Year: 2005

The Truth About Cats & Dogs

I have finally did something that I should have done a long time ago. I’ve watched a movie with Uma Thurman that has nothing to do with Quentin Tarantino (or at least to my knowledge). I am glad I did it. The star union of Quentin and Uma is well known and needs no introduction. I have also seen plenty of Quentin’s work. Uma, on the other hand, hasn’t recieved a respectable amount of my attention (when she is alone that is). She is a star on her own. She can act, she can sparkle and she “digs it”. I’ll be watching more of her.

The film I’ve seen this time is “The Truth About Cats & Dogs“. It is a an excellent romantic comedy with the usual love triangle, friendship, and not so usual animals. The film is very kind, light, and relaxing. It entertains and when its done, all you have is this good feeling about world in general and life in particular being totally balanced.

The story could have been better or fresher. There weren’t anything in the stunt or special effects departments, but there was something cooking in the dialogue section. I think its about time Audrey Wells appears on IMDB, so if you are hiding one, please upload.

6.5/10.

The tricky question

I was reading this post (NOTE: not for kids) by Joe Rogan. He asks the old questions and pretty much repeast everything I’ve heard before. But while reading his post, a thought crossed my mind…

Imagine that you are the one who has been offered 10 billion dollars to have one hour of gay sex. Exactly the type of dude he is talking in that post. But there is one small condition. If you would like it and, say, will try to have another gay experience ever, you will have to give away all that money. And than you have that hour and you like it. More than that, you are totally blown away and feel that your life is finally complete and you just realised who you are. The situation you find yourself in is to either give all your earned money away and have as much gay sex as you wish, or to enjoy the money and never have the greatest pleasure of yours. What would you do? I mean giving away all the money seems logical, since it will end you up at the level you were before that one hour of gay sex. You’ll still have your job and will still have to make your living. On the other hand you don’t have to work ever. Your life, your family lives, your friends’ lives are all totally filled with every possible pleasure, except for one that you desire most. That sounds like a lifetime torture to me. What about you?

I Capture the Castle

Watched “I Capture the Castle“. It is an interesting, romantic drama, which is not like all the others. Note though that you might need to put up an effort to get through the first third of the film or so. It is very slow opening, but an a really excellent film afterwards. It is also very emotional and thought provoking.

The make of the film forced me to think of the conflict. When I see modern films about old times I seem not to be satisfied by anything. If there are any attributes of the modern filmmaking in the movie, like bright colors, mobile camera work and good lighting, it keeps breaking my mood. I notice these things and the film loses. On the other hand, if the film is properly done as an old one, I don’t have any eye candies. Instead I keep seeing “old mistakes” and again the pleasure is gone. This conflict of mine does not allow me to properly enjoy films about times past. Thus, the only way I can enjoy such a movie is if the movie is really good with the story and characters. It carries me away than and I don’t see it is a movie anymore. I am all inside.

Well, with “I Capture the Castle” I managed to think about my attitudes and feelings and still enjoy the film. That is because I had enough time to think things over while it was slowly unfolding in the beginning. Later though I was carried away.

8 out of 10, for I really enjoyed it and for I cannot let the film that helped me to understand myself better go with lower rating.