Sunday, May 13, 2007
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Today, my son and I went to see Hot Fuzz. I thought this was going to be a film along the lines of Naked Gun, you know, painfully sophomoric humor, but my son really wanted to see it, so, with heavy heart, I went.
I haven't laughed so much and so often at a movie in ages. First off, it's a British film. It riffs off American cop films, martial arts movies, Westerns and the traditional English mystery setting all in the context of the British countryside. I'm not sure I can do this movie justice. The main character plays it totally straight (he also co-wrote the screenplay.) Intelligent with moments of slapstick that aren't stupid. And then it descends into the absurd and is just side splittingly funny. Go see this movie. The IMDB entry is pretty far off the mark, in my opinion.
In other news, making progress with Magellan's Witch. I've deleted one plot element that was making things too complicated and isn't necessary now that I'm clearer on what's really driving the plot. I'm fixing stuff and then having to solve some major issues as I continue -- which basically involves me thinking that I'm stuck, then going off to do something else and have the solution occur to me.
This whole book has been that way. Brick wall with me thinking, geez, I'll never solve this one, then seeing the path continues this other way. Frustrating, but in a way, not. I deleted about 3000 words yesterday. I think I'm still missing a plot element, and I believe I know what that is, but I want to get through the rest of the read through (which I have started and restarted 3 times now) to be sure.
Anyway, off to read to my son.
Go see Hot Fuzz
Hot Fuzz is Hilarious!
I haven't laughed so much and so often at a movie in ages. First off, it's a British film. It riffs off American cop films, martial arts movies, Westerns and the traditional English mystery setting all in the context of the British countryside. I'm not sure I can do this movie justice. The main character plays it totally straight (he also co-wrote the screenplay.) Intelligent with moments of slapstick that aren't stupid. And then it descends into the absurd and is just side splittingly funny. Go see this movie. The IMDB entry is pretty far off the mark, in my opinion.
In other news, making progress with Magellan's Witch. I've deleted one plot element that was making things too complicated and isn't necessary now that I'm clearer on what's really driving the plot. I'm fixing stuff and then having to solve some major issues as I continue -- which basically involves me thinking that I'm stuck, then going off to do something else and have the solution occur to me.
This whole book has been that way. Brick wall with me thinking, geez, I'll never solve this one, then seeing the path continues this other way. Frustrating, but in a way, not. I deleted about 3000 words yesterday. I think I'm still missing a plot element, and I believe I know what that is, but I want to get through the rest of the read through (which I have started and restarted 3 times now) to be sure.
Anyway, off to read to my son.
Go see Hot Fuzz
Labels: editing, Magellan's Witch
posted by Carolyn @ 5/13/2007 07:55:00 PM Permalink
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Managed to miss this, so I'm waiting for it to come out on DVD.
I did really enjoy their film 'Shaun of the Dead', even though I'm normally a complete wimp about horror movies.
I did really enjoy their film 'Shaun of the Dead', even though I'm normally a complete wimp about horror movies.
Bummer that you missed it. The movie's still playing in lots of places, and this is one that's definitely worth seeing in a theater. I totally want to see Shaun of the Dead now. We're planning to go see Hot Fuzz again.
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