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January 15, 2005
My Night Out
My evening out was nicely capped by some great music on the Rock Jam. Phil played Buddy Miller followed by Don Peris. It made for a delighttul ride home.
I did what I planned to do and took advantage of my gift certificates to Regal. Thanks again Karen!!! I saw two excellent films: Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou and Finding Neverland. A smile was plastered across my face the entire night...until I wept openly, of course.
There may be some spoilers ahead.
I am a fan of Wes Anderson films and Life Aquatic was another hit, in my opinion. It's another one of those movies that appeals to a particular audience, I guess. I loved it all the way to the end of the credits. Willem Defoes character was my personal favorite, him and the 3 legged dog. I will never hear David Bowie music quite the same, either. I was busting out in laughter sitting there alone at the end of the aisle. I loved it.
Finding Neverland was a really beautiful movie. It was sad. I'm an optimist. I so wished that the Barries could have included each other in their lives and befriended Peter's family together. I kept thinking she would come and see his play and see herself in one of the characters. I've always loved Peter Pan and the emphasis on the importance of dreams and imagination. I felt the movie was true to it's inspiration. Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore and Kate Winslet were excellent. The entire cast, really. I can't wait for Willie Wonka to come out!!!
I'm glad I was able to get out to the movies. I hope I can make it out at least once more before I'm stranded again. There are so many great movies out right now.
Posted by stacey at January 15, 2005 12:14 AM
Comments
I'm so glad to hear you liked the Life Aquatic. A lot of critics panned it, but I loved it, too.
Posted by: jess at January 18, 2005 05:23 PM
I laughed harder at the Bowie songs than I did at the rest of the flick, but it was all good...I want IMDB to post a list of all the made-up sea creatures!!
Posted by: Jenn K. at February 16, 2005 01:33 AM