Thursday, June 20, 2002

Movie Review Bourne Identity a not bad spy thriller -- one last afternoon movie before I go back to work. Although this was really more of a chase movie, a la the Fugitive or Enemy of the State, then a spy thriller. Good chase scenes, but I think the aforementioned to are going to be hard to top, plus there is some weird back story -- mind control or something that was thankfully mostly left on the cutting room floor. There is just enough though to make you go, huh?. My favorite continuity break in this movie is the haircut scene. From hack job, to hundred dollar haircut in 2 seconds flat. It was a cute haircut at least ;-) As for spy thrillers, don't think I've seen a really interesting one, not based on a book, since No Way Out the only Kevin Costner movie I've ever liked (which may have been based on a book for all i know).

World Cup! Go USA! Great victory over Mexico. Looked like a nasty vicious game though. Why was Mexico favored though when we beat them 5 out of our last 6 meetings. Strange. Mexico still played great - unfortunately they don't seem to have any ace goal scorers to capitalize on their pretty stellar passing game. The US goals were pretty awesome though. Good capitalization.

Alas for ireland. Spain didn't deserve the victory I don't think. If they could only barely keep up with the Irish, how are they going to keep up with the S Koreans? The Spanish keeper seemed to be the only one who really really came out to play. He was on fire. Casillas, 3 penalties saved! Made up for the 2 blown Spanish shots.

To bad for Japan, but I have Turkish friends, so I am glad for them. Even if my dream match of S Korea Japan has gone out the window.

Germany v Paraguay? One word: BOOORRRRING.

World Cup overwrought italians complaining about the bad call on Totti, which is true, but a penalty would have been a bad call as well; and the bad offsides for tomassi's "disallowed" goal. it wasn't a goal and wouldn't have been the s korean keeper was standing practically on top of it, but he had stepped out of the play seeing the flag. The reason why Italy lost? Because they failed to convert on some excellent chances. Blame Vieri for chrissakes! Why was the score not higher, because both of the keepers rocked!

Guardian Unlimited Football | World cup 2002 | World Cup diary -- Two South Korea fans, healthy men in their 20s, died of heart attacks during the thrilling victory over Italy. One collapsed when the co-hosts equalised in the 88th minute.

Yikes!