Emily Rose called out to me last night. Well not really, but the movie was pretty awesome in my opinion. I don’t know why the critics gave it a C+ on Yahoo! Movies which is usually a pretty reliable gauge for good movies, but the movie just excited me. Of course, they did give Life David Gale a pretty crap grade too, but seriously, The Exorcism of Emily Rose, at its worst could be called underwhelming. It’s definitely not C+ material though.
Funny thing though, both The Exorcism of Emily Rose and Life of David Gale star Laura Linney. I think as of this moment, she and Kate Winslet are my favourite actresses. Right now seems like the most appropriate timing for me to list my favourite actresses. Drum roll please………………….. There are some I love just for their acting and some I just love coz they look awesome on screen. So the first batch is up there coz of their acting (which also automatically qualifies them into the second group) and the second group is up there coz I just love looking at them. On screen, not porn. Of course, some of the stuff Kate Winslet has done, inclusive of the infamous scene in Jude and the urination scene in Holysmoke, can be classfied as porn.
Kate Winslet (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Jude, Iris, Heavenly Creatures)
Julianne Moore (Far from Heaven, The Hours)
Laura Linney (The Exorcism of Emily Rose, Kinsey, Love Actually)
Felicity Huffman (Desperate Housewives, Path to War)
Meryl Streep (The Hours, Angels in America, Adaptation, Death Becomes Her)
Laura Dern (We Don’t Live Here Anymore)
Nicole Kidman (Dogville, the Hours, The Others)
Maggie Smith (Gosford Park, Death on the Nile)
Natalie Portman (Closer)
Judi Dench (Chocolat, Iris)
Uma Thurman
Julia Roberts
Renee Zellwegger
Catherine Zeta Jones
Angelina Jolie
I am obsessed with movies. I wish could make tons of money just for criticizing movies. But sadly that is not possible. It just doesn’t pay that well coz honestly, anyone can criticize movies.
Several things happened while I was typing this post. Firstly, I just had just finished watching Dark Water starring Jennifer Connelly when some stupid bat tried to fly through my window. I just lost it. This is exactly on par with my phone ringing right after I finished watching The Ring. It wouldn’t have been so bad if I knew who it was that was calling but somehow I missed the call and there was no number on my caller number display. Freaky. I mean I checked if it was an international call but my family specifically told me that they hadn’t called.
Also, as I walked down to collect my McDonald’s Breakfast (that’s right folks, it’s 5.45am and McDonalds just delivered me my breakfast!!!), I decide to pop into the TV room in my block. In the darkness slept a strange man. I turned to rush out, he woke up, we both screamed and I ran out. I have only just calmed down to realize that this strange man is our security guard. What the fuck was he doing a). sleeping and b). in the freaking TV room? Blardy fools I swear.
And finally, a hell of a lot of garlic sauce just squirted onto my laptop. Disgusting! This is God’s way of reminding me that I hate Garlic Sauce and to stop trying to taste it from time to time. For those out there who know how much I care for my baby, AKA laptop, both baby and parent are fine with only superficial bruises. However I must stress that the wounds are only just superficial. A little more volume as regards Garlic Sauce and my baby would have suffered a devastating death. Devastating for me, not for it…My precious.
Watching movies, grading them, analyzing actors and actresses and just generally getting steeped in film trivia are just some things I do to get myself through the day. It’s a guilty pleasure. Actually, scratch that, I feel no guilt about it (faintly embarrassed?) and I have loads of fun doing it.
By the way, Dark Water is a mediocre film with good acting by Jennifer Connelly. I know she’s a pretty phenomenal actress but I have never liked her too much before. In this flick I like her better but I don’t think I will ever be bowled over by her. I am just not into her. She doesn’t rock my boat.
I must stop now. Never, ever presume you can sustain a high energy level with only 3.5 hours of restful sleep. I am just gonna take a short nap. Tata!
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