9 days too many

...and I couldn't bear to let it get to 10. The more i think about it, the more i hate that last post. But, in the interest of what little artistic credibility i might have, i can't take it down. I am glad to make something new, though.

First, props to thera the second person to ever comment. :)

Second, against the recomendation of friends I just finished watching moonraker. The roommate's sleeping on the couch, so i figured i'd come talk about it. We all know bond movies aren't supposed to be high art (although casino royale comes damn close). I think we can also all agree (certain company excluded for lack of cred on the subject) that roger moore was the worst bond ever. For a series based on crazy over-the-top action and effects, this takes the cake. It opens with someone trying to kill bond on a small commuter plane by shooting out the controls and then jumping from the plane with the only parachute. Bond then leaps out of the plane, sans-parachute, and chases the first guy through the air. Later, in Venice, his gondola turns into a parade float and drives through the city square. And the pigeon needs to be seen to be believed. I was offerred a dollar to not see this movie, and i'm glad i turned it down. As nice as a shiny dollar would be, the movie was well worth it.

also watched a nice little william macy movie this week called Panic. For a movie about a father/son (donald sutherland and macy) assassin duo, it had surprisingly little action. I was fully prepared to find out i'd unknowingly rented another Mamet movie, but turns out it was first timer Henry Bromell. Unfortunately, he hasn't made anything too noteworthy since, so maybe it was a one shot deal.

Most of my other recent watching has been recent jet li movies - unleashed and fearless, and coming soon iron monkey and the protector. elephantine story lines aside, there's something incredibily spiritual in realizing just what the human body can do. you always hear about the tibetan monk who hasn't eaten in 5 years because he's so in tune with his body, but you don't really believe it. deep down, you're thinking "i know he has a snickers bar under his pillow at night". but then you watch a movie like unleashed, and it's lke "what the shit just happened?" sure, there's some special effects, and of course it's all choreographed to within an inch of it's life (literally), but still, it inspires you to realize just what people are capable of.

Finally, i need to prove a point. My roommate has been making sport of me lately for my pronouncement a few weeks back that Denny Crane knows he's on a tv show. She demanded to know where I had read this. Well, she should be reading this, so there it is. I read it on wikipedia. the point i was trying to make to her was that denny crane, more often than any other character i've seen on a scripted drama or comedy (clearly, jon stewart on the daily show doesn't count) breaks the so-called fourth wall. He expresses an awareness that he's on a television show. Of course, other shows (especially long-running series like the Simpsons comes to mind) occasionally comment on the apparent episodic nature of their lives, but i've never before heard a character, over a long period of time, reference things like the need to do something spectacular for sweeps or turn to the camera and say "cue the music" just before the opening credits role. so there... click on the link and you'll see i'm not crazy. even wikipedia agrees with me.

p.s. no, i did not write the wikipedia entry myself. check the log.