So. After abstaining from movie-going for like 2 weeks, I ended up seeing Burlesque. Not awful. Probably could have done better with choosing a movie to interfere with my principles. I did not like Christina Aguilera's character by the end. But it was nice to see Cher; she looks good except for her hands, which betray her age -- plastic surgery doesn't go down that far, I guess.
Then I really did stop. I did. I waited until right after Christmas, and then I binged. I just could not help myself.
I saw 4 movies in 1 week.
The King's Speech was brilliant. So great. It was like a book that you don't want to end, but when it does, you are totally satisfied. Everyone was cast perfectly and the story just moved. Wonderful. True Grit was of course fantastic -- it is amazing how the Coen brothers churn out the most delectable dialogue. Gulliver's Travels was cute -- rentable, definitely. Black Swan was totally not worth the hype. Mr. Aronofsky, I'm very sorry to say, this was regrettable. I really wonder why I wanted to see it in the first place. Oh, right, hype. I guess if I had to dissect it, I'd wonder if the slow pacing was purposeful and the superfluous violence and sex were part of -- what exactly? I was just sort of bored.
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