Movies

Relative to all the geeks and semi-geeks I consider to be my people, I don't actually go see a lot of movies. Consequently, I don't blog about a lot of movies. But I'm making an exception today.

First, Stardust, a Neil Gaiman romp that I wasn't expecting to like all that much, as (heresy alert) I can take or leave much of what I've read of Gaiman's stuff. But I was pleasantly surprised. Stardust is no Princess Bride, but it's got its funny moments, and there are a few plot twists that were — to my naive and unsophisticated mind, at least — sufficiently unexpected. Moreover, we got the rental for free because we bought phone credit at the video store.

Second, a movie I'm really eager to see, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Undead. Yes, you read that right. I don't usually want to see horror-type movies, even if they're satire or farce or whatever. Just...ew. But in this case, I'm so intrigued by the premise (a vampire has written a version of Hamlet, and there's stuff about the Holy Grail, tons of other vampires, and some sort of bizarre conspiracy involving Shakespeare himself) that I'm tempted to make an exception.