Saturday Night Movie: North & South (BBC and Richard Armitage!)

Another long movie (4 hours ish?), but again, SO WORTH IT!!! Like Jane Eyre, there are moments in this movie that give me chills just thinking about it. And hello. Richard Armitage.



I don't watch these movies just for the beautiful men, I promise. Ok, so mostly for the beautiful men, but its freaking Elizabeth Gaskell and the BBC, which also most definitely add to the awesome. Weekends are obviously good movie times, and if you're not going to be reading the book, then the BBC is quite a good alternative. Although, read the book too. And did I mention Richard Armitage?

Take a few hours this weekend and bless your life.

Sarah Allen

Saturday Night Movie: Jane Eyre (Masterpiece Theatre, 2006)

Picking ONE and ONLY ONE favorite movie (or book) is so impossible its ridiculous. However. If someone asked me if I could watch only one movie ever for the rest of my life, my answer could quite possibly be:



Its long, yes, (about 4 hours) but so worth it its ridiculous. And Toby Stephens. Oh help my melting single soul. Did I mention its ridiculously good?

Sarah Allen

Movie Review: Pirates of the Caribbean, On Stranger Tides

Ok. It's late, but here are my quick thoughts, after my second time seeing it.

Happy happy happy for any chance to see Johnny Depp and Geoffory Rush, and Captain Jack is sexy.

So relieved to be rid of Kiera and Orlando. Sorry, but its the truth.

The first pirates is still totally the best, and I still think they should have stopped there, but I think I actually enjoyed this new one more then 2 and 3.

Plot was not great, kind of sketchy.

Cleric dude and mermaid story was cute, they both provided the eye-candy they were meant for. Meh. Whatever.

Some great Jack and Barbosa moments, which is the main point for me anyway. "We shall need a cross-bow, an hourglass, three goats and one of us must learn to play the trumpet while the other goes like this." And come on, the whole movie is worth it just for the part when Barbosa puts on his really big hat.

Most of all I want that screen shot of Johnny coming up in the fog as the wallpaper in my room, with the famous grinning over his shoulder from the first movie for the other wall. And the music of course was awesome.

What did you think?

Sarah Allen