Chicken Little:1/2*
this got a half a star because there is a fish with a glow stick. Other than that this was the worst animated movie I have ever seen and it is definetly in the 10 worst movies I have EVER seen. It was nothing but trite movie bullshit. Think of it as the Scarey Movie of Animation, except without all the funny. THis movis had NO original ideas. It was every movie that had come out and been popular in the last 2 years...the problem with that is, those movies already existed and there was no need to make this movie. Shrek 2, War of the Worlds, StrongBad....and many others. The story was a mess and thrown together like it didn't matter...oh wait, it didn't.
Jarhead: ****
I can't think of anything to dock this movie for. Peter Saarsgard is a genius. It was wonderful. I don't want to ruin it but, if nothing else, you will get some cool new curses. Beautifully shot, excellent story telling. It was the mess of war and life and the joy of being bonded to something. The joy of being needed and the loss that comes with not being needed any longer. This is a good one.
November 4, 2005
October 27, 2005
movies (finally)
Stay: ***
Although I am still unsure as to what happened in this movie, or what it was all supposed to mean (blah, blah, blah) It was gorgeous. I haven't seen anything else quite like it. The color and contrast of the movie was astounding. The way that sometimes the camera was as we expect it to be and sometimes it was just a view from Ewan McGreggor's face. There was so much silver and chrome. I don't want to ruin this movie so don't read beyond if you don't want to but, I took this to be what happened in the last 20 seconds or so of Ryan Goslings life. The people who are trying to save him became intertwined in a fairytale his brain created for him just before he died. One last story to tell-so to speak.
Domino: **
The movie was visually stimulating in that kind of Fear and Loathing sort of way. Everything is a little fuzzy, a little blurred. To be honest I find Kiera Knightley's voice-overs to be a little grating. The story is interestingly told, and it does leave you wondering what of it was true. The movie is, at best, slow in the beginning, however, it is worth it for the last 45 mintues. There is a scene in the desert with a "street preacher" character that is mind blowing, if only in a dialogical (yeah, I made that word up) way. Go see it, Don't.... I don't think it really matters either way with this one.
Thumbsucker:***1/2
This movie was unfuckingbelivable. I loved it. Keanu Reeves was good! I don't mean he was just passable, or that you could stand to watch him...he did a great job. It is, of course, a coming of age story but, told about someone rather unusual. A kid who learns to grow up by being on the debate team. A kid who realizes he doesn't need to win everything to make his father proud. A kid who realizes he is just as lost as his father where it concerns his mother. Yeah...this is the movie to see. Of course, he must also come of age sexually and it isn't good. It isn't the nice sexiness that ends up with everyone being friends and still harboring that tiny bit of a crush for the rest of their lives. It is fucked the fucked up. Thank God. Thank god we realize that sex can be a messy and fucked up thing...and of course the girl (or boy) you always wanted isn't anything like you make-believe them to be.
Reading:
Finished:
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (again) (Rowling)
Confession of an Ugly Step-sisiter (Gregory Maguire)
Wicked (Gregory Maguire)
The Sally Lockheart Books (Pullman)
In the Middle of:
Until I Find You (Irving)
Will be reading:
Eldest (Paolini)
Shalimar the Clown (Rushdie)
Movies to be seen:
Zorro, Saw 2, Dreamer, Prime
Movies I WANT to see:
Goodnight and Good luck
Everything is Illuminated
The Weatherman
Although I am still unsure as to what happened in this movie, or what it was all supposed to mean (blah, blah, blah) It was gorgeous. I haven't seen anything else quite like it. The color and contrast of the movie was astounding. The way that sometimes the camera was as we expect it to be and sometimes it was just a view from Ewan McGreggor's face. There was so much silver and chrome. I don't want to ruin this movie so don't read beyond if you don't want to but, I took this to be what happened in the last 20 seconds or so of Ryan Goslings life. The people who are trying to save him became intertwined in a fairytale his brain created for him just before he died. One last story to tell-so to speak.
Domino: **
The movie was visually stimulating in that kind of Fear and Loathing sort of way. Everything is a little fuzzy, a little blurred. To be honest I find Kiera Knightley's voice-overs to be a little grating. The story is interestingly told, and it does leave you wondering what of it was true. The movie is, at best, slow in the beginning, however, it is worth it for the last 45 mintues. There is a scene in the desert with a "street preacher" character that is mind blowing, if only in a dialogical (yeah, I made that word up) way. Go see it, Don't.... I don't think it really matters either way with this one.
Thumbsucker:***1/2
This movie was unfuckingbelivable. I loved it. Keanu Reeves was good! I don't mean he was just passable, or that you could stand to watch him...he did a great job. It is, of course, a coming of age story but, told about someone rather unusual. A kid who learns to grow up by being on the debate team. A kid who realizes he doesn't need to win everything to make his father proud. A kid who realizes he is just as lost as his father where it concerns his mother. Yeah...this is the movie to see. Of course, he must also come of age sexually and it isn't good. It isn't the nice sexiness that ends up with everyone being friends and still harboring that tiny bit of a crush for the rest of their lives. It is fucked the fucked up. Thank God. Thank god we realize that sex can be a messy and fucked up thing...and of course the girl (or boy) you always wanted isn't anything like you make-believe them to be.
Reading:
Finished:
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (again) (Rowling)
Confession of an Ugly Step-sisiter (Gregory Maguire)
Wicked (Gregory Maguire)
The Sally Lockheart Books (Pullman)
In the Middle of:
Until I Find You (Irving)
Will be reading:
Eldest (Paolini)
Shalimar the Clown (Rushdie)
Movies to be seen:
Zorro, Saw 2, Dreamer, Prime
Movies I WANT to see:
Goodnight and Good luck
Everything is Illuminated
The Weatherman
October 24, 2005
"I got beat up."
- franny berry
- franny berry
 | You scored as Existentialist. Existentialism emphasizes human capability. There is no greater power interfering with life and thus it is up to us to make things happen. Sometimes considered a negative and depressing world view, your optimism towards human accomplishment is immense. Mankind is condemned to be free and must accept the responsibility.
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October 22, 2005
Thank you Jack White for that Fiberoptic Jesus that you gave me
I am in Chattanooga and I am sooooo tired! Last night was the fake wedding and it turned out to be a blast. Horray for silliness and drinking. As for the other thing, that thing none of you will know what I am talking about....well as to that thing, it seems to be getting better kind of. It is very dark in this room and also I got like 3 seconds of sleep last night and I am hungry. My tummy is making that grrrrowwwling sound....
October 15, 2005
By the way
I will talk about movies next post but for now
The Chancellor approved my petition for the class switch thing. That means I am an offical graduate of college. Now if someone wants to pay for me to go to grad school.......please do.
The Chancellor approved my petition for the class switch thing. That means I am an offical graduate of college. Now if someone wants to pay for me to go to grad school.......please do.
October 10, 2005
this is mine.
It is a Chrysler Sebring LXI Sedan. 2002. Leather, 4 cd changer, seat warmers, 80,000 miles. I can't believe I bought a car!
just things
Can I just say that keeping up with Jesse's comments is a ridiculous exercise in futility, atleast on my part. I never was Oak Ridge, it makes things a little harder I think;)
Today I was trying to figure out when it is that we got our dog and, in the process, I found a book of poetry. It is almost everything I wrote from about 13 on. I can not believe I wrote some of this stuff. I am sure that it was good for me but, most of it is awful, which is why I stopped writing for so long. I am getting better at acepting it now. Sometimes a line will just get stuck in my head and I HAVE to write it down. What ever happens after that just comes out. Sometimes it takes me several read-throughs to figure out what it is that I am saying. How odd is that?
Everyone wants someone to appricate the things they have done. Everyone wants someone to tell them they did the right thing, to tell them the stodd up when other people would have fallen. I just want to thank Agnes for taking the time to do that for me. Everyone needs to hear stuff like that. I will try to pass it on... I will try to tell someone I appriciate them as a human. It seems like a good idea.
Believe it or not The Grudge is still freakin' me out...although it was my brother Tim who decided to sleep in my room last night and not I in his. A special thank you to James for talking my down from the horror movie cliff last night.
Car shopping tomorrow.
this..... this is hard. this hendersonville, this lack of people...this feeling of....of nothing. not good. did I tell you guys that my petition to sub a class was denied. i had to petition the chancellor. if he says 'no' the UTC had fucked my shit up. I want to go to grad school in the fall. i hope I can get this shit taken care of by then.
Readin: The Mummy, The Will, and the Crypt by John Bellairs
Bought: The Time Traveler's Wife by Audry Niffenegger
Totally can't wait to own: Cinderella on dvd
Looking forward to: Chattanooga and some good friend time
Hoping: this weeks new movies don't suck
trying: to relax enough to get some good sleep.
Today I was trying to figure out when it is that we got our dog and, in the process, I found a book of poetry. It is almost everything I wrote from about 13 on. I can not believe I wrote some of this stuff. I am sure that it was good for me but, most of it is awful, which is why I stopped writing for so long. I am getting better at acepting it now. Sometimes a line will just get stuck in my head and I HAVE to write it down. What ever happens after that just comes out. Sometimes it takes me several read-throughs to figure out what it is that I am saying. How odd is that?
Everyone wants someone to appricate the things they have done. Everyone wants someone to tell them they did the right thing, to tell them the stodd up when other people would have fallen. I just want to thank Agnes for taking the time to do that for me. Everyone needs to hear stuff like that. I will try to pass it on... I will try to tell someone I appriciate them as a human. It seems like a good idea.
Believe it or not The Grudge is still freakin' me out...although it was my brother Tim who decided to sleep in my room last night and not I in his. A special thank you to James for talking my down from the horror movie cliff last night.
Car shopping tomorrow.
this..... this is hard. this hendersonville, this lack of people...this feeling of....of nothing. not good. did I tell you guys that my petition to sub a class was denied. i had to petition the chancellor. if he says 'no' the UTC had fucked my shit up. I want to go to grad school in the fall. i hope I can get this shit taken care of by then.
Readin: The Mummy, The Will, and the Crypt by John Bellairs
Bought: The Time Traveler's Wife by Audry Niffenegger
Totally can't wait to own: Cinderella on dvd
Looking forward to: Chattanooga and some good friend time
Hoping: this weeks new movies don't suck
trying: to relax enough to get some good sleep.
October 9, 2005
oh god
I saw The Grudge. I don't care if you think that was a stupid movie I am so fucking scared right now... but I don't live in Japan, I don't speak Japanese, I am not in that fucking house. Theorehtically I should be fine... except I am shaking and i can't hardly type... AHHHH!
Stars given out of 4
Two For the Money: **3/4
This was a pretty good movie for what it was. I am not really a huge gambling movie fan but, this was done alright. Al Pacino is pretty fucking amazing. The dialogue is good, cinematogrpahy is decent. The movie could have used a but more explaining near the end but I have my own conclusions, which I will share with anyone if they wish, but I don't want to spoil it.
Waiting: ***1/2
This movie was hilarious. I really enjoyed the comdey of it. It is going to be one of those movies you drink to with your friends. See it.
Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the WereRabbit: ***
It is wallace and gromit. It rocks. The only things I didn't enjoy were the guest characters. Lady Totington and the other guy looked ridiculous. They looked like someone else made them for another movie and just stuck them in this one. The didn't fit into the world, aesthetically. The story was cute but I think this would have been better as a short.
other than that... I have never ever ever wanted someone I know in my bed more than I do right now. I want to snuggle up with a someone who can hold me really fucking tight and keep me safe because I am scared shitless.
Stars given out of 4
Two For the Money: **3/4
This was a pretty good movie for what it was. I am not really a huge gambling movie fan but, this was done alright. Al Pacino is pretty fucking amazing. The dialogue is good, cinematogrpahy is decent. The movie could have used a but more explaining near the end but I have my own conclusions, which I will share with anyone if they wish, but I don't want to spoil it.
Waiting: ***1/2
This movie was hilarious. I really enjoyed the comdey of it. It is going to be one of those movies you drink to with your friends. See it.
Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the WereRabbit: ***
It is wallace and gromit. It rocks. The only things I didn't enjoy were the guest characters. Lady Totington and the other guy looked ridiculous. They looked like someone else made them for another movie and just stuck them in this one. The didn't fit into the world, aesthetically. The story was cute but I think this would have been better as a short.
other than that... I have never ever ever wanted someone I know in my bed more than I do right now. I want to snuggle up with a someone who can hold me really fucking tight and keep me safe because I am scared shitless.
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