glued to the tv on most nights

of all the american idol finalists, i thought Mandisa would be at least part of the top 3 - then she gets booted out last night? i don't get the voting public... bucky is still miraculously there, while paris and elliot are part of the bottom picks. talk about weird choices.

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we finally got to see Brokeback Mountain. i'm so sure that if i got to watch it in manila, i'd hear a lot of side comments while watching the movie (which reminded me of mik's post about Rent)... which is a sad thing if you think about it... probably 9 out of my 10 guys friends squirm at the thought of gay relationships. i wonder how long it will take for filipinos to accept all sorts of relationships, straight, gay, or whatever.

hmm.. maybe a tv network should start showing The L Word instead of all the sappy telenovelas or toilet humor gag shows... that should be a healthy start. (but that would mean almost half of the scenes in The L Word will get chopped off due to nudity and sexuality. hahaha.)

back to Brokeback... i didn't think the movie would be that sad, and the characters that tormented in the end. lots of surprises too - who would have thought Anne Hathaway could turn into a vixen. i still have her pristine Princess ways in my head though so the thought of her making a move on Jack Twist is still quite jarring.

i still think Brokeback breaks out of the cookie-cutter movie mold quite tastefully - thankfully without being too porn-ish. i still think michelle williams should have won best actress instead of reese witherspoon (i got bored watching Walk The Line, what about you?).

if i were you, i'd watch Brokeback Mountain with an open mind.