Update May/June

[green_amber]

24. Brick - excellent - see review on main journal
25. X-Men 3 - disappointing - see review on main hournal
26. Kung Fu Hustle (on DVD) - delightful 20s Hong Kong-style comedy kung fu pastiche: combining somehow the pantomime tradition of Chinese entertainment that goes back to Peking opera, with The Matrix-style choreographed fights (it's the same fight arranger, natch), cartoon action a la Jackie Chan, interludes that remind you of everything from Delicatessen to Wacky Races and a strangely workable if obvious use of symbolism. Also LOL funny. I enjoyed it (and boy, is the director hot when he takes his shirt off!)

.. mainly to say, halfway and June only started..

Comments

[bibliofile.livejournal.com]

"main journal"???!?

So this one is now Chopped Liver?

[surliminal.livejournal.com]

Oh .. no this was meant to go to 52filmchallenge - aggghh

[(Anonymous)]

ah. good.
ps kitten video was cute - we are currently training ours in the live-action version, however, we have only a titanium powerbook with 10.3.9 to work with *sigh*

[kriste]

um I mean yay. (yes me)

[hfnuala.livejournal.com]

I've been meaning to ask you about the X-men, actually.

I've only seen the movies (and with all 3 I loved the first hour - basically the character bits and then got bored when they turned into action movies) and have never read an X-men comic in my life. Where would you recommend I start?

[surliminal.livejournal.com]

Ooh. Basically the Byrne/Claremeont run - all in graphic novels - Hellfire Club, Dark Phoenix. days of Future past. can find out which books it translates into - remind me :-).
BTW not ignoring you re lunch - just not sure exactly what state I'll be in when I get back - will txt ok? And good luck if anything happens early!!! Back a week on MOnday!