eternal sunshine

Sculpture just off King Street.
Hey, I feel like this sometimes!


Since Return of the King came out, I haven't enjoyed movies as much; right now, all other movies seem to pale in comparison. What a geek I am.

Recent movies: Saw Kill Bill 2 with Rand in Buffalo last week and liked it, though not as much as the first one. I'm still not sure why I enjoyed the Kill Bill so much; I usually not a fan of super-violent movies. Saw Endless Sunshine of the Spotless Mind by myself tonight and loved it. I'm usually also not a Jim Carey fan, but really liked him in this.

I go to movies for different reasons. Sometimes for comfort, for pure escapism, because of someone I like in the movie, sometimes because of rave reviews from friends. I prefer movies with hope at the end. I prefer happy endings, though a movie doesn't necessarily have to have a happy ending for me to like it. If it has a depressing ending, there has to be a point other than to prove that "life sucks sometimes". If I want ultra-realism, I can just turn on the news.

I don't tend to see as many movies as I did a few years ago, mainly because of the increased cost. Also, is it my imagination or are movie audiences less courteous than they used to be? I'm finding that more and more people think it's normal to talk through a movie, for instance, as if they're in their own living rooms. Why don't they just wait until the movie comes out on DVD and rent it?!? I don't get it.

Tonight's audience was good, though. Did some book-browsing in Chapters afterward, picked up some chicken souvlaki take-out from Penelope's on the way home. Going to curl up and read a bunch of "Strangers In Paradise" collections with a mug of Yogi mint licorice tea before crashing. Cozy Friday night, really.

Have a great weekend, everyone.



My friend Rand.

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