Memoirs..

I've just watched Memoirs of a Geisha today.

You know what? It was fabulous. Suddenly I felt like being a geisha would be so great, especially if you were completely sought after.. And Sayuri managed to have the surprising gift of always saying the right things at the right time. Like, clever witty double entedres.

Also, they just manage to be stunningly beautiful all the time, even if they're caught in the rain, they're dirty or whatever, they just managed to look gorgeous. Especially Hatsumomo. I know she's meant to be queen bitch or whatever, but Hatsumomo is suuuch a babe! I mean, my aunt suspects she's had some work done on her jaw or whatever, but really. Gong Li is farking beautiful.

I suppose, if I really wanted to nitpick, I could say Michelle Yeoh is kinda old, sorta more "auntie"-ish than hot-babe-geisha-ish, but really. I don't wanna nitpick over such a triviality when the movie as a whole was so great.

The camera work was beautiful. Every shot seemed to fit perfectly, and it was such a great adaptation of the book. Because you know how sometimes book adaptations turn out wonky or maybe they cut too much stuff out? This adaptation is gooooood. And you don't really need too much brains to truly appreciate it. :)

Arrghh if I say anymore, I'll give the story away.

We give it 4 an' a half pjs on the all star pj rating, the only rating system for all your movie needs.

So go on people, go catch it. And tell me what you think. ;)