Kingdom of Sudafed

Sunday May 8, 2005 - 1:59AM EDT

I saw Kingdom of Heaven. Ehh.. It was dissapointing to say the least. As Orlando Bloom's first leading role whoever wrote the screenplay didn't give him enough to do. Literally Bloom had and average of 2 lines per scene. His character barely spoke and when he did it was simplistic one or two line answers to questions asked by others. Troy is looking a whole lot better in comparison to the recent crap stash of period war/adventure pics. As for Kingdom of Heaven I don't know what went wrong with this picture. Bad screenplay most likely. Despite the competent acting and high production values this movie just couldn't make much of itself. First it needed more background on exactly what the crusades were. I think that most people know of the crusades but don't know exactly what they were all about. The movie needed more detail on that issue. Second, the lead character needed to be filled out more. All we really got to know of him is that he seemed to be a reluctant leader. It was such a weak lead character for a movie that involves leading troops to battle. Also there was no strong female character in the movie. I think a strong female character can serve to round out a main male lead. But the relationship between the two wasn't explored in any depth and it essentially became an afterthought. It had potential though it just was never realized.

I think I got a buzz from Sudafed. I had the worst sinus headache so I picked up some generic sudafed. I almost never take over-the-counter medicine but the headache was really annoying and painful. Ever since taking it, I've been feeling slow. It did make my headache go away completely though.