Last night I saw a preview of what I'm sure Ed Harris thinks is the movie that will nab him an Oscar. Um, no.
It was a beautifully shot film with an interesting story about Beethoven late in his career when he is already deaf and relying on a copyist to help him write and conduct. But the writing wasn't up to snuff--it went from fairly on the mark to scenes from a bad sit com or ABC Family drama. I actually liked the copyist actress--Diane Kruger. You might know her from National Treasure and believe it or not she has acting chops. Randall said she seemed like a younger, straighter Jodie Foster with a dash of Kate Winslet. I can buy that.
But what I can't buy is truly recommending this movie to anyone. I'm glad I saw it, and it was free, but I wouldn't give it more than 5 or 6 out of 10.
Thursday, November 02, 2006
Lost Letdown
While Lost is still better than 95% of what's on television, I have to say that this season is really disappointing so far. Last night's show was no exception.
Lately we've been learning some stuff: that the Others are on another island, that the polar bear had escaped from a cage the Others had, that the Others live with technology. But do you see a theme? We've learned a lot about the creepy Others, and been introduced to mysterious Juliet, but the hardcore fans of the show want two things: to know what's happenning to the original Losties and to solve some of the island's mysteries.
But this year there has been so much investment in the Others, and so much time watching Jack and Sawyer and Kate being held captive that the show just isn't fun like it used to be. We've gotten precious little Hurley or Sayid or Locke for that matter. And mysteries haven't been revealed either. Was it just me or did the black smoke look like that red valentine heart monster from that old bugs bunny cartoon.
Anyway...I hope the showrunners can pull it together, but with Lost losing so much of its ratings, I fear that it may have already become Alias--a great show that couldn't keep up with its original conceit.
Lately we've been learning some stuff: that the Others are on another island, that the polar bear had escaped from a cage the Others had, that the Others live with technology. But do you see a theme? We've learned a lot about the creepy Others, and been introduced to mysterious Juliet, but the hardcore fans of the show want two things: to know what's happenning to the original Losties and to solve some of the island's mysteries.
But this year there has been so much investment in the Others, and so much time watching Jack and Sawyer and Kate being held captive that the show just isn't fun like it used to be. We've gotten precious little Hurley or Sayid or Locke for that matter. And mysteries haven't been revealed either. Was it just me or did the black smoke look like that red valentine heart monster from that old bugs bunny cartoon.
Anyway...I hope the showrunners can pull it together, but with Lost losing so much of its ratings, I fear that it may have already become Alias--a great show that couldn't keep up with its original conceit.
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Death on Lost
I'm finally back from travelling for work. No more of it for the rest of the year so blogging will be more frequent.
News is that a series regular will die on this week's Lost! My bet is Ecko. What do y'all think?
News is that a series regular will die on this week's Lost! My bet is Ecko. What do y'all think?
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