather painstaking via Veoh too. Because of the trouble I went to, I watched the movie again. It's funnier than I remember, possibly because I subconsciously remember what kind of humour it has. If you don't expect too much originality, it's quite a good romantic comedy actually.

I've also forgotten I'd watched No Night Is Too Long. But at least I've got a better reason to hunt down this movie - I want to see what Marc Warren was like in this film. Both he and Lee Williams got this rather unhuman quality to them that they really add to their roles. And their scenes together really worked.