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a ramble for no reason
Jun. 13th, 2006 07:55 pmThere was some kind of fundraising sale at work today - old books, CDs, DVDs etc. that employees brought in to get rid of. They sold everything for $0.50 - $3.00. So obviously I bought some crap I wouldn't look at otherwise... LOL. Including a VHS copy of 28 Days. No, I didn't have this movie - I figured I didn't need to, since it's easily available for rent (and Viggo's role in it is pretty secondary). But when I saw it there on the table, prized at $1.00, I dissolved into giggles and decided it was waiting for me.;) I just couldn't let anyone else walk away with it, now could I? :P Not that I am actually in possession of any decent means to watch VHS. My roommate does have a VHS player, but as far as I know, it's out of order at the moment, and it doesn't seem to be on anyone's list of priorities to see to it, since nobody uses it anymore. And I'm certainly not going to my parents' place just to watch old Viggo tapes... LOL. So... yeah. A very reasonable purchase indeed. *snort*
But I also got a DVD of Anne Rice's Feast of All Saints, which I didn't even know existed (the movie, I mean; I do own the book, though I haven't read it yet). I hope it's worth seeing.;P There was actually a copy of Monty Python's Life of Brian, but somebody snagged it before I had a chance to lay my hands on it... *growl*
In other exciting news, last Sunday I went with a friend to see The Da Vinci Code. Just as I expected, Ian McKellen totally stole the show - so it was worth seeing, if only for him. I mean, I like the whole theory about Christ and Mary Magdalene (obviously there is no way of finding a definite proof of its validity, but it sounds pretty believable to me...;P), but all those American action/adventure/mystery/suspense movies are so similar to one another it's almost painful to watch (which is why I usually don't watch them). Like they were all done according to one and the same scenario, with only characters' names and locations changed. They are all overloaded with special effects, "unexpected" turns of events, totally unrealistic last minute escapes etc. So the first few I ever saw as a teenager were quite entertaining... then I slowly got tired to the point of annoyance. It's just not my kind of thing anymore...
( As for what IS my thing... )
But I also got a DVD of Anne Rice's Feast of All Saints, which I didn't even know existed (the movie, I mean; I do own the book, though I haven't read it yet). I hope it's worth seeing.;P There was actually a copy of Monty Python's Life of Brian, but somebody snagged it before I had a chance to lay my hands on it... *growl*
In other exciting news, last Sunday I went with a friend to see The Da Vinci Code. Just as I expected, Ian McKellen totally stole the show - so it was worth seeing, if only for him. I mean, I like the whole theory about Christ and Mary Magdalene (obviously there is no way of finding a definite proof of its validity, but it sounds pretty believable to me...;P), but all those American action/adventure/mystery/suspense movies are so similar to one another it's almost painful to watch (which is why I usually don't watch them). Like they were all done according to one and the same scenario, with only characters' names and locations changed. They are all overloaded with special effects, "unexpected" turns of events, totally unrealistic last minute escapes etc. So the first few I ever saw as a teenager were quite entertaining... then I slowly got tired to the point of annoyance. It's just not my kind of thing anymore...
( As for what IS my thing... )
