Jaye's Musings

I'm in the last week of class, so I'm rather swamped and procrastinating in a big way as I have one final exam to do and one paper. Neither of which are interesting at all. Well, the exam (the Brit Lit class) isn't so bad, but I'm going to have to pad out my answers to get the word count, when I think I've answered the questions well enough. As for the Modern World Drama class, word count isn't a problem, but just not falling asleep writing it will be as it's mind-numbingly boring, and I just can't find interest in it. But I keep telling myself that this is the end, one final push and it's done.

Meanwhile, I'm trying to come up with reasons why I shouldn't buy this. It's the documentary of the filming of "Beowulf and Grendel" and the extremely hellish difficult conditions they endured making the film. It has an hour long interview with Gerry. Damn, somehow I'm not coming up with any reasons except paying nearly $40 for it (including shipping).

Meant to post this earlier.

A while back I posted how AAFES who run the base theaters were refusing to show Brokeback Mountain. And quite true, they never did show it. But lo and behold, now that it's out on DVD, the BX...which is run by AAFES...is stocking the movie. And better still, when I went in there, they were nearly all out!

Yes, I got a copy.

Sorry, hmpf but this way works out cheaper and, given how this month is, easier than getting over to Frankfurt to see it. As it is, I won't be able to watch it until I get back from Italy.

Just got finished watching this...and OMG..

I've been wanting to see this ever since I heard about it, which was some time ago. Of course, as it's only a small, independent film with limited release, it never made it over here, but I snapped up the DVD as soon as I could get my hands on it.

It's just as wonderful as all the reviews I've read. And the end...I'd heard you'd see it and feel a mix of feeling good and feeling sad, and it's so true. It is such a sweet film, but never overly so. Jack McElhone, who plays Frankie is just a lovely little boy, but very different from many you see in films. He's a real kid who happens to be deaf. And Emily Mortimer is just wonderful, she's there coping with a horrible situation, trying to raise and protect Frankie, but it's those moments where she can afford to break down where she really comes across as a real person and not just a mother.

And Gerry...he is just lovely as the man Frankie's mum hires to play his dad. He's intriguing, and he just wins you over from a man just doing this for the money to caring for Frankie, just as Frankie won him over.

I probably would never have heard of this film if Gerry hadn't been in it, but it's one of those films, that is just wonderful, and I would have loved it with even someone else in instead. Too few films are like that anymore. It just draws you in.

Just lovely.