Dito!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bastard.

2010-05-09T01:53:00.000-07:00

Kill Bill being one of my favorite movies I have high expectations for this one. They turned out to be different though.

The Basterds prepare to carve their next masterpiece.

Inglourious Basterds is a realistic movie, unlike Kill Bill where you sometimes have to suspend your disbelief(try punching your way out of your grave). Why am I even comparing these two? They are different movies. Moving on.

This is a film about Nazis and Jews duking it out in France. Most of the actors are just background characters. Although this is one long movie(for its kind) some of the scenes here are truly memorable. Just prepare to sit most of the time with long dialogues with this one. In the end, its worth it.

Dr. Parnassus cures insomnia!

2010-05-03T02:45:00.000-07:00

Watching The Imaginarium Of Dr. Parnassus is a mercurial affair. The visuals on the fantasy set pieces are great, but the story is either incoherent, undecided, or both at the same time. A shame really, since this film also stars the late Heath Ledger, and his character here is really undecipherable, so to sum it he is actually not engaging. All the characters too. You couldn't care less what happened to anyone of them. The "imaginarium" is the strongest suite of the movie. The imaginations of the people here are really colorful, which is ironic seeing as to how bland the story is. Shame, this movie could have been better.

Terry Gilliam looks like Gandalf though. Haha.

The Devil is actually a reasonable person here. Wow.

Who is 67?

2010-04-04T22:16:00.000-07:00

I recently watched Shutter Island, a mystery movie based on the novel by the same name of Dennis Lehane(who wrote Mystic River, which also has a movie adaptation). It stars Leonardo DiCaprio and is directed by Martin Scorsese.

Should we start with the review then?

What did he see?

Shutter Island is about a US Marshall who is sent to investigate a mental health institution for the criminally insane(dangerous crazy people), where one of the patients went missing. Gradually we learn that nothing is as it seems on the island and the protagonist is gripped with hallucinations and nightmares, which he thinks is a part of a plan of the institution to "never let him leave the island". Far in the movie, the protagonist loses trust on all the people in the island.

Sounds interesting? Right? The first part ain't bad. It's just that it is done on other films before. The film doesn't have any problems with that since it is executed very well. The latter part is where it falls apart.

I haven't read the book, but I was somewhat disappointed with the ending. It's just too predictable. The film took the easy way out, doling out one reason for everything in the film. It isn't satisfying, but at least the film has its good parts.

Watch this one if you must, just be prepared to be disappointed in the end.

Winner,Winner

2009-12-18T20:24:00.001-08:00

The Art Of Contesting.

What the heck is contesting?

As I watch The Prize Winner Of Defiance,Ohio, I gradually learn that this is the art of making ends meet used by mothers in the late 50s.

The movie tells the story of a family of 12, where a very likable mother makes life living for her family, even in the presence of her oppressive husband.

The movie shows many wonderful scenes, such as the joy of the family,when their mother wins yet again another contest. I won't elaborate no more, but I will say that this movie is definitely worth watching. I'm gonna buy the book. ^_^

Finally,

2009-12-14T22:27:00.001-08:00

and in the 4th post, I was able to publish the content of this blog to Facebook.

3rd Post

2009-12-14T22:23:00.001-08:00

Knee Deep on ATP

Test Post 2

2009-12-14T22:14:00.001-08:00

Opus 40

Created a new post.

2009-12-14T22:12:00.000-08:00

Yes.

After the Eclipse

2009-05-10T18:08:00.000-07:00

As promised, here Apocalypto. Darn, I think this is turning to a movie kind of blog. Well anyway I watched Apocalypto when I had nothing else to do and the DVD was just sitting there. It was about a tribe which was captured by the Mayans I think. Because of my laziness let's just say the movie is cool, then after the eclipse it turned to Home Alone meets Survivor. There. Here, enjoy this pic.

The Kill

2009-04-28T22:12:00.001-07:00

With memories of chatter,
indistinct, but clear.
Those find chunks of laughter,
still he can hear.
A conversation, a place,
a great time to spend.
Around, in the middle,
of old Judgments Bend.

Moonlight shines upon the guilty,
or so as they say.
He spies her rather quickly,
and as he stared, she swayed...
Over to the side of the road,
passing other sinners.
Noticing the fire in the man's eyes,
not getting any thinner.

"Wanna go?" the man says,
"Sure, where to?" came the reply.
Although he doesn't look it, he says
"Any place, you want to try."
The lady said, "You don't look like, the kind to have money,"
The man held her hand, hard and told her,
"Shut up bitch, come on, I'll show you are not right."

The lady just gave in, and took him inside a black building,
On the first floor, a bar, girls with just bare clothing,
Money here, money there, all for the taking,
Money thrown, just like thrash, just like it was nothing.
The lady, noticing the look in the mans eyes,
whispered, "Money, so much money, you look so surprised."
He clasped harder, "Where is the damn room, I don't have time for this shit."
But in his mind, having that kind of money, scored hit after hit.

Across the bar, before coming upstairs,
They came across another man.
"How much is he paying? I'll pay much higher than what he can."
The man, thinking, what a prize the lady is, pulled out his gun,
Hit the other man, across his head with a savage flick of the hand.
The butt of the fun spilled blood across the then surprised face,
The man, smiling at the terrified lady, whispered , "Come on, we have no time to waste."

The lady, realizing what she's just gotten into, then just agreed,
The room they found, the bed they fell,
Minute after minute, the lady thought...
This is going to hell.
The man, savored every bit, of the goddess with him,
He thought inside himself, this is heaven surely.
The lady, unable to hold it any longer, thought that it was enough, screamed, "Enough!"
But the man, with all the animal sounds coming out of his breath,
Never stopped, never stopped, he wants to fuck her to death.

The lady started thrashing, unable to bear the pain,
the humiliation, the embarrassment, of what's going on her nightmarish day.
Finally, she let out a scream "Enough!!! You filthy pig!"
And hence the man stopped,
his mind fluttering with images, of what has been said by the slut.
"You're dirty! You're disgusting! You are not human!
You are a pig! Didn't you have enough of your fill?"
And at the last words of the lady, the man broke off angered,
as his rage made him move on for the kill.

April 29,2009

2009-04-28T21:34:00.000-07:00

I've neglected this blog for too long. Why, you say? Some forces are working behind the scenes against me, I suppose. Nah.

The real reasons are:

1.Forgot the user name, my bad!
2.Read number 1.

So I'll try posting again here.

Apocalypto, you're next.

Sit back, Relax, And be TAKEN by this movie

2008-11-24T17:56:00.000-08:00

I hate watching movies not because I hate them, but because I find it hard to believe watching someone beat the bloody pulp out of waves of goons and survive it all in the end.

But not just because of that, because I like movies with someone turning into bloody pulp too, but the main reason is, there are so many, and I mean maybe millions of action movies, all the same, all the time.

Thats why I'm surprised that there are movies like 'Taken'.

Anyway the reason I watched it in the first place is because I have nothing to do and I have watched all our dvds.

The film starts out showing Liam Neeson(cool guy,although when you see him at the first time you'll be like,"What? Hes the action hero? You've got to be kidding me", or something like that") live a pathetic life. Her wife and daughter left him for a rich bald guy, and yeah, he is pretty much lonely.

One day her daughter came to ask her for permission to go into Paris with her friend, and of course Dad is skeptic about it and doesn't want her to go. At least at first.

Hoping to give her happiness all the time he finally agreed but with conditions.

Upon reaching Paris the daughter with her friend bumped tracks with a man named Peter, and they shared a taxi. The friend, being a typical dumb-blonde, told Peter that they were alone on their apartmend, so Peter told them he would pick them up that night for a party.

Minutes later the daughter and the friend were kidnapped by men, and the father, knowing this, set out to rescue her.

To say more of the movie would be to spoil it, but I assure you, you will be having a great time.

^_^

Haha.

2008-11-12T23:31:00.000-08:00

Turns out my old blog name has many hits on the web. Meaning? You won't probably see my blog until maybe the millionth hit, wow.

That's why I'm changing the name!!!!!!!!!

Props to anyone who still knows the original,

^_^

When Strangers Fail To Scare

2008-10-18T23:48:00.000-07:00

One sleepy night and I can't fall asleep, I figured that I'll watch a movie so that maybe it can lull me to close my eyes spend the night away in dream land. This such movie is "The Strangers".

Said movie failed to make me sleep.

The trailer on the television made me say like, "Wow, I have got to see that movie. In the theaters, no less." That's how kickass the trailer was. And that music playing over and over? Creepy.

The movie starts out mysteriously, as we slowly learn that the hero boy did'nt get a yes from hero girl after a proposal. So that's why they are acting so weird. Weird too, that a couple could still stay for a night even if the girl did not accept the guys proposal, in an isolated house apparently in the middle of nowhere.

Then suddenly, a lost lady asks for Tamara, whoever she is, maybe she meant "Samara", from the "The Ring" movies. The pair should have been warned by then.

In all stupidity, they followed the instruction manual for "Living in a Technicolor Nightmare" and did not do the logical thing, to stay together, barricade the house, have some wine, and uh.... let's not get there.

Apparently, the "Strangers" is a family of weirdos, straight out of generic land. Wow! The Guy With a Mask Has an Axe!!! Very original!

In the end we have three bodies( one is the bestfriend of the hero boy who died because of a shotgun blast from him from being all nervous) discovered by two Christian boys and the always beautiful Liv Tyler screaming her lungs out in what maybe the scariest part of the film, which is sad to say the only scary part.

If you want to make movies and money out of real life stories, spruce it up, not make it like reality, since no one wants to watch that stuff.

And in the end I fell asleep while thinking how bad that movie is.

THE END.

First Post

2008-10-18T22:57:00.000-07:00

This is my first post, and as you can notice, I'm an Andrew Bird Fan. I have named this blog to one of my favorite songs from him, that's "The Naming of Things" for you. Where's the "Last Goodbye" part? If you know your music you'll figure it out, but hey, I won't spoil for everyone.

What got in my mind to name my blog like that?

Nothing!

Hahaha.

Don't even bother trying logic with me.

Anyway the high point of this song is when the instruments go up, they'll dim out to nothingness, and then, WOW, that very cool violin break. Pretty much held up the whole song.

Uh, I tried this blog because Friendster Blogs don't permit music and such to be posted on the pages, unless I think if you pay up for premium, which I'm not doing by the way. Oh, and about Friendster, I have an account there, feel free to check out my site, and if you like maybe we could be friends and such.

So there, First Post!