jackshoegazer: (Fnord Mind Extraction Brainwashing)
jackshoegazer ([personal profile] jackshoegazer) wrote2006-02-16 09:52 am
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...in which I review various media forms I have devoured.

Finished A Prayer for Owen Meany... most heartbreaking book I've ever read. Cried like a baby. Hate John Irving. Fuck you John for making me care.

Watched the 1963 The Lord of the Flies... nature documentary cinematography, bad child actors.. needs to be re-done, but won't because it's two hours of naked boys. Oops, I guess it was redone in 1990. Guess I'll watch it and hope. Maybe I should read the book.

Watched About Schmidt... Jack Nicholson doing the Bill Murray thing... older guy learns about his wasted life... pretty funny, odd, endearing. Beware... mullet alert and a naked Kathy Bates.

Tried to watch Futurama... still convinced that's a crap show. I've never giggled even once.

Played more Baldur's Gate II... completely stuck... there's still missions to do, but I can't figure out how to trigger them... don't want to sail away yet. Bastards.

Don't know what to read now... might dig into the Satanic Verses if I can't get my hands on the second George R.R. Martin book.

[identity profile] scarletkittygrl.livejournal.com 2006-02-16 07:52 pm (UTC)(link)
i LOVED prayer for owen meany ...i read it my senior year of hs and ive read it several times since. dont see the movie, it fucking SUCKS.

and i loved about schmidt as well...another one that made me cry

futurama sucks.

the book lord of the flies >>>>>> either movie.

[identity profile] jackshoegazer.livejournal.com 2006-02-16 08:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Owen is definitely one of my favorite book, putting JOhn Irvingin a high place of distinction as one of my favorite writers. I think if Tom Robbins and John Irving had a baby, it would be me :P

I can't believe how much Futurama seems to suck. It's like I can't even watch it long enough to try and enjoy it.

Somehow, with all my moving around as a kid, I managed to somehow skip LotF as required reading :P