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Recent viewings:
The Harmonists (or possibly, the Comedian Harmonists), a jaunty tale of a musical group in pre-WWII Germany, which included 3 Jewish singers. Oops. Actually, a very moving story, and worth watching despite subtitle-age.
28 Days Later. Wow. A terrible virus goes awry in modern England, during most of the population into "infected" degenerates whose only desire is to kill. Also, to projectile vomit blood. Yech. We follow the lucky survivors of the plague as they endeavor to find other non-infected folks. Lots of death and mayhem, some horribly wrenching scenes, and a very clear-eyed look at what humanity is capable of in times of horror. The creators' sick sense of humor is also at play here, though. Three alternate endings seemed excessive, but the commentary was cool.
Also, on the home front,
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Extended Edition. Brilliant, of course. If Jackson doesn't get the best director Oscar this year for ROTK (ok, yes, I haven't seen it yet, but I'll confirm this belief after I see it tomorrow night), the Academy has run mad. Possibly infected by a virus, see above. The added scenes in TTT:EE were much mroe subtle than in the first movie, and I admit I could do with less comic relief from Gimli the undignified, but otherwise perfect.
Posted by Hilary at December 19, 2003 05:02 PM