Different Worlds Apart

Okay, so I saw the movie now. My review is quite long so I put it behind a cut
( Una's take on KoH )

Okay, so I saw the movie now. My review is quite long so I put it behind a cut
( Una's take on KoH )

queenbubbles wrote: I request OB and OFC, something sweet, any rating you wish, just as long as its a tender moment.

FINALLY

It was late and he did not know if she was at home or not. For months they had not seen each other, had only talked shortly on the phone, exchanged a few words of love, distraction more the rule than the exception. He felt the tension building inside of him, what if she was not alone? What if she had left him? If she had found someone else, someone who would share her life on a regular basis? For the first time since he had decided to become an actor he was afraid of what this decision meant for his life.
A noise to his right made him look up and there she was, his beloved. Watching him out of steady green eyes as a soft smile curved her lush lips.

"Orlando, you are home," she whispered softly and opened her arms.
"Yes, my love," he whispered back as his arms surrounded her, and the tension left his body. He was home ... finally.

Okay, so I finally managed to watch The Calium Kid this morning as Olly was off to work, I managed to get all my clients' updates done by 09:30 and the dolby surround and big telly thingiemejig all to myself :)

First impressions - I laughed my bloody arse off.
If you don't take it seriously - and from the whole set up (mockumentary) the whole movie doesn't take itself seriously - it is a damn funny little flick.

Second impressions - Still funny
The cast was well chosen, down to the smallest part they were spot on and OMG the EastEnders talk brought back memories from my time in London.

So what's it about? Jimmy Connelly, a London milk man, spars with current middle weight British champion and by chance the champ breaks his hand on Jimmy's chin. As the fight for the Middle Weight Championship Belt has already been set up, the Milk Man aka Calcium Kid has to step in but is surrounded by ppl who all have delusions of grandeur.
Jimmy Connely's mother - the Massage Therapist a hooker
Herbie Bush - the promoter and on-trae-prin-nur a pimp
Paddy O'Flanaghan - the trainer
Stan - Jimmy's best friend who sells him out for dosh (Or a Mercedes)
Apart from Jimmy who just wants his own life back and a quiet wank in the mornings, they all seem insane.

I liked the movie, it was funny, quirky and it had some good acting in there.

What I noticed, and I have been talking about this before is, when Orlando is himself (as in almost no make-up and normal street clothes like he wore in TCK) he isn't beautiful. You notice all the imperfections, his broken nose, his curly hair which doesn't really suit his face or the shape of his head. Too strong in the chin. That guy is no etheral elf. This is just the bloke next door.
And because he isn't beautiful you see him as the normal bloke and can focus on his acting rather than his prettiness.
So yeah he did a good job, and he was funny as the naive, a bit dumb milk man.

Alice, I agree the ending was a bit weak - but we all know that Jimmy could have never won against Mendez, so having the fight done Pete's bullying way, I guess they took the best way out.
And I liked the mockumentary way of filming it :)

Okay, so I finally managed to watch The Calium Kid this morning as Olly was off to work, I managed to get all my clients' updates done by 09:30 and the dolby surround and big telly thingiemejig all to myself :)

First impressions - I laughed my bloody arse off.
If you don't take it seriously - and from the whole set up (mockumentary) the whole movie doesn't take itself seriously - it is a damn funny little flick.

Second impressions - Still funny
The cast was well chosen, down to the smallest part they were spot on and OMG the EastEnders talk brought back memories from my time in London.

So what's it about? Jimmy Connelly, a London milk man, spars with current middle weight British champion and by chance the champ breaks his hand on Jimmy's chin. As the fight for the Middle Weight Championship Belt has already been set up, the Milk Man aka Calcium Kid has to step in but is surrounded by ppl who all have delusions of grandeur.
Jimmy Connely's mother - the Massage Therapist a hooker
Herbie Bush - the promoter and on-trae-prin-nur a pimp
Paddy O'Flanaghan - the trainer
Stan - Jimmy's best friend who sells him out for dosh (Or a Mercedes)
Apart from Jimmy who just wants his own life back and a quiet wank in the mornings, they all seem insane.

I liked the movie, it was funny, quirky and it had some good acting in there.

What I noticed, and I have been talking about this before is, when Orlando is himself (as in almost no make-up and normal street clothes like he wore in TCK) he isn't beautiful. You notice all the imperfections, his broken nose, his curly hair which doesn't really suit his face or the shape of his head. Too strong in the chin. That guy is no etheral elf. This is just the bloke next door.
And because he isn't beautiful you see him as the normal bloke and can focus on his acting rather than his prettiness.
So yeah he did a good job, and he was funny as the naive, a bit dumb milk man.

Alice, I agree the ending was a bit weak - but we all know that Jimmy could have never won against Mendez, so having the fight done Pete's bullying way, I guess they took the best way out.
And I liked the mockumentary way of filming it :)

I wasn't impressed.


It is already a painful experience to see any *sandal movie* (the derogatory term of movies with Greek or Roman time lines over here in Europe) but Petersen's movie was far too long, far too *posy*.

I loved Peter O'Toole and Eric Bana in the movie .... oh and yes Sean Bean. These three gave some outstanding performances
Poor Eric though ... the last Hollywood blockbusters he was in he only played tragic heros (Troy, Black Hawk Down) even though he is one of the most funniest comedians Oz had in a long time. But he does heroic and dramatic very well. I would like to see more of him.

Brad Pitt morphs more and more into a Robert Redford clone IMHO the older he gets (didn't he hit the big Four Zero this year?) And godammit but throughout his scenes I had Madonna's Vogue playing in my head ... Now strike a pose and VOO-OGUE.

OB ... hmm... okay, so he didn't have much lines in LOTR as to show his acting talent (and I grow to suspect that it did us much good), then he was very expressive in POTC where he tried so fiercely to counter-act to JDepp's wonderful Cpt. Sparrow (perhaps someone should have told him that you cannot hold a candle to Johnny when he enjoys acting such a character so much. You just do your best and act normal otherwise you become a comic act and Will Turner sometimes did).
Now in Troy ... oh-uh ... nu-huh ... nice bod but the acting (esp. the OVERacting) and those *expressive* eyebrows and nose wrinkles really REALLY got on my nerves ...oh and that hair ... talking about a bad hair day here ... 1970's here I come :s

A friend of mine asked me who is hotter ... Orli or Rod ... well for me ... I am just a sucker for the vulnerable little boy lost look :)




Besides, I'm not a cradle robber and HONEY is definitely more in my league as he has hit the BIG FOUR ZERO this year ... and yet ... he looks at least 10 years longer .... sigh*drool*sigh

elfnut saw TROY ... I can't wait to see it now as well though I have had to kiss goodbye any resemblnce or truthfullness to Homer's text. sigh

A friend of mine asked me who is hotter ... Orli or Rod ... well for me ... I am just a sucker for the vulnerable little boy lost look :)




Besides, I'm not a cradle robber and HONEY is definitely more in my league as he has hit the BIG FOUR ZERO this year ... and yet ... he looks at least 10 years longer .... sigh*drool*sigh

elfnut saw TROY ... I can't wait to see it now as well though I have had to kiss goodbye any resemblnce or truthfullness to Homer's text. sigh