Midnight Banter

I'm listening to the rain fall outside my window and my fingers are itching to type on my now running laptop. So i decide to look back at my almost five years on Blogger. I was fucking stupid. Half of 2008 is misspelled and the other is so high school I want to kick myself in the crotch  Truth there are some insightful moments in those blogs, but the truth one gets better with age. you get wiser, you get smarter and you learn to hide identities. Furthermore I have also seen my progress, so i'm not that whiny anymore, I've grown. Sometimes it takes a little disheveling to grow up and I'm sad thats what it took

So in retrospect I want to see what I've learned this year. I've learned to let love in again and to not be so afraid of my imminent demise. Whatever happens happens and you have to trust that everything is going to be ok. I sometimes get to tense about certain situations and i'm starting to believe I have some control issues but i think that as an adult i can honestly say i need to chill the fuck out. I need to trust myself more, as well as push myself more. I keep making the same mistakes over and over again and I need a change. Sometimes i'm disgusted with myself and sometimes I'm proud of myself. Truth is, like everyone else, I have good days and bad days. 

Also I need to stop the relationship that might be growing between me and a certain engaged gentleman. No i don't have bad grammar but I use Me first, because me is the only one I can control. I need to stop looking for guys ( or at least stop being drawn to them) who have no interest in me. I need to quit it before one of them starts to date one of my friends. I need to look for a guy who likes me. Who says hey thats the kind of girl i usually date. Not she's something so different, so new, so not like what i see. That ends up bad and I'm labeled under friends and wondering what the fuck i did wrong. 

I need to stop posting movie reviews in an effort to make myself look and feel purposeful. I want to be somebody and i want to get things done, so i need to remove my mental blocking. 

Lastly I need to keep my friendships strong, I love them all dearly and I know what its like to lose a friend to words and miss-communications and whats its like to lose to death. And i don't want to lose my friends to any of the reasons. 

Mostly i need to remember, no matter what, Care for thyself, Trust Thyself and Love thyself 

The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games :

An intense mesmerizing novel about the sacrifice of one girl to save her sister.The story is set in the grim futuristic world and now America is called Panem. Katniss Everdeen is the hero and she hails from one of Panem's Districts, District 12. The premise of the story is realy gruesome. In retaliation for thier uprising in the past every District has to provide one male and female under the age of 18 and over the age of 12. They are taken to the Capital and thrown into something they call "The Hunger Games" a death arena where all 24 tributes are pitted against each other and forced to kill. The heroine is not chosen she has in fact taken her sister Prim's place, having volunterred for her makes her an instant hero in a district where no one has ever done that before. Peeta is her male counterpart. Together under the drunken eye of Haymitch they begin to train for the battle ahead. Peeta is in love with Katniss and that is his spiel as they set off to fight the rest of the pack. Now I don't want to divulge to much. But its hard not to soo spoilers ahead. She teams up with Rue the girl from District 11, who teaches her the usage of the Mockingjay, the pin that Katniss wears given to her by Madge the Governor from District 12's daughter. They team up to kill the others and worry about thier impending doom later. However Rue is killed and Katniss inner sanity is broken she stays with Rue until her eyes close and she lays her in flowers and sings her a song. When she leaves Rue she kisses her fingers formed in a three and holds them up to her in an act of respect for her. Unbeknown to her this is the start of a rebellion in District 11. After this incident she is alone and hunted. There she reunites with Peeta who has suffered a wound and is dying. They band together and carry on how much the love for each other spiel. They play the star-struck lovers very well and they make it to the end. The Gamers have said that thier can be two winners if they are from the same District. When they find themselves at the end the Gamers change the rule back to one winner, so Katniss and Peeta decide to eat poisinous berries and the Gamers say they shall be winners. The two become victorious but they have started the ball rolling on something they can not even begin to imagine.

2013 movie preview

So, my favorite part of going to the movie theatres is actually the previews, there is never a part of me that says hurry up, get to the movie already. In the previews I usually just get more excited. That being said, and the last posts being read, you all know that I've spent time in a theatre and I have to say I am so excited for some of the movies coming out. There are a couple that i'm waiting for like The Hunger Games 2: Catching Fire, Frozen, Percy Jackson 2, Despicable Me 2 ( I realize that after listing 4 teen/childrens movies, I must seem like a teenager but I swear I'm 22, on second hand i realize that makes me look worse but i have a weakness for series and animated films. Pixar anyone?) The Hobbit 2, World War Z and a couple of others but I think I shall take it in stride and inform all of you of what I shall watch this coming year.

 

 

Warm Bodies

 

This movie had the cutest/creepiest teaser trailer. I fell in love with the story and I'm anticipating this. The idea of a love struck zombie, genius. Zombies are the new hottest thing in Hollyhood, (world war z, the walking dead and cult classics shaun of the dead and 28 days later) which is slightly disturbing to know that we have love for things that will definitely eat our brains. 

 

 

Finally Sandy B is back and shes in a comedy!!! love it! Melissa McCarthy I'm unsure about because i havent seen her in anything but when I saw this trailer loved everything about it. I love Sandy B and think she is always getting snubbed by the critics when they shouldn't, who didn't love the proposal? Her role of ocd, stick to the rules, fbi agent is right up her alley and the messiness that McCarthy will bring to it will no doubt make it hilarious, the female middle age 21 jumpstreet???

 



 

Been looking fwd to this since august. Movie 43 is a whole bunch of raunchy comedyshorts and I'm not sure if it's intertwined but let me tell you. I was watching the trailer and I couln't handle it I laughed so hard and I thought to meself, must watch this, start the year off with a hardy-har-har! The cast for this movie is pretty extensive so chances are one or two of your fave actors/actress are also in the movie. This is going to be scary movie, american pie, every funny movie ever made rolled into and deliverd on a bra. 



Life of Pi

Life of Pi

Suraj Sharma as Piscine Molitor Patel (Pi)

Irrfan Khan as adult Pi Patel

Tabu as Gita Patel,

Adil Hussain as Santosh Patel,

Gérard Depardieu as the Cook

Rafe Spall as the Writer

Andrea Di Stefano as the Priest

A very slow and religously inclined book that makes you kind of crazy in its lethargic nature to tell you the story about a boy on a boat with an adult male Bengal Tiger named Richard Parker. Set in three different countries, this stories only problem is the begining. I literally had to force myself to read the first part without throwing it at times. It's not so much his religious nature but that he wants to be all religons and he tells it an too deep emotional way. Then we get to the story where he and Richard Parker cruise the Pacific Ocean for 227 together. This is the stroy as told by the main character to the journalist who has tracked him down from Pondicherry to Canada. The end however is so amazing and beautiful you forgive the begining of the book. Maybe most people knew how it was going to end, but i honeslty didn't, not even for a second think it was going to terminate in a tornado of emotion. I know  a book about a kid stuck in the middle of nowhere is sooo Robinson Cruesoe but it still wasnt so bad.
Now the movie i can happily say stuck very close to the book. They added one character and I was glad that they didn't show any more religous scenes then were necessary. That being said, the story was even more beautiful painted and directed by the great Ang Lee (ignoring the 2003 rendition of "the Hulk"). It was visually stunning, the colors so bright i had to shield my eyes. I think they got a little crazy with the glow in the dark paint but it was otherwise a very good movie and with the exception of some ommisions I was in general pleased. Can anyone say Oscar Nomination?

Rise of the Guardians

Rise of the Guardians

Chris Pine as Jack Frost,

Jude Law as Pitch (The Boogeyman)

Alec Baldwin as North (Santa Claus)

Hugh Jackman as E.Aster Bunnymund (Easter Bunny)

Isla Fisher as Tooth (Tooth Fairy)

This movie was not as cute as Wreck-It-Ralph but it was still adorable. It was a story about all the legends of holidays and how they are going to not only select a new guardian to help them fight the coming of the bogeyman but also to continue having the children believe in them. It was one of those classic keep children believing in fairy tales hookum but it did the trick it was adorable and entertaining, it was no match for the giant that is Disney but it was fun. The elves were a particularly funny added touch. Not to mention crazy angry Santa was too much =]

Anna Karenina

I know i mentioned early on this yr about reading Anna Karenina and I finished it some time ago and havent written a review for it so here goes.  Anna Karenina is baisically a romantiticized retelling of highborn russians. The story begins with Dolly and Oblonsky in a problem and little by little the story traps you and engrossed you in the lives of these noble Russians and their day to day lives.. Told in a way were you rapidly decide which character you sympathize with and which one you just down right hate Tolstoy also did some not so hidden self-reflecting. I can only hope that the movie is or shall be half as good as the book. I have nt wanted to read a book and been prolonging the end Since Lotr. I reccomend that people read it if they like to read. It's pretty fast paced and the Anna and Vronsky chapters and most people will want to quit by chapter 5 but I urge you to keep reading till 6 and 7 is amazing. The culmination of this book is only satisfying in the sense you feel like you know them enough to know let them all live in peace.

Breaking Dawn Part : way too fucking many

Before you all say anything I was forced to watch this... i hate my life.

Breaking Dawn Part 2

Kristen Stewart as Bella Cullen

Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen

Taylor Lautner as Jacob Black

Mackenzie Foy as Renesmee Cullen

Ashley Greene as Alice Cullen

Maggie Grace as Irina

Michael Sheen as Aro

Peter Facinelli as Carlisle Cullen

Elizabeth Reaser as Esme Cullen

Jackson Rathbone as Jasper Hale

Nikki Reed as Rosalie Hale

Kellan Lutz as Emmett Cullen

Jamie Campbell Bower as Caius

Dakota Fanning as Jane

Christopher Heyerdahl as Marcus

Billy Burke as Charlie Swan

For a twihater like myself this was fucking ridiculous.. this one girl is a vampire but she wasnt and then like she gets some weird roman vampires pissed so they have to take a stand and then there is a huge war but wait its a fucking vision and the reason they are fighting is this tiny lttle girl who grows at the speed of light but who's already been promised to someone form birth. This is just fucking ridoncs. Let me tell you something, I gave twilight a chance in high school. I read the first book and the second because the first one, I thought oh she'll (Stephnie Meyer) get better with time. I was sorely dissapointed and then the same person who made me watch the first one made me watch the last one... the same fucking thing I was litterally annoyed and bored out of my mind. This time i took my little brother and he made me laugh my fucking head of so while everyone else was sad or pissed i was dying of laughter at my 7 yr old bros faces.. I pissed of my friend and i felt my life was complete, fucking make me watch kristen stewart act i'd take Lindsay Lohan in "I know who killed me" any day over that.... Don't fucking watch this crap. Its all a fucking joke, even the actual movies end is a fucking joke. Added, Michael Sheen is a joke as a vampire he looks fucking ridiculous, stick to the Underworld Series, he makes a far better werewolf.

Skyfall

Skyfall

Daniel Craig as James Bond

Judi Dench as M

Javier Bardem as Raoul

Ralph Fiennes as Gareth Mallory

Naomie Harris as Eve Moneypenny

Bérénice Lim Marlohe as Sévérine

This is another Bond, James Bond. story, I've actually never seen a Bond movie all the way thru til now. This was a predciatable Bond movie. He dies, revives, fucks a girl, gets an assignment after much debating wether he wants to do it again knowing full well he loves his job. Then he has a weird tiff with M who seems to be masochistic cuz she likes it, then he goes kills the villan but wait the villans alive and then he rescues a girl and saves the day. Did I miss anything? Oh yeah he fucks two girls per film right. Well it was Bond executed but the thing that really saved this movie. Javier Bardeem and another horrible hairdo. The first 30 min of the film are all about how to get to the villian. Oh sidenote the first 5 minutes are Adele's melodic voice singing the Bond theme and tell me when did movies decided to open with muic videos? I mean the girl with the dragon tattoo (american verison) did it ... another Daniel Craig movie.. maybe its Daniel Craig? Well anyways the movie is kind of boring (don't kill me 007 fans) till Javier Bardeem as Raoul Silva makes his entrance wearing a ridiculous blonde hairdo and sporting a little gay in his step and well all over mannerism. He's kind of a super smart, traumatized, psychopath you can't help but like until he starts killing. Kind of a lighter, no make-up wearing joker. He's the reason this movie worked honestly, it was getting boring and depressing. I'm kind of sad I paid for this movie when I know it'll be on syfy or fx in like a year along with its counterparts. However it was entertaining and watching the faces on the Bond wannabes next to me was pretty fun.

Wreck-It-Ralph

Wreck-it-Ralph

John C. Reilly as Wreck-It Ralph

Sarah Silverman as Vanellope von Schweetz,

Jack McBrayer as Fix-It Felix, Jr.,

Jane Lynch as Sergeant Tamora Jean Calhoun,

Alan Tudyk as King Candy

Welcome to video game nerd-isms at thier cutest! I saw the preview for this movie sometime this year and I couldnt wait for it to come out. Im a sucker for animated films especially Disney ones. This one was no exception and it succeded my expectations. The story is about a villan from an arcade game who wants to be the hero or at least be treated like a hero in his game. Fix-it Felix, is nicer than his fellow neighbors but still does nothing to help the wounded Ralph. So Ralph decides to do something about it. Thats when things get messy he travels to two different games and messes with the systems. Upon coming to the game Sugar Rush he meets the heroine Vanellope von Schweetz and the begin an unconvential tryst, a you scratch my back I scratch yours sort of thing. The movie was really good and I couldn't help it I was very into the movie and it the reason it worked was because the Disney formula, adapted by the geniues over at Pixar, is unfailable. It had heart, motivation and just enough comedy and trauma to get you hooked, at roughly and hr and 35 min (maybe more) it keept me glued to my seat and watching. I never once thought .. Bored!  Watch it if you have kids or if like me you have a weakness for animated movies.

Day 45: The Artist

Firstly, i know i said I would someday finish this and i've decided to give myself all year.. This is this years winner for best picture of the year. I watched it today with Salinger and I'm pleased to say it was sort of like watching that one cop movie of whose name i've already forgotten.

The Artist :2012

• Jean Dujardin as George Valentin
• Bérénice Bejo as Peppy Miller
• Uggie as Jack (the dog)
• John Goodman as Al Zimmer
• James Cromwell as Clifton
• Missi Pyle as Constance
• Penelope Ann Miller as Doris Valentin
• Malcolm McDowell as The Butler
• Bitsie Tulloch as Norma
• Beth Grant as Peppy's maid
• Ed Lauter as Peppy's first chauffeur
• Jen Lilley as Onlooker
• Nina Siemaszko as Admiring woman
• Jewel Shepard as Flapper starlet
• Basil Hoffman as Auctioneer
• Ben Kurland as Casting assistant
• Ken Davitian as Pawnbroker
• Bill Fagerbakke as Policeman
• Matt Skollar as Peppy's assistant

I watched this today with Salinger and it was he fourth time I had checked this movie out. I was sooo not in the mood to watch this shit. I really wasn't but Salinger said I must and so I did, and at first I was let down. I was really upset that the beginning of the film was so slow. Then it started to pick up momentum and some of the parts I really loved, mostly the scenes with Uggie the dog. To be honest this is like watching a reverse version of Sunset Blvd. Excpet in a comedy and less bent on revenge. Granted it had a spetacular score and granted it was cute it still didn't have the same charisma for me that Silent Films evoked in people. It was kind of a paradoy of the silent film and that was sad. Furthermore i was bothered by thee screen cards. The ones where they tell you what they say. If I hadn't been good at reading lips I would have been lost a couple of times. However the story gets it done, your drawn into the life of the Artist. One thing that bothered me to no end was the female characters name the main lead, Peppy.. REALLY? Peppy! I'm pretty sure there are other names for fmales of the 20 that are less ridiculous and obvioulsy ripped from Betty Boop! *sigh* Watch it if you want to see what all the hoopla is about, or because your curious, if you don't like silent films forget this, just skip. Skip!