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bundy · 12-13-2003, 09:00 PM

last flick i saw was Love Actually.

this film is fun!
it certainly wasn´t as sappy as i was expecting. Working Title just seem to know how to make feel-good romantic comedies that make me cry (both happy and sad tears) and feel warm/fuzzy without making me want to vomit (unlike many others).
the cast is great! if you like british comedy and drama, then you will know everyone!
there are some very pointed jabs at the current American treatment of foreign policy as well as the current servile British response to such influence. i´d love to know how this film was received in the states.
i loved this movie, but in the end it did kind of make me uncomfortable (not having anyone this christmas to make a crazy play for...).

i´d give this one 5/5 (i´m an easy marker)

i also just saw Spellbound.
now this is a sensational film/doco.
based around eight childrens´ preparation for the National Spelling Bee.
since the Bee is such a uniquely American tradition it really was a hilarious glimpse into the real lives of Americans from extremely different backgrounds.
there were scenes where the entire audience in the theatre was gasping at these children spelling words i´d never even heard of.
who´d have thought that watching a little group of super-nerd children spelling impossibly hard words would be so entertaining.
i thoroughly recommend this film to everyone.

5/5

12-13-2003, 09:00 PM	#122 (permalink)
bundy . Location: Tokyo	last flick i saw was Love Actually. this film is fun! it certainly wasn´t as sappy as i was expecting. Working Title just seem to know how to make feel-good romantic comedies that make me cry (both happy and sad tears) and feel warm/fuzzy without making me want to vomit (unlike many others). the cast is great! if you like british comedy and drama, then you will know everyone! there are some very pointed jabs at the current American treatment of foreign policy as well as the current servile British response to such influence. i´d love to know how this film was received in the states. i loved this movie, but in the end it did kind of make me uncomfortable (not having anyone this christmas to make a crazy play for...). i´d give this one 5/5 (i´m an easy marker) i also just saw Spellbound. now this is a sensational film/doco. based around eight childrens´ preparation for the National Spelling Bee. since the Bee is such a uniquely American tradition it really was a hilarious glimpse into the real lives of Americans from extremely different backgrounds. there were scenes where the entire audience in the theatre was gasping at these children spelling words i´d never even heard of. who´d have thought that watching a little group of super-nerd children spelling impossibly hard words would be so entertaining. i thoroughly recommend this film to everyone. 5/5 __________________ Ohayo!!! Last edited by bundy; 12-13-2003 at 09:02 PM..