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Starting this entry with an announcement: I do not own/possess/have a television set. I've never really wanted one; most of my news comes off the internet and I am content with that. For entertainment, I have books, music, and DVDs. The benefit to all this is the monetary savings that I accrue and the many times I have been able to laugh at telemarketers trying to sell me cable or satellite by promising me "substantial savings over what you're paying now". I gleefully inform them that I am paying nothing and ask them if they can top that? *grin*
The one drawback to not having a TV is that I do miss the movies and programs that I enjoy. Although from my perspective, 95%+ of TV is crap nowadays, there are the movies, both old and new, that I enjoy, the science/history/music/art programs, and, of course, the occasional reruns of classic series. So I do tend to spend some time at my parents' catching up. This weekend being a holiday weekend, there was much more on (and much more of good quality) than usual. Among the rest were two movies that I hadn't seen before, that I had heard of with much hype, and which piqued my interest.
The first was March of the Penguins. I was pretty well dazzled by this one. It managed to take an honest, harsh look at the reality of what these animals endure without being gratutiously violent and it managed to be touching and moving without being overtly maudlin, schmatlzy, and manipulative. Yes, it was more than somewhat anthropomorphic, but I can live with that. And the cinematic quality of the images was breathtaking.
The second was PoC: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Which, unfortunately, I only caught in bits and pieces, but it was still enough to blow me away. Wow. Of course, I am itching to go buy the DVD's from both movies, and possibly the soundtracks as well. If only there wasn't a wedding coming up in my future. And, possibly, a move. I could probably find the money for it if it wasn't for the fact that I would then have to move it. Le sigh.
Wedding plans proceed apace. There should be another ToDo list up sometime soon. For now, suffice to say that invitations will be ordered Jan 2 and should go out Jan 21.
The one drawback to not having a TV is that I do miss the movies and programs that I enjoy. Although from my perspective, 95%+ of TV is crap nowadays, there are the movies, both old and new, that I enjoy, the science/history/music/art programs, and, of course, the occasional reruns of classic series. So I do tend to spend some time at my parents' catching up. This weekend being a holiday weekend, there was much more on (and much more of good quality) than usual. Among the rest were two movies that I hadn't seen before, that I had heard of with much hype, and which piqued my interest.
The first was March of the Penguins. I was pretty well dazzled by this one. It managed to take an honest, harsh look at the reality of what these animals endure without being gratutiously violent and it managed to be touching and moving without being overtly maudlin, schmatlzy, and manipulative. Yes, it was more than somewhat anthropomorphic, but I can live with that. And the cinematic quality of the images was breathtaking.
The second was PoC: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Which, unfortunately, I only caught in bits and pieces, but it was still enough to blow me away. Wow. Of course, I am itching to go buy the DVD's from both movies, and possibly the soundtracks as well. If only there wasn't a wedding coming up in my future. And, possibly, a move. I could probably find the money for it if it wasn't for the fact that I would then have to move it. Le sigh.
Wedding plans proceed apace. There should be another ToDo list up sometime soon. For now, suffice to say that invitations will be ordered Jan 2 and should go out Jan 21.