stay- visually amazing, cool story. i can't believe this movie didn't have more success. but can anyone explain the ending to me & what the flashes of yellow throughout meant?? wallace & grommet- i am in love with grommet. i want a dog that drives. robots- eh, a few funny parts but not the super cute family fun i signed up for. fun with dick and jane- really funny, jim carrey was hilarious as usual and tea leone's performance was a very pleasant suprise. plus, since i worked at worlcom during it's demise, i got a special kick out of the story & the "thanks" at the end. memoirs of a geisha- just awesome, breathtaking & beautiful. the human stain- interesting but not the oscar caliber jaunt i'd been warned of. i <3 huckabees- i was very unimpressed. little black book- suprisingly enjoyable with an ending that was so NOT the predictable one you'd expect. cellular- better than i expected. i never thought i'd hear myself say that i was impressed with kim basinger's performance, i actually bought her as a science teacher & a caring mother. collateral- i think i would have liked this movie if anyone but tom cruise played victor. they should have switched actors in the beginning airport scene (but i'd probably love an hour long hemeroid commercial if jason statham was in it). woman on top- i finally like penelope cruz in a movie! amelie- cute, in the very best sense of the word. some movies i've seen again lately: basketball diaries- hasn't lost one bit of the power & force since the first time i saw it. real genius- never fails to crack my ass up. matilda- is this movie not just the very definition of cute? i mean really. shaun of the dead- i love this movie. that's all, i just loved it. dirty rotten scoundrels- michael caine. 'nuff said. some movies it seems everyone else has already seen but i saw for the first time lately: goodfellas- a good movie, good performances, good to actually finally see the "am i a clown here to amuse you" scene but i don't think it's the greatest movie ever, like i saw on some list somewhere. napoleon dynamite- so stupid! to quote the ever-insightful flavor flav, "don't beleive the hype"! the graduate- it was actually not really recent that i saw this movie, but it fits the category. i also didn't get why this movie is considered such a classic. i love anne bancroft, but that's about all i got out of it. it seems that most times i end up seeing a movie that's supposed to be SO great & everyone's wetting themselves over how "cutting edge" or "innovative" it is, i just end up thinking it's uninteresting, pedestian and/or idiotic. then there's the "classic" movies that are on every "best of" list & may have won oscars back in the day & it seems everyone else was born having already seen them. i finally end up seeing them & i'm unimpressed there too. this doesn't further an artsy fartsy, intelligent, "i dig the unusual & appreciate the different in life" persona too well. especially when you throw in the fact that sometimes i reallly like a "blockbuster" big money making movie every now & then. maybe i just need to remind myself that casablanca is one of my very favorite movies, "a clockwork orange" is one of my very favorite books & i was raised by a man who once wore hawaiin shorts & wooden shows (that i still own) when my friends came over and i'll feel intelligent and unique once again.