The Movie Back-Up

Wow.. I really need to pay better attention to the posting thing regarding movies. I've gotten behind again. Here's the latest list.

The best movie I've seen recently is The Orphanage. When a former orphan purchases her old orphanage home to open a school for special needs kids, strange things eventually begin to happen, resulting in the disappearance of her own son in the house. The film is dark and moody, atmospheric and disturbing, without copious gore, but included a few scenes that made me jump. It's very well written, which is by far its best attribute. The movie is in Spanish with English subtitles, but they're far from distracting. I plan on seeing it again and the DVD will be worth buying.

Saturday night was an evening with the Cincinnati Movie Bears, catching a matinee of Cloverfield. No details to spoil it for anyone who has yet to see it and plan on it. I wont say it's a bad movie, but I can't say it was a great one either. The special effects were cool, but the jarring camera filming is too distracting. I didn't get sick to my stomach, but I left with a headache. Not something I plan on watching again and I think I'll skip the DVD.

Yesterday, Brian (cincycub) and I hit lunch and a matinee of 27 Dresses. It's very cute and funny, definitely a light hearted movie. An overachieving assistant and perpetual bridesmade, Jane (Katherine Heigl) is in love with her boss only to have her ditzy, spoiled sister sweep in and steal him away. Her sister asks for her help to plan her wedding, which is sheer torture for Jane, who is pursued by a reporter who tries to get the story about her 27 trips down the aisle as the bridesmaid. I wouldn't mind seeing it again, but I doubt I'll buy the DVD.

Today, I ran some errands and caught a matinee of Aliens vs Predator - Requiem at the dollar-house theater. It was a fun movie, good special effects, but I went in knowing it was shlock and I wasn't disappointed. It starred John Ortiz as the local sheriff and I thought he was pretty cute. The movie is not something I'd watch again, unless it was on cable. No DVD buying on this one either.

The Eight Facts Meme

I got tagged by denverjordan! :)

* Each person starts with eight random facts, traits, or quirks about themselves. LJer's that are tagged get to write on their own blog about their eight things and post these rules. At the end of your blog, you get to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names.

1. I've had no formal art training, just lots and lots of practice. I've been drawing since I was six. For years I would spend hours a day doodling and my only art teacher in junior high never taught drawing.
   
2. I have been collecting comic books since I was six too.
   
3. When I got excited as a kid, I used to rub my hands together frantically, almost unconsciously. I still fight the urge today.
   
4. I have no known allergies to date.
   
5. I love to push buttons - Computer screens, cash registers, elevators, etc. I can't stand a "quiet" computer keyboard, I like the sound of the keys.
   
6. I'm a good tipper at restaurants. A server has to really REALLY suck for me to not give a tip.
   
7. I've been drunk only once in my life, when I was 23. I'm not much of a drinker.
   
8. Leonard & Larry was very influential on my decision to come out. I began reading the strip years before the big decision and loved it. I hated to see it end.

I tag the following, but it's totally up to y'all if you want to do it: bearpaco, bookish_cub, cincycub, cubtharsis, mikiedoggie, stripedtiger, susobear, and sweetjimmyto.