my adventure with christian bale. and ben foster. and a western.

REVIEWS OF THE DUCHESS: 3:10 TO YUMA

i don't like westerns. i really liked this movie. i liked how you pull for both characters. i liked the ending. i liked the acting and the browned teeth and the old west violence. alan tudyk gets all the laughs. i didn't even know he was in it until he showed up. love him.

the biggest flaw was a casting mistake. luke wilson shows up in a minor role as a mean-spirited railroader. he doesn't accomplish anything, his role is not important to the film in any way. it's just jarring to get to that point in the movie (more than halfway through) and see luke fkn wilson being dirty and mean. it throws you off because he's cast against type and below his "star" status. it's just distracting and takes you out of the movie.

other than that, four stars.
end review.


( christian bale and ben foster talkback. )

whut? ah, okay...

Your Score: Allspice

You scored 50% intoxication, 50% hotness, 75% complexity, and 100% craziness!

You are Allspice! You are the flavour of the Caribbean. You are not, as many think, a mixture of spices; you are your own, very unique, spice. Though you may be found in the company of "jerks," you're actually quite nice and rather good at making foul things seem nice, too.

Link: The Which Spice Are You Test written by jodiesattva on OkCupid Free Online Dating, home of the The Dating Persona Test

at least i am a component of pumpkin pie. that's all i care about.

on a distant planet...

ah, hey there. matt_o just posted a nice pickie of superior under the onslaught they are getting right now. and i know i've been commenting on this a lot lately, but it's the oddest thing to be going outside in shirtsleeves, sitting in the sun and being warm, when most of my flist is in the snow. it's december there and i feel like i'm trapped in june.



i'm not gloating. i'm just saying that it twists my head to know y'all are in snowtime and i'm calling in from somewhere else in time.

if, in a month or so, you feel you need some sun, i have a couch you can crash on.