I am 21 year-old female who tends to blend in well in large cities, and stand out in her hometown.
(If I emulate Steven Morrissey and say that I am part James Dean, part Oscar Wilde, would this be a bad thing?)
In addition to this site, I also have a Shelfari account. I’m rather fond of the intersection between good literature and good cinema.
(http://www.shelfari.com/barracudababy)
What you said about Lawrence of Arabia and not wanting to ruin the "magical element," is something I agree with in general. The movies I like get a certain amount of critique as I watch them, but I don't go on to such a degree that I can't enjoy it the next time. At the same time, movies that suck, in the same way, sometimes leave me without reason to think so other than my intuitions that they are bad films. I hate wasting the time to really sort out the reasons for hating movies that seem to obviously suck. Unless the the reasons are real obvious. I feel that I'm rambling, so I'll stop there.
Although I liked Vicky Cristina Barcelona more than you apparently did, I must admit that your critique was quite funny. In general I think Woody Allen films are "Cute, but a precious waste of time." Except for you know Annie Hall, Manhattan, and maybe like five minutes here and there in some others. Like in Vicky Cristina Barcelona, when Penelope Cruz and Scarlett Johanson kiss. LOL
Part of me wants to type, “THAT BASTARD CHOPPED HER FINGER OFF”
Ah. That being said, the final six minutes made the film for me. The hand in… read review
Upon telling several friends that I had plans to view this four hour-long epic, they sighed, telling me that it was too long and tedious to possibly be enjoyable. (I guess this is just the standard… read review
