Comments on For Peter's Sake: Movies in June, Part Two

P.S. I Love You was a little too disturbing for me...

2008-07-12T19:33:00.000-05:00

P.S. I Love You was a little too disturbing for me to get into it. The movie was just weird in some ways.

Katya, I really liked the minivan scene. My favorite part was where Brad Pitt dispatched an attacker through the second sliding door and admitted that the second door really is convenient.

As for the older Persuasion, I actually liked it when I saw it. And I still think it's okay. But now that I've seen it a few times, it wasn't as good on subsequent viewings. It's hard for me to say exactly what it was missing, but it just didn't click like some of the better Austen movie adaptations. To be honest, I really wasn't a huge fan of Ciaran Hinds, though by writing that, I have probably incurred the wrath of his many online fans. And he has many. The guy has a good demeanor, but he doesn't make the character come alive. Amanda Root was a little better. I'm just waiting for Andrew Davies to try his hand.

I love the minivan scene in Mr. and Mrs. Smith. ("...

2008-07-07T18:56:00.000-05:00

I love the minivan scene in Mr. and Mrs. Smith. ("I said it! I said I saw your dad on Fantasy Island!")

And what do you think "not fabulous" about the Amanda Root / Ciaran Hinds version of Persuasion?

Oh man P.S. I love You freaking tore my heart out....

2008-07-06T20:55:00.000-05:00

Oh man P.S. I love You freaking tore my heart out. I hate it when movies do that. I liked The Breakup; I was with some friends at the theater who really hated the ending but it seemed believable to me. Way to be a girlieman! It makes you even more manly sir!