The filthy little thieves! Where are they with my Precious... ahum, KNIFE I mean! For my very rewarding job as a box opener at the pharmaceutical company, I was given a shiny brand new knife. It carried a tag with my name on it and as I need it during the entire day, I had gotten quite fond of it. As fond as one could become of a knife that is. ;) After my lunch break however, I returned to my 'desk' only to notice that my knife had disappeared, probably taken by some knifeless co worker who was attracted by it's shininess... The result of this thievery is that I now ended up with an ancient replacement, completely rusted and tiny. :( My vengeance will be sweet though.
If I ever get one.
Apart from destroying my fragile hands, feet and back, I have been catching up on quite a few films these past days and weeks. Several were must-sees according to some friends so, being the good girl that I am, I followed some advises and also my own feelings. I ended up watching these:
1) X-Men I: Really liked it, though it was way too short for a modern action movie. Made me want to see the rest of the series.
2) X-Men II: Even better than the first one! No actors with Aragorn-status, but the fact that I didn't miss any, must mean that it's a nice film whatsoever. :P
3) X-Men III: They still showed this one in the cinema, so we had to take advantage of that opportunity. ;) Still nice entertainment, but I missed out on quite a lot of things that made the second installment appeal to me. Again, too short and I felt that the makers wanted to focus too much on the action and special effects, rather than on the characters. Too many redundant deaths as well.
4) Sin City: Not really a film I would have come up with myself to watch, but I have to admit that I enjoyed it. Very different to any other movie I've ever seen, really interesting photography as well.
5) Spirited away: A truly wonderful animated film. I'd seen it for the first time during my stay in Finland, but it definitely was worth a second viewing. To all these people with false prejudices towards Japanese animation movies, go and see it! (And when you are at it, download the anime series "Full metal alchemist" :P Not comparable to the aforementioned film, but it's Japanese as well, so some people unjustly dislike the thought of it.)
6) Howl's moving castle: Made by the same director of "Spirited away" and almost just as beautiful. For those of you who haven't seen it yet, just give it a chance at least. ;)
7) The constant gardener: During summer films are shown near the riverside here in Antwerp and this was one of them. I had intended on watching it for quite a while now, mainly due to the main actor, I admit that. ;) Quite a different film compared to any of the other in this list, but nevertheless very interesting and moving.
8) V for Vendetta: Great film which definitely lived up to my expectations. The photography was also really nice and together with the perfect acting performances it created a unique film. The only disturbing thing is finding out that Nathalie Portman still looks fabulous without hair. :P Life isn't fair. ;)
9) Batman begins: I expected some light entertainment and that is what I received. I enjoyed most of the other Batman films I watched earlier, but this one took itself more seriously I felt. A fine result I thought, only the looks of Mr. Batman himself were not what I'd expect of such a super hero. :P
10) Alexander: I can't say it's a bad movie, but still, I found it absolutely Boring with a capital B! Like watching a documentary for several hours and unfortunately a documentary was not what I asked for. Some pieces were nice of course but as a whole I look back on it as a much too long, elaborate and slow film with very short moments of too fragmented action sequences.
So far my update for today. If anyone has some ideas for either retrieving my knife or for watching other films, let me know and I'll consider giving it a go. :P Off to bed now, another long working day lies ahead. ;)
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