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What dreams may come
Jan. 28th, 2007 07:47 amThough I've not watched any America's Next Top Model in a few months, last night I nevertheless dreamt of Tyra Banks. Playing golf. The dream also involved an old family friend, pictures of a pick-up truck and something about a party where I couldn't find the person I was looking for.
In the past few days, I've watched:
The Interpreter: Not too bad, not too good -- but WHY THE HELL didn't they just put her up in a hotel instead of having her apartment under constant surveillance?! And her French accent was horrible, the rhythm of her speech didn't sound natural at all, even for someone speaking a second (or third, or fourth) language. Unless of course she was supposed to be speaking with a south african accent in French, in which case I shouldn't say anything because I don't believe I've ever heard someone with a south african accent speak French. But still, it sounded bad.
Speaking of accents, a French presidential candidate recently made some inappropriate comment about Quebec separatism. A few days later, she received a phone call from "Jean Charest", in which she alluded to her comment and then ended up saying something (inappropriate) about Corsican separatism. Only she wasn't speaking to the Quebec premier, she was speaking to a French comedian (or radio talk-show host, something like that) and it was being taped. They played a bit of the tape on the news and my reaction, apart from wondering how good a politician she is if she can't keep such comments to herself, was to wonder if she's ever even met a Canadian, since that guy was doing a pretty bad impression of Canadian French, on top of sounding nothing whatsoever like Jean Charest.
Memoirs of a Geisha: I knew to expect weird hair and makeup and an inexplicable dance scene, but everyone said "It's a gorgeous movie!" And it was, at times, but for all the talk of the beautiful kimono, there seemed to be very few shots where you could actually appreciate their beauty. Also, I couldn't figure out why the young Sayuri was running around Fushimi-inari Temple (the tunnel of torii gates), which is about a half-hour train ride outside of Kyoto, if she pretty much spends her life at the okiya. It looks pretty, but... The Chinese actresses' accents in English didn't sound too Chinese to my ears, though someone's "Konnichiwa" at one point sounded really bad, but I still kind of wish the whole thing had been filmed in Japanese.
The League of Extraordinary Gentlement: Bad. I missed a good deal of it, going in and out of the room (couldn't be bothered to pause it) and concentrating on my knitting, but I think it's safe to say that I didn't miss much. Sean Connery sounded like he had a mouthful of porridge most of the time, though that might be his default mode of speech, the costumes were kind of cheesy, the special effects were VERY cheesy and that's about all I remember. I would like to read the comic book, if ever I come across it, if only to see if it's all the movie's fault for sucking.
In the past few days, I've watched:
The Interpreter: Not too bad, not too good -- but WHY THE HELL didn't they just put her up in a hotel instead of having her apartment under constant surveillance?! And her French accent was horrible, the rhythm of her speech didn't sound natural at all, even for someone speaking a second (or third, or fourth) language. Unless of course she was supposed to be speaking with a south african accent in French, in which case I shouldn't say anything because I don't believe I've ever heard someone with a south african accent speak French. But still, it sounded bad.
Speaking of accents, a French presidential candidate recently made some inappropriate comment about Quebec separatism. A few days later, she received a phone call from "Jean Charest", in which she alluded to her comment and then ended up saying something (inappropriate) about Corsican separatism. Only she wasn't speaking to the Quebec premier, she was speaking to a French comedian (or radio talk-show host, something like that) and it was being taped. They played a bit of the tape on the news and my reaction, apart from wondering how good a politician she is if she can't keep such comments to herself, was to wonder if she's ever even met a Canadian, since that guy was doing a pretty bad impression of Canadian French, on top of sounding nothing whatsoever like Jean Charest.
Memoirs of a Geisha: I knew to expect weird hair and makeup and an inexplicable dance scene, but everyone said "It's a gorgeous movie!" And it was, at times, but for all the talk of the beautiful kimono, there seemed to be very few shots where you could actually appreciate their beauty. Also, I couldn't figure out why the young Sayuri was running around Fushimi-inari Temple (the tunnel of torii gates), which is about a half-hour train ride outside of Kyoto, if she pretty much spends her life at the okiya. It looks pretty, but... The Chinese actresses' accents in English didn't sound too Chinese to my ears, though someone's "Konnichiwa" at one point sounded really bad, but I still kind of wish the whole thing had been filmed in Japanese.
The League of Extraordinary Gentlement: Bad. I missed a good deal of it, going in and out of the room (couldn't be bothered to pause it) and concentrating on my knitting, but I think it's safe to say that I didn't miss much. Sean Connery sounded like he had a mouthful of porridge most of the time, though that might be his default mode of speech, the costumes were kind of cheesy, the special effects were VERY cheesy and that's about all I remember. I would like to read the comic book, if ever I come across it, if only to see if it's all the movie's fault for sucking.
