Wed 2 Nov 2005
photo courtesy of movies.about.com
Mr. W treated me last nite to a nice sushi dinner and a movie. We saw The Legend of Zorro, starring Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones. I love Catherine Zeta-Jones. She’s so beautiful, even after popping out 3 kids. I’d said long ago that if any woman could turn me lesbian, it’d be Catherine Zeta-Jones. And then she had to go and marry Michael Douglas and burst that dream. Hmm. Come to think of it, I may have been overly vocal with that proclamation before because I remember getting an email from my friend Raquel with an attached photo of Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Raquel had typed as the introduction: “Your favorite.” I don’t even recall having had a discussion with Raquel about the actress.
Anyway, the movie was pretty good. I love all of Catherine Zeta-Jones’s expressions, the way her eyes look when she’s conveying anger, coyness, hurt, fear, confidence. I think my favorite scene was when her character, Elena, was fighting some bad guys with Zorro, and they managed to turn one villain’s back to them and you just see the two of them swiping away with their swords. The camera then goes to the villain’s back, and on the right buttcheek of his white underpants were tears in the fabric forming the legendary “Z”, and on the left buttcheek was an “E.” The camera then cuts to Zorro and Elena, and the two of them cock their heads slightly to the side, seemingly mesmerized by and admiring their handywork. Then the pause in the action is over and they jump right back into the swordplay.
Zorro and Elena’s son, now a mischievous 9-year-old Joaquin de la Vega, played a large role in the movie. I would’ve enjoyed the movie more if he weren’t in the movie, because as I see it, the kid was nothing but a liability to his parents and leverage for the villains. If he weren’t in the movie, his parents would’ve taken care of business and the movie would’ve only had to be 30 minutes long.
This movie was also my first IMAX Theatre experience. Altho it wasn’t 3-D, it did play on the gi-normous IMAX screen, where I felt like if I didn’t keep moving my head and eyes to follow the action, I’d miss something on the other side of the screen. I think that’s what kept me from falling asleep at the 8pm movie. That, and Catherine Zeta-Jones.
never seen it.
but a friend at the party on sat night wore a zoro costume. and he is one of the two guys who looks like steve. i totally would have “gotten to know him better” but for the fact that i sort of went to the party w someone else. =)
I didn’t hear about 2 guys who look like Steve.
So the Zorro costume was hot, eh?
i told you this before – when i met him, i thought he was my friend because they look alike. in fact, some other people thought so too and asked if they were related. so this dude was at the party. i would have so talked to him more but for, well, you know…i didnt’ want to be rude. that would have been a sure fire way for my “date” to never speak to me again.
there is another guy that sort of reminds me of steve too.
Your date’s a dork. It would’ve been no loss. But overcomplicating your life by adding more people to your collection probably is a bit more than you want to deal with right now.
haha- unfortunately i don’t quite feel that way.
collection? what collection? i always welcome another steve-look alike.
Was it a double entendre with that “E” and “Z” thing on the bad guy’s buttocks?
Seems like it spelled out “EZ”. Funny.
what’s a double entendre?
Is that a joke? Mrs. English Major doesn’t know? :O
A dictionary answer to that is : noun; word or phrase that can be interpreted in two ways, one of which is rude.
It has French roots, as entendre is a French transitive verb meaning “to hear”.
It’s still an English phrase though =P.
I thought the “EZ” might’ve meant the guy was easy in bed or something. Something sexual.
Hmm. I’d never heard the phrase before. I don’t think it’s an intentional sexual reference in the movie because the bad guy was just some random minion, not anyone major, so they wouldn’t bother with putting that much hidden meaning into some symbolism with him. But I did learn something new today!