Mongol and more

I saw it today - and it was awesome. I cried, I laughed and I winced. I knew it would be that good.. and I look forward to the other two parts.

Saw a preview for 'children of the silk road' which looked great too.

And I also see that a new series of Dr Who is startingon Sunday! Heeee! :)

Movies?

Film reviews and myself dont have a history of going off very well. But today I went and saw The Painted Veil and wanted to write a bit about it. At times it borders on heaviness and a darkness hangs throughout the film, but it never completely subjects the viewer to unabandoned despair and for this I am thankful. The way it ended only served to brighten the film in my eyes. Going into the cinemas not knowing anything about the storylines (it wasnt my turn to pick) I did stop a couple of times during the film to think 'ok i have no idea where this is going' but in the end it was clear that it went exactly where it was intended to. The painted veil is a story of regret and love and it ends with real heart and redemption.

I dont know if I am alone in thinking the following two things:

1. Several times I caught myself staring at Naomi's lips. They looked somewhat... plastic.

2. At one stage in the movie Naomi seemed to morph into Nicole Kidman. Then I blinked and found myself watching Naomi again. Very weird.

Anyway, the big news is that I saw a preview for a movie called 'Mongol'. Man, it was very exciting!! It's about genghis khan apparently (very loosely).