Sexy Doomed Demon Fighters: Constantine.

Rented and saw Constantine today with Mr. Dangermousie. It's about someone who can see demons, angels et al. He also knows he is going to hell when he dies. And since he has lung cancer? That is going to be awfully soon. There is also a cop (Rachel Weitz) who comes seeking his help etc etc. Loved it. It's visually amazing, has nifty Catholic storylines about damnation and redemption and mortal sin and all that, is totally gloomy and atmospheric in a good way and has Keanu Reeves playing someone whose life sucks even more than Neo's. And it kept me on the edge of my seat. Alas, there is no kissing, though by the end I was chanting for Keanu and Rachel Weitz to get it on already, and the evil director kept teasing me instead.

Basically, the whole thing is a film noir seen through an anime lens (and yes, that sentence made sense in my head). It comes with an anti-hero hero, a mysterious woman in need of help, twisty plot, and scenes mostly in night time.

Here is a link to a Flick Filosopher [sic] review that explains so much of what I like about it.

My mother saw Pride and Prejudice today. According to her, not bad, but Lizzy in the BBC version was intelligent. Also, apparently no one owned a comb or a razor. She said Mr. Darcy wandered around hair uncombed, unshaven, and looking like he hasn't been near a bath in 3 or so years (my Dad's comment? That's because they cut out a scene of him in a Turkish bath :P). So glad I am staying away from this one.

Sexy Doomed Demon Fighters: Constantine.

Rented and saw Constantine today with Mr. Dangermousie. It's about someone who can see demons, angels et al. He also knows he is going to hell when he dies. And since he has lung cancer? That is going to be awfully soon. There is also a cop (Rachel Weitz) who comes seeking his help etc etc. Loved it. It's visually amazing, has nifty Catholic storylines about damnation and redemption and mortal sin and all that, is totally gloomy and atmospheric in a good way and has Keanu Reeves playing someone whose life sucks even more than Neo's. And it kept me on the edge of my seat. Alas, there is no kissing, though by the end I was chanting for Keanu and Rachel Weitz to get it on already, and the evil director kept teasing me instead.

Basically, the whole thing is a film noir seen through an anime lens (and yes, that sentence made sense in my head). It comes with an anti-hero hero, a mysterious woman in need of help, twisty plot, and scenes mostly in night time.

Here is a link to a Flick Filosopher [sic] review that explains so much of what I like about it.

My mother saw Pride and Prejudice today. According to her, not bad, but Lizzy in the BBC version was intelligent. Also, apparently no one owned a comb or a razor. She said Mr. Darcy wandered around hair uncombed, unshaven, and looking like he hasn't been near a bath in 3 or so years (my Dad's comment? That's because they cut out a scene of him in a Turkish bath :P). So glad I am staying away from this one.

Sexy Doomed Demon Fighters: Constantine.

Rented and saw Constantine today with Mr. Dangermousie. It's about someone who can see demons, angels et al. He also knows he is going to hell when he dies. And since he has lung cancer? That is going to be awfully soon. There is also a cop (Rachel Weitz) who comes seeking his help etc etc. Loved it. It's visually amazing, has nifty Catholic storylines about damnation and redemption and mortal sin and all that, is totally gloomy and atmospheric in a good way and has Keanu Reeves playing someone whose life sucks even more than Neo's. And it kept me on the edge of my seat. Alas, there is no kissing, though by the end I was chanting for Keanu and Rachel Weitz to get it on already, and the evil director kept teasing me instead.

Basically, the whole thing is a film noir seen through an anime lens (and yes, that sentence made sense in my head). It comes with an anti-hero hero, a mysterious woman in need of help, twisty plot, and scenes mostly in night time.

Here is a link to a Flick Filosopher [sic] review that explains so much of what I like about it.

My mother saw Pride and Prejudice today. According to her, not bad, but Lizzy in the BBC version was intelligent. Also, apparently no one owned a comb or a razor. She said Mr. Darcy wandered around hair uncombed, unshaven, and looking like he hasn't been near a bath in 3 or so years (my Dad's comment? That's because they cut out a scene of him in a Turkish bath :P). So glad I am staying away from this one.

The things you find in the foreign movie isle of your local Hollywood Video

Browsing the foreign movie isle in the HV ended up being quite an experience, and not just because at some point, a man in a tuxedo and two women in evening dresses wandered through. I ended up getting "Bitter Sugar" (a movie about Cuba), "God of Cookery" (a Stephen Chow flick) and what looks like deliciously over the top angstiness that is "Hong Kong 1941." But while finding any of these, I came across Amazonia which boldly proclaimed the words of some obscure reviewer on the cover, something about how good an exploitation flick it was. On the back, it has words like "devirginized." Exciting.

The things you find in the foreign movie isle of your local Hollywood Video

Browsing the foreign movie isle in the HV ended up being quite an experience, and not just because at some point, a man in a tuxedo and two women in evening dresses wandered through. I ended up getting "Bitter Sugar" (a movie about Cuba), "God of Cookery" (a Stephen Chow flick) and what looks like deliciously over the top angstiness that is "Hong Kong 1941." But while finding any of these, I came across Amazonia which boldly proclaimed the words of some obscure reviewer on the cover, something about how good an exploitation flick it was. On the back, it has words like "devirginized." Exciting.

The things you find in the foreign movie isle of your local Hollywood Video

Browsing the foreign movie isle in the HV ended up being quite an experience, and not just because at some point, a man in a tuxedo and two women in evening dresses wandered through. I ended up getting "Bitter Sugar" (a movie about Cuba), "God of Cookery" (a Stephen Chow flick) and what looks like deliciously over the top angstiness that is "Hong Kong 1941." But while finding any of these, I came across Amazonia which boldly proclaimed the words of some obscure reviewer on the cover, something about how good an exploitation flick it was. On the back, it has words like "devirginized." Exciting.