Lately since my sis's back, she rented a whole bunch of movies that I probably wouldn't have thought of renting, but some of them have turned out to be surprisingly good.
Shallow Hal - Jack Black is great in this film, good, believable acting, lots of fat jokes, I know at least one person who will be delighted.
Click - I had imperiously decreed this to be a one-joke movie, but I have to admit that it was surprsingly touching at some moments and I was definitely a bit too hasty with my pronouncements.
My Super Ex-Girlfriend - Garbage.
Tallegeda Nights - Mostly garbage, I went to sleep halfway through, I couldn't even finish the exciting ballad of redneck Ricky Bobby. I don't know if i'm just snobbish, but I'm so UNexcited by hicks. The whole Texan accent...ugh, what a turnoff.
Ahh, but I'll save the best for last.
The Banquet - I saw this last night. Feng Xiaogang is right up there with the other Chinese cinematic masters. The artistry was exquisite, the scenes were all dramatic, stately, and despite a certain theatrical distance, very emotive. Zhang Ziyi was convincing as a queen in love with the crown prince and power. She makes Lady Macbeth look like a bunny rabbit. Although the plot turned out to be slightly unbelievable, I would argue that the film nevertheless is still worth its weight in gold based purely on the actors, the characters, the artistic composition and the script.
Last night's dinner party was a resounding success. Mom has outdone herself once again and I think all our guests really enjoyed being at our house. Much as sometimes we bitch and moan about having to clean the house (okay, that would mostly be me) I guess I see the value of throwing parties too. It leaves others with a wonderful memory, and that, is the most precious gift of all.
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