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Queen of the Damned (2002)
If you loved the book... I advise you not to see this movie...
***SPOILERS*** ***SPOILERS*** When I first saw this movie in the theaters, pre reading the or any of Anne Rice's books [though I had seen and loved "Interview with the Vampire"], I adored it. I mean, you've got a hottie like Stuart Townsend ("Lestat"), you've got ancient vampires, and you've got the wonderfully evil and fairly attractive Akasha (Aaliyah).
Nice deal, right?
No, not if you know the book as well as I do now.
If you want to be really picky, you could point out how Lestat is supposed to have blonde hair and blue eyes, or that Marius was not his maker. Yeah, those are some bad things. But what really got me was some of the actors in general. When looking closer from Tom Cruise [Lestat in "Interview"] to Townsend, you've got to admit, though Townsend is nice eye candy, Cruise pulls off the role so much better. As a past reviewer said, when it comes to love scenes, or scenes with Moreau ["Jesse"] in general. All ancient vampires, with the exception of Aaliyah [Akasha herself], and possibly Claudia Black [Pandora], are terrible actors. Vincent Perez plays Marius, supposebly Lestat's maker, though in the book this was the Vampire Magnus. Perez wouldn't be so bad if he wouldn't try and act SO MUCH like a vampire that his very voice is annoying. The very character of Marius, who in the books I absolutely loved, is terrible. It's so... out of character for him to do and act the way he does in this "film". I suppose Lena Olin [Maharet] isn't too bad, but her character was also put way out of proportion, excluding a big part of her story-line. The other ancients, Armand, Mael, and Khayman? Terrible. No skills whatsoever. Matthew Newton's portrayal of Armand makes me want to beg and scream for Antonio Banderas to reprise his role from "Interview".
*sigh* So many things wrong with this film. To think, Rice actually approved. Was she drugged? Drunk? Bribed? Possibly. The soundtrack is good, Moreau isn't actually so bad, though Jesse's character was also twisted and turned far too much. The Lestat falling in love with Jesse storyline wasn't too bad, but it's completely wrong if you've read the books. And where were dear Louis and Gabrielle? One does wonder. It also p***es me off that Pandora was killed, which never happened in the book. And don't get me started on how Akasha was messed with...
Perhaps I am too critical. It's been said. The SpecialFX really were amazing, Aaliyah was brilliant, but... it ended to quickly. It ended WRONG. The book is a god, this is a devil.
In conclusion, unless you've never read the book[s], I suggest you keep away from this movie. Even if not, be wary.
That '70s Show (1998)
More addictive than soap operas...
That 70's Show, the title alone showing no cleverness or originality, is pointless, cheesy, and totally unrealisitic. But I myself love it. It's a reliefe from all those sappy teenage dramas that make you wanna roll your eyes and/or burst into tears.
There's always a line to make you suddenly burst out laughing, whether from the sarcastic accent of Fez, from the stupidity of Michael / Kelso, Jacky's ditziness, or Eric's hilarious father, Red.
I don't care how stupid anyone says this show is, it's extremely addicting, and always a fun thing to watch.
Boy Meets World (1993)
I miss you!
Though many find this show annoying and predictable, I do not. I've been watching this show since their senior year, and still watch the reruns on the Disney Channel.
I love the characters, the comedy, the stupidness of Cory, Shawn, and Eric. Eric has always been my favorite, and is the most important person that keeps me watching. He may be amazingly stupid, but he has a good heart. Rachel and Angela are not given very much credit, but they're just as wonderful. And! Rachel is my name, too.
When I heard this show was going off the air, I was deeply saddened. What was I to do without weekly new episodes of my favorite show? I miss you, Boy Meets World!
Ah, thank the gods for the reruns.
Uprising (2001)
A brilliant film
I have to say, I wasn't sure if I would like this. But it is clearly very interesting, and brilliantly done. The cast knew what they were doing, not to mention David Schwimmer, a star of the hit television show "Friends", who in this movie switches from comedy, to a serious war act. If I could have given this movie a higher score that ten, I would have. I love this film, and *HOPE* that others do too!
Jumping Ship (2001)
and I thought the first was bad
The only thing worse than this was Horse Sense. The only thing that could possibly keep you watching are the gorgeous looks of Matt and Joey Lawrence. It's not possible to not be completly bored with this movie. But you can't help but want to go cuddle Jake Hunter (Matt Lawrence) and tell him he'll never be lonly again. In conclusion, I would like to admit I may watch this again, but not because I liked it.
The Mummy (1999)
the best ever
Death is only the beginning. My favorite movie, this movie is both a thriller and a chiller. Rick O'Connel (played by Brendan Fraser) is the perfect hero especially because he's gorgeous. Evelyn Carnahan (Rachel Weisz) plays the adventurous heroine. Though Rachel Weisz is beautiful I didn't like her much. I mean she was helpful and smart but was a kind of ditzy. You've got to admit a lot of the bad things that happened were her fault. I really liked her brother Jonathan ( John Hannah) though. I got a bunch of laughs out of him. Another character I found myself drooling over was Ardeth Bay (Oded Fehr). Im-Ho-Tep probably couldn't scare the life out of you, but I do like the idea of the idea of the mummy (when immortal) being kind of good looking. The only thing you might want to close your eyes for is the bunch of leeches. Now THOSE can give you nightmares.
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