Movie Mania

In the past week, I have watched 2 movies: Sex and the City and The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. Recently, I have gone from watching a movie every week to maybe watching one each 2 to 3 weeks. This time round, I decided that there was nothing wrong with going on my own.

I went with Mei to see SATC on Saturday. I had been running late as I had gone to The Good Guys and well, let's just say the service doesn't come anywhere close as to what you see in their ad. Thankfully, no monstrous queues awaited and we got good seats. I think the best thing I could say about SATC is that it felt just like watching the TV show, only on a much bigger screen. It ran for over 2 hours but you just didn't feel that it was anywhere near that long.

While I watched maybe the last 2 seasons of SATC on TV, it wasn't something I had followed from the start, so maybe I wasn't as obsessive as some may have been over it. I still thought the lines were snappy, punchy and funny. The clothes were fabulous (obviously) though perhaps not that easily worn in real life...most certainly not in Perth. You know, it made me laugh and it made my cry. I swung from one end of the emotional scale to the other. I don't care what anyone says, I loved this movie. Would I recommend this movie as a must-see? Abso-fucking-lutely.

Yesterday was a public holiday over in the eastern states. Unfortunately I still had to work, though I will get my day off in lieu when I go to S'pore (YAY!) in 3 days. Also, I took the opportunity to come in late and leave early. How early? Early enough for me to find a pair of bejewelled silver sandals for Lisa's wedding and also make it to Carousel to go to Coles to get a drink and some snacks and make it in for the 3.30 show.

I first read The Chronicles of Narnia when I was 10. For those who are only familiar with the movies, the stories are:

• The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
• Prince Caspian
• The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
• The Silver Chair
• The Horse and his Boy
• The Magician's Nephew
• The Last Battle

I had never seen the original Lion, Witch and Wardrobe animated movie, but I definitely enjoyed the new version in 2005. Yes, it was a little different from the book, but I would say it still kept to it very well. Prince Caspian deviated a lot more, though I suppose there was a fair bit of background that would have been difficult to fit in.

While the book starts off with Caspian as a child and learning about Narnia, the movie jumps right into the action. I won't say how or why, as I don't intend to spoil it for anyone. Suffice to say, there were probably more differences than similarities in the book and movie, but I still enjoyed it. There are some good laughs and the actions scenes were well made. The lines that have been taken from the book are warmingly familiar. And I still feel like owning a lion would be a great idea (even if it really isn't) every time I see Lucy cuddling Aslan. :)

Next up, Kung Fu Panda, opening on June 26th.