Story Lover

My first QT movie. Well the first one I’ve ever finished all the way through. I remember trying to watch Pulp Fiction a few times in high school and for some reason I could never get through it. It was really funny. Not sure what else I think about it. It was sad that she died in the end, that she got so vengeful that she took down all those people, that she became something like them.

The things I’m curious about: 1) Did her boyfriend, Marcel, make it out of there? Or was it a suicide mission? 2) Did the two ‘Italian’ cameramen die in the fire as well? After killing Hitler? 3) Was she commiting a suicide mission as well? 4) Why did QT have them actually kill Hitler, when we all know he didn’t die that way? Was it ever to seem like something that could have happened, or something that we know couldn’t have happened? Hmm, okay, so I leave this movie with a lot to wonder about. Other than that, it was just a good time.

I do like how all the Office people seem to be branching off into other projects. And I loved listening to all the German, especially the parts that they didn’t bother to translate. By the way, why was that? Only like 3/4 of the German in the movie was translated. Another wonder. I especially liked the guys who’s German really was from Germany, instead of people who just knew how to speak German. Oh and I love how I knew the tell as well, 3 with the thumb, that’s the German way.

Another TPL DVD and was somewhat decent. I like Edward Norton a lot, but this one wasn’t that impressive. I found it really sad if anything. Sandy commits suicide because his conscience catches up with him. Jimmy gets beaten to death in retribution for all the horrible things he’s done. Every bad thing caught up with these guys eventually, which I’d like to think is how the world works. How karma works. But realistically, I’m sure most people get away with the horrible, hideous things they’ve done. Horrific as it is to think or imagine.

And inside every one of us is the pure person we once were, the one who looks forward at who we’ve become and wonders how it all evolved. The one who perhaps finds peace right before they get beaten to death. I think that was the most powerful part of the movie, how Jimmy (Colin Farrell) tells Ray to tell his wife that he loves her and resolves that he’s just going to get beaten to death. And it almost seems alright or right to him.

Long live the Toronto Public Library and their free movies! All you have to do is reserve, wait, pick up and insert. Cause there’s really no way I would have watched this movie if I had to pay for it. Dane Cook is the man, but everyone else was weak and silly. I hate Andy Dick, I’m pretty sure he was in it. I liked the guy who played the manager though.

by Sarah Dessen

I would have to say that this isn’t one of her strongest books. And although I love her stories, they are beginning to get repetitive for me. I liked the story of Auden and Eli and how we have to all take advantages of any second chance we get in life. That quitting hurts us more than helps us. But other than that, there was no real umph to the story. Plus I find it ironic that the cover art is a preppy guy (not Eli) and a girly girl in a pink dress (not Auden) are supposed to give a sense of what the book is about. The girl hates pink in the book and it’s all over the cover.

But the thing I love most about her books is how all the other characters from her other books overlap each other and you feel that they aren’t in just a vacuum of a novel, but in a series of novels, a world created by Sarah. I think that has become my favorite part of reading her books, finding who else is in it. So, Macy, Jason and Wes from The Truth About Forever are mentioned. As well as the key necklace from Lock and Key. Kind of cool. The Last Chance Diner, Morgan and Isabel from Keeping the Moon. Are there any more? If there are, I didn’t catch them…

I liked the movie. It was funny and sad and I almost cried at the end when they finally got the book published. But I still don’t 100% get the point of blogs. And I didn’t really get what the point of the movie was. We save ourselves through the inspirations that others provide us with. But that’s nothing new really. It was an interesting story and maybe most of all it was about cooking and its powers. But for me it was really just an interesting story.

I like the way they adapted the movie. It stayed true to pretty much the main plot line. I’m a little sad that they got rid of some of the more colorful and humorous sides of the story, like Kimy. Or the fine details that make the story so moving and human, like the doctor’s son with down-syndrome or Gomez’s attraction to Clare. But overall I really liked the movie and was tearful at the end of the movie. Although I think the book had more impact and heart (obviously). I also like how the book switched back and forth between Henry and Clare’s points of view, while the movie was straight-forward.

by Sophie Kinsella

I got the book for free at a book exchange and well, it was good enough to read on vacation. I liked parts of it, but I find these kinds of books make for better movies being watched than books being read. I was desparate for a book abroad.

I really liked this movie. Mostly cause I really liked the actor who was in love with Alexis Bledel’s character. But it’s something I can completely relate to right now. Since, I’m a post graduate (x2) and feel a little lost and not sure what to do or where to go. And I hate looking for work. I already have the happy ending romantically and living happily ever after with G, but professionally I’m still looking for the one. The one job that will fulfill me. The one office where everything will click. The one where time, money and fulfillment all align. I hope to find it sometime soon, before I end up having kids and give up on the dream of finding the perfect job.