just watched shall we dance. then going to watch waterboys later. it's like movie day for me. oh well.. whatever that makes me laugh, smile and swoon is good enough for me.

Shall we dance is not flashy.. not amazing.. but wonderful enough for me. i wasn't expecting much save for the dancing bits. and i enjoy them. there was one scene, where Richard Gere's character, John Clarke, was referred to as Fred Astaire. and it's really no coincidence that Fred Astaire stared in 1937's shall we dance as well (click on the title for more info!). that was a nice touch to the film. watching it makes me want to go back onto the dance floor.. 'cept i've most probably forgotten my most of my salsa. need to go back again.. and for spinning clinics too.. to work my spin. and i would lurve to pick up rhumba and cha cha.. the sensuality of latin dance.. the total beauty of it... not entirely captured in this film but it does have amazing dance moments, like the dance between Gere and Lopez in the dim studio. incredible.

the movie in itself has sweet moments too. i nearly died when gere appeared on the escalator to sarandon while she was working.. and he was all dressed up, holding a single stalk of rose. when she asked him why he wasn't at the party, his reply was short.. and dead romantic, not mushy.

oh, because it's a dance
and to dance you need a partner
and my partner is right here

i don't know the mushy version.. this is not even cheesy. it's one of those "melt and swoon" moments. ahahahah. anywayz, i like movies that leave me with nice songs too.. one song worth a mention is Book of Love by Peter Gabriel.
***
The book of love is long and boring
No one can lift the damn thing
It's full of charts and facts and figures
and instructions for dancing
But I
I love it when you read to me
And you
You can read me anything
The book of love has music in it
In fact that's where music comes from
Some of it is just transcendental
Some of it is just really dumb
But I
I love it when you sing to me
And you
You can sing me anything
The book of love is long and boring
And written very long ago
It's full of flowers and heart-shaped boxes
And things we're all too young to know
But I
I love it when you give me things
And you
You ought to give me wedding rings
***
swoon.. like the part where peter gabriel sings "i love it when you sing to me.. you can sing me anything".. anywayz, got waterboys waiting for me, plus my almond magnum in the fridge. i'm contented for the night.