Saturday, December 29, 2007
It's Finally Here: The Sweeney Todd Review!
Well, not really a review, because I don't really do those. But I FINALLY got to see Sweeney Todd last night!
And, as I hoped it would be, it was awesome.
Johnny Depp did a spectacular job as Benjamin Barker aka Sweeney Todd. I really don't like Helena Bonham Carter all that much, and while I think Angela Lansbury is THE best Mrs. Lovett, I thought Helena did a great job as well. Also, for such a small part, Sacha Baron Cohen did a bang up job as Pirelli.
The only problem I (and everyone with me who saw it) had, was not due to the movie itself, but the sound in the theatre was HORRIBLE. Honestly, if I didn't already know the story and songs, half of the movie would have been lost on me because I couldn't understand what some of the actors were singing. Totally lame.
So I loved it, and hopefully everyone who sees it will feel the same.
And, as I hoped it would be, it was awesome.
Johnny Depp did a spectacular job as Benjamin Barker aka Sweeney Todd. I really don't like Helena Bonham Carter all that much, and while I think Angela Lansbury is THE best Mrs. Lovett, I thought Helena did a great job as well. Also, for such a small part, Sacha Baron Cohen did a bang up job as Pirelli.
The only problem I (and everyone with me who saw it) had, was not due to the movie itself, but the sound in the theatre was HORRIBLE. Honestly, if I didn't already know the story and songs, half of the movie would have been lost on me because I couldn't understand what some of the actors were singing. Totally lame.
So I loved it, and hopefully everyone who sees it will feel the same.
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Sweeney Todd is Coming and so is Noodle!
Next Friday. Well, Sweeney Todd is next Friday, not Noodle!
Yup, I'll finally be shutting up about this movie coming out. Well, probably after a (hopefully) glowing review of it. I hear it's already been nominated for some Golden Globes, which I find odd, but I guess the muckity mucks in Hollywood get the sneak peaks of it early.
My only concern is that people may not realize it's a musical, and kind of a dark, twisted comedy, but not really. I'm worried that it may get the same reception that Grindhouse got and it may not do that well.
So listen up, everyone! Sweeney Todd IS a musical, and it's WEIRD. I'm sure it will have the same awesome Tim Burton flair that all of his other movies have, but you have been warned!
In preggo news, I can't believe Noodle will be here in a few short weeks. I'm already 30 weeks along, which means I have 10 weeks to go, but could deliver in as little as 6 to 7 more weeks. It's totally blowing my mind. We're about 85% ready for him to get here, we still have a lot of stuff to buy for him to complete his room, and we have a lot of stuff to get rid of to make room in his room.
We've also taken some childbirth and infant preparation classes at our hospital. They are mostly informative, but Ben and I have noticed a pattern that the classes are mostly geared to tell Dads how crappy they are and what they should NOT do to traumatize the baby for life. This irks me, because I think Dads nowadays are VERY capable of taking care of their babies. Dads don't babysit, they parent. It seems like people still can't get over the stereotype that the Dads don't know what they are doing and don't want to know.
At least the childbirth prep class IS all about the Mom, but the teacher is doing a lot of stuff so that the "partners" in the birth process will have a role and not feel trivialized.
We also saw a video of a birth. I remember seeing a birth video in health class when I was in high school, but they didn't show the in depth before the birth process of natural childbirth. This video had a bunch of women going through labor by using breathing and relaxation and watching these women only reinforced my desire to have an epidural as soon as I'm able to, or at least as soon as I can't stand the pain and discomfort. The teacher also made the partners (all men in this class) put clothespins on their ears to try to simulate a contraction. Ben said it was the worst pain he's felt. I hope he remembers that in a few weeks.
We've got two more classes to go and then we're on our own with this kid!
Yup, I'll finally be shutting up about this movie coming out. Well, probably after a (hopefully) glowing review of it. I hear it's already been nominated for some Golden Globes, which I find odd, but I guess the muckity mucks in Hollywood get the sneak peaks of it early.
My only concern is that people may not realize it's a musical, and kind of a dark, twisted comedy, but not really. I'm worried that it may get the same reception that Grindhouse got and it may not do that well.
So listen up, everyone! Sweeney Todd IS a musical, and it's WEIRD. I'm sure it will have the same awesome Tim Burton flair that all of his other movies have, but you have been warned!
In preggo news, I can't believe Noodle will be here in a few short weeks. I'm already 30 weeks along, which means I have 10 weeks to go, but could deliver in as little as 6 to 7 more weeks. It's totally blowing my mind. We're about 85% ready for him to get here, we still have a lot of stuff to buy for him to complete his room, and we have a lot of stuff to get rid of to make room in his room.
We've also taken some childbirth and infant preparation classes at our hospital. They are mostly informative, but Ben and I have noticed a pattern that the classes are mostly geared to tell Dads how crappy they are and what they should NOT do to traumatize the baby for life. This irks me, because I think Dads nowadays are VERY capable of taking care of their babies. Dads don't babysit, they parent. It seems like people still can't get over the stereotype that the Dads don't know what they are doing and don't want to know.
At least the childbirth prep class IS all about the Mom, but the teacher is doing a lot of stuff so that the "partners" in the birth process will have a role and not feel trivialized.
We also saw a video of a birth. I remember seeing a birth video in health class when I was in high school, but they didn't show the in depth before the birth process of natural childbirth. This video had a bunch of women going through labor by using breathing and relaxation and watching these women only reinforced my desire to have an epidural as soon as I'm able to, or at least as soon as I can't stand the pain and discomfort. The teacher also made the partners (all men in this class) put clothespins on their ears to try to simulate a contraction. Ben said it was the worst pain he's felt. I hope he remembers that in a few weeks.
We've got two more classes to go and then we're on our own with this kid!
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