miss couch potato

there'll be four days of rest for all us hardworking corporate slaves.


I have pledged myself to be a couch potato. starting after forcing my lungs to catch breath while endlessly laughing at "Meet The Spartans" (I'm a sucker for spoofs, a MAD fan of MADtv and SNL, go figure!), we got back home and I started my marathon with "Sliding Doors", Gwyneth Parltrow's first British film (I think). I just realised that Sydney Pollack was the producer. I first watched "Sliding Doors" in 1999 thanks to my sister who were at that time, a bit of anglocentric due to her stay there (hehe, sorry yongie). I really like the movie then and it didn't change a bit after 9 years. I like the possibility of "what if" and the reality being compared to it.


For Thursday, I watched "Stranger Than Fiction". I really think its a good movie, sort of like a reality check for writers. I am always fond of Emma Thompson and I think Will Ferrel did a good job in the movie although I'm not really a fan of his. And I also love the fact that the writer types on a typewriter, since the writers portrayed on popular media that appeals to me like Colin Firth in "Love Actually", Jack Nicholson in "As Good As It Gets" and Ewan McGregor in "Moulin Rouge". The sounds of the typewriter and the intensity of reading the lines one by one as it was typed has, somekind of a magical effect, for a writer-wannabe like me.


I continued with my tv slot as I cancelled my trip going back to Kelantan with my folks to babysit my baby sister who's sick. So I catched up with my Amazing Race marathon. For the first time watching the Pinkies (goth dating couple) having to amuse the people of Africa. Then I watched Juno (again!) for god knows how many time. Somehow, Ellen Page's existing dry humour incorporated in her character is brilliant. And for her being that young, its really captivating for me. I'm a sucker for dry sarcastic humour. Maybe thats why I can comprehend the jokes made by my bosses, who are British. My colleague was saying how he couldn't get it when they can stay serious and suddenly, out of nowhere, cracked a joke with a stern face. After "Juno" I watched the Amazing Race Asia. Am really proud of Malaysian ladies who made it to top four, the Dancing Moms and the Chong sisters. Well, I proposed to Suzie that we should enter despite our inability to swim and need for nicotine every 30 minutes. We'd be the short breather, non-swimming, Scrabulous Sisters from Malaysia. Hahaha. I dozed off through the first 15 minutes of "Beowulf" (sorry Angie, didn't have the chance to watch you) only to wake up at 3am, joined Muid to watch "A Scanner Darkly" a new cartoon-filtered movie featuring Keanu Reeves, Robert Downey Junior and Winona Ryder.


Now its 4.30am and I'm watching "Amelie". Its just because I adore Audrey Tautou and my previous copy of the movie comes without subtitle. I plan to also watch "A Very Long Engagement" and "Hors de Prix" again. I don't understand French but I understand Audrey Tautou so I think thats enough. Haha.


I know my movie selections aren't as artistically creative as those people flooding madam director's blog, but its enough to make me understand why people make movies. However, I am a bit eager for the original copy of Cinema Paradiso if Alvy can get it for me in California.


Owh, Angelina Jolie will be in this one helluva great action movie. Check it out at www.wantedmovie.com . An incorporation of Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Lara Croft, Jolie has proven herself to be the Goddess of Assassin movies. She is great in portraying this good hearty assassin who kills heartlessly but deep inside, passionate for what she does and who she feels for. Yeah, I'm simply being biased. I'm obsessed with Jolie.


I should take my comforter down to the couch with me.


Owh, Amelie's music score is very .... very .... good ........


and I have lots of time in my hand. I should finish reading "A Mighty Heart" and at least continue my "The Perfect Hostage".