[Panneth]

I can't wait for Hidalgo, we're having a huge girly trip to see that one!

I have seen Girl With A Pearl Earring. It is the most beautiful film I have seen in a long time. Not much happens, but it's a wonderful story of temptation and whether to give in or not. Scarlett Johanssen is amazing, far better than in Lost in Translation and Colin Firth is back to his Mr Darcy best and looking quite lovely.

My housemate's read the book and taken up my catchphrase "but that's not what happens in the book" though she utterly enjoyed the film all the same. When we made the trip to see it earlier this year we all had a lovely time, though we were an all-girl trip. I don't think it's a blokey film.

All round though I think it's worth the trip to the cinema to see.

Thanks everyone for helping me choose a film for tonight. I think we're all going to brave the cold weather and see Mona Lisa Smile. I'll let you know what I think!

[JennnLee]

Glad to hear that "Girl with a Pearl Earring" is worth a look. I read the book and LOVED it, but I haven't seen the movie yet. From the look of it I thought it would be good, especially with Colin Firth in it. I'll have to put that one on the rental list...

[Panneth]

Jennn - Colin Firth isn't quite up to his wet-shirted Mr Darcy best, but he's damn close! It's a really wonderful film, I think one of the best I've seen this year, if not the best.

It beats Mona Lisa Smile by a long shot. It was rubbish! The only redeeming feature was Maggie Gyllenhaal who was fabby as usual. I can't believe I missed the penultimate episode of Sex and The City for that!

[Isilme]

ARGH!

I'm so jealous of all of you! Hidalgo isn't coming out in Holland until April 8th!
Damn, this always happens with good movies....they make us wait and wait and wait...

[JennnLee]

Ohhhhh, Colin Firth...wet shirt... do you know I was JUST saying to Ell that I haven't watched P&P in ages? I'm thinking that after I do housework tomorrow I need a date with my DVD player and my cross-stitch. Do I know how to party or what?

MMmmmmm, Mr. Darcy......

[sindohte]

Another Mr. Darcy lover in the house? Woo hoo. I try to watch the Colin Firth version of P & P at least once a month. The Orson Welles version is good too, but Colin IS Mr. Darcy. Jennifer Ehle is awesome as well.

[JennnLee]

Time was I could practically recite P&P....all six hours or whatever. But it's been a while, I'm a little rusty. But that A&E version is just beautiful, the breadth and scope of the project, Colin Firth in a wet shirt... MUST watch it soon.

[Panneth]

It's not A&E, it's BBC! I'm claiming it back for those of us who pay our license fee! (You have to pay just over £100 pounds a year to pay for all the BBC's stuff - radio, TV, digital... because it's got no advertising and funded by the government)

I think I'm going to have to watch P&P again today. Uni and fics can wait!

[Andreth]

Don't go see Starsky and Hutch. It had it's moments but not one I would go see in the theater. Wait for it to come out on video. Shouldn't be long. 50 First Dates, on the other hand, was hilarious. Sean Astin had me rolling in that movie. Very un-Sam-like.

[JennnLee]

Duh, Panneth, you're right - of COURSE it's BBC. Must have been the NyQuil talking.

As soon as my honey leaves for his nightshift job, my butt is on the couch watching P&P.

[SamwiseTheStrong]

No good new movies, but "Ghost In The Shell" is a real pleaser for anime ppl.

[Jomitsui]

"Ghost in The Shell" is good but I think there are much more animes out there now that are better, thou most I can think of are series not movies.

"Spirited Away", "The Cat Returns" and "Patlabor III" are a few recently screened anime movie that is worth watching.



Isilme: "Hidalgo" only screen from 1st April in SG, only a week before Holland.

btw, "Ned Kelly" with OB that screened in Oz last yr will only start screening on the same day as "Hidalgo" here! (Seen the movie in Oz)