the shoot

yay.

my christmas "vacation" has been most excellent!

i've seen two movies at the theatre...Narnia and Walk the Line.

Narnia was a good movie. my only problem with it was a personal one. i try not to, but i keep comparing it to LOTR. because of this i find Narnia lacking an epic quality. yes, the setting is huge and the depth of characters is hinted at, but it lacks overwhelming numbers.
the score was pretty cool. i was actually surprised and a little disappointed when the electronic features of the score began playing. i've always wondered in my mind if an electronic score could work with a medievel movie...so far i don't like how its been done. there are some very cool themes in the score. but overall, it lacked an epicness (look it up in the m-w-reimer dictionary) that would have made me love the score even more.

Walk the line is one of the greatest movies i have seen. i have always been a hot and cold listener of Cash's, but i was very, very impressed at the acting performance that Reese Witherspoon, and Joaqiun Pheonix gave for the movie. i would have never thought that Joaquin was capable of singing in a timbre near Johnny Cash's. i was waiting for Johnny's infamous visit to the grand ole oprey (sp?) but it never came...maybe they're saving it for the sequel...kidding. go see this movie if you like superb acting, or Johnny Cash, or whatever...i guess you can decide for yourself.

i know i've written about it before, but if you like really fun B movies or shows, check out Firefly, and the movie Serenity. i got the score for the tv show firefly and i am very happy with my purchase! it comes with 25 tracks of what i would call good score (not that i'm an expert.)

i don't need to write about the LOTR: Complete Fellowship because there is no reason for you to read a long rant about how much i love it.

so here's a cool little side note. a couple days ago, my dad recieved a call from a gentleman inquiring about my dad's company building a mile long stretch of railroad in Thailand. the reason: set building for a movie. the gentleman's name: John McTiernan. so that's kindof weird, and very cool!

recently i drove to moorhead, MN to hang out on set and take photos and some videos of Michael Stromenger's "1 in 9". i have posted a few photos, but when i get back to the PNW i will be posting a whole site of the photos i took so be patient my young padawans. until then stay safe and free of evangelism.