HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG

dudette · (#1 (**permalink**))

Has anyone read the book or at least watched the movie ?!?..except me..of course
:)

Thinker · (#2 (**permalink**))

Something to do with the weather and the beach? ;)

:-)
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thierry · (#3 (**permalink**))

Watched it.
It's pretty good though thoroughly depressing also. The director is Russian newcomer Vadim Pereleman and he does great i think although he depends too much on the bleak weather to convey the 'it's a lose lose situation' atmosphere. Jennifer connely was good though i thought she did the same thing she did in 'A beautufil mind'..i.e play the depressed down and out chic. I think she was a weakness in the plot coz at the end her story does'nt make sense and the director does not seem interested in her. The high point of the film is of course Ben Kingsley as Iranian emigre Mahsoud Behrani. He is just too too good this guy ....just superb. I mean the accent and mannerisms..uncannily accurate. If you haven't watched any of Kingsleys films you would have thought he is some Iranian actor. He's that good.. Shoreh Ahgdashloo is excellent coz her performance is a study in understatement..that's why she nabbed the oscar nomination coz at that time 'suggestion' was the in thing in Hollywood as opposed to the crude over the top grief we are used to seeing.
This is a good film, good acting...if you can ignore the implausible script you'll have a great experience esp as an immigrant.

dudette · (#4 (**permalink**))

Thierry,

I love Behrani's character. I read the book, and I must admit it wasn't half as enticing as the movie was. I cried like a lil' b***h at the end when Ishmael died and Behrani ran to the hospital, revoking himself for ever taking that house from Kathy Nicolo, praying, crying - very emotional stuff.
The plot was awesome and very realistic especially for aliens in the contemporary society today per say. Mr. Backhaus I beleive is an alien himself and was probably using the book to convey a special message of 'staying strong when the storms arise' to other aliens, lest the same fate that the Behrani family faced be faced by them.

nyawera_1 · (#5 (**permalink**))

Haha!...Dudette cried like a lil' biatch....lalala..dudette cried like a lil' biatch....lalalalala
{skip away}.
Plus, thanks for ruining the end of the movie...abou that dude dying.. and I was so going to watch the movie.

dudette · (#6 (**permalink**))

>Haha!...Dudette cried like a lil' biatch....lalala..dudette
>cried like a lil' biatch....lalalalala
>{skip away}.
>Plus, thanks for ruining the end of the movie...abou that dude
>dying.. and I was so going to watch the movie.

LOL
You must share my sentiments...Slag told me how you cry like a lil' bi*tch when he hits it from the back. The jokes on you lil' mama. HEHEHE.

Keep pushing me and I'll tell you how, when, and why he died.

nyawera_1 · (#7 (**permalink**))

>>Haha!...Dudette cried like a lil' biatch....lalala..dudette
>>cried like a lil' biatch....lalalalala
>>{skip away}.
>>Plus, thanks for ruining the end of the movie...abou that
>dude
>>dying.. and I was so going to watch the movie.
>
>
>
>LOL
>You must share my sentiments...Slag told me how you cry like a
>lil' bi*tch when he hits it from the back. The jokes on you
>lil' mama. HEHEHE.
>
>Keep pushing me and I'll tell you how, when, and why he died.

hehehe...I thought you were a barbarian like myself...come to find out chick is having an indepth discussion (I assume of an independent movie) with Theresh, who feels of an Indie "Ebert & Roper"(sp?)..plus you read the book before watching the movie!!
go on gurl!!!wicha bad self.

Are there any big explosions, explicit sex scenes or bad language? coz, you must know gurlfriend over hear has got an attention problem..
If it sucks, I know where to find you.

dudette · (#8 (**permalink**))

>Are there any big explosions, explicit sex scenes or bad
>language? coz, you must know gurlfriend over hear has got an
>attention problem..
>If it sucks, I know where to find you.

No B,
drat and darn were the only bad words in the whole movie. Imagine

that. Nothing that would rock your boat. Nothing like fu** me hard or

big d*ck. No sex scenes either. And if there were any, they were

all in missionary - not much to write home about on your end. So no

gurlfriend, don't watch the movie. Besides, after I tell you that he

was shot in the Streets by Kathy Nicolos boyfriend, watching metal

rust would be a better idea - wouldn't it, B. So go on witcha

porno-watching, dildo-abusing, forever-horny, bad ass-self ma - go

get that 'lapussita mexicano' dvd you know you've been dying for.

Leave the intellectual shytt to Thierry and Miss

Bradshaw over hurr.

nyawera_1 · (#9 (**permalink**))

aiight, aiight!! no need to get all uppity..shiiiiiiiet...I was just trying to conversate. You know it's hard to find grown folk who don't be actin' all ign'rant and shiet. I'll ask ma baby daddy to watch that ####ta movie with me....gud lookin' out ho.

dudette · (#10 (**permalink**))

>I was just trying to conversate.

Bit** please,

Try 'conversating' with Shanika in your head next time. Who knows -

She might even like you.

As for finding grown up folk up in here, try swinging by The Blue

Oysters. They have your type over thurr. You will not be

dissapointed. Scouts honour.

Salimia baby daddy. I hope the Child support check cumms thru.