watched Zodiac yesterday with mary. i thought the film would suck, but surprisingly, it didn't-- it's actually one of the better films of the year.

the movie is 158 minutes long. you feel like you're watching it forever, but you don't mind. it's just so interesting! (then again, i do like crime themes, so i may be biased. hehe.)

what makes the film work for me?
  • Jake Gyllenhaal as a nerd. he is just too cute. not to mention he reminds me of a certain someone. hehe;
  • the musical score. it was the first thing i noticed when the film started;
  • Robert Downey Jr. as Paul Avery. it's a small role, but he brought comedy into the picture;
  • the story. yes, i know that it's based on a book that's based on a case. it's riveting. makes you realize that real life is indeed more interesting than fiction-- after all, fiction is based on real life;
  • Mouth's cameo. yes, the Mouth of One Tree Hill; and of course,
  • the Brutality.
at first i was expecting it to be somewhat like The Da Vinci Code, where you witness the characters decipher the code. i'm just glad it's not like that at all. i actually would not want to watch The Da Vinci Code if it's on HBO, but i would not mind seeing Zodiac another time.

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finally bought a portable hard drive. meet winston. 120GB of space for me to stuff all my pictures.




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this is so cool.