say what you will about the french...

[perth]

...they make some decent movies. most recently amelie and last night i finally saw brotherhood of the wolf. good stuff. could have been scarier and the beginning seemed a bit contrived to me, but it did turn into a fascinating story with an interesting ending.

and is it just me or is every foreign film better in its original language? its nice to have the english track, and when available, i always watch it first in english. but then i like to go back and watch it several times in the original language, because it not only looks more natural, but the performances are invariably better, even in animation (spirited away leaps immediately to mind).

~james