Day 9: Grassy Knoll Revisited

Celebrity sighting #2: Bryan McCabe walking with his wife and kid along Cumberland. Exciting, I know.

Nue Propriete

Good film. Reminded me a little too much at times of my own childhood, what with all the fighting - between brothers, and between the mother and (divorced) father. P-Giddy and I almost came to blows before the movie even started, arguing about the relative merits of Isabel Huppert and Juliette Binoche.

Seraphim Falls

Watch Liam Neeson chase Pierce Brosnan around the wild west. Fascinating, even tho you dont really find out why until near the end of the film. The Elgin was surprisingly empty for this - I suspect that they underestimated the kind of crowds they'd be getting for this.

Death of a President

After some reflection, I figure that this is a film that Kilgour Trout would have made. 9.5 out of 10 for idea, 2 out of 10 for execution. There are many levels that you can evaluate this film on, and frankly, I thought it was poor on most of 'em. The big killer was that most of actions that they suppose happening dont pass the smell-test for believability.

And it didnt help that I was sitting next to this twit who a) insisted on talking during the entire film and b) actually had the temerity to clap with glee at the part in the film where they announced that Bush had succumbed to his wounds. Tres tacky.

Princess

For some reason, I thought this would have been a lot more disturbing than it actually was. Not that it wasnt disturbing, I just thought it would be more so.