Past Week's Movie Recap:

The Rules of Attraction [Cinema] — Wow! Who knew Dawson could look so hot? It was worth the matinee ticket price (yeah, I'm a cheap bastard). I'd see it again. Claire Kramer was in it, but I can't remember if she had any lines.

The Swan Princess — OK, let me get this straight. The Princess is kidnapped by a "large animal," her father and his captain fail to mention that the "large animal" was a man who did some flashy pyrotechnics to become a "large animal" (thus making him a sorcerer, or some such, but no one has a word for it, I guess), and the Prince decides to save her, but (as one of the songs states) practices using his bow for days before setting off to rescue her? Oh, and the frog is French? I see.

The Count of Monte Cristo [DVD] — not bad. I've never read book, so I can't compare the two, but I enjoyed the movie. Prison beatings are always fun. I was a little disappointed that there weren't more swords, but the sword fight at the end was good. That, the fun and frisky revenge angle, and Guy Pierce make up for the lack of swords.

Scotland, PA. [DVD] — I liked this film, a lot. It was quirky, and I spent much of the film either pointing at the sceen and saying "Ooh! I remember that!" or with a happy little grin "Ah! Clever little adaptation there" (I got all happy because it's been a long while since I last read MacBeth. I blocked most of high school out of my memory, so remembering happy things from that period makes me happy). As an aside, does any one else think that one day we'll read about Maura Tierney losing it and going all Michael Douglas-in-Falling Down? Look at her closely in Newsradio, E.R. and now Scotland, PA. It's like there's something there behind her eyes, something almost at the point of "I've had enough, and I'm taking as many people with me as I possibly can!" She's probably start with her old castmates. Joe Rogan, watch out!