Today I am going to make a list of things that have disappointed me over the past month or so. My mood has greatly soured over the past day and now my poor blog gets to feel the wrath of it. There might be some spoilers for a few tv shows, but I'll spare you the Dark Knight stuff. And yes I liked the movie but I was still disappointed... Maybe I'll share it wayy down on the bottom.
SWTOR: My first victim.
I was given 7 free days of game time to try our 1.3. While I had fun doing a couple storylines, I wasn't overall impressed. My biggest disappointment in Swtor is the Legacy system. I don't like that I have to spend credits on some of the more wanted perks. I don't like that its ridiculous amount, even though credits aren't that hard to come. I don't like that, despite this, nothing has changed. No more subscription for me.
Game of Thrones will feature book 3, A Storm of Swords, in two seasons instead of one.
As the cast list grows and grows, the storylines become more complex and drawn out. So yeah, it's no surprised that A Storm of Swords is getting two seasons. But at this rate, I'm going to be like in my 30s by the time the seasons finish. And whose to say that other books won't get split up. From the looks of it, A Dance with Dragons is like three times the size of A Game of Thrones. I only mention my concern/disappointment because I worry about the shows longevity. As the show gets more expensive to make (them dragons and dire wolves be growing) I worry it will become more of a burden to make and they may stop making it.
Final Fantasy Versus XIII may have been canceled. But we don't really know.
The only game (besides a possible Kingdom Hearts 3) I've been looking forward to console and Ps3 -wise was FF Versus XIII. The characters intrigued me, the battle system, what little I knew, made me wanna try it. I loved the gothic feel they were going for. But we haven't heard anything in a while, and the game has been obviously missing at game cons and showcases. Square only seems interested in pushing out more Lightning games, which doesn't appeal to me at all. I hated FFXIII. Aside from the fact that it was damn beautiful, I thought the characters were boring or annoying (cough Vanille cough), the battle system wasn't for me, and I didn't much care for the story. I instead long for the days of old Squaresoft and the amazing RPGS they used to release. To make matters worse, they haven't even really said yay or nay to FF Versus XIII, so we don't even know for sure if its done for. But most sources point to yes. Square's having some sort of party/announcement thing soon so I'm sure we'll be put out of our misery soon enough.
Speaking of disappointment...the one recent game I would buy of theirs, Theatrythm Final Fantasy is Nintendo 3DS exclusive. Considering I wouldn't even play any of the games in 3D makes the console a waste of money for me...but that game looks soo much funnnn.
Spoilers below for True Blood and The Dark Knight Rises
Showing posts with label Movies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Movies. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Movie Update: 3 Movies and a Trailer
So really, I've been slacking off on blogging. And writing in general. Mainly the result of my long Christmas break from school (I actually do the majority of my blogging at school), as well as a bad case of bronchitis and SWTOR playing and working.
Still recovering
Bronchitis can suck it. I can't really remember the last time any type of sickness has drawn out so long. My congestion is better and my coughing has mostly subsided, which is comforting for the most part. However, I get the sense that my throat is just weak. I still cough, feel like I'm always chocking on my words, and my voice comes out squeaky, gurgly and all sorts of not normal. It's frustrating, and I have the sense of paranoia that I'll suddenly have a relapse. But for the most part, when people ask how I feel, I can honestly say, better, or good. The most frustrating thing was having people kindly ask me how I was feeling, and only being able to honestly answer by saying, well I feel like crap. I don't like being the bearer of bad news, even if they ask it for me. No one likes a downer, which is what I have been for the past two weeks.
Smartphone-holic
I got my smartphone, finally, which I'll be doing a post about. Long story short, I'm loving the apps. I can't believe how many there are. You can pretty much find something for anything, an app for any type of customization you may want. I'm glad I picked Android over iPhone, mostly because of widgets and the notifications system. That and I absolutely love my Galaxy Nexus hardware. The camera is a bit lackluster for a smartphone, especially at this point, but it was definitely not a breaking point for me. The screen is sleek and big, crystal clear, and I love its feel. It's about as thick as an iPhone, but doesn't feel that way. 4G is amazingly fast, although I find 3G pretty slow in some spots. Luckily most of my time is spent in a WiFi accessible area.
Movies Update: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Descendants, Underworld: Awakening, John Carter Trailer (Small Spoilers)
So it's officially awards season. I recently discovered that the movie theater near my house has $5 dollar days for all showings on Sunday and Tuesday, so I've been spending some time catching up on Oscar noms. Despite the expense, I still enjoy seeing films on the big screen with a nice bag of popcorn.
I've seen a lot of movies, but here are the highlights.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
It was basically what I was hoping for. Rooney Mara(Lisbeth) is currently my favorite actress to watch, and although I know she has little chance of stealing the actual award, I am still pulling for her at the Oscars. Her performance is fearless, and although many still think the Swedish version is the best, Rooney Mara perfectly embodies how I imagined Lisbeth. Scary at first glance, with a little warmth, rarely seen, yet a companion whose faithful to those she loves. The final scene, where she sees Mikael with Erika, was absolutely heartbreaking to me.
I can gladly say the movie is faithful to the books, except for the very end. It was a weird change and I'm not entirely sure what it accomplished except a continent change, but it's not a change that is difficult to swallow, even if it's one that seems unnecessary. The movie is gritty and violent. The infamous rape seen is very hard to swallow, and I think at one point I even looked away. However, making it that real, made Lisbeth's revenge much more triumphant. The music, by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, brings about the perfect ambiance for the movie, and the cinematography is absolutely haunting. Daniel Craig is deglamored, wearing his tweed coats and having a nice scruff. He still seems to pretty for Mikael for me, but I enjoyed his performance. Stellan Skarsgard was the perfect tone of caring and creepy, and I think he should've been nominated for some award. His performance was chilling. I am really excited to seeing the next two movies.
The Descendants
I actually only saw this film after George Clooney and the movie walked away with Golden Globes. To be honest, I really wanted to see Shailene Woodley, since I had seen her in an unfortunate TV show called The Secret Life of the American Teen. It was nice seeing her out of the wholesome, but I F'd up, girl personality. She is realistic and honest, and I love that she supports her father, who was obviously wronged in a situation gone bad. George Clooney is completely deglammed in the film. He needs a haircut and wears ugly Hawaiian shirts. He broods and looks sad, without being sappy or melodramatic. And his confrontation with Brian Speers was intense and emotional. I liked the strange twists and turns the story went. It avoided being cliche'd and showed the sometimes harsh realities of life. I actually really hope that George Clooney wins the Oscar.
Underworld: Awakening
Yep, I saw this "crap". To be honest, I actually enjoyed it. The unfortunate part, is that the Lycans are HORRIFICALLY and cheaply rendered. I mentioned that it was on par with old Godzilla movies, and that is how bad I saw it. It's kind of an interesting byproduct. The rest of the special affects are fancy, and the film was converted to 3D, supposedly. Most of it was in 2D. Still the actual lycans are horribly made-they kind of look like they are almost stop-motion animated. Yeah that's how bad they looked. They also moved very stiffly, and not fluid at all. Other than that, I was fairly impressed with and interested in the backstory of the Lycans and the Vampires- it seems like the writer's took some quality time fleshing it out. Also, the movie is short, which really helps with me liking it. I know that sounds kind of odd, but if a movie is decent, but it's long, it becomes bad. A short, decent movie, can be considered enjoyable because your butt isn't cramping.
John Carter Trailer: Impressions
The big trailer I've been seeing a lot on, in pretty much every movie I have seen recently is John Carter. That name, it really sticks with you and I always get the feeling I should know him from somewhere. Well, I don't. John Carter is a character from some 11 volume book series called Barsoom. The books were published sometime in the 1910s...yeah....
Unless there is some extremely tactile advertising, or some secret super fandom cult somewhere, I am predicting this movie to fail, and fail hard. I think the only saving grace for it would be if it got incredibly good reviews, which may spur it up the box office.
The problem with this movie, being distributed by Disney, can be pinpointed to a number of things. The trailer features a world that took the Prince of Persia and set him in the middle of Tattoine. There are floating barges, lots of rolling hills of sand, and a battle arena straight out of Star Wars: Episode II. Taylor Kitsch looks like a hotter version of Jake Gyllenhaal's Prince of Persia-he definitely sports the long, stringy hair style much better than Gyllenhaal, and he's got the rough, hot manly look. He runs around, defying gravity, killing giant monsters that leave him in blue goo. The aliens he encounters also look like they're straight from a Star Wars movie, with long green limbs and oval faces. They make bad jokes like "You are ugly, but you are also beautiful." Lynn Collins plays his beautiful, yet princess warrior love interest, who is being married off to some other dude. John Carter makes some comment about being too late once, but oh ho, not this time, so I'm assuming he's off to go get her before she marries the wrong guy. Yawn- haven't we seen this before?
Besides the "vague" yet kinda predictable trailer, I'm concerned about the star power behind the film. Taylor Kitsch and Lynn Collins have been in movies before, but I just don't think they will be able to bring in a strong enough audience. Taylor Kitsch is best known for being in the TV show Friday Night Lights, which, while a beloved TV show who has scored awards and nods, still was pulled off air because of lackluster ratings. I'm not sure how it worked, but they did bring the show back on DirectTV or something, and then showed episodes again on Primetime. His other known film rolls include Gambit in X-Men: Wolverine movie. As for Lynn Collins, I've seen her on the first season of True Blood, and also in the X-Men: Wolverine movie as well. Still, those credits alone will not bring in the viewers. I mean, look at Disney's other failure, Prince of Persia. I don't know if it was the hair, but Jake Gyllenhaal is more famous and his movie bombed.
The second problem might be that noone's heard of John Carter. I mean, I know I haven't. A book series from the 1910s? Really? Please, someone tell me if I've been living in a hole all my life, otherwise, I am pretty sure the audience that this movie is targeting has never heard of the series. It won't appeal to children because it looks like they're taking an adult approach, and although it may appeal to older generations, (are people from the 1910s still alive?) they usually don't bring in the big box office numbers.
Now, why do these numbers mean a lot. I read in an EW post that John Carter is reported to have a 200 million production cost. Most films these days seem to be opening near a 20 million mark, and that number in almost all cases go down. One saving grace could be international box office numbers, but with little known stars and storyline I don't know if it will deliver.
Finally, the movie is being distributed by Disney, which I found to be an interesting move. Besides the Pirates films, Disney has little success with live-action films tailored to young adult and higher audiences. Considering the failure of Prince of Persia, I am shocked that Disney would distribute such a similar looking movie. If Prince failed, why would John Carter, which looks so similar, be a success.
The movie seems to be shot in 3D- I was impressed with the 3D trailer visually. Still, besides the fact it looks like a bad Prince of Persia meets Star Wars film, I can't say I'm excited, nor do I expect to see it do well. I'm also sick of the trailer. Stop showing the trailer in films I see! :(
Still recovering
Bronchitis can suck it. I can't really remember the last time any type of sickness has drawn out so long. My congestion is better and my coughing has mostly subsided, which is comforting for the most part. However, I get the sense that my throat is just weak. I still cough, feel like I'm always chocking on my words, and my voice comes out squeaky, gurgly and all sorts of not normal. It's frustrating, and I have the sense of paranoia that I'll suddenly have a relapse. But for the most part, when people ask how I feel, I can honestly say, better, or good. The most frustrating thing was having people kindly ask me how I was feeling, and only being able to honestly answer by saying, well I feel like crap. I don't like being the bearer of bad news, even if they ask it for me. No one likes a downer, which is what I have been for the past two weeks.
Smartphone-holic
I got my smartphone, finally, which I'll be doing a post about. Long story short, I'm loving the apps. I can't believe how many there are. You can pretty much find something for anything, an app for any type of customization you may want. I'm glad I picked Android over iPhone, mostly because of widgets and the notifications system. That and I absolutely love my Galaxy Nexus hardware. The camera is a bit lackluster for a smartphone, especially at this point, but it was definitely not a breaking point for me. The screen is sleek and big, crystal clear, and I love its feel. It's about as thick as an iPhone, but doesn't feel that way. 4G is amazingly fast, although I find 3G pretty slow in some spots. Luckily most of my time is spent in a WiFi accessible area.
Movies Update: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Descendants, Underworld: Awakening, John Carter Trailer (Small Spoilers)
So it's officially awards season. I recently discovered that the movie theater near my house has $5 dollar days for all showings on Sunday and Tuesday, so I've been spending some time catching up on Oscar noms. Despite the expense, I still enjoy seeing films on the big screen with a nice bag of popcorn.
I've seen a lot of movies, but here are the highlights.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
It was basically what I was hoping for. Rooney Mara(Lisbeth) is currently my favorite actress to watch, and although I know she has little chance of stealing the actual award, I am still pulling for her at the Oscars. Her performance is fearless, and although many still think the Swedish version is the best, Rooney Mara perfectly embodies how I imagined Lisbeth. Scary at first glance, with a little warmth, rarely seen, yet a companion whose faithful to those she loves. The final scene, where she sees Mikael with Erika, was absolutely heartbreaking to me.
I can gladly say the movie is faithful to the books, except for the very end. It was a weird change and I'm not entirely sure what it accomplished except a continent change, but it's not a change that is difficult to swallow, even if it's one that seems unnecessary. The movie is gritty and violent. The infamous rape seen is very hard to swallow, and I think at one point I even looked away. However, making it that real, made Lisbeth's revenge much more triumphant. The music, by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, brings about the perfect ambiance for the movie, and the cinematography is absolutely haunting. Daniel Craig is deglamored, wearing his tweed coats and having a nice scruff. He still seems to pretty for Mikael for me, but I enjoyed his performance. Stellan Skarsgard was the perfect tone of caring and creepy, and I think he should've been nominated for some award. His performance was chilling. I am really excited to seeing the next two movies.
The Descendants
I actually only saw this film after George Clooney and the movie walked away with Golden Globes. To be honest, I really wanted to see Shailene Woodley, since I had seen her in an unfortunate TV show called The Secret Life of the American Teen. It was nice seeing her out of the wholesome, but I F'd up, girl personality. She is realistic and honest, and I love that she supports her father, who was obviously wronged in a situation gone bad. George Clooney is completely deglammed in the film. He needs a haircut and wears ugly Hawaiian shirts. He broods and looks sad, without being sappy or melodramatic. And his confrontation with Brian Speers was intense and emotional. I liked the strange twists and turns the story went. It avoided being cliche'd and showed the sometimes harsh realities of life. I actually really hope that George Clooney wins the Oscar.
Underworld: Awakening
Yep, I saw this "crap". To be honest, I actually enjoyed it. The unfortunate part, is that the Lycans are HORRIFICALLY and cheaply rendered. I mentioned that it was on par with old Godzilla movies, and that is how bad I saw it. It's kind of an interesting byproduct. The rest of the special affects are fancy, and the film was converted to 3D, supposedly. Most of it was in 2D. Still the actual lycans are horribly made-they kind of look like they are almost stop-motion animated. Yeah that's how bad they looked. They also moved very stiffly, and not fluid at all. Other than that, I was fairly impressed with and interested in the backstory of the Lycans and the Vampires- it seems like the writer's took some quality time fleshing it out. Also, the movie is short, which really helps with me liking it. I know that sounds kind of odd, but if a movie is decent, but it's long, it becomes bad. A short, decent movie, can be considered enjoyable because your butt isn't cramping.
John Carter Trailer: Impressions
The big trailer I've been seeing a lot on, in pretty much every movie I have seen recently is John Carter. That name, it really sticks with you and I always get the feeling I should know him from somewhere. Well, I don't. John Carter is a character from some 11 volume book series called Barsoom. The books were published sometime in the 1910s...yeah....
Unless there is some extremely tactile advertising, or some secret super fandom cult somewhere, I am predicting this movie to fail, and fail hard. I think the only saving grace for it would be if it got incredibly good reviews, which may spur it up the box office.
The problem with this movie, being distributed by Disney, can be pinpointed to a number of things. The trailer features a world that took the Prince of Persia and set him in the middle of Tattoine. There are floating barges, lots of rolling hills of sand, and a battle arena straight out of Star Wars: Episode II. Taylor Kitsch looks like a hotter version of Jake Gyllenhaal's Prince of Persia-he definitely sports the long, stringy hair style much better than Gyllenhaal, and he's got the rough, hot manly look. He runs around, defying gravity, killing giant monsters that leave him in blue goo. The aliens he encounters also look like they're straight from a Star Wars movie, with long green limbs and oval faces. They make bad jokes like "You are ugly, but you are also beautiful." Lynn Collins plays his beautiful, yet princess warrior love interest, who is being married off to some other dude. John Carter makes some comment about being too late once, but oh ho, not this time, so I'm assuming he's off to go get her before she marries the wrong guy. Yawn- haven't we seen this before?
Besides the "vague" yet kinda predictable trailer, I'm concerned about the star power behind the film. Taylor Kitsch and Lynn Collins have been in movies before, but I just don't think they will be able to bring in a strong enough audience. Taylor Kitsch is best known for being in the TV show Friday Night Lights, which, while a beloved TV show who has scored awards and nods, still was pulled off air because of lackluster ratings. I'm not sure how it worked, but they did bring the show back on DirectTV or something, and then showed episodes again on Primetime. His other known film rolls include Gambit in X-Men: Wolverine movie. As for Lynn Collins, I've seen her on the first season of True Blood, and also in the X-Men: Wolverine movie as well. Still, those credits alone will not bring in the viewers. I mean, look at Disney's other failure, Prince of Persia. I don't know if it was the hair, but Jake Gyllenhaal is more famous and his movie bombed.
The second problem might be that noone's heard of John Carter. I mean, I know I haven't. A book series from the 1910s? Really? Please, someone tell me if I've been living in a hole all my life, otherwise, I am pretty sure the audience that this movie is targeting has never heard of the series. It won't appeal to children because it looks like they're taking an adult approach, and although it may appeal to older generations, (are people from the 1910s still alive?) they usually don't bring in the big box office numbers.
Now, why do these numbers mean a lot. I read in an EW post that John Carter is reported to have a 200 million production cost. Most films these days seem to be opening near a 20 million mark, and that number in almost all cases go down. One saving grace could be international box office numbers, but with little known stars and storyline I don't know if it will deliver.
Finally, the movie is being distributed by Disney, which I found to be an interesting move. Besides the Pirates films, Disney has little success with live-action films tailored to young adult and higher audiences. Considering the failure of Prince of Persia, I am shocked that Disney would distribute such a similar looking movie. If Prince failed, why would John Carter, which looks so similar, be a success.
The movie seems to be shot in 3D- I was impressed with the 3D trailer visually. Still, besides the fact it looks like a bad Prince of Persia meets Star Wars film, I can't say I'm excited, nor do I expect to see it do well. I'm also sick of the trailer. Stop showing the trailer in films I see! :(
Friday, May 13, 2011
Oh hai! I'm alive!
Oh Hai!? I’m alive!: The Super Duper Update Extravaganza!
I've been missing in action because of college. It's basically taken over my life. I'm on the home stretch though and I've got a couple days off to just relax. Even though I'm not relaxing. I think, every second, I'm forgetting something aren't I.
BTW, I’m writing this on Word because Blogger is down! I didn’t know Blogger could go down D:. I’m itching to write, and I can’t get on my blog. It’s sad really. What I don’t understand is the status page. On Monday, they announced a maintenance day on Wednesday for an hour starting at 10:00 pm. It’s Friday, almost 2:00 am, and I can’t get on. I don’t get it. I want to blog.
I've been missing in action because of college. It's basically taken over my life. I'm on the home stretch though and I've got a couple days off to just relax. Even though I'm not relaxing. I think, every second, I'm forgetting something aren't I.
BTW, I’m writing this on Word because Blogger is down! I didn’t know Blogger could go down D:. I’m itching to write, and I can’t get on my blog. It’s sad really. What I don’t understand is the status page. On Monday, they announced a maintenance day on Wednesday for an hour starting at 10:00 pm. It’s Friday, almost 2:00 am, and I can’t get on. I don’t get it. I want to blog.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Recent Media News: Hunger Games, X-men, Immortals, and Will & Kate+ Eight Billion Viewers
(Okay, maybe not 8 billion)
Lots of pictures. :)
Lots of pictures. :)
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Media Update: Casting of Katniss, Peeta and Gale in the Hunger Games Movie
The Hunger Games is a young adult book trilogy by Suzanne Collins. While I complain about the similarities to Battle Royale, a beloved Japanese novel/manga/movie of mine, Collins has written a wonderful, complex story that gives me renewed faith in the young adult genre (no thanks to Stephanie Meyers).
The Hunger Games movies are going to be the supposed next big thing, expected to fill the hole that will be left in the wake of Breaking Dawn. That's a big gap to fill, considering the overwhelming success of Stephanie Meyers' books.
The Hunger Games movies are going to be the supposed next big thing, expected to fill the hole that will be left in the wake of Breaking Dawn. That's a big gap to fill, considering the overwhelming success of Stephanie Meyers' books.
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Sucker Punch: Deathwing visits Middle Earth
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| This scene is in Sucker Punch!!!!!! |
My bf and I saw Sucker Punch last night, in glorified Imax. This will mark the 3rd movie of Zack Snyder's I have seen in Imax (Watchman and 300 being the others). I know a lot of people didn't like Watchman, but I loved it. Stayed true to the comic; the only disappointing seen to me was the really bad music chosen during the sex scene. That just made me facepalm. 300 was a violent dream come true. It's very ungirly to admit, but I love me some good violent action. I'm not into extremely unnecessary torture scenes (Saw), or serious realistic violence, but kick butt action with a little gore brings out the side of me that would normally be seen in a sports event.Sucker Punch was action eye-candy; brilliant choreography, homage to video games I recognized. But it surprisingly had no gore. I was actually surprised that no gore really made an appearance; there was one scene with blood in it, and it wasn't explicit. It definitely added to the realization that Sucker Punch was about dream worlds, where the monsters, demons and cyborgs bled no blood, but hissed and sizzled as they collapsed.
The story is of a young woman, who escapes the realities of her situation by creating dream worlds where she fights monsters, machines, and ethereal beings to replicate the situations she's facing in real life. Or wait. Scratch that. It's replicating her dancing in front of a "client" because the action dream worlds are an escape from another dream world where she's a show girl/prostitute. In reality, she's in a mental institute after accidentally killing her sister while trying to fight off her abusive stepfather.
So to recap, because even I had to rethink this.
She is in a mental institute, where she dreams that she is a prostitute who dreams of being a samurai sword wielding Japanese school girl wannabe fighting off the evils of the world.
Patient -> Prostitute -> Sailor Moon
Ok. Got it? Good.
Spoilers
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Micro Reviews: Due Date, The Walking Dead, Gossip Girl
Due Date
Saw this movie the other night. It stars Robert Downey Jr., and Zach Galifianikis and is about two men who take a road trip across country after both being placed on the No Flight List. After seeing this, I walked out and tried to justify liking the movie. I say this because the acting is good. Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianikis are very good actors and play their characters perfectly; the move through the banter and jokes without blinking and its entertaining. That being said, after thinking about it a little bit, I realized I hated the film. There's something absolutely dead about the plot; the basic storyline is there, but the small branches and back stories are all forced. And there's no real deeper meaning to the story, which is trying to develop characters for a story with deeper meaning. Some of the jokes weren't my style; they were just plain vulgar. I'm really not into anything like that (Jackass 2), but that is a personal taste. The only saving-grace of the film is Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianikis (I am getting good at typing that name without thinking twice). They have a sort of chemistry between them and it shows that they are both good actors; the only thing holding them back is the script.
Grade: C-
The Walking Dead
I haven't caught up to the second episode, but if you like Zombies and want a movie-quality show with an intriguing story, this is it. I have to admit, the best part of this show is being amazed with the production value. The zombies are all individually well made, and the blood and guts are impressive. The show gives off the normal eerie post-apocalyptic feel, with its opening scene of a young girl turned zombie getting shot. It's interesting that the zombie production is so great, but it becomes clear that it's about the living character's development. I'm interested to see the story of Rick's family play out, considering his wife is shacking up with his best friend after his supposed death. Also, the subplot of the boy and his father, facing their zombie mother made me a little sad. I'm excited to see where this show goes.
Grade: A
Gossip Girl: Juliet Doesn't Live Here Anymore
I really hate when two characters I believe should be together, aren't. I guess that's the point right. Because the triumphant feeling of when they seem to be finally heading down that road is exhilarating. The show seemed to be promoting a focus on Chuck and Blair having non-friends with benefits sex, but this was far from the case of the actual episode. Which is a good thing, because as much as we love Chair, being teased to death doesn't sound fun, especially this far into the show. As much as I dislike Vanessa, she has a point about Serena always having the upper hand, always being treated almost like a spoiled child. She does win, most of the time. And Dan, Chuck, Blair, and Nate always stand up for her. It's kinda sad. Especially with Dan. But I still think she's annoying, and since she's just stooping to their level, maybe she deserves it. I'm a little annoyed with how long this Dan/Serena/Nate thing too. It brings me back to my complaint that, hey don't these people talk to anyone else in New York. But it's a show. I personally am rooting for Dan, simply because he's brought out the best in Serena, where Nate was an underlying problem (between her and Blair). The ending was a surprise. I dislike Taylor Momsen. I think she's trashy, and don't like her stuck up "look at me, I'm so edgy" attitude. Plus her dressing choices put Miley Cyrus to shame. But I was kind of excited to see what Vanessa, Juliet and Jenny have in store for next episode. The best scene though, goes to Chuck and Blair at the end. It's just a reminder that they are meant to be together. How they work best together bringing people down and how they are an unstoppable force. Do the writer's of Gossip Girl read their own stuff?!? They write reasons why they should be together. Make me happy already XD.
Grade: A (Can't wait for next week.)
Saw this movie the other night. It stars Robert Downey Jr., and Zach Galifianikis and is about two men who take a road trip across country after both being placed on the No Flight List. After seeing this, I walked out and tried to justify liking the movie. I say this because the acting is good. Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianikis are very good actors and play their characters perfectly; the move through the banter and jokes without blinking and its entertaining. That being said, after thinking about it a little bit, I realized I hated the film. There's something absolutely dead about the plot; the basic storyline is there, but the small branches and back stories are all forced. And there's no real deeper meaning to the story, which is trying to develop characters for a story with deeper meaning. Some of the jokes weren't my style; they were just plain vulgar. I'm really not into anything like that (Jackass 2), but that is a personal taste. The only saving-grace of the film is Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianikis (I am getting good at typing that name without thinking twice). They have a sort of chemistry between them and it shows that they are both good actors; the only thing holding them back is the script.
Grade: C-
The Walking Dead
I haven't caught up to the second episode, but if you like Zombies and want a movie-quality show with an intriguing story, this is it. I have to admit, the best part of this show is being amazed with the production value. The zombies are all individually well made, and the blood and guts are impressive. The show gives off the normal eerie post-apocalyptic feel, with its opening scene of a young girl turned zombie getting shot. It's interesting that the zombie production is so great, but it becomes clear that it's about the living character's development. I'm interested to see the story of Rick's family play out, considering his wife is shacking up with his best friend after his supposed death. Also, the subplot of the boy and his father, facing their zombie mother made me a little sad. I'm excited to see where this show goes.
Grade: A
Gossip Girl: Juliet Doesn't Live Here Anymore
I really hate when two characters I believe should be together, aren't. I guess that's the point right. Because the triumphant feeling of when they seem to be finally heading down that road is exhilarating. The show seemed to be promoting a focus on Chuck and Blair having non-friends with benefits sex, but this was far from the case of the actual episode. Which is a good thing, because as much as we love Chair, being teased to death doesn't sound fun, especially this far into the show. As much as I dislike Vanessa, she has a point about Serena always having the upper hand, always being treated almost like a spoiled child. She does win, most of the time. And Dan, Chuck, Blair, and Nate always stand up for her. It's kinda sad. Especially with Dan. But I still think she's annoying, and since she's just stooping to their level, maybe she deserves it. I'm a little annoyed with how long this Dan/Serena/Nate thing too. It brings me back to my complaint that, hey don't these people talk to anyone else in New York. But it's a show. I personally am rooting for Dan, simply because he's brought out the best in Serena, where Nate was an underlying problem (between her and Blair). The ending was a surprise. I dislike Taylor Momsen. I think she's trashy, and don't like her stuck up "look at me, I'm so edgy" attitude. Plus her dressing choices put Miley Cyrus to shame. But I was kind of excited to see what Vanessa, Juliet and Jenny have in store for next episode. The best scene though, goes to Chuck and Blair at the end. It's just a reminder that they are meant to be together. How they work best together bringing people down and how they are an unstoppable force. Do the writer's of Gossip Girl read their own stuff?!? They write reasons why they should be together. Make me happy already XD.
Grade: A (Can't wait for next week.)
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