Urgent, Important and most of all Relevant Reader Poll
The other day at work an urgent and highly contestable question occupied our minds for most of the day. Passion was palpable. Tempers flared. In fact, I would say that some individuals became quite animated over the debate. Based on the answers of the boys in comparison to the responses of the girls, I began to formulate an interesting theory or two. But additional scientific research is needed. And, dear blog friends, I need votes from more than just the female sector and my handful (on a good day) of male readers. So query your husbands. Your boyfriends. The dishwasher repairman, too. And tell me... "Who's your favorite Disney Princess?" (If you're so inclined, you can tell me why , too. Your reason may (or may not) help support my theory.)
Comments
The movie was good and I had no idea it lasted for hours.) I did, however, feel like the previews lasted for hours.
Re: the 2-minute trailer for "World Trade Center:"
TOO SOON!!!!!
I had tears rolling down my face from the very beginning and I relived every horrible moment of how I was feeling on September 11: Shock, Horror, Fear and devasting pain over all those lives lost in an instant of insanity and how it feels to have your 13-year-old son look up at you and ask, "Mom, will I have to go to war?"--And I was across the continent.
Here's my take on the poor reviews for Da Vinci Code:
This is a good movie. Even when you know what's going to happen next. The problem is really that it was over-hyped. Because the book was such a phenomenon, people expected the blockbuster book to be a mega-blockbuster movie. Didn't happen.
But it was still a good movie.
Ian McKellan is so overused I didn't see him as Teabing, but as McKellan playing Teabing. I kept wondering "What happened to Gandolf. When did he turn so bad?" And I half expected him to add "sexual orientation" when he started on the list of minorities who would be "saved" by the revelation of "the secret."
Tom Hanks--maybe because I haven't seen him for awhile--was Langdon, not Tom.
But the other character whom I had a problem with was Alfred Molina. His role as Aringosa was well played, but it was too close to another role he played of a man obsessed, possessed and a little too strident in the name of his religion.
I kept thinking I was watching "Chocolat" all over again too and was looking for a glimpse of the beautiful Johnny Depp.