it has been over a month since my last proper blog. i wanted to get back into things with a fairly upbeat post, but i can't find a working link to the blamed star trek personality quiz (could somebody help a brother out?!).
so in honor (wait for it...) of the upcoming oscar charade (ah, yes), i would like to proffer a list of award winners of recent memory which a) i have not seen and b) have no interest of seeing for as long as i live, for ever and ever, amen.
driving miss daisy 1989i have seen a fair amount of winners from at least the 50s on, but the first one i passed on was driving miss daisy. i picture torturous, never ending bickering about age, race, the south and all the other shit that gets in the way of living. i pretty much guess there's going to be some pat life lesson. plus at the time i was pretty much into going clubbing and messing around with the ladies. oh god, why did i waste so much time?
the english patient 1996to me this one reeked of pretension and high drama (ralph fiennes AND kristin scott thomas? how could theaters not implode?). couldn't get up the emotional resolve to see it.
titanic 1997there must have been somthing going on in my life, cause i don't mind a little winslet now and then. the biggest motion picture of all time. and i haven't seen it! take that hollywood! fuck you, dicaprio!
chicago 2002this is one that would have to get spousal approval to co-watch and neither of us are that interested. any reccomendations?
million dollar baby 2004i've seen clint's best work: the westerns, dirty harry. i'm not a big fan of swanky, though and as much as i like morgan freeman, PLEASE TRY PLAYING A DIFFERENT CHARACTER! plus i heard it has a sad ending. and i'm into bitter sweet these days.
and the most recent movie i have not seen, is
whatever wins this year!
seriosly. i have a three year old. i'll be lucky to get to see the curious george movie.
finally i have one thing i want to share, which is that i passed someone who looked a lot like ricky g. in soho today. come to find out he's on letterman tonight. i've been pretty chuffed about it all day for some reason.