[listening - mos def + massive attack: i against i.]

daredevil review's up, finally. little bit of summer fun for the february thaw, ably handling the coolness of the trailers that came before, like x-men 2, and the hulk before. as much as i dig chow yun-fat, watching the trailer to bulletproof monk didn't convince me at all ...partly because it's so bleeding obvious to me that it was filmed in toronto (clue: nathan philips square is so not america), which dispels the magic for me. toronto has its own twisted history, but it looks like its in drag, pretending to be another city. feck...compare that to daredevil, which is not just new york city but hell's kitchen through and through and you know the city helps further define the movie's mood.

anyways, this weekend, i might actually catch up with the rest of you souls: a co-worker loaned me the lord of the rings: the fellowship of the rings in its 4 dvd mightiness.

because i haven't seen it yet.

it was one of those things where a bunch of people want to go see at a time, but it turns into a freaky field trip. the school bus never shows up, so people figure out their own carpool rides and oops! i'm left out of the project.

as was the case with the matrix and l.a. confidential, i'm sure i'll encounter cinematic gold a little later than most. i won't keep my hopes too high, though, just as a safety measure. considering this part of the trilogy is the only one i've read, i shouldn't have too much trouble following the trail of bread crumbs.

meanwhile, it's time to relearn one thing: closing attribute quotes. i'm getting so sloppy...