My Short Monologue

10 things I hate about you

2008-09-02T13:50:10Z

Cast

Heath Ledger ... Patrick Verona
Julia Stiles ... Kat Stratford
Joseph Gordon-Levitt ... Cameron James
Larisa Oleynik ... Bianca Stratford
David Krumholtz ... Michael
Andrew Keegan ... Joey Donner
Director:

Gil Junger
Genre:

Comedy / Romance
Tagline:

How do I loathe thee? Let me count the ways.
Plot:

A remake of the classic Shakespare play "The Taming of the Shrew.", set in a modern day highschool.
Comment:

It is a hectic students drama and a little young for me, but it was fun.

Heath Ledger who died this spring was one of the main character and I think he is something, we lost a great actor. Story itself is not much interesting, but it's OK just watching Heath Ledger who was 21 when he played this Patrick.

I think he has very gentle eyes so when he tried to be a bad boy I felt a little strange.

Love and Other Disasters

2008-09-01T14:19:29Z

Cast

Brittany Murphy ... Emily 'Jacks' Jackson

Matthew Rhys ... Peter Simon

Santiago Cabrera ... Paolo Sarmiento

Catherine Tate ... Talullah Wentworth

Director:

Alek Keshishian

Genre:

Comedy / Romance

Plot:

An American intern at U.K. Vogue helps her friends find love.

Comment:

It's not much different from other romantic comedy films though, I liked it. The concept is quite good and story developed quickly, so it caught me. This includes gay person but there aren't much actual scenes, it's like an imaginary world, there are only a few scenes with Matthew Rhys who was in bed with a guy.

I've never seen the actress who played main character Jacks, but she is cute. I know Santiago Cabrera from Heroes and I like him. He looks very natural and pure. I actually don't know other acting about him, I'd like to find other films or TV shows.

Rhinoceros Eyes

2008-08-20T03:00:44Z

Cast

Michael Pit ... Chep

Paige Turco ... Fran

Gale Harold ... Detective Phil Barbara

Matt Servitto ... Bundy

James Allodi ... Hamish

Victor Ertmanis ... Sweets

Nadia Litz ... Ann
Director:

Aaron Woodley
Genre:

Drama / Horror / Romance
Tagline:

Everything you can imagine is real
Plot:

Rhinoceros Eyes is a fantastical coming-of-age story revolving around Chep (Michael Pitt), a young,...
Comment

It is interesting conception. I actually can't agree with the main character, Chep's identity as autism though, except that point, it is excellent fantasy.

Jerry Maguire

2008-08-14T06:22:44Z

Cast
Tom Cruise ... Jerry Maguire

Cuba Gooding Jr. ... Rod Tidwell

Renée Zellweger ... Dorothy Boyd (as Renee Zellweger)

Kelly Preston ... Avery Bishop

Jerry O'Connell ... Frank Cushman
Director:
Cameron Crowe
Genre:
Comedy / Drama / Romance / Sport
Tagline:
Everybody loved him... Everybody disappeared. more
Plot:
When a sports agent has a moral epiphany and is fired for expressing it, he decides to put his new philosophy to the test as an independent with the only athlete who stays with him.
Comment
Actually this is the very first film I found Renée Zellweger ever. When I saw her, instantly I felt she would definitely become a big star, extremely she was brilliant.

It's a long time ago, so I don't remember when I watched this film though, I think it was around in 1997.

Dead Man Walking

2008-04-14T10:02:14Z

Cast
Susan Sarandon ... Sister Helen Prejean

Sean Penn ... Matthew Poncelet

Robert Prosky ... Hilton Barber

Raymond J. Barry ... Earl Delacroix

R. Lee Ermey ... Clyde Percy

Celia Weston ... Mary Beth Percy

Lois Smith ... Helen's mother
Director:
Tim Robbins
Genre:
Crime / Drama
Plot:
A nun, while comforting a convicted killer on death row, empathizes with both the killer and his victim's families.
Comment
I saw this film on TV but it was the middle of it when I realized, so I wanted to watch this from the beginning then I bought a DVD. Recently I'm a fan of Sean Penn, he is a good actor. He doesn't show his passion much though we can see it in himself.

The Queen

2008-03-12T12:53:10Z

Cast
Helen Mirren ... The Queen

James Cromwell ... Prince Philip

Alex Jennings ... Prince Charles

Roger Allam ... Robin Janvrin

Sylvia Syms ... Queen Mother

Tim McMullan ... Stephen Lamport
Director:
Stephen Frears
Genre:
Biography / Drama more
Tagline:
Tradition Prepared Her. Change Will Define Her. more
Plot:
After the death of Princess Diana, HM Queen Elizabeth II struggles with her reaction to a sequence of events nobody could have predicted.
Comment
When I saw trailer, I was blown away. Helen Mirren was as good as like the Queen, and I thought it was very Brits. Anyway I haven't watched it yet actually, but I believe I won't be disappointed.

Prick Up Your Ears

2008-03-08T19:21:08Z

Cast:
Gary Oldman ... Joe Orton

Alfred Molina ... Kenneth Halliwell

Vanessa Redgrave ... Peggy Ramsay

Frances Barber ... Leonie Orton

Janet Dale ... Mrs. Sugden

Julie Walters ... Elsie Orton
Director:
Stephen Frears
Genre:
Biography / Comedy / Drama
Plot Summary
This film is the story of the spectacular life and violent death of British playwright Joe Orton. In his teens...
Comment:
I didn't get much why Ken became sick.   I understood circumstances though, I didn't understand why he had to be so jealous and emotional.    And also about their relationship, their physical relationship hasn't been going well, why didn't they split up?

Because of being famous as a play writer, Orton had to be busy, but Ken wanted him spend time together when they were on holiday.    I don't get it.   I understand Ken started taking meds and it destroyed his nerve gradually.

I don't think being a gay is not the main reason why Ken had to commit murder. It's not necessary being a gay but an affection.    Although think about the historical background, at that time, being a gay was criminal and it was very hard to hide such things.    I think it influenced Ken and caused such a tragedy.

Small Miracles (The Testimony of Taliesin Jones)

2008-03-04T09:39:57Z

Cast:

John-Paul Macleod ... Taliesin Jones

Jonathan Pryce ... Tal's Dad

Geraldine James ... Tal's Mum

Matthew Rhys ... Jonathan

Griff Rhys Jones ... Caesar

Ian Bannen ... Billy Evans

Director:

Martin Duffy

Genre:

Drama / Family

Plot Summary

Also known as "Small Miracles", released by Questar, Inc in 2004. This quietly lovely film won Best...

Comment:

Again, Welsh accent.... It's a little hard for me to understand. I think the main stream is all right though, sometimes I can't catch small conversations.

Anyway it starts with a very happy scene of a family taking a photo in their garden. They look so happy and satisfied. But a little later, perhaps the day after Tal's twelfth birthday, we realize his Mum's living somewhere else. It sounds like there are some good reasons why she has to live far away from her family, but actually she met someone and is going to marry him. I kind of understood that feeling.

On the other hand, Tal experienced a miracle with his piano teacher Billy. So he believes in God and attends church, and also tries to heal someone with a miracle. There are a lot of small things that happen and finally he loses his faith because of Billy's death. At school a boy who bullied Tal all the time wanted him to heal his cut right middle finger with prayer. Of course he can't fix it,but the boy comes to trust Tal.

As a story, I didn't get much satisfaction. I mean I wasn't satisfied with this story, this film got some prizes but I didn't really see why. It was good but not that great. I learned Tal's dad was in Very Annie Mary, he also played the Dad of the heroine. I'm sure he is one of the most famous actor in Wales.

Heart

2008-02-26T14:17:00Z

Cast:

Saskia Reeves ... Maria Ann McCardle

Christopher Eccleston ... Gary Ellis

Kate Hardie ... Tess Ellis

Rhys Ifans ... Alex Madden

Anna Chancellor ... Nicola Farmer

Matthew Rhys ... Sean McCardle

Director:

Charles McDougall

Genre:

Drama / Thriller

Plot Outline

A woman, plastered in blood, is arrested by a grave, and a tale of loss, lust and jealousy slowly unfolds.

Comment:

Christpher Eccleston from Cracker. The story starts with Maria carrying a bag dripping blood with a lot of blood stain on her clothes.

From the beginning, we can easily guess what happened to her and it seems a part of someone's body is in the bag though, actually it's not like that. There are some twists and in the end of the story you'll find out what exactly happened to her and the other people.

I didn't know this story at all and I expected to see Matthew Rhys a lot, but he was a dead son, so a little.

Blow Dry

2008-02-22T06:36:06Z

Cast:

Alan Rickman ... Phil Allen

Natasha Richardson ... Shelley Allen

Rachel Griffiths ... Sandra

Rachael Leigh Cook ... Christina Robertson

Josh Hartnett ... Brian Allen

Bill Nighy... Ray (Raymond) Robertson

Director:

Paddy Breathnach

Genre:

Comedy / Drama / Romance

Plot Summary

The annual British Hairdressing Championship comes to Keighley, a town where Phil and son Brian run...

Comment

I watched this on TV first, then I bought DVD. Alan Rickman & Bill Nighy are a good combination. It was better if there were a little more surprise. I hadn't noticed Rachel Griffiths was in this film as of today.

Kinsey

2008-02-19T19:56:59Z

Cast:
Liam Neeson ... Alfred Kinsey
Laura Linney ... Clara McMillen
Chris O'Donnell ... Wardell Pomeroy
Peter Sarsgaard ... Clyde martin
Timothy Hutton ... Paul Gebhard
Director:
Bill Condon
Genre:
Biography / Drama
Plot Outline
A look at the life of Alfred Kinsey (Neeson), a pioneer in the area of human sexuality research, whose 1948 publication "Sexual Behavior in the Human Male" was one of the first recorded works that saw science address sexual behavior.
Comment
If such a man was my father, I would be very unpleasant. I don't deny having a sexual conversation is needed for us sometimes and it's not evil though, he, Alfred Kinsey, is talking about too much, I mean he is very direct and he also has neither delicacy nor grace.

Actually the main reason which I watched this film is to see Luke MacFarlane as Bruce Kinsey, but he only appeared a few minuites and a few lines. In the delated scene, there was a scene he was swimming.

The historical background of this film is in late 40's and early 50's and was strongly influenced by Christianity. I think many people who is living now never thought about such a practiced asceticism situation.

Anyway in this film, Alfred Kinsey is written as a man who is a little strange but research ardor though, real he was a bit different from normal person.

Very Annie Mary (TV)

2008-02-12T16:38:14Z

Cast:

Rachel Griffiths ... Annie Mary Pugh

Jonathan Pryce ... Jack Pugh

Ioan Gruffudd... Hob

Matthew Rhys ... Nob

Director:

Sara Sugarman

Genre:

Comedy / Musical

Plot Outline

After her father suffers a stroke a woman is forced to take care of him but uses the circumstances to emancipate herself and find the courage to sing once again.

Comment:

I'm just watching right now. Rachel Griffiths sounds like speaking Welsh accent. I like it. Matthew Rhys and Rachel Griffiths play together in Brothers & Sisters, USA TV show.

It was a moving film. Welsh accent made me a little difficult to catch small conversations, but it didn't matter. As a story, one thing I couldn't stand was she used money all into horse racing after they won by their performance. They came back to their village and almost all people came to celebrate their prize, but they learn Annie Mary used all of them into horse racing. They went back to their home one by one, even her best friends Hob and Nob. Next day, she went to Hob and Nob's coffee shop though, they were very cold and told her they couldn't talk now. She was devastated. After her leaving, since Nob started sobbing, Hob has approached him and when Nob said, "Never.." while sobbing, Hob embraced him from his back while saying, "Shi shi shi". I don't know what he wanted to say because of my poor understanding of details of story, but I had sympathy with Nob's sob. It's not the reason I like Matthew Rhys.

Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?

2008-02-12T16:01:33Z

Cast:
Tom Courtenay ... Harold Smith

Michael Legge ... Vince Smith

Laura Fraser... Joanna Robinson

Stephen Fry ... Dr. Peter Robinson

Lulu ... Irene Smith

David Thewlis ... Nesbit

Matthew Rhys ... Ray Smith
Director:
Peter Hewitt
Genre:
Comedy
Plot Summary:
Harold Smith, a quiet middle-aged Englishman becomes an instant celebrity when he suddenly starts exhibiting psychic and telekinetic powers...
Comment:
It's 70's story. Actually I've never seen Saturday Night Fever though, I know this background. At that time the place where they danced was called Disco and songs that were played were called Discothèque music (I'm not sure spellings).

In this film, Matthew Rhys has got long hair with. And it's kind of cute.

Anyways This film is fun. You can enjoy comedy with feeling about old good days.

Peaches

2008-02-09T20:44:06Z

The Abduction Club

2008-02-09T20:25:23Z

Cast:
Alice Evans ... Catherine Kennedy

Daniel Lapaine ... Garrett Byrne

Sophia Myles ... Anne Kennedy

Matthew Rhys ... James Strang
Director:
Stefan Schwartz
Genre:
Comedy / Drama / Romance
Plot Outline:
A group of Irish noblemen kidnap girls in order to marry into their fortune and avoid becoming priests or soldiers.
Comment:
It was fun. The story itself is very predictable though, anyway I like Matthew Rhys, so it doesn't matter, lol.

There are some twists and it breaks our expectations. Beginning of the story, I was wondering why an older guy were looking at younger daughter so much, then around Three-quarter has passed we learn what's going on her life.

Catherine and Byrne's love is very predictable, but Anne and Strang's is a little twisted. As I wrote, I like Matthew Rhys and it's not only a reason I like better than Catherine and Byrne's couple, I liked Anne and Strang better.