Apropo "horror of" ..

[Caius Marcius]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "naamagatus" <naama_gat at h...> 
wrote:
> 
> did anyone see Bridget Jones II (Edge of Reason)? 
> 
> I liked the first one, but this was beyond bad. It felt like the 
> director actively hated the story, the actors (particularly the 
lead 
> actresse), had no idea how to do decent lighting, and was 
criminally 
> lazy in the choice of music. 
> 
> Naama, who had thought that Hollywood has reached the utter limit 
in 
> mediocrity, but finds that it now takes a dive into plain bad.

I agree 100% - the missus wanted to see it, and now bitterly regrets 
her decision. I liked the first movie, largely on the strength of 
Renee Zellweger, who I've always regarded as an actress of 
exceptional charm and cuteness, even in so-so fare like "Down With 
Love." But yuck! - she looked downright repulsive in BJ-TEOR  - and 
it wasn't just the weight, since I thought she looked great in BJ-I. 
The opening scene of the film flings our heroine into a pen of pig 
manure, and it's all downhill from there.

To end on a positive note, I'll recommend Sideways (great acting & 
story) and Finding Neverland, somewhat inconsistent, but occasionally 
magic  - and Johnny Depp gets to pirate again!

   - CMC