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No, you can't go wrong with Bach, that concerto in particular. It has long been my favorite piece of music. When it was used in the film, I probably went through a whole box of kleenex. It's too bad that Rickman is pigeonholed as a villain. For an actor who is unconventional-looking to pull off the role of a romantic lead so effortlessly speaks volumes about his talent.

The English Patient excrable??! You're being waaay too kind. That movie was so bad, one has to invent words to truly encompass its broad range of pure putrescence. I'll give it some thought. Minghella is a hit-or-miss director. When he's on, he's great. When he's bad, it is as if he is seeking new depths to how horrible a film can be.

Speaking of directors, I have always thought (and will always think) that Terry Gilliam would have done a masterful job with the HP series. He's not British, but having trouped as a Python for so long he really captures some very British sensibilities. I think the movies, to date, have been crafted to appeal to American audiences which is jarring when compared to the way the books are written. Also, Gilliam has a flair for the fantastic, as opposed to the cartoonish. Its like comparing The Adventures of Baron Munchhausen to The Goonies--visually, they're not in the same ballpark.

The English Patient excrable??! You're being waaay too kind. That movie was so bad, one has to invent words to truly encompass its broad range of pure putrescence. I'll give it some thought. Minghella is a hit-or-miss director. When he's on, he's great. When he's bad, it is as if he is seeking new depths to how horrible a film can be.

Well, I was trying to be polite. *grin*

To be completely truthful, I found TEP to be one of worst pieces of pretentious filmmaking I have ever seen. I spent months afterwards being referred to as "Elaine," after the Seinfeld character who has enough guts to tell the world how much she hated this film.

The only thing that comes close in "badness" is Titanic.

Bleagh.