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Just watched 'Kate and Leopold'
Nov. 10th, 2003 01:11 amThis was another TV-intensive day. First, Al Gore's speech on CSPAN. Then, um...something. Or maybe I logged on. Then, 'The Specialist' (Sly Stallone, Sharon Stone, who, actually, make a pretty nice angsty couple, surrounded by explosions), then some ditzing around -- can you tell I'm looking for Things To Knit To? -- and one of my fave Stargate SG-1 episodes ("Abyss"), then 'Kate and Leopold', which I really enjoyed. It's a time travel story where Leopold comes forward from the past into modern New York, but it never devolves into slapstick. Very few people ever find that he's a time traveller, and then of course there's the happy ending.
It was a genuine romance, as opposed to a romantic comedy. I think.
I honestly kept expecting someone to burst in and arrest Leo for not having the stack of I.D.'s and cards we humans tend to carry around these days, or try to commit him to the funny farm for talkin' crazy. Didn't happen. Kinda happened to one of the other characters, but not...well, not slapstick-y.
Neat. I wouldn't mind watching it again. Or even owning it, perhaps.
However, that's enough of the niceness. Now for the rant.
I'll keep it brief, we've all heard it before: Meg! Gain some weight! Remember when you used to be pretty? I do.
God. I want to become a filmmaker just to cast all these women and tell them "I need you to gain 20 lbs for this role. Can you do that for me?" Although some probably need more. Much more. It's just, jesus, I can SEE your HUMERUS. Go eat something. Please.
It was a genuine romance, as opposed to a romantic comedy. I think.
I honestly kept expecting someone to burst in and arrest Leo for not having the stack of I.D.'s and cards we humans tend to carry around these days, or try to commit him to the funny farm for talkin' crazy. Didn't happen. Kinda happened to one of the other characters, but not...well, not slapstick-y.
Neat. I wouldn't mind watching it again. Or even owning it, perhaps.
However, that's enough of the niceness. Now for the rant.
I'll keep it brief, we've all heard it before: Meg! Gain some weight! Remember when you used to be pretty? I do.
God. I want to become a filmmaker just to cast all these women and tell them "I need you to gain 20 lbs for this role. Can you do that for me?" Although some probably need more. Much more. It's just, jesus, I can SEE your HUMERUS. Go eat something. Please.