response 175 of 225:

Dec 12 22:14 UTC 2003

BWB is now a crime too?

response 177 of 225:

Dec 14 00:56 UTC 2003

We saw "Master and Commander" this afternoon.  Bits and pieces borrowed from
various books, but I didn't care.  I hope they make a few more.

response 179 of 225:

Dec 14 15:05 UTC 2003

I thought it was very good.

Even if it hadn't been, nice to see a Hollywood film full of English
people, none of whom are bastards, even if themain character was
played by an Australian actor. Actually, I can't think of another
actor who would have been the right age, British, and right for the
part.

There's an American Civil War film of which I saw a promo where the
two protagonists are played by non-Americans, too. (Nicole Kidman and
Jude Law, in this case).

response 181 of 225:

Dec 15 15:21 UTC 2003

I caught "The Last Samurai" this weekend.  I liked the story, I thought Tom
Cruise acted at the top of his abilities, but it was the character of
Katsumoto that really captured me.  I also had the same sort of affection for
the character of Katsumoto's son, Nobutada, that I have for Legolas . .

response 183 of 225:

Dec 15 18:26 UTC 2003

Watched "Stuck On You" laast night. While it wasn't terrible, I wish 
I'd seen "Something's Gotta Give" instead. Matt Damon was a 
sweetheart. I've never been a big fan of Greg Kinnear, and this movie 
didn't change that. Whoever played May Fong was annoying as hell. And 
Eve whatshername who played April started out annoying, but I ended up 
liking her pretty much (Maybe it was coz of May being so annoying)

response 185 of 225:

Dec 15 21:40 UTC 2003

Yeah, me too.

response 187 of 225:

Dec 16 14:40 UTC 2003

My mom always knits when she watches movies.  In fact, she refuses to
watch one unless she has something to do with her hands.

response 189 of 225:

Dec 16 16:40 UTC 2003

I used to knit while watching TV. Till I realised that I was watching 
6 hours of TV a day with the excuse that it wasn't a total waste of 
time since I was doing something productiove. On analysis, the 
argument didn't have much weight, especially in light of all the half-
finished projects lying around the house.

response 191 of 225:

Dec 16 18:21 UTC 2003

I have to have something to do with my hands when watching movies or TV.  I
don't watch much TV anymore (no time with schoolwork, and nothing all that
interesting on anyway).  I usually take knitting with me on the few occasions
that we actually go see a movie at a theater (I have been knitting for so long
that my fingers know what to do so I don't have to actually look at it). 
I also knit while reading, especially textbooks.  I don't have a problem
finishing knitted projects.  Staci and I are currently working on Christmas
presents.  This may mean that we actually go to the video store to rent DVDs
since my Netfilx account only allows 3 at a time with mailing back and forth
in between.  I think we are going to need more than that to finish up our
projects before Santa time.

response 193 of 225:

Dec 16 18:24 UTC 2003

Oh - caught "Pirates of the Carribean" last night.  Good flick, but I was
ready for it to be over long before it was.

response 195 of 225:

Dec 16 19:02 UTC 2003

Another commitment plus busy-ness at work kept me from seeing any of the
last half of "Angels in America" on HBO.  Saw the first half when it
debuted a week ago Sunday.  What an amazing movie!  Will see the rest
at my earliest opportunity.

response 197 of 225:

Dec 17 00:38 UTC 2003

Looks like I'm going to a midnight showing of "Return of the King" tonight.

response 199 of 225:

Dec 17 16:06 UTC 2003

Well, as before I can't say much good about how Peter Jackson interprets
characters.  But the scenery, the castles, and especially the beasties were
all really cool.