Day: January 15, 2006
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Movie: Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
First time in a long time I’ve watched two movies back-to-back… following The Constant Gardener, we put on Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit. This pun-filled animated amusement was spot on. Couldn’t have stayed awake for anything deeper, either. Metacritic score of 87 seems high, but this is excellent for its type. The…
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Movie: The Constant Gardener
The Constant Gardener moves too slowly. The story is interesting (if a bit shallow in points), but I wanted a conspiracy thriller to move more quickly. Also, the key husband and wife relationship felt impossible to me. Maybe the book gave the depth which is hinted at, but skipped, in the movie. John Le Carré…
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Movie: Brokeback Mountain
Brokeback Mountain is a good movie, though tough to live up to the hype. The Metacritic 87 is the highest score I’ve seen in my short experience with Metacritic. On the all-time scores Brokeback Mountain ties for 64th… note, however, that Metacritic has only been around for ~5 years, and while they are working backwards…