wook77 | Movies, sleeplessness and my fucking car

Am getting ready to head to the garage to have my hood release looked at. I've my fingers crossed that it's just because of gunk build-up that the latch won't open. Don't burst my bubble until the garage does, yeah? I'm hopeful they can get it opened and do the oil change I need and switch out my turn signal fuse, too.

I've had pretty bad insomnia this past weekend and into last night. I've gotten about 6 hours of sleep in dribs and drabs since Friday. Just little catnaps. Stupid stress.

However, that only means that I've watched a metric asstonne of movies. After cruising the flist, someone rec'd Shelter and then linked to someone who had the download. Of course Firefox crashed before I could thank the person so I've no idea who I ganked it from BUT - omgsogood. It's a very lovely story that has a nice pace to it. In this case, it was nice to see a movie that featured a homosexual couple that isn't all about the OMGANGST and woe and homophobes. Instead, Jeanie's reaction was fairly typical but not over the top. Gabe is ♥. Shaun and Zach are just awesome.

I loved the little touches and the way that sometimes Zach flinched away from being so out as he figured things out. His struggle feels real though the resolution feels rough. We're supposed to believe in a span of like a month, that Shaun would rebound so quickly that he'd be willing to have Zach and Cody move in with him. IDK that I can suspend disbelief every time but in the middle of the night with no sleep, I definitely could.

10 out of 10

I uploaded it to share the love. Definitely go out and buy it though as there are some really brilliant cast commentaries and special features on teh DVD that aren't on the download. here is the download. It's a zip so you'll have to unzip it and it's rather HUGE (almost a gig by itself). I also converted it to the iPod so I can watch it on that when I get bored at Fry's.

I made the mistake of watching The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. You know it has to be a bad movie when you're yelling at the screen - "fucking kill Brad Pitt already!" First problem with this movie was that I couldn't separate the actors from the characters. I didn't see Jesse James, I saw Brad Pitt. Worse, I flashed back to Legends of the Fall Brad Pitt and shuddered.

Second problem is that the movie, instead of conveying artistry, appears pompous and in love with itself. The lines and the scenery were basically all "look at me and how witty I am! I am the bestest movie evah and I shall win loads of awards! If you do not see my epic genius, you are a clueless plebe."

Third problem is that basically everyone, at one time or another, is shot in a very artistic and overused shot of them in a field of wheat. Bathtub optional.

Fourth problem is that there are only two "characters" that show any real emotion. One is the kid when he's getting the shit beat out of him by Brad Pitt. The other is the horse that startles at the sound of gunshots. Yep, a kid and a horse. Everyone else is wooden and boring.

Fifth problem is that this movie is BORING. It's slow and trods on like a ninety year old woman in a walker. Actually, scratch that. I think the ninety year old woman could kick this movie's arse in a footrace.

It's just bad. The cinematography is the only thing that saved this movie. The scene where the James Gang robs the last train is brilliant. It was actually visually stunning and I applaud the camera peeps for that. However, it then slides right into the most boring and tedious train robbery I have ever had the misfortune of watching. It's a train robbery for fuck's sake! It should be exciting, there should be emotion, people should be screaming or something. Good God, this is set in the Old West and it should be an exciting time, not morbid and slow and boring.

2 out of 10 and it only gets that because the camera peeps deserve a spot of love.

Random observation - there are certain words that should never be used in a sex scene. I read one fic this morning that utilized the word "girth" as a name for a cock. ie - "He sucked the girth into his mouth and sucked". Um, bwa? When I think of girth, I think of my fat ass and how girthy it is. I don't think of a giant cock of doom. In conclusion, girth is not a sexxehtiems word. Stop using it. Plz.