Melaine Stryder makes friends with Wanderer, decides to go into enemy territory, and she loves a man called Jared.
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Tuesday, August 2, 2011
The Host Rant (Part 16)
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Monday, August 1, 2011
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
Title: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Director: Tim Burton
Based on the Play By: Stephen Sondheim
Play Released: 1979
Starring: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, and Alan Rickman
Rated: R
Released: 2007
Rating: 5/5
Oscars: 1
Basic Plot: Benjamin Barker (now renamed Sweeney Todd) goes back to London, England and seeks revenge for the rape and murder of his wife.
The Dark and Feel of the Movie
This movie is very dark. I would not suggest watching this if you're depressed (like I did). However, the dark feel is very fulfilling and makes you feel. It's not merely dark to be dark, the subject matters it deals with aren't very happy at all. The gore depicted in the movie is sometimes funny.
The Songs
I didn't particularly care for the good majority of the songs. There were a few songs that I enjoyed and most of them I could stand. The songs, though, do add to the plot of the movie. In that sense, the songs do their jobs.
WTF Moments
There were a few moments in this movie that it took me a moment or two to realize what the characters were talking about. This wasn't because I couldn't understand them, but the subjects they talked about were odd. Such was when Todd and Mrs. Lovett talk about making pies from people in a very happy tone.
Final Thoughts
I enjoyed this film even though it doesn't have a very happy ending. However, the dark feeling of the movie is its highpoint. It isn't afraid to show the graphic scenes in the movie. If you don't like bloody movies or ones that end on a low note, don't watch this movie. If you're watching it merely for Johnny Depp: he doesn't do a bad job as Sweeney Todd/Benjamin Barker.
Director: Tim Burton
Based on the Play By: Stephen Sondheim
Play Released: 1979
Starring: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, and Alan Rickman
Rated: R
Released: 2007
Rating: 5/5
Oscars: 1
Basic Plot: Benjamin Barker (now renamed Sweeney Todd) goes back to London, England and seeks revenge for the rape and murder of his wife.
The Dark and Feel of the Movie
This movie is very dark. I would not suggest watching this if you're depressed (like I did). However, the dark feel is very fulfilling and makes you feel. It's not merely dark to be dark, the subject matters it deals with aren't very happy at all. The gore depicted in the movie is sometimes funny.
The Songs
I didn't particularly care for the good majority of the songs. There were a few songs that I enjoyed and most of them I could stand. The songs, though, do add to the plot of the movie. In that sense, the songs do their jobs.
WTF Moments
There were a few moments in this movie that it took me a moment or two to realize what the characters were talking about. This wasn't because I couldn't understand them, but the subjects they talked about were odd. Such was when Todd and Mrs. Lovett talk about making pies from people in a very happy tone.
Final Thoughts
I enjoyed this film even though it doesn't have a very happy ending. However, the dark feeling of the movie is its highpoint. It isn't afraid to show the graphic scenes in the movie. If you don't like bloody movies or ones that end on a low note, don't watch this movie. If you're watching it merely for Johnny Depp: he doesn't do a bad job as Sweeney Todd/Benjamin Barker.
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Title: Inglourious Basterds
Director: Quentin Tarantino
"Nation's Pride" Director: Eli Roth
Starring: Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger, and Eli Roth
Rated: R
Released: 2009
Rating: 4.5/5
Oscars: 1
Basic Plot: The Basterds (a group of Jews who kill Nazis) go on a mission while a woman unknowingly helps.
Slow Pacing
This movie isn't for those that want action all the time. It takes its time building up tension in scenes and always rewards you for your patience. If you can't get through the opening scene I don't think you'll enjoy the rest of this movie.
Old Fashioned Film
I like the style of this film in that it feels like an older movie. The visual quality is good but the setup doesn't look modern. This is most noticeable in the first round of ending credits.
The Killing Nazis Ending Scene
This scene is very well done and very chaotic. It is also graphic. Everything that happens in the movie is paid off in this scene. Yes, Hitler being shot at is very rewarding but I was too caught up in the scene to pay that much attention to it. I would suggest watching this movie if only for this scene.
Final Thoughts
For those that like to get immersed in a world, and don't mind a lot of dialogue, I would highly recommend this movie. Also, there are subtitles but don't let that fact make you not see the movie. If you don't like gore I would, of course, warn you away from this movie.
Director: Quentin Tarantino
"Nation's Pride" Director: Eli Roth
Starring: Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger, and Eli Roth
Rated: R
Released: 2009
Rating: 4.5/5
Oscars: 1
Basic Plot: The Basterds (a group of Jews who kill Nazis) go on a mission while a woman unknowingly helps.
Slow Pacing
This movie isn't for those that want action all the time. It takes its time building up tension in scenes and always rewards you for your patience. If you can't get through the opening scene I don't think you'll enjoy the rest of this movie.
Old Fashioned Film
I like the style of this film in that it feels like an older movie. The visual quality is good but the setup doesn't look modern. This is most noticeable in the first round of ending credits.
The Killing Nazis Ending Scene
This scene is very well done and very chaotic. It is also graphic. Everything that happens in the movie is paid off in this scene. Yes, Hitler being shot at is very rewarding but I was too caught up in the scene to pay that much attention to it. I would suggest watching this movie if only for this scene.
Final Thoughts
For those that like to get immersed in a world, and don't mind a lot of dialogue, I would highly recommend this movie. Also, there are subtitles but don't let that fact make you not see the movie. If you don't like gore I would, of course, warn you away from this movie.
Saturday, July 30, 2011
If you were going to get a tattoo, what tattoo would you get?
It'd be of a raven somewhere on my back.
Sushi, Sake, and Tanuki: A New Leaf 1
Location: Japan
I dodged the katana and shifted my arm into a tentacle. I used that to make the slave lose grip of his sword. As soon as that happened, another slave, who had previously dropped his katana, came to punch me in the neck. Without a second's thought I spun around and kicked him. When he was down the other slave bowed to me.
I shifted my tentacle back into a human arm and looked at the slaves that I had fought. They were poor practice but they did take my mind off of anything important. They allowed me to calm down.
"You may leave, slaves, I am through with you for today." I said and the injured got up weakly to bow to me. Then I left them and breathed in the fresh air by myself.
Walking through the main garden in Hijunaki's Palace, in my human form, I felt like I was home. What had happened before had passed, or at least I liked to think that it had. Every day I could do what I wanted except when Hijunaki called me to do something. I didn't try to resist him like I had done in the past.
While walking I saw two female slaves come near me. They were carrying food for Hijunaki or one of his creations. They came close enough for me to hear them. The two slaves didn't seem to care that I was there. One said, "Akumie is coming here. It will be interesting to see how Hijunaki handles a goddess being in his palace."
"Yes," The other one replied. "It will be nice to see Hijunaki put in his place for once."
I thought about reprimanding the slaves for disrespecting Hijunaki, but I remembered my own dislike of him. Though it was not as great as it had been before, it was still there. I let them pass and sat by a fountain.
After a few minutes I thought that today would be a good day to fly. Just as I was thinking about following through the thought with action, a slave came.
"Rig, Hijunaki orders you to come to him now." The slave said. I was momentarily angry that my second name, Katashi, was not formerly recognized.
I nodded to the slave and he lead me to Hijunaki.
I dodged the katana and shifted my arm into a tentacle. I used that to make the slave lose grip of his sword. As soon as that happened, another slave, who had previously dropped his katana, came to punch me in the neck. Without a second's thought I spun around and kicked him. When he was down the other slave bowed to me.
I shifted my tentacle back into a human arm and looked at the slaves that I had fought. They were poor practice but they did take my mind off of anything important. They allowed me to calm down.
"You may leave, slaves, I am through with you for today." I said and the injured got up weakly to bow to me. Then I left them and breathed in the fresh air by myself.
Walking through the main garden in Hijunaki's Palace, in my human form, I felt like I was home. What had happened before had passed, or at least I liked to think that it had. Every day I could do what I wanted except when Hijunaki called me to do something. I didn't try to resist him like I had done in the past.
While walking I saw two female slaves come near me. They were carrying food for Hijunaki or one of his creations. They came close enough for me to hear them. The two slaves didn't seem to care that I was there. One said, "Akumie is coming here. It will be interesting to see how Hijunaki handles a goddess being in his palace."
"Yes," The other one replied. "It will be nice to see Hijunaki put in his place for once."
I thought about reprimanding the slaves for disrespecting Hijunaki, but I remembered my own dislike of him. Though it was not as great as it had been before, it was still there. I let them pass and sat by a fountain.
After a few minutes I thought that today would be a good day to fly. Just as I was thinking about following through the thought with action, a slave came.
"Rig, Hijunaki orders you to come to him now." The slave said. I was momentarily angry that my second name, Katashi, was not formerly recognized.
I nodded to the slave and he lead me to Hijunaki.
Friday, July 29, 2011
James McTeigue’s Movie The Raven
Edgar Allen Poe is a famous author. He wrote such classics as 'The Raven' and 'The Tell-Tale Heart'. Now James McTeigue is making a fictional movie featuring Edgar Allen Poe (played by John Cusack). Specifically, the last five days of Edgar Allen Poe's life.
Now, how Poe ended up dying is a mystery but I highly doubt that it involved a murderer who used Poe's writings to help him/her murder people. That being said, it sounds like an interesting premise to a movie.
Also in the movie are Alice Eve and Luke Evans.
Now, how Poe ended up dying is a mystery but I highly doubt that it involved a murderer who used Poe's writings to help him/her murder people. That being said, it sounds like an interesting premise to a movie.
Also in the movie are Alice Eve and Luke Evans.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
The Terminator (Part 4)
The Terminator is an average action flick but it does have something that makes it stand out from the rest.
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