Last night I watched Le Pacte Des Loups, or The Brotherhood of the Wolf.
I can't add much more than you'll find in an excellent review of the
movie on imdb.com. It's basically a period piece/werewolf/martial arts/horror
movie. My only real wish was that we could have watched the subtitled
version and gotten to hear the actors real tones and voice inflections. But
Deborah wasn't able to find a subtitled copy so we made do. There's
lots of sex and violence in the movie, and almost all of it in a good way.
They did a lot of freeze frame and stop motion scenes, and they all
pretty much worked. They didn't overdo it. The cameras didn't
jump around during the fight scenes like they do in American movies (and
increasingly frequently, Hong Kong movies) so you could see what was going
on and who was hitting who. Not only was it an action movie, you had
to do some thinking in it as well. One of the best movies I have seen
in a while. Yeah, it had some flaws, but for once I am not going to mention
them at all cause it's just so rare that I enjoy a film this thoroughly.
This is also the first chance I've had to visit Deborah's home. Beautiful.
Couple of acres on the outskirts of Renton. Horses. Dogs.
Cats. Trees. Grass. A loop for a driveway. Lots
of comfortable places to sit. Huge counter in the kitchen. The
kind of place where you go sit in the shade in the summer and sip lemonade.
