I should be packing, but I've been watching movies instead
And, okay, I am. Really I am. Dug out my suitcases yesterday & started filling them with several of the items on my list. I still have quite a bit to go, though.I've also been getting a little writing done--which is amazing, considering I keep jumping up every few minutes to grab something else I think I might need.
And I've been watching movies. Partly because it's something I can do while being distracted by other things, & partly because I need to clear enough space off of the DVRs to allow stuff to record all while I'm gone. This wouldn't be quite as necessary if I didn't insist on recording every episode of Simon & Simon, The Big Valley, & Diagnosis Murder, in addition to a bunch of other stuff, but just because I'm not here doesn't mean I should miss my favorite shows, right?!?
Last night, I watched Saw. Started it early, but didn't finish until just before bed. Not such a good idea, since I ended up having kind of disturbing dreams. :-( But it was actually a really good movie. I expected it to be simply a gory, blood-soaked horror fest, with no real rhyme or reason, but it turned out to have an actual story & plot. A couple of things were left unanswered for me, but the end was definitely spooky.
I also watched Sky High while on the exercise bike, & thought that was really good, too. Cute & creative. And National Treasure, which is my kind of movie--I love the action-adventure stuff when it has a really solid storyline.
And though I didn't watch them recently, I've been trying to catch up on other stuff, so I've also seen Birth, The Forgotten, The Village, Before Sunset, & The Good Girl--all of which were boring & just plain stupid.
The Village was semi-decent, but I got to the end & though, "Excuse me?" with the way it turned out. I mean, huh? M. Night Shymalan went from The Sixth Sense to this?
Birth was completely pointless...it was slow & stupid, but if it had at least had a plot or a reason for this boy saying he was the dead husband, then I would have liked it more. I mean, couldn't the dead husband have come back to warn her about something...what a creep the new fiance was or that someone was trying to kill her? Anything!
Same goes for The Forgotten. I almost got it there for a minute, then it ended up with no explanation of what was going on & no point, really. I hate it when movies do that!
The Good Girl--boring. Why was there so much hubbub about this snoozer? Before Sunset--yap, yap, yap, boring. All they did was wander around talking. It was kind of like Open Water, but without the intrigue of circling sharks. :-P
A few better movies I've seen were...
Cellular -- Very good. Way better than I ever expected. In fact, so good that I'm watching it again right now. :-) I just love it when films keep you riveted & are completely plausible to boot. I also liked that even though Kim Basinger's character was trapped in an attic most of the time, when there was finally something she could do to help herself & her family, she did it. She didn't fall into the trap of so many women-in-jeopardy heroines & either fall apart or make matters worse.
Pirates of the Carribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl -- (That is right, right? Black Pearl was the first one, Chest is the second, correct?) Yes, the sequel is out & I just got around to watching the first one, but I'm always behind on my movie viewing. For some reason, I didn't think I would like it very much, but it turned out to be really, really good. Maybe even buy-on-DVD-good. :-) And I would dearly love to see the second one, but it will have to wait until after I get back from RWA. Or maybe until it comes on TV or out on DVD. LOL
The Spongebob Squarepants Movie -- What can I say? I'm a fan. This one was just like the much shorter cartoons on Nickelodeon, but I liked it.
And last but definitely not least, Team America: World Police -- I love South Park, so I thought this movie would be amusing, but I wasn't in a huge hurry to see it because I just couldn't wrap myself around the idea of spending two hours watching marionette dolls in action. But I was delighted to discover that this movie--puppets & all--is freaking hilarious!!! The songs, the jokes, the irreverent humor, even the dead eyes of the marionette dolls. For mature audiences only, to say the least, but a total laugh riot!
I think I have enough space on my DVRs to handle the coming week's recordings, but I'd better watch a few more just to be safe. *g*
Currently watching Cellular
Currently reading Kill the Competition by Stephanie Bond
