The games we play...

Ergh, that was terrible. Bad, bad newspaper headline.

SPY GAME. Makes ten, no?

IMDB lists the average shot length of this movie as 2.37 seconds. Sounds about right.

Guilty pleasure, I like it. Then, I'm a sucker for espionage. Need to re-watch SNEAKERS and watch that CONDORS movie.

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No, thank you.

Everyone's thinking it, I'm just saying it - Aaron Eckhart has a fascinating chin.

Seems to follow you around the room.

This is in no way a bad thing (but I really, really want to know how he shaves. Not that I can talk, seeing as I don't. Shave. I talk a lot).

Enough smart-arsery, THANKYOU FOR SMOKING. Nine.

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Costa Rican real estate...

Number 8 comes in the form of MARIE ANTOINETTE, which fits into my category of movies that should be put on in the back of clubs and parties.*

Visceral, visual, dreamy, whatever. It looks great, but if you can tell me where the story points are, or rather, why you'd need to listen to anything that's said, then I'll be glad to hear it.

You could even watch this movie with just the soundtrack, which is brilliant, and have as rewarding an experience. The weird thing is, it's not bad, it's just not what you expect.

I dunno, Sophia Coppola seems to make movies like that, visually beautiful but with climax.

*Other movies that work for this - THE GRADUATE, Kenneth Brannagh's FRANKENSTEIN, and funnily enough, LOST IN TRANSLATION.

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When molluscs attack...

At this point it should be brought to the attention of the audience that I did not watch the entirety of CENTRE STAGE. Because of this, it doesn't count. It wouldn't count for other reasons, but that's enough.

Also, BOURNE SUPREMACY and NIGHT ON EARTH, bringing the total thus far to seven, although I still need to finish CARLITO'S WAY.

Can't talk now though, tennis is on.

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Hey you, get offa my cloud...

So, those four films huh? Well, three and a half if I'm being honest.

CASINO. Or GOODFELLAS 2. Nah, that's bollocks, it's a very different film, you just happen to have a similar cast and crew. Watching Scorsese film's is always a stressful experience for me. I'm always worried. This was no different.

CARLITO'S WAY. Got about half an hour into this and had to stop. It's not bad, don't get me wrong, but, well... First up, I have a feeling going back to back with CASINO was a big ask. Second, I got to the scene where Pacino is trying to meet up with his pre-gaol ex and ergh, I dunno. I wanted him on one side of the screen. I wanted a better colour palate. I wanted it in blue. Basically, apparently, I wanted it to be directed by Michael Mann. So I stopped and went out to rent...

MIAMI VICE. It's no HEAT. That said, it's actually not as bad as it's made out to be, you just need to have the subtitles on. Everything follows a pretty straightforward path, you just can't tell because everyone's mumbling.

So, to put me to bed and round out the day I watched THE BOURNE IDENTITY. BOURNE to me is travel. Weird huh? This is probably due to the fact that the furthest I've ventured from my home is, well, not very far, but yeah, BOURNE is travel.

The first film is squarely Europe, the second opens it up a little. More on this later maybe.

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Booyah.

Big day. Three films, starting the fourth as I write this.

First up though, back to the first film of the year for a bit. I dunno. It wasn't all that bad, but the hinge that they put the plot on killed me. I just couldn't suspend disbelief.

This happens all the time, the cold fusion plot in THE SAINT, the hover tank in SGT. BILKO. Now, sure, these aren't great films and it's probably a little unfair on the plots to blame their unbelievable hinges for the quality of the entire movies, but it doesn't help.

Furthermore, in relation to HAPPY FEET, it's actually kinda insulting to think that what it would take for people to start giving a shit about environmental welfare is some tap dancing penguins. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, sure, but do we really need our egos stroked that much before we'll get off our arses?

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Booyah.

Big day. Three films, starting the fourth as I write this.

First up though, back to the first film of the year for a bit. I dunno. It wasn't all that bad, but the hinge that they put the plot on killed me. I just couldn't suspend disbelief.

This happens all the time, the cold fusion plot in THE SAINT, the hover tank in SGT. BILKO. Now, sure, these aren't great films and it's probably a little unfair on the plots to blame their unbelievable hinges for the quality of the entire movies, but it doesn't help.

Furthermore, in relation to HAPPY FEET, it's actually kinda insulting to think that what it would take for people to start giving a shit about environmental welfare is some tap dancing penguins. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, sure, but do we really need our egos stroked that much before we'll get off our arses?

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Ahherewego...

Ahherewego...

My New Year's resolution, to write up or make a note of every movie I watch. Partially to get an idea of how many movies I watch, partially to get my arse into gear and writing.

Happy Feet.

Yeah. Dancing penguins save the world from environmental disaster. Another example of throwing money at everything except the script. I'm being unfairly harsh, there were some funny moments, a couple of shots that looked interesting, but it just didn't hold up.

That's it for now, it's 1am and I need my beauty sleep. Back soon.

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