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Can you imagine what it would be like if "Memento" had been a cheesy comedy? Here you have it, and it`s entitled "50 first dates". Henry Roth is a guy who lives in Hawaii and works as a marine biologist. But what he does best is making love to tourists from the continental States. Suddenly his life changes when due to unexplainable reasons he falls in love with a girl named Lucy. Everything would be great, if Lucy hadn`t suffered a serious accident some time ago that made her lose her long term memory because of which she never remembers what happened the day before and thinks that it always is her fathers birthday. Henry uses different tricks to make her remember him, and in deed she does, but only by seing him in her dreams, in the wakening on the contrary she`s incurable. Her father and her on steroids feeding wet dreaming brother at first try to keep Henry away from her, but later they become pals with him. And Henry starts every day by showing a movie explaining everything to Lucy, as the years go by. That`s what I like about the film - it`s the ending. And Adam Sandler isn`t that bad as well, as you could guess he could be. But it still is just a silly comedy.

I first read the play and then watched the film. Probably if I had chosen the other way around I`d appreciate the film more. We still get the same situation where Ms. Trebouche makes a portrait of the philosopher Dennis Diderot (naked), but some of the other stuff is a bit different from the play. First, there`s a bishop who comes to find an underground typography where Diderot`s "Encyclopaedia" is printed. And Trebouche is a weapon in his hands. The film is certainly much nastier than the play. There`s the wife of the baron in whos house Diderot lives, she`s a fat perverted food and sex crazy woman that spends much time with her castrated slave from the East who gives her massage and his never resting flag. Then there`s the wife of some gay dude. This wife of his in the beginning gets oral pleasure from Diderot and after that switches to receiving it from her cousine (female, of course). Hell, it`s somewhat similar to a porn movie, although not really. For example, I don`t think that a naked man chasing his wife in the park and talking philosophical nonsense would fit very well in a porn movie. Still it`s a letdown from the book, but you can`t expect a film to go exactly as a book.

Larry Darrell is has become a bit weird after he came back from WW1, he doesn`t want to live the American dream like most people do but he wants to find himself. Because of that his fiancee Isabel can`t become his wife - her mother and her uncle would never allow her to become a wife for a man that`s just no good. So she marries a banker, yet when the bankers things go downwards it turns out that Larry ain`t doing quite as bad as most people think he would. After a spiritual journey through China Larry has found the inner peace he was looking for.

"Klauveejot pie debesu durviim" nebuut neietilpa manaa skataamo filmu klaastaa, bet nokljuva tur nejaushiibas peec. Shai nejaushiibai bija divi komponenti: 1) VLC pleieris kaut kaada iemesla deelj nenjem pretii subtitrus, kaa rezultaataa man zudusi iespeeja noskatiities vairaakas no liidzi panjemtajaam filmaam; 2) shodien ierakstiiju darbaa diskaa divas filmas, bet kaut kaada iemesla deelj multisesijas otro sesiju lasiiklis maajaas atteicaas atpaziit; 3) hmm, soliiju laikam divas daljas, bet lai nu paliek - pirms dazhaam dienaam shamo filmu dzirdeeju, ka bija nolejuplaadeejis muusu sisadmins, bet taa kaa es par sho filmu biju dzirdeejis vairaakas labas atsauksmes, noleemu noskatiities. Protams, jaatziimee, ka krieviski dubleeta filma noteikti nav optimaalais veids, kaa to skatiities, bet patiesiibaa shoreiz vismaz krieviem iipashi piesieties nevaru - kvalitaate tulkojumam bija pilniigi atbilstosha un Ahmedu ierunaajushais tips izklausiijaas peec muusu itaalju shveiciesha Borisa Salomoni (kursh varbuut kaadreiz googlee uzies sho lapu, mekleejot peec sava vaarda, bet nekad nesapratiis, kas te ir rakstiits).

Ja nu kaut ko es esmu noskatiijies tikai kaartiibas labad, tad taa ir shii filma. Protams, es kaadreiz biju liels "Veeja viitolos" cieniitaajs un taa bija beerniibaa viena no manaam miiljaakajaam graamataam, tomeer tie laiki ir pagaajushi un tikai sentimentaalu atminju deelj es shaadu filmu neskatiitos. Kas gan mani vareetu piespiest to skatiities, tas ir lielais bijusho Monty Python daliibnieku skaits, kas iesaistiijushies shajaa projektaa. Taatad, kas te ir piedaliijushies? Terijs Dzhonss atveido krupi un rezhisee filmu, Eriks Aidls ir zhurks (jaa shis vaards graamataa tika lietots viirieshu dzimtee), Dzhons Kliizs ir krupja advokaats, Maikls Peilins ir Saule (absoluuti bezjeedziiga loma imho). Sizhets: kurmja maaja tiek sagrauta, kad teritoriju tai apkaart no krutaa krupja paarpeerk zebiekstes, kas plaano vispaar visu izniicinaat. Kurmis sadraudzeejas ar zhurku un aapsi un meegjina vest krupi pie praata, bet krupis kljuust par auto maniaku un par zaadziibu nonaak cietumaa. Beigaas krupja mansion tiek atguuts un kurmis maaju salabo, tas buutu iisais variants. Takshu shoreiz es vairaak gribeetu pieveersties tam, kaapeec man shii filma nepatika. Protams, ka es zinaaju, ka taa ir beernu filma, liidz ar to manas expectations nebija iisti augstas, tomeer beigaas taapat jutos viilies (it iipashi esmu viilies taadeelj, ka sho filmu gribeeju dabuut savaa iipashumaa peedeejo paaris gadu garumaa). Aidla zhurks varbuut nav gluzhi perfekts, bet vismaz ir pacieshams, taapat arii Dzhonss ka krupis ir diezgan tipiski savaa elementaa, mazliet liidziigi kaa karalis Eerikaa vikingaa, bet paareejo paitonieshu lomas ir vienkaarshi tizlas. Kliizs kaa krupja advokaats ir smiekliigs tikai teorijaa - proti, doma, ka advokaats ir tik ljoti viilies savaa aizstaavaamajaa, ka pret to ir nezheeliigaaks par prokuroru, pati par sevi ir ok, bet Kliiza runaa nav nevienas smiekliigas fraazes. Un Peilins kaa Saule - kaada vella peec kaut kas taads vispaar bija nepiecieshams? Es saprastu, ja vinsh atveidotu kurmi - shai lomai vinsh buutu pat ljoti piemeerots, atshkjiriibaa no Stiiva Kuugana, kas tur, manupraat, bija pilniigi garaam. Veel trauceeja tas, ka filmai, ka vareeja noprast, bija stipri neliels budzhets, kaa rezultaataa taa izskataas peec taadas zemaakaa liimenja BBC filmas, kurai izteikti aptruucies liidzeklju. Plus veel filmaa ir vairaakas dziesmas, no kuraam divas gan ir ok - zebiekshu dziesma bija tiiri laba un taapat krupja himna, tikai peedeejaas atkaartoshanaas bija lieka, bet citaadi - nezinu, kaa beerniem, bet man kaa Paitonu cieniitaajam nepatika, un es esmu taads cilveeks, kursh pat Harija Potera filmaam deva papildu punktus par Kliiza piedaliishanos.

The more you watch it the less interesting it gets. The characters repeat the same jokes most of the times. Lou and his not really sick friend Andy who always says: "I want that one" and later says "I don`t like it". Vicky Pollard and the dumb "yeah-but-no-but-yeah" stuff. The Scottish guy with his flute is kinda ok. The fatfighters things don`t go nowhere, the transvestite Emily Howard is dumber than dumb, and Anne, the crazy person ain`t too diverse. Oh, I do like "The only gay in the village" though. By the way, the extras don`t make it much better. After having watched "The Rock Profile" best-of I came to think - if it`s the best these guys can come up with in the field of immitating pop-stars what would be their worst? They aren`t too good with make-up, their jokes are mostly rubbish and they can`t even pick up the right stars to make fun of. For example, where the hell did they forget those nice and cuddely Gallagher brothers? And the thing is only getting bigger and bigger, despite the fact that after having seen season 1 I`m sure I won`t need no season 2.

Tā, lūk, paiet pasaules godība. Sāku es savu Ženēvā mitināšanos ar jaunākajām Oskariem nominētajām filmām - lieliem, episkiem kino gabaliem ar lieliem varoņiem vēl lielāku notikumu priekšā. Beidzu - ar astoņdesmito gadu angļu diezgan neliela budžeta filmu, kuras abi galvenie varoņi (Vitneils un Es) ir savu dzīvokli nolaiduši līdz tādam līmenim, ka viņiem ir bail ieiet virtuvē, tik ļoti tur ir smirdīgi un netīri, un vispār viņiem ir bail no diezgan daudz kā. Protams, otram varonim ir arī cits vārds, nekā Es, bet pat filmas beigu titros tiek rakstīts, ka Vitneila lomā ir tāds un tāds aktieris (vārdu neatceros), bet tāds un šitāds aktieris - "& I" lomā. Abi šie personāži ir apguvuši aktiermākslu, bet īpaši nekāda aktieru darba viņiem nav un viņi to vien dara kā dirn. Var arī pieminēt, ka darbība norisinās 60-to gadu beigās, hipiju laikos, līdz ar to šāds dzīves stils nemaz nav tik ekstravagants. Kad viņi abi divi ir secinājuši, ka viņi ir smagi slimi (apmēram tā kā 3 vīru laivā varoņi), &I piedāvā aizbraukt kādu laiciņu padzīvot laukos. Tā kā Vitneilam ir diezgan biezi radi, viņiem izdodas sarunāt, ka viņi varēs palikt Vitneila onkuļa Montija vasarnīcā kaut kur laukos. Pats tēvocis Montijs gan nav īsti normāls, ar izteiktu noslieci stāstīt, kā viņš jaunībā gandrīz kļuva par aktieri, bet vienā brīdī saprata, ka viņš nekad nespēlēs Dāni un ka tas esot smagākais mirklis dzīvē, plus viņš savā dzīvoklī audzē burkānus, jo uzskata, ka dārzeņus audzēt ir interesantāk nekā puķes, kuras viņš uzskata par palaistuvēm (ar burkāniem viņam laikam ir arī kaut kādas intīmas darīšanas). Kad Vitneils un Es apmetas tajā lauku mājā, viņiem izdodas sastrīdēties ar ciema mednieku, kā rezultātā viņi rēķinās, ka naktī tas atnāks un viņus nogalinās. Un pa nakti patiešām atskan mīklaini trokšņi - ieradies tēvocis Montijs, kurš vēlas padarīt un Es par savu mīļāko, būdams diezgan zili orientēts. Turklāt, kā izrādās Vitneils ir ieskaidrojis Montijam, ka arī un Es tāds ir, jo citādi tas viņam varētu neatļaut mitināties mājā. Beigu beigās un Es ieskaidro Montijam, ka viņam ir jau 6 gadus intīmas attiecības ar Vitneilu un ka viņš nevar viņam nebūt uzticīgs. Patiesību sakot, tā filma ir ļoti, ļoti sviestaina, bet laba un pat diezgan smieklīga (formāli tā arī ir komēdija, bet tāda frīkainā stila komēdija). Un spilgts nobeigums manam varonīgajam piedzīvojumam braucienā uz Ženēvu. Lai gan tas nenozīmē, ka tas būs pēdējais ieraksts faktoīdā, kas tapis Ženēvā, jo man vēl ir pāris caurumiņi aizpildāmi atlikuši.

Šīs filmas režisors ir slavenais Braiens de Palma, kura filmās gan es īpaši neorientējos un iepriekš esmu redzējis tikai to detektīvgabalu ar Džonu Travoltu par to skaņu ierakstītāju, kas kļūst par slepkavības liecinieku. "Melnā dālija" arī ir detektīvfilma, toties nav tapusi 80-tajos, līdz ar to tajā nav smieklīgo 80to gadu personāžu, toties tā ir filma, kuras darbība norisinās 40tajos, līdz ar to te ir cita stila personāži. Šī ir nu jau kārtējā filma, kurā piedalās Skārleta Johansena, mani sāk mākt aizdomas, ka viņa pastāv vairākos eksemplāros, pretējā gadījumā izskaidrot milzīgo viņas filmu krājumu es vienkārši nevaru. Melnās Dālijas slepkavība ir reāls gadījums ar mīklainu kādas aktrises slepkavību, kas šeit ir realizēts kā pamats filmai. Elizabete Šorta ir nogalināta un divi detektīvi mēģina noskaidrot, kas to īsti ir izdarījis. Detektīvu lomās ir Džošs Hārtnets (Slevins) un Ārons Ekharts (Thank you for smoking). Viņu kopīgās seksuālās intereses lomā - Skārleta. Vēl te piedalās arī Hilarija Svonka, kas man pirmajā brīdī atgādināja transpersonu. Slepkava, by the way, ir Svonkas mamma, kas nav īsti garīgi pieskaitāma. Filma interesanti uztaisīta, diezgan nuāriskā manierē, lai gan mani tā tomēr atstāja vēsu un šobrīd jau gandrīz visu par šo filmu esmu aizmirsis.

Buying this book I had my doubts. A book that`s called "A pervert" isn`t always good. But my intuition was correct this time. And I`m very happy about it, for before this book I had no knowledge of Mr. Schmitt whatsoever, but now I`ve become a real fan of his. The figure of Dennis Diderot is known to many people - he was one significant philosopher, even I have read a book entitled "Ramo`s Nephew" of his, although I don`t remember liking it very much. Still in this play we see him as a fighter for freedom and for pleasure. And we see that a philosopher can believe in things that don`t match one another at all. Diderot`s portrait is made by a young female artist named Trebouche but the cheeky thing is that he`s portrayed naked. And he wants to make love to her, but gets interrupted by lots of different people the whole time. Starting with his wife who`s had enough of him cheating on her, then there`s his daughter who wants to have a child from a friend of Diderot`s, and that`s not all. Diderot also tries to write something about morality for his encyclopaedia but he never quite achieves that, for every next thing that happens to him shows to him that morality isn`t what he thought just ten minutes ago. This is most surely a complete comedy, without any signs of drama, and its almost the perfect comedy, where dialogues are sharper than Albert Einstein.

This is the Gibb brother at their most pretentious. If I`m not mistaken this is a concept album about Napoleon Bonaparte. I don`t really care whether I`m right or I`m wrong but that seems to be a funny and not a serious idea to me. Ok, had it been done by "The Kinks" or some other heavy weight band, but the Bee Gees for chrissake aren`t exactly what you usually call prophets! I don`t actually have a few songs from this album but if they aren`t any different (which according to what I know they aren`t) I guess I can say that this is quite a boring sappy record. The songs aren`t particulary fast paced, for Bee Gees aren`t known for their rocking sound but for them being slow and overblown romantics. "It`s just the way" is a typical Beatles rip-off, "Trafalgar" is a non-typical Beatles rip-off, "When do I" is a pretty song, not too cool, of course, but not as bad as you`d probably thing. Yeah, that`s the best track on the record for sure. I don`t really know why I bother to listen to this one.