Passing Fair

[jchrisobrien]

Friday night I was still pretty tense from a long stressful work day.  There was much chilling out and cider drinking with Heatray and Tegin, and a lot of Angel got watched.  Some episodes were really on, some were reeeeeally melodramatic.  I was nodding off near the end, the day was taking it's toll.

Saturday I played some Warhammer in Harvard Sq.  Took a drubbing, but learned a bit from it.  Saturday night I visited hawkegirl for her birthday, and we actually saw each other this time!  It was a chill group of people, though apparantly things got very interesting after I left (alas).  I had a very good reason for leaving: mrfph and her husband were in town at Toast, so I got to catch up with them.  They looked great, and had a great time.  I ran into Susan unexpectedly as well.

Sunday: more games (a loss and a win), buy more paint, and a power Mexican dinner with Susan before watching King Kong.  It was a treat to watch.  There are some major similarities to LOTR (the Uruk Hai, I mean, natives).  I really liked some of the fight scenes and the brontasaurs pile up, but somethings pushed my suspension of disbelief.  I think there would have been a lot more casualties in the stampede, and I fail to see how people on foot could keep outrunning dinosaurs or Kong.  Also, had I survived that island, I think I'd be catatonic.  Especially had I fallen into Bug Valley.  Gack.
The film touched on two of my phobias:  insects, and fear of heights.  I would have been petrified standing on top of the Empire State Building like that.
Jack Black's performance was awesome, and Naomi Watts was perfect as a thirties era screen siren.  Well, I liked her anyway.

No food shopping or gym time occured this weekend though.  Better fix that next time around.

Comments

[hawkegirl.livejournal.com]

I think it was while you were here... or some of it... it's just a big house. :>

[(Anonymous)]

Big house. Many rooms. Lots of ... opportunities.

[silas7.livejournal.com]

Big house. Many rooms. Lots of ... opportunities.

[sbazzy.livejournal.com]

i think Naomi Watts was excellent as a thirties siren. they did good casting that part.

i think the movie just dragged on waaaaaay too long. the island part could've used some substantial editing.

[silas7.livejournal.com]

After LOTR, I don't think anyone has the guts to tell Peter Jackson to cut a scene! They should. There were definite places the movie could have been shortened.

[water-childe.livejournal.com]

I've heard this from just about every review I've read, and from just about every first hand account from friends.
Supposedly he tried to do too many crossover subplots with some of the supporting cast. I haven't seen it yet, but apparently there was this whole, 'Heart of Darkness' thingie he tried to throw in there.
I'd love to see Peter Jackson do a mini-series.

[silas7.livejournal.com]

I didn't mind the cross over sub plots. I mean lots of scenes of people staring into each other's eyes. Scenes with Kong and Naomi that didn't involve combats. Shots that were held too long and could have been paced more quickly. He could have cleaned up 20 minutes worth of film just like that.