Couch Potato
Haven’t done much in Singapore except for house chores and fat accumulation. I’ve watched countless DVDs and read a book. But other than that I’ve been very very “zen”. By “zen” I mean very very lazy. It rains every bloody day here, I might as well be in London.
Coraline by Neil Gaiman is a story along the line of Lemony Snicket’s Unfortunate Events series, except scarier. Coraline, the main character finds a portal in her house to another house where her “other parents” live. These parents have black buttons as their eyes and trap souls of other children and have captured her parents. Coraline has to free all of them or else she has to live with the creepy couple forever.
Actually, I’d much rather be in London.
But I digress.
The only book I’ve read is a “young adult” novel. That’s a fancy way of saying “children’s book” with several pages of illustrations, no less.
Coraline by Neil Gaiman is a story along the line of Lemony Snicket’s Unfortunate Events series, except scarier. Coraline, the main character finds a portal in her house to another house where her “other parents” live. These parents have black buttons as their eyes and trap souls of other children and have captured her parents. Coraline has to free all of them or else she has to live with the creepy couple forever. There is a stop motion movie of the book out, with Dakota Fanning (surprise, surprise) as Coraline. It isn’t directed by Tim Burton, though, which sort of disappoints me, he would have made this thing a classic. But I still plan to watch it if I ever get a hold of it.
I watched Wizard of Oz for the first time ever. Better than never. I liked it, I can see Judy Garland’s appeal and I understand why it’s a classic . I tried to watch my first Akira Kurosawa movie, The Idiot, which is an adaptation of a Dostoevsky novel but it’s too heavy, so I stopped halfway. I also saw Bride of Frankenstein for the first time and am halfway through F.W Murnau’s Tartuffe (though I have to say I much prefer the likes of M and Faust). Saw Sweeney Todd (finally!), loved the blood and gore. Last week, my friends and I caught Step Up 2, which is a good movie if you know what you’re in for and not expect more.
I also tried watching No Country For Old Men but I got bored 1/4 through, so maybe I’ll continue next time. just for Javier Bardem.
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