Look at my face. Do I look Happening?

The Happening

Before we get into the Movie Quotes for the week, I feel it my duty to do a short movie review on Midnight Shammy's newest addition to his mostly brilliant collection of films. I was highly disappointed in this film. The cinematography was beautiful. The actors, as usual were top notch. The love story was simple and easy to cheer for. These three elements have been the icing on the cake for the majority of his films, the cake being a delicious meld of plot twists and character development. No plot twist here. No character development, as most of the characters commit suicide before your eyes, before you really get to know them. Goody! John Leguizamo's acting was stellar, as usual, but again, he sat in the middle of the road and sliced his wrist open with a jagged piece of glass debris, as I numbly watched. Goody! At one point in the film, a man turns on a huge, industrial size sod mower and lays down in front of it. Goody! Marky Mark (Sorry, he'll always be Marky Mark to me.) gave a sub par performance most of the movie, but then he really wasn't given much to work with either. His character, Elliot Moore, had some token dialogue 2/3rds through the movie, at which time I became hopeful that the film was turning. It was - in a downward slope from bad to horrible. Also, traditionally, M. Night Shyamalan makes a cameo appearance in his films. He appears, in voice only, as an adulterer, calling on the phone. Again, goody! This film leaves you feeling hopeless and there is no redemption. I rate this movie two thumbs and an ugly big toe DOWN!

smooch

Movie Quote Monday

Last night we (Laurie, all the kids except Ethan, and I) watched The Lady in the Water. That was the last of our Mid Night Sham fest. Has anyone seen The Happening yet? I'd be interested to know what you think about it.
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"I draw... people smiling, dogs running, rainbows. They don't have meetings about rainbows."
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"Some magic's real."
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"Stop looking at me. I don't like people looking at me like that."
And, of course: "I see dead people"

smooch

Movie Quote Monday

"What a deeply scandalous thing to say. I insist you take that back."

"Sometimes we don't do things we want to do so that others won't know that we want to do them."

"Do you wonder what your color is? Well, I won't tell you. It's not lady like to speak of such things. You shouldn't have even asked."

Ivy: "...When we are married, will you dance with me? I find dancing very agreeable. Why can you not say what is in your head?"

Lucius: "Why can you not stop saying what is in yours? Why must you lead, when I want to lead? If I want to dance I will ask you to dance. If I want to speak I will open my mouth and speak. Everyone is forever plaguing me to speak further. Why? What good is it to tell you you are in my every thought from the time I wake? What good can come from my saying that I sometimes cannot think clearly or do my work properly? What gain can rise of my telling you the only time I feel fear as others do is when I think of you in harm? That is why I am on this porch, Ivy Walker. I fear for your safety before all others. And yes, I will dance with you on our wedding night. "

This movie has recently made it's way into my heart and onto my top 10 list. If you haven't seen it yet, I highly recommend it.

smooch