So, it's been ages since I posted anything. Not because nothing's been happening but because I'm either not in the mood to write, or I've forgotten what I wanted to write. But now I am gonna write, because I've noticed that lately I've been watching lots of biopics and based-on-true-story movies (most of which start with "C"), so I'm gonna write about them.

Last night, I watched Chapter 27, which is about Mark Chapman, the guy who killed John Lennon. I'm incredibly glad that I read The Catcher In The Rye before I saw it, because a lot of Chapmans' dialogue and the things that he does are taken straight from the book, and it would have seemed incredibly strange without knowing that. By the way, I don't get what the big deal about The Catcher In the Rye is. I mean, I liked it, and I agree with some of the stuff that Holden says and understand his disillusionment with being an adult, but maybe you have to be an angsty teen to really love it, and I haven't been one of those for a few years. Also, the way he talked annoyed the shit out of me. Hmm, I'm gonna be in big trouble if I suddenly find that I've time travelled back to the 50's. Anyway, I liked the movie, but then again, I like nearly all movies. :P

The night before last, I saw Control, about Ian Curtis, the lead singer of Joy Division. I've been wanting to see it for ages, and I really liked it. Some of the early scenes reminded me of parts of Velvet Goldmine, which really isn't surprising, seeing as they're both set in Manchester in the early 70's, and both have boys wearing make up, and Bowie worship. :D It was also quite interesting to see some of the scenes that were in 24 Hour Party People done in a slightly different way, and from a different perspective. 24 Hour Party People is about Factory Records, Joy Divisions' label, and tells the same story but in less detail (cos it has more stuff to tell) and from Tony Wilsons' perspective (the head of Factory). Anyway, great movie, but not as depressing as I expected it to be, which is kinda strange.

The other biopic starting with C, which I saw last week, was Chaplin, and I really hope I don't have to explain what this one is about! I already liked Robert Downey Jr, but now I think he's amazing! He was a perfect Chaplin, even when he was playing Charlie in his 80's. And I had a lot of fun trying to work out who the different people were along the way, especially trying to remember which wife was which, and spotting Stan Laurel and getting excited when Edna Purviance had a very brief scene (which looked like it was stolen from The Immigrant, cos, it was! Well, not completely, but the restaurant looked the same!). I only wish that it could have gone into more detail, but that wouldn't be possible without making it immensely long, which would have bored anyone who wasn't a fan, seeing as it goes for 2 and a half hours now. But I loved it anyway, and I think I might watch it again before I take it back to the library.

Also, I have a boxset of 31 Chaplin short films that I bought last year and have been meaning to watch for ages. 9 hours of Chaplin! I think I'll have to watch those next week. Prepare to be bored by my ramblings! (If I'm in the mood to write them down, and luckily for you, I probably won't be. :P )