Brokeback Mountain

I went to see this on Friday night, in a sold-out arts theatre showing. I was absolutely blown away by it - the acting was spot on, the cinematography was breathtaking, and it was one of the most sympathetic and touching love stories I've seen.

I thought Heath Ledger was a bit of a bozo, so I was pleasantly impressed by his performance. I was expecting Jake Gyllenhal to be good, but he managed to shake off Donnie Darko much better than I expected. The women playing their wives were amazing actors - they could have got left out of the running entirely, but ended up being three dimensional characters that you could actually feel for.

I liked the way it was shot, too. The landscapes were amazing, but the shooting of the actors emotions and faces had a quality to it that I'd normally ascribe to a Jim Jarmusch or Sergio Leone film. I'm still haunted by the whole thing a good 48 hours later!

And I cried like a baby at the end. It's good - go and see it :)

Scarface

He rises, he falls. On the way, he shoots a lot of people, and snorts a bunch of coke. The women all snort too much coke too, as can be seen in their dire need for chocolate and pies. Certainly a period piece, and an influence on GTA - Vice City.

Enjoyable, but I don't really get its iconic status.

New year's resolutions

Still haven't typed them up for this year. Maybe I'll get it done tomorrow, if I remember the piece of paper.

Anyway, from now on, new stuff can only be acquired by the sale of old stuff. I have too much crap cluttering up my house, so hello EBay.