shut up ... enough!

so, today was monday and that means cheap movie tickets at NOVA.

i managed to have an awesome day that proved both entertaining and productive. after doing all my little chores and such, i went into the city and had a play at the gym for a tiny bit before heading off to see some movies...

THE PRESTIGE

"now... every trick has 3 parts..." oh, michael... you're still doing well for yourself aren't you. so, this is christopher nolan's newbie and both his batman faves are back... add hugh jackman, throw in scarlett and some razzle dazzle and presto.... this flick is pretty cool... oh, i forgot david bowie... (although, i dont really care for him) so, 2 rival magicians ... fighting and trying to see who is better and they dont really care who gets hurt along the way. mmm it was fairly long-ish .. and i had to sit next to the most annoying bitch possible... (japanese)

i'll set the scene... christian bale is standing with a woman who is trying to get into her house. she turns the key. he says "you think that will stop me" she laughs. she opens the door and walks inside. christian bale is there. "see" ?

japanese girl - oh, what happened. how he get in there?

FUCK WOMAN, IT'S A MOVIE ABOUT MAGICIANS. IT'S MAGIC. STOP TALKING TO YOUR BOYFRIEND WHO LOOKS LIKE YOUR BROTHER AND PAY ATTENTION.

japanese girl - oh... that is scarlett johannson. she from that movie lost in translation.

ARGHHHHH. I WANTED TO SLAP HER AND HER DUMB-ASS LOVER FOR NOT TELLING HER TO SHUT THE FUCK UP.

no offence carol, but i would tape your mouth shut it you were ever dumb enough to talk to me during a movie. or, at least make stupid comments like them.

back to the point, the movie was really quite well done, it was shot very nicely... looked a million bucks with it's P.D and the music and editing were all top notch. the performances were all great, i really like hugh, he's doing very well... the ending was quite clever and wrapped everything up nicely. i probably would have liked this better if it werent for the stupid girl next to me.

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after that, it was a quick toilet break and a chance to grab a snack from safeway before i was off to indulge in a nice gritty urban new york family drama.

A GUIDE TO RECOGNISING YOUR SAINTS

this was a book and then a movie which was directed by the guy who wrote the book who's live is the story of this movie. make sense? good...

well... mmm tough... i give major points for getting great performances out of the young cast from a debut film, it certainly has some good moments of shine for the kids swearin' and cussin' ... my only problem is that i really dont like these people. i mean, i try and be all like, "yeh, they in NYC, and it's tough and shit..." but don't be speaking to your girlfreind by calling her "shut your fucking bitch mouth motherfucker" and "i want to fuck you" mmm it aint cool dawg.

it was shot handheld and a little shaky at the start, it was ok... i guess i love that style so it really doesnt bother me that much. the story is pretty simple... guy who left comes back because his father is dying and sick and it just shows his life growin' up in the hood.

it had some emo moments- pretty raw kinda movie... (i cried in the bath tub scene) everyone was sweaty... dirty, looked like the entire wardrobe had been rolled in mud and then washed a tiny bit and then covered in blood...

music was really nice and subtle... lots of yelling and shouting and late 80's music and stuff... no one in the audience was pissing me off so that was good...

but nonetheless; an impressive film for a debut and i would like to see what he does next...

p.s- stay for the after credits... there's a lil something waiting for you.

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