Passing Under Heaven, The Tales by Brothers Grimm, Karate Kid (remake), Blink - The Thorn Birds - End

The Thorn Birds was good to the last drop.

I have then started to read The Tales by Brothers Grimm and I enjoyed it very much. Since it is actually story format I stopped right after Cinderella (great story). Now I started Passing Under Heaven by Justin Hill and to my suprise I'm actually enjoying it very very much. I was so down after the second hand book fair since I couldn't find many books but this is two in two!

I also watched

Karate Kid (remake) it was not as bad as I thought it would be. It was long but I enjoyed the ride. The original was not much better but it had more sentimental value I guess. I prefer the original.

Blink this is probably the only film I really liked Madeline Stowe in.

The Age of Innocence

The Age of Innocence I like this film in this third viewing. Everyone in it is great but the real star of the film is costumes and set design. Seriously with all the good acting going on the costumes and props were what I really focus on every time. I need to read this novel sometime. It is an interesting story. But I have to say as far as the Wharton adaptations go, I prefer The House of Mirth.

Meanwhile The Thorn Birds is AMAZING. Halfway to the book and I'm still in love.

Do The Right Thing, Rise

Do The Right Thing I liked this film very much. It had something to say and had an interesting way to say it. Now I don't like Rosie Perez and the shots with her were a bit pervy and seemed to put in there just to attract attention to the film but other than that I have no complaints.

Rise This film was boring but I got stuck with it since it had that tidy cinematography I like to watch. Lucy Liu's performance was good too.

Shadow of Your Smile - End, The Thorn Birds, Selena

Shadow of Your Smile ended very nicely. I love the good characters in Mary Higgins Clark's novels. They are so proper and nice.

I have started The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough and I'm loving it. I have not finished the first chapter yet but I'm on that particular wonderful high when one starts a good book :)

Not much for films/dramas this weekend.

I'm following the Turkish drama called "Adını Feriha Koydum" (lit.translation "I Have Named Her/You Feriha". I love it despite the fact that it is the age old cliché of poor girl and rich boy. This one is a not a rom com though (Turkish dramas rarely are) and the fact that poor girl is actually a scholarship student in one of the fancier universities in Istanbul - a smart beautiful girl whose only fault is she is the daughter of a building superintendent and that her mother is a house cleaner. The rich guy is one with divorced parents not received enough paternal love. He is a bit of a playboy. He liked her because she was so different from the girls but she just couldn't confess her poor background to him. And it got harder and harder after they fall in love. He found out about her in second season and thinks that she lied to her because she wanted to con a rich sucker to get out of her miserable life (This is so not true!!!!) It doesn't help that he is not friends with the psyco girl who is obssessed with him and keep feeding him lies about poor Feriha.

Anyhow the last episode was again very exciting. Feriha's trials didn't stop but at least now she doesn't have to lie anymore.

Other than that I have rewatched Selena and liked it even better this second time. Jennifer Lopez is amazing in the title role. I cried again for the real life singer who was murdered at 23 years old.

Singham, Minority Report

Singham was a dissapointment since I expected it to be similar to Wanted in energy but it was not.

Minority Report - second viewing I enjoyed better. Spielberg is a very good director.

Shadow of Your Smile is going great. I'm sorry that it will end soon.

The Vineyard Man, Zindegi Na Milegi Dobara, Sex And The City 2, Eclipse, Life of Pi - End, Shadow of Your Smile

God it has been so long ok here it is

Sex and The City 2 - it was bad. BAD.

Zindegi Na Milegi Dobara - I liked it very much. Abhay Deol is a cutie while Hrithik Roshan and Farhan Akthar do nothing for me.

Eclipse - ok this is getting more ridicilious with each film. I'm eager for Breaking Dawn. Seriously, that film is going to be one hillarity fest based on what I have seen so far.

The Vineyard Man - After a long search on line I managed to find a legit version of this K-drama. I was expecting something light that would be a nice passtime. But somewhere along the way I have found that I invested to the lead character. Shed unexpected tears and was very very happy with the ending.

I have finished Life of Pi and enjoyed it very very much (I don't know why I have this prejudice about the popular books) now I have started Mary Higgings Clark's Shadow of Your Smile. As expected I'm loving it. MHC formula never gets old for me. I love how her good characters behave and dress. Anyway I'm enoying this one so much that I can't even guess the twist.

Marry Me Mary - End, The Murder Room-End, Life of Pi

Ok I have finally, after much stalling, finished Marry Me Mary whose only redeeming qualities are the acting talent and the cuteness of its lead couple. Cuteness however can only take you to some distance in drama viewing and that distance was not very far in Marry Me Mary.

Jang Geun Suk is adorable though and I love his manly voice.

Now I need to check up more books of PD James - isn't it lovely when you discover a writer that you like very much.

And currently reading Yann Mantel's much acclaimed Life of Pi which turned out to be really good. Ok I will admit to approach cautiously to the novels everyone loves. I have not read Sophie's World or The Alchemist yet. But once in a while you find treasures like Harry Potter novels. And this one turned out to be a worthy read. I'm halfway through and already bitten most of my nails.