video deviation

it has been ages since i've watched a film in the cinemas. was it because i was burned from the third star wars prequel which cost a fortune when we dropped by at odeon's leicester square? could be. i would love to have gone and see there will be blood but i was submerged in my routines. nothing's catching my fancy at this moment. but thank goodness for the dvd. i still get to indulge in a few flicks that i had ticked in my catalog. the procurement process is just taking a bit longer, stretching to a year for some features. i wait for the prices to drop, which isn't model attitude. but before i can savor and experience its essence, time flies in sweeping motion and there it is, the dvd, discounted.

Knocked Up was one tearful experience. i was bawling during the end credits that i forgot it was a comedy ( i always cry when it comes to baby talk). this is the first time i've seen katherine heigl act again since my father, the hero with gerard depardieu (i don't subscribe to grey's anatomy feed or even roswell before that). seth rogen, the chubby geek who penned superbad with evan goldberg, fits the lovable loser role perfectly. there is always the danger that actors tackle every assignment in similar fashion i. e. the drew barrymore i saw in never been kissed share the nuances with the lovely heroine in the wedding singer. that goes with all the ben stiller comedies as well. but the seth rogen who played the lead ben in knocked up was far removed from the bumbling cop in superbad. knocked up is a poignant peek at the slacker lifestyle. it is quite believable in its undertones, men by nature are always pulled towards the swimsuit models orbit or the virginal beauties unfettered by the sophistication of the urbane and esoteric. while women on the inside despite the beautiful facade tends to get insecure hence the nagging, the bitching and the moaning.

other than the dreams of blokes to covet perennial trophy wives, is my ardent wish for a romcom with a central lisa simpson or a meg griffin character, walking away not necessarily with the hugh grant conundrum. he could be a slovenly charmer straight out of reality, not reality tv. i wonder how that dynamic would work on screen?