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Thursday, April 17, 2003 Back in the Saddle I'm feeling about 80% after a bout with a GNARLY cold/flu. I can usually function when I catch a bug, but this time i was laid-up for like 4 days... Could do little more than waddle around the house and bitch. Sorry for the lack of updates, but my brain wasn't really up for much. I did, however, watch "Panic Room" in my stupor one day, and must say that I was a little disappointed. I'm a big fan of director Fincher, and I enjoyed the visual impact of the film, but I felt that the story (by screenwriter David Koepp really fell apart during the last act. The whole set-up was so meticulously planned and executed, both in story and in visual style, that when it all went to shit at the end (like so many hollywood movies do) it was REALLY disappointing. It is one thing to stretch the audiences suspension of disbelief, but it is another thing entirely to have a character do something so improbably and uncharacteristic that the viewer wants to shout at the screen, "Why?" The high-point of the film for me was the excellent sound design (which blatantly showcased my system's shortcomings) and the virtual camera work. Fincher used CG to create the illusion that the camera was moving seamlessly thought he giant house, and he achieved some cool shots. Oh, and Forest Whitaker, he rocks! The new Powerbook is rocking the house! I'm loving it, but it is weird to think that I am now an official Mac user. After so many years of poo-pooing them though Highschool, and resenting having to use them in college, now not only do OWN one, I EVANGELIZE them to friends and strangers. Yet another example of why you should never say never! posted by JMV | 4/17/2003 12:16:00 PM| |
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