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Quote of the day: "She should take off her corset and make him wear it..." - CJ on explaining a way Sue could've stopped Dr. Jerrod in House of Wax

Monsieur Ibrahim - French with English Subtitles
Viewed: Friday, April 2, 2004 @ Ritz 5

Pierre Boulanger is a cute kid. He doesn't sound 16, but he is (according to what he tells the hookers). The movie opens up with him going about his usual morning routine. A flashback is seen where his father is teaching him the value of saving funds, which he demonstrates with a piggy bank. Moses (Momo) later uses that money to pay a prostitute to take away his virginity. I happen to think that is pretty fucking cool. His dad is a mean prick with indigestion who makes him go to the Arab's to buy things. The "Arab" is Monsieur Ibrahim (we don't actually hear his name until later in the film) who befriends Momo and becomes a mentor since Momo's father is such an insensitive jerk.

The movie is very charming, despite the fact that there's a young boy who frequents streetwalkers. The biggest letdown was the end of the movie. Similar to Fulltime Killer, some movies just DO NOT have to have a complete ending. They don't necessarily have to be finalized like 'YES THIS IS THE END OF THE STORY'. Sometimes I'd rather contemplate possible endings rather than having one chosen for me. Actually, the whole 'let's go travel Europe' part never really appealed to me, although it wasn't terribly bad. I can understand the need to bond, two different generations, two different religions. It's good for Momo to see various parts of the world and learn more about cultures.

I give the movie a B+. It started off strong for the first hour and a half, then kinda wallowed around and lost steam. It's still a good movie and I'd recommend it. I'm curious about where Boulanger is headed after this. Sharif is a big star, he's in classic films like Dr. Zhivago (no, I haven't seen it) and in the more recent Hidalgo. The man who plays Momo's father is also in the Trilogy series, which played at the theater where I work. The last part of the trilogy tells more of his story, but unfortunately, I missed it.

Crimson Gold - Farsi with English Subtitles
Viewed: Wednesday, March 30, 2004 @ Ritz 5

The first 20 minutes are vital to the movie. Do not miss it if you are planning to see this film in a theater! Well, it's no longer in theaters here, anyway. So yeah, the movie, I was just following along, watching Hussein in his everyday routine. It wasn't bad, but if you hadn't seen the opening scenes, you'd probably just sit around wondering why the hell it's so important to the movie. The fact that he's a pizza delivery man. Woo.

I can't really give this movie a fair review since I missed a portion of it, but I heard it was really good. Yup.

Today I learned: Damnit, out of laundry detergent! Argh! I have to work 5 to close tonight, but that's okay because maybe I'll have time to watch some of Intermission. I've been meaning to change the layout to this site sometime, just haven't gotten around to doing so. It's easier to do it at work where I have Visual Studio .NET.

Movies to review: Spellbound, LOTR: ROTK, The Return, T3: RotM
Movies to see: Intermission, Jersey Girl, Goodbye Lenin!