Movies:
To tell the truth I have become jaded towards movies now. I have the un-healthy habit of fast-forwarding movies, especially those that suck. It's either that movies are horrible nowadays or my standards have offcially gotten to a new high that I hate all others. My most recent "peak" was "Fight Club". By far a favorite, (not THE favorite) I seem to have gauged all other movies against this 100% goodness. It was entertaining, big budget yet still full of grit enough not to seem so. Sure it made hypocrites out of a lot of the actors/actresses who continue in their own daily gluttony of excess, but it's the movie that counts.
I don't know, perhaps at the same time, the new crop of actors/actresses hasn't really stood out...or those who did quickly faded into the realm of mediocrity.
Natalie Portman? A semi good Amidala in The Phantom Menace but continues the block of wood syndrome in a character who is anything but. Let alone her lovely "Mother daughter" movie with Susan "I'm an activist" Surandon.
Jason Scwartzman? Fabulous in Rushmore. However take a look at Slackers and you can see wasted talent...or was it that he sucked in the first place? That movie created doubts for me.
LeeLee Sobe-eski? Tha Glass House? Please...I think she's being confused with being a young Helen Hunt or more so with Julia "Art House" Stiles.
I don't know anymore. Perhaps the older we get, the harder we get to acting. We are only surprised by the acting done in our generation where WE were impressionable, easy pleasing minds.
But hey...there's always "Really Dude...Where's my car."
To tell the truth I have become jaded towards movies now. I have the un-healthy habit of fast-forwarding movies, especially those that suck. It's either that movies are horrible nowadays or my standards have offcially gotten to a new high that I hate all others. My most recent "peak" was "Fight Club". By far a favorite, (not THE favorite) I seem to have gauged all other movies against this 100% goodness. It was entertaining, big budget yet still full of grit enough not to seem so. Sure it made hypocrites out of a lot of the actors/actresses who continue in their own daily gluttony of excess, but it's the movie that counts.
I don't know, perhaps at the same time, the new crop of actors/actresses hasn't really stood out...or those who did quickly faded into the realm of mediocrity.
Natalie Portman? A semi good Amidala in The Phantom Menace but continues the block of wood syndrome in a character who is anything but. Let alone her lovely "Mother daughter" movie with Susan "I'm an activist" Surandon.
Jason Scwartzman? Fabulous in Rushmore. However take a look at Slackers and you can see wasted talent...or was it that he sucked in the first place? That movie created doubts for me.
LeeLee Sobe-eski? Tha Glass House? Please...I think she's being confused with being a young Helen Hunt or more so with Julia "Art House" Stiles.
I don't know anymore. Perhaps the older we get, the harder we get to acting. We are only surprised by the acting done in our generation where WE were impressionable, easy pleasing minds.
But hey...there's always "Really Dude...Where's my car."
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