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Kel. 28. Lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. Graduated from UC Berkeley 2001. Has a small obsession with TV. Enjoys chick lit and teen movies. Major shopaholic. Blogging since January 17, 2002. &. N A V I G A T I O N .
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July 16, 2002 movies, movies, movies So I had a pretty fun weekend -- I was out and about for most of it. :) On Friday night after work, Rob and I ate at this really great barbecue place in Oakland called Everett and Jones -- sooo good. Then we decided to have a Blockbuster night so we rented Don't Say A Word. You know, the one with Brittany Murphy and her now-famous I'll never te-ell" line. It was... okay. Nothing special -- just your basic thriller. Jennifer Esposito played this really annoying detective -- grrr. Plus, she was a completely useless character. Then on Saturday, we woke up early to go to the city (San Francisco). Through my occasional work at KGO Radio, I get lots of tickets to amusement parks, museums, etc. Anyway, I had free passes for the Bay Cruise and the Aquarium of the Bay so Rob and I decided to spend the day in the city and do the "tourist" thing. We took the BART (it's like a subway/commuter train) to downtown SF and then rode a cable car down to Fisherman's Wharf. The cable car ride was really cool -- it's just like in the movies where you can stand on the side and feel the breeze. ::sigh:: After we had gotten our fill of calamari and clam chowder (yum!), we went to the SONY Metreon and saw Men in Black II. I thought it was really funny -- Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones have this weird chemistry going. But I really loved Frank the Pug. Waahh -- I miss having a dog! *sniff* And finally, on Sunday, Rob and I went to see Road to Perdition -- that was one of the most amazing movies I've ever seen -- seeing powerful men of the mob bow to the pressure of relationships, loyalty, business and profit -- wow. There was one thing that distracted a bit from the movie -- and that was knowing that this was Sam Mendes's follow-up to American Beauty. So of course, I kept noticing things that were similar in both movies, even down to the music. But it was really refreshing to see Tom Hanks in a role where he's not the typical "good guy" -- I think people needed to see him portray someone who's not a "hero." Plus, I was really grateful that the violence wasn't gratuitous because I have a hard time with violence on screen -- it disturbs me. ::shivers:: But I definitely recommend the movie -- it's well worth the time and money. Countdown to Hawaii: 1 month :D Posted by Kel at 12:37 AM &. C O M M E N T S.sounds like you had a great weekend. thats cool. sf is the best. and you know, if you had done the "tourist" thing a few weekends ago, or i had been in CA last weekend, we may have actually seen eachother, but not known it was eachother. hee. oh, now i want to see road to perdition too! grr. damn age thing. Posted by: Amy at July 16, 2002 05:06 AM wow, sounds awesome kel :) oooh hawaii in a month! ugh. it sucks, you know, it's NC17 in the states, but 18A in canada. daaammmiiittt. Maybe I should fly down and watch road to perdition, lol. Sounds like a great movie and I'm glad you had tons of fun this weekend Posted by: gela at July 17, 2002 12:54 AM &. P O S T A C O M M E N T. |
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