last night i watched two movies on vcd, which an occasion rare nowadays. i figured, since the
movies were of good reviews, and the 'dvd versions' are available, why not?

'school of rock' is undeniably funny, but he could do better. strange enough, jack black actually
had the presence to actually carry out the lead role in this flick. being a fan of his, i considered
his performance in 'high fidelity' as a john cusack's sidekick as his coolest yet, and i think he'd
stay in that safe spot, considering his role in 'shallow hal' was somewhat subdued by the fact
that he worked with Ms. Paltrow.

'big fish' is entertaining, yet has a lot of holes. maybe i didn't watch it right. yes, it's a signature
tim burton movie, very strange and bizarre. i think the ending is very, very........hmm. it's a sad
story, come to think of it. the most heart-wrenching moment in the flick is when albert finney
asks billy crudup (in the ward) to tell him the story about how he was gonna die. you gotta
admit, it's a tear-jerking moment when billy began to tell tall stories to his dying father,
and he's fighting to hold back his tears.

my eyes were all welled up at that moment.

this morning, i read the star in the middle section (i don't know what they call it) about the
50th anniversary of the defeat of the french army in vietnam. the war veterans
(well, the remaining) were all very enthusiastic about the future of vietnam, and one of
them said, " we are glad that the next generations would not haveto worry about war.
they only have to study hard and become succesful".

that's another tear-jerking statement.

for the record, i didn't cry. i ALMOST did.

yep.ha ha ha.