Posts made in March, 2007

The missing gilmoreisms

Posted by Sarakastic on Mar 30, 2007 in Gilmore Girls | 6 comments

There are a few things that I think should be mentioned on “Gilmore Girls”, but they never have been.

1.  Anne of Green Gables.  How this book didn’t make it onto Rory’s list I don’t know.  I can’t even find a reference to it.  It just seems like when you mention books this comes up, whether you liked it or not.  This seems to be a gaping hole in Gilmore-isms & the book list.  Yes, I can add it, but I just wonder why it’s never been mentioned on the show.

2.  “Beautiful”.  This movie features Minnie Driver yelling at a little girl for an hour.  I actually enjoyed it, but it is something the “Gilmore Girls” would mock.  It’s not the most well known movie, but the Gilmore don’t talk about the most well known movies.  They also don’t keep repeating awkward phrases like “most well known”.

3.  Office Space.  This movie has a place in our popular culture.  It has tons of great quotes, it would be its own obscure reference. I just don’t know why it’s missing from Gilmore-isms.  Maybe they will mention it 10 years from now.  Yes, that is me being delusional & hoping the show will still be around then, but you should be used to that be now.

What are you surprised that the show has never mentioned?  What should be a Gilmore-ism but isn’t?

Rory’s Book Club: The Song of Names

Posted by Sarakastic on Mar 26, 2007 in Book Reviews | 3 comments

If I had never started reading Rory’s book list I would have said “The Song of Names” by Norman Lebrecht was amazing & it is.  However, it is up against a lot of other amazing books on the lists, & the bell curve has to come in effect somewhere. This book is about the power of music & our obsession with the people who create it.  There were scenes that took my breath away, but they were few & far between.  The problem was mostly with me, I like a clear separation in my books, this book could’ve been part biography & part fiction.  The emotions and the love of music was dead on.  However, the people were unbelievable & out of character for everything I know humans to be.  The characters could’ve sprouted wings at the end & unexpectedly flew away & it wouldn’t have surprised me.  This book is still worth reading just for the way it describes music.  Not a bad book, it was just up against tough competition.  Somebody has to get a three toaster pastry rating.

Fred Astair looks really good there

Posted by Sarakastic on Mar 23, 2007 in Movies | 2 comments

“An American in Paris” is another one of the DVD’s that Lorelai buys for Emily in “Dear Richard & Emily”.  I had the common misconceptions while watching this film:

1.  Wow Fred Astair looks so good there.  He almost doesn’t look like himself.  That’s because he is actually Gene Kelly.

2.  Where are the werewolves?  I had confused this movie with a classic horror flick.  I kept waiting for a creature from the netherworlds to jump up & eat someone during one of the dance numbers.

3.  I’m sarcastic, I’m tough, I’m cynical, I don’t need musicals.  It was nice to escape into a simpler, happier world.  I’m surprised how much I do not need plot lines.

All in all, it was an enjoyable movie.  Even my cold, black heart enjoyed it.  It could still use a werewolf or two.