ramblings of a madman...

i love watching movies/films. i dig porn too, but regular movies are my shit. wouldn't call myself a buff, but i do try to get at least 9 flicks a month from Netflix if i can. between flicks & music, i try to distract my mind from what i often perceive to be stress or misery.

books work for this as well, but i tend to prefer watching a nice hyper intense 5.1 audio enhanced video presentation. that said, i have rarely if ever found a film more enjoyable than the original written version. this includes graphic novels/comic books. movies always have to loose content and/or meaning for comprehensiveness and/or time consideration.

the original Star Wars may be one of the few occasions i can readily recall where i prefer the film to the book. Bourne is way better in book form. the films didn't even try to handle the meat of the books' stories. this likely was the best approach. i don't believe the average mind would have perceived the films the same way had they directly reflected the books' original stories.

all this leads me to a commercial i've seen a couple of times in the past few hours:

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

i'm a fan of actors. i sometimes choose to view or not based on the talent used to create a film. i cannot stand Colin Farrell. i've tried repeatedly, until my brain threatened to kick my ass, to watch films starring this guy. bleech! Denzel Washington is highly reliable. this has been especially the case in his action oriented roles. i believe i've liked all the ones that he's made that i've seen. this one looks to be promising. i'll be putting this joint in my queue accordingly.

i've heard of the film from back in the day, but i didn't know it was based on a book. i'll be looking to read the book now. that and watch the original version of the film. i like to watch both when i peep a known remake. the comparison/contrast can be interesting. i'm not looking for the TV remake. i'm good on that one.

make like i miss the friggin' theater experience...

PEACE
...be calm...