Movies:
The most recent movies I've seen are Antitrust, Crouching Tiger,
Hidden Dragon, and Anna and the King
(yes, I'm a little late on that one). Loved all
three, for different reasons.
Antitrust reminded me of watching Hackers the
first time; I remember thinking, "Damn, that was so cool! A
movie about the geek stuff I like." A day later, I started
actually thinking about the plot, the message, and what I
usually look for in a good movie, and realized that
it failed on many counts. In both cases, I don't think I
care; I still loved the fact that they were semi-modern
(at time of release) plays on the world I'm immersed
in.
"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon": I can't say
enough good things about this movie. Fantastic action
sequences, a good plot, and I completely forgot about the
subtitles minutes into the movie. I've had a few people
comment to me on the "cheezy" quality of the flying
sequences; I truly enjoyed the fact that they turned what
could have been a set of poorly executed wire acts into
beautifully choreographed sequences.
"Anna and the King" is basically another play on
the traditional "The King and I" story, but this was the
most serious and respectable presentation of the elements
from the original that I've seen; Chow Yun Fat was a perfect
choice for the role of king, displaying the confidence that
has always come out in his more action-oriented roles. The
contrast of cultures is portrayed harshly and effectively. A
good watch.
Hacking:
None. Bah. Looks like I won't get
relaytest into a workable condition for CVS until next
week.
Weekend:
Not soon enough for me. Time to go
home.