Stay & Day out
Oct. 21st, 2005 04:36 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tarotgalWell, I woke up early and drove an hour in the rain to see Stay. The ticket-seller looked at me like I was crazy:
Me: *rushing slightly because it is 12:22* One ticket for Stay at 12:20
Her: What movie?
Me: Stay
Her: I'm sorry? What movie?
Me: It's called Stay. It's at 12:20... Stay.
Her: *stares at screen for a good 10 seconds* Oh. Can I see some ID please?
Me: Absolutely. I haven't been asked that in a long time. *passes over driver's license* Makes me feel young.
Her: Just one ticket?
Me: Yes.
Her: Here you go *passes me change, my ID, and a ticket*
Okay, I know it wasn't wildly publicized but I've seen commercials for the movie during all the major shows I watch. *shrug* Anyway, I understood her confusion when I got to the theater. It was halfway through one of the trailers and NO ONE WAS IN THE THEATER! It was dark, so I made a point of picking a seat, standing up, and looking around. But I was alone. Whoa. I don't like going to see scary movies alone! Since I wasn't going with anyone I'd been hoping that there would be a few people there at least so I wouldn't get so freaked out. But, no. Just me, a gigantic room of stadium seats, and a big screen filled, a dozen minutes later, with Ewan's face.
So I warmed up to the idea of having the place all to myself at that point. It was very intimate. Like a showing just for me. I actually squee-ed out loud when Ewan came on because, Hell, I COULD! (I did it softly just in case, though) About 10 minutes in, however, two people came in with drinks and popcorn. They sat way down in front on the side, though. It was a fun experience, though.
And the movie itself? Beautiful. I loved the style and the attention to detail. The Washington Post gave it a not-so-good review in the paper this morning, saying it left you feeling empty even when the weird plot was finally explained. But I don't feel empty. I feel like I just watched something beautiful. I LOVE when Ewan does small, artsy films like this. That's what I love about him as an actor. He's got good taste and can pull this sort of thing off. I loved the mystery, the attention to detail, and I was emotionally involved right from the start. The twist... well, not brilliant or remotely original but not entirely expected either and, MUCH more importantly, still enough to make me really think about the whole movie at its climactic moment. Parts were very clever. Parts were weird. Parts were mysterious. And there was only one brief part where I was terrified. It was NOT a scary movie at all as I'd thought. I LOVED the characters muchly. I loved the story-telling techniques and dialogue. The camera work and sets were brilliant and entertaining. And, of course I must mention it, there were a few LOVELY wet!Ewan scenes. *EG* Sorry, I'm a sucker for wet!Ewan. On a whole, for what it was, it didn't disappoint me in the least. And I thought Ewan was just fantastic in it. Maybe it was the fact that it was practically a private showing just for me, but it felt very sensual. The movie was short (an hour and a half) but it didn't rush anything because of how it was shot. It was slow and vivid and... yeah, sensual.
I really liked it. And I'm very glad I went to see it today.
I stopped by the JC Penny's Outlet on the way home. I have no money but REALLY need bras that fit me and I could do for a few more long-sleeve shirts. But they didn't have anything cheep enough. And there were no bras at all that I fancied.
I wish I hadn't filled up my gas tank earlier in the week. I'd been hoping to go to the other movie theater to do recycling so I filled my car up all the way at $2.79. But in the part of town where this movie theater is gas was down to $2.34 everywhere. I always get gas when I go all the way out there and here I was stuck with a full tank today. DOH! Ah well. Can't do anything about it now.
On the way home I stopped by the craft store and picked up a photo storage box. I want to have a special box for photos of all my recent trips. I think that would be nice instead of putting them in a shoebox to put in scrapbooks later. I also went looking for a nice Christmas ornament. I'm doing the Bookcrossing ornament exchange and wanted something nice. Something specific to DC, maybe. But nothing in the several isles of ornaments jumped out at me. Except for a few little silver stags. I wanted one last year and never bought it, so I went and did so today. *Snuggles Prongs* OMG when I move back out on my own and put up my own tree (which is in storage) I want it to look all fannish. It's not nearly as close to as wonderful as Lady Korana's sounds *is envious* but I'm working on it. heehee
So, yeah. That's my day so far. Excellent movie.
Me: *rushing slightly because it is 12:22* One ticket for Stay at 12:20
Her: What movie?
Me: Stay
Her: I'm sorry? What movie?
Me: It's called Stay. It's at 12:20... Stay.
Her: *stares at screen for a good 10 seconds* Oh. Can I see some ID please?
Me: Absolutely. I haven't been asked that in a long time. *passes over driver's license* Makes me feel young.
Her: Just one ticket?
Me: Yes.
Her: Here you go *passes me change, my ID, and a ticket*
Okay, I know it wasn't wildly publicized but I've seen commercials for the movie during all the major shows I watch. *shrug* Anyway, I understood her confusion when I got to the theater. It was halfway through one of the trailers and NO ONE WAS IN THE THEATER! It was dark, so I made a point of picking a seat, standing up, and looking around. But I was alone. Whoa. I don't like going to see scary movies alone! Since I wasn't going with anyone I'd been hoping that there would be a few people there at least so I wouldn't get so freaked out. But, no. Just me, a gigantic room of stadium seats, and a big screen filled, a dozen minutes later, with Ewan's face.
So I warmed up to the idea of having the place all to myself at that point. It was very intimate. Like a showing just for me. I actually squee-ed out loud when Ewan came on because, Hell, I COULD! (I did it softly just in case, though) About 10 minutes in, however, two people came in with drinks and popcorn. They sat way down in front on the side, though. It was a fun experience, though.
And the movie itself? Beautiful. I loved the style and the attention to detail. The Washington Post gave it a not-so-good review in the paper this morning, saying it left you feeling empty even when the weird plot was finally explained. But I don't feel empty. I feel like I just watched something beautiful. I LOVE when Ewan does small, artsy films like this. That's what I love about him as an actor. He's got good taste and can pull this sort of thing off. I loved the mystery, the attention to detail, and I was emotionally involved right from the start. The twist... well, not brilliant or remotely original but not entirely expected either and, MUCH more importantly, still enough to make me really think about the whole movie at its climactic moment. Parts were very clever. Parts were weird. Parts were mysterious. And there was only one brief part where I was terrified. It was NOT a scary movie at all as I'd thought. I LOVED the characters muchly. I loved the story-telling techniques and dialogue. The camera work and sets were brilliant and entertaining. And, of course I must mention it, there were a few LOVELY wet!Ewan scenes. *EG* Sorry, I'm a sucker for wet!Ewan. On a whole, for what it was, it didn't disappoint me in the least. And I thought Ewan was just fantastic in it. Maybe it was the fact that it was practically a private showing just for me, but it felt very sensual. The movie was short (an hour and a half) but it didn't rush anything because of how it was shot. It was slow and vivid and... yeah, sensual.
I really liked it. And I'm very glad I went to see it today.
I stopped by the JC Penny's Outlet on the way home. I have no money but REALLY need bras that fit me and I could do for a few more long-sleeve shirts. But they didn't have anything cheep enough. And there were no bras at all that I fancied.
I wish I hadn't filled up my gas tank earlier in the week. I'd been hoping to go to the other movie theater to do recycling so I filled my car up all the way at $2.79. But in the part of town where this movie theater is gas was down to $2.34 everywhere. I always get gas when I go all the way out there and here I was stuck with a full tank today. DOH! Ah well. Can't do anything about it now.
On the way home I stopped by the craft store and picked up a photo storage box. I want to have a special box for photos of all my recent trips. I think that would be nice instead of putting them in a shoebox to put in scrapbooks later. I also went looking for a nice Christmas ornament. I'm doing the Bookcrossing ornament exchange and wanted something nice. Something specific to DC, maybe. But nothing in the several isles of ornaments jumped out at me. Except for a few little silver stags. I wanted one last year and never bought it, so I went and did so today. *Snuggles Prongs* OMG when I move back out on my own and put up my own tree (which is in storage) I want it to look all fannish. It's not nearly as close to as wonderful as Lady Korana's sounds *is envious* but I'm working on it. heehee
So, yeah. That's my day so far. Excellent movie.
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Date: 2005-10-22 02:21 am (UTC)I had thought about seeing that movie and now I really want to. But I'm just checking... are the scary parts horror or more psychological horror? I can deal with stuff like "The Talented Mr. Ripley" (even though that scared me half to death) but I don't really do stuff like "Chucky" or "The Ring" or "Texas Chainsaw Massacure".
Am really glad that you had a good time. *and yummy wet Ewan scenes are Always a plus ;) *
tma
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Date: 2005-10-22 02:42 am (UTC)Oohhh with Harry-baby! :-) And my Joey Pants. Excellent luck you have :-)
I had thought about seeing that movie and now I really want to. But I'm just checking... are the scary parts horror or more psychological horror? I can deal with stuff like "The Talented Mr. Ripley" (even though that scared me half to death) but I don't really do stuff like "Chucky" or "The Ring" or "Texas Chainsaw Massacure".
I haven't seen 'The Talented Mr.Ripley' but the only part that was remotely scary for me was a car accident. It was very fast and VERY loud (again, practically empty theater might be to blame for that) and OH MY GODS but now I'm terrified about being in a car accident because they made it look SO real and scary!! It last about 5 seconds, though.
It is ABSOLUTELY NOT horror. I hate things like Chucky or Texas Chainsaw (even though I've made a point to NEVER watch either of those) or Nightmare on Elm Street, etc. The plot is basically: guy wants to kill himself, Ewan tries to help him before he does that, weird stuff happens like Ewan's friend just happens to look exactly like the guy's dead father... or guy goes missing for a while and Ewan worries and tries to find him and finds a phone message on the guy's apartment answering machine that is actually Ewan's voice (but he never left that message- spooky!). Weird stuff like that. Not the least bit "scary" but very mysterious and makes you wonder what's going on. And of course you get invested in the characters and don't want anything bad to happen to them. So there's the worry that the guy will actually kill himself. But apart from that, not remotely close to a scary movie, IMHO. No killers or stalkers or things jumping out at you in the dark or bad forces manipulating the cute boys. So, yeah, I'd definitely recommend it to you.
Am really glad that you had a good time. *and yummy wet Ewan scenes are Always a plus ;) *
Oohhhhhhh yeah. Nummy wet!Ewan. I'd prefer sneezing!Ewan, of course, but this is definitely a close second *EG*
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Date: 2005-10-22 02:46 am (UTC)are the scary parts horror or more psychological horror?
Definitely not horror. And probably not even psychological horror. It's certainly dramatic, though, and a "makes you think" sort of movie. I'm still thinking about it hours later. :-)
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Date: 2005-10-22 07:56 am (UTC)This year's LOTR ornament is Gandalf the Grey, btw. He looks awesome and I can't wait to add him to the mix. I'd be willing to bet money that next year's will be Aragorn, and then Legolas the year after that. And I think this year's HP is Quidditch Harry. :)